- Lucille Christine (Schmidt) Spencer, 92, of West Monroe, Louisiana, died on Sunday, March 12, 2017.
Lucille was born September 24, 1924, at home on the family dairy farm in Hollandtown, Wisconsin, the fourth of six children in the Henry and Elizabeth (Jackels) Schmidt family. Lucy and her younger sister, Loraine, were often mistaken as twins because they looked alike and were in the same grade (Loraine started school early so that they could go together). Lucy entered the Order of the Franciscan Sisters of Charity in Manitowoc after 10th grade, taking her first vows at age 19. Known as Sister Quentin, she cultivated her musical talents, directing church choirs and giving piano lessons. She studied music at Alverno College in Milwaukee and later earned a Master's degree in music education from De Paul University School of Music in Chicago.
After leaving the convent in 1976, Lucy moved to Upper Michigan, where she met her first husband, Harry W. Johnson, a widower with six children. They married on May 29, 1980, and Lucy embraced the role of wife and mother. Lucy and Harry retired to Florida, later moving to Georgia. After Harry's death, Lucy met Daniel Spencer, and they married in Eureka Springs, Arkansas, on February 20, 2004. Lucy and Dan moved several times in Missouri, Wisconsin, and Louisiana before settling in West Monroe over a year ago to be closer to Dan's family.
Lucy's faith was important to her throughout her life. She shared her life's journey in a self-published book, "I Could Have Missed It!" Sharing scripture with Dan brought her much joy.
She was preceded in death by her first husband Harry Johnson; parents and stepmother Mary (Rossmeier) Schmidt; infant brother Andrew; brothers Clarence and Arthur Schmidt; sister Rose Mary Brantmeier; sisters-in-law Jeanne Schmidt, Marian Schmidt, and Lori Schmidt; brothers-in-law Hilard Brantmeier and Donald Brink; stepsister Anne Marie (Francis) Kempen; and stepbrother Jerry Schmidt.
Lucy is survived by Dan, her loving husband of 13 years; brother Leonard Schmidt; sister Loraine Brink; stepbrother Ralph (Grace) Schmidt; stepsister-in-law Ev Schmidt; Johnson stepchildren Kenneth, James, Mary, Philip, Jane, and Connie; sister-in-law Connie Griffith; brother-in-law Tim Spencer; and numerous nieces and nephews in the Schmidt and Spencer families.
Memorials can be sent in memory of Lucy to a charity of your choice .
A private gathering was held in West Monroe, Louisiana. Inurnment will be at Hasley Cemetery in West Monroe.
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1924 - 2017 (92 years)
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