Thomas W. Spensley Dec. 5, 1936 – Dec. 3, 2021


Thomas W. Spensley

      Thomas W. Spensley, Jr., 84, of Dubuque, died Friday, Dec. 3, 2021.  Visitation will be held from 3 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home and Crematory, 2659 Kennedy Road followed by a wake service at 7 p.m.  The private Mass of Christian Burial will be livestreamed on the Egelhof, Siegert and Casper Funeral Home Facebook page at 10:30 a.m. Thursday.  Burial will be in Resurrection Cemetery where military rites will be accorded.

      Thomas was born Dec. 5, 1936 in Dubuque, son of Thomas and Mary (Kinney) Spensley, Sr. He served his country in the United State Air Force from 1957 to 1961 where he trained guard dogs.  After getting out of the Air Force, he married Janice Hansen at Sacred Heart Church in Sedalia, Mo. on July 7, 1962. 

      After retiring from Dubuque Packing Company, Thomas worked at B.R. Sports and drove a school bus for East Dubuque Public Schools.

      In his younger days, Thomas played fastpitch softball.  He was an avid motorcyclist and toured much of the Western United States with his wife.  He also enjoyed golf, watching NASCAR, and was a skate guard at Skate Country.

      He is survived by his wife, Janice Spensley of Dubuque; four children, Mark (Darcey) Spensley of Monticello, Kristin Peschke of Riverside, Ill., Brian (Melissa) Spensley of Ankeny, and Sheila (Chuck Fuson) Spensley of Round Rock, Texas; eight grandchildren, Allie (Kevin), Kenzie, Dillon, Devin (Kally), Connor, Macey, Lauren and Reagan; and four great-grandchildren, Sullivan, Claire, Logan and Sonder, with another great-grandson due in April.

      He is also survived by three siblings, Barbara Kieler, Roger Spensley and Sue (Dave) Lau, and nieces and nephews.

      He was preceded in death by his parents and two siblings, Sandra and Scott Spensley.

      Online condolences may be left for the family at www.egelhofsiegertcasper.com.

      A Thomas Spensley Memorial Fund has been established.

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