Patsy “Pat” D. Spencer, our loving wife, mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away on February 5, 2016 surrounded by her family in Henderson, Nevada. She was born on August 24, 1931 in Deerfield, Illinois to Charles J. Bertolini, Sr. and Margaret Johnson Bertolini and the last of three siblings, Marjorie Lorraine and Charles Jr. In 1949, she married Robert E. Spencer - they celebrated 66 wonderful years this past September. Pat’s spirit is carried on by her loving husband, her daughter Nancy, her son Robert "Bobby," daughter-in-law Patti, and grandchildren Nicole, Chris and Sara, and many nieces, nephews, friends and family too numerous to list but definitely not forgotten. We were blessed to learn many valuable lessons from Pat during her 84 years. She was a true lady to her core and she had a deep love for her immediate and extended family, close and long term friends, traveling, community work, and a passion for creating beauty through various avenues, including interior design and colored pencil artwork. Her accomplishments were many, including her first large animal portrait earning first place with the Pasadena Center for the Arts; she was recognized by the City of Los Angeles Cultural Affairs Office in 1991, for the "Seniors in Art" event for Carrousel Horse in colored pencil; in 2003, she designed the Sierra Madre float for the Pasadena Rose Parade; she was a colored pencil artist and teacher at the Creative Arts Group in Sierra Madre, California; and was the President of the Southern California Color Pencil Society, 2004-2006. Her Christmas cards were always hand drawn.
Please join her family in honoring Pat by rememberingher and celebrating her fully. The family will have a Celebration of Life on April 23, 2016.