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     John Earl Spencer married Wreatha Erilla Pence, daughter of Delphas J. Pence and Mabel Gertrude Caster, on 3 October 1923.¹

     Paul Spencer married Lelia Pearl Pence, daughter of Delphas J. Pence and Mabel Gertrude Caster, on 5 July 1921.¹

     Susan Elizabeth Spicer was born on 8 August 1926.³ Susan Elizabeth Spicer was also known as Suzie Elizabeth.³ She married Harlan Egbert Hillick, son of Francis Xavier Hillick and Sidney Virginia Brewer. Susan Elizabeth Spicer and Harlan Egbert Hillick were divorced. Susan Elizabeth Spicer died before 2022.

     Betty Jane Spilman was born on 9 July 1949 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.¹ She was the daughter of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Betty Jane Spilman was baptized circa 1950 at Mantorville Congregational Church, Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota. She graduated in 1967 at Kasson-Mantorville High School, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota.¹ Betty Jane Spilman also went by the name of Jane. She married Gary Duane Thompson, son of Jim Thompson and Marion Aarsvold, on 2 August 1969 at Christ the King Lutheran Church, Byron, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.¹ SOURCE: Jane Thompson 7/1989. SOURCE: Doris Spilman 2/1991. Betty Jane Spilman was a Lutheran. She lived in August 2003 at 1000 1st Place NW, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota. Betty Jane Spilman's email address gdthompson1340@hotmail.com in September 2008. She died on 16 December 2021 at Cottagewood Senior Communities, Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, at age 72.¹


Betty Jane Thompson

Betty Jane Thompson, 72, of Kasson, MN passed away Thursday, December 16th at Cottagewood Senior Communities in Rochester, MN. She was born July 9, 1949, in St. Paul, MN to Donald and Doris Spilman. Shortly thereafter, the family moved to Mantorville, MN.

Growing up, Betty shared responsibilities with her 7 siblings working in their parents’ store. She graduated in 1967 from Kasson-Mantorville High School in Kasson, MN.

Betty married the love of her life, Gary Thompson, of Byron, MN on August 2, 1969. While Gary served in the military, they spent time in Wichita, KS as well as Victorville, CA before being discharged and moving back to the Kasson-Mantorville area.

Shortly after her retirement from Mayo Clinic in 2009, Gary and Betty moved to Breezy Point, MN where they spent 10 years before returning to the Kasson area. Betty enjoyed boating, fishing, snowmobiling, cooking & baking, playing cards, gardening, and spending time with family and friends.

She is survived by her husband Gary Thompson; her children Chad Thompson (Michelle Junge), Jeremy (Mickel) Thompson, and Jodi Skurdahl (Travis Allen); her grandchildren Alexis, Payton, Chloe, Ryker, and Brody; and siblings Jeannie Bartel, Donald Spilman, Delores Brown, Donna Peterson, and Doris Tilbury. Betty was preceded in death by her parents Donald and Doris Spilman and brothers Daniel and Davey Spilman.

The Thompson family would like to extend their gratitude to Cottagewood Senior Community for their gracious care of Betty during her stay. In lieu of flowers, the family is accepting contributions to them with a portion to be donated to Lewy Body Dementia research.

Please join us for a celebration of Betty’s life at the Dibble Funeral Home Chapel, 213 W. Main St., Kasson, MN on Thursday, December 23rd from 2:00pm- 6:00pm with time for sharing memories at 4:00pm.

Dibble Funeral Home & Cremation Services – Kasson is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at www.dibblefuneralhome.com.

Published December 18, 2021
https://www.postbulletin.com/obituaries/obits/betty-jane-thompson-61be0af596b0e675b87784df.¹

     Daniel George Spilman was born on 23 July 1952 at Mrs. Howe's Maternity Home, Dodge Center, Dodge Co., Minnesota. Daniel George Spilman was a performed construction work and raced cars for several years. He was the son of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. His Social Security Number was 468-60-8170 issued in Minnesota. Daniel George Spilman married Jean Elaine Robb, daughter of Everett Robb and Carol (?), on 14 December 1974 at Dodge Co., Minnesota; SOURCE: Dan Spilman letter 9/1996. Daniel George Spilman and Jean Elaine Robb were divorced on 31 July 1990 at Olmsted Co., Minnesota. Daniel George Spilman lived at 603 1st Ave., NW, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota. He married Kimberly Sue Kauffmann, daughter of Richard Kauffmann and Marilyn Jacobsen, on 23 June 1991 at Colorado; SOURCE: Dan Spilman letter 9/1996. SOURCE: Doris Spilman 2/1991. SOURCE: Doris Spilman letter 10/1991. Daniel George Spilman died on 3 October 1998 at Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota, at age 46. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota.¹

     Davey Harn Spilman was born on 30 June 1955 at Dodge Center, Dodge Co., Minnesota. He was the son of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Davey Harn Spilman was never married. He died on 7 June 1972 at Rochester Methodist Hospital, Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota, at age 16.¹ The cause of death was chronic active hepatitis, ill for 4 years. Davey died while waiting for a liver transplant donor.¹ He was buried in June 1972 at Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota.² SOURCE: Doris Spilman.


1973 Kasson-Mantorville High School (MN), page 26.

In Memoriam page for classmate Davey Spilman.

W.C. Fields, rum pies, and jokes of all kind.
These are the memories we hold so dear.
They will always be cherished in the years.
These are the memories of Davey.
He gave us all strength and meaning.
Courage with laughs, and dreaming,
No one was ever loved so much
And we were never so very touched,
By anyone other than Davey.
And so, we the class of 1973, would
like to dedicate the KOMET to the
memory of Davey Spllman, our
beloved and dear classmate and friend.³

     Delores Lynn Spilman is the daughter of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Delores Lynn Spilman married Stanley Arthur Brown in 1980 at Hinsdale, DuPage Co., Illinois.

     Donald Kenneth Spilman was born on 4 January 1943 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota. He was the son of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Donald Kenneth Spilman was baptized circa 1951 at Baptist Church, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota.^1,2 He graduated in 1961 at Kasson-Mantorville High School, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota.³ He married Barbara Gail Dalton, daughter of William Dalton and Delores Lucille Miller, on 15 May 1965 at Bethel Lutheran Church, Rochester, Olmsted Co., Minnesota.¹ Retired from United Parcel Service after 25 years. Donald Kenneth Spilman lived at 3125 N. Granite Reef, Scottsdale, Maricopa Co., Arizona; lived at this address from about 1988 until about 1999. He lived in July 2003 at 10506 E. Betony Dr., Scottsdale, Maicopa Co., Arizona.⁴ Following in email from Stacy Yoder on 30May2016:

'... My Dad (Donnie) is doing pretty well but he was diagnosed with Alzheimer's Disease about a year and a half ago. I live close to my parents and see them daily. He really likes to reminisce about his childhood so I still hear quite a few "French Lake Stories."⁵ ' He died on 2 February 2022 at Shadow Mountain Memory Care, Phoenix, Maricopa Co., Arizona, at age 79.³


Donald Kenneth Spilman, 79, Scottsdale, Ariz.
Wed, 02/16/2022

Donald Kenneth Spilman, 79, of Scottsdale, Ariz., passed away at Shadow Mountain Memory Care in Phoenix on February 2, 2022.

Don was born to Donald Walter and Doris Alice Spilman in St. Paul. The Spilman family relocated to Mantorville in 1949 and went on to own Don & Doris' Barber and Beauty Shops. Entrepreneurial and hardworking at a young age, Don earned extra money by sweeping the steps at the Opry House, paper routes, bailing hay and providing lawn care services. A proud KoMet, Don graduated from Kasson-Mantorville High School where he was one of the top wrestlers in the state earning the moniker, "Mat Man."

Don worked at the Hubbell House in various capacities throughout high school. After high school, Don wrestled and attended community college for a year, after which he attended barber school and started a lengthy career at United Parcel Service. He also worked alongside his father in the barber shop on weekends.

Don married the love of his life, Barbara, and they made their first home in Lake City. Don and Barb raised their two children, Stacy and John, in Inver Grove Heights.

After Don retired from UPS, the family relocated to Scottsdale, where Don worked for PCS.

Don loved being a grandpa and spent his days off and retirement years as head carpool driver and mentor for his five grandchildren. Don may have left Mantorville, however, Mantorville never left Don.

Everybody loved Don - there is no other way to say it. He was a good person who always had a humorous story to tell with a twinkle in his eye and loved hearing stories in return. Don never knew a stranger.

Don is preceded in death by his parents, brothers Davey and Daniel, sisters Jean and Betty Jane. Don is survived by his wife of 57 years, Barb, daughter Stacy (Robert), son John (Terri) and five grandchildren Anna, John, Sara, Sophie, and Grace. Don is also survived by sisters Delores, Doris and Donna Kaye (Mike), uncle Bill, brothers-in-law Don and Gary, along with 18 nieces and nephews and several cousins.

Thank you to everyone who loved Don over the years.

http://www.dodgecountyindependent.com/?q=obituaries/donald-kenneth-spilman-79-scottsdale-ariz.³

     Donald Walter Spilman was born on 11 August 1917 at Jamestown, Stutsman Co., North Dakota. He was the son of Walter Scott Spilman and Marie Gail Davey. Donald Walter Spilman married Doris Alice Harn, daughter of Oscar Cecil Harn and Delta Ann Perkins, on 15 September 1940 at Northwood, Worth Co., Iowa.¹ Donald Walter Spilman lived in 1941 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota. He was baptized circa 1950 at Mantorville Congregational Church, Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota.² Donald Walter Spilman was a barber. His Social Security Number was 502-10-7661 issued in ND before 1951. He lived in 1997 at Fairview Nursing Home, Dodge Center, Dodge Co., Minnesota. He died on 12 January 1998 at Dodge Center, Dodge Co., Minnesota, at age 80; Certificate Number:      1998-MN-000319. He was buried at Evergreen Cemetery, Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota.³

     Donna Kaye Spilman is the daughter of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Donna Kaye Spilman married Jessie Andrew Fiorella, son of Andrew Joseph Fiorella and Jennie Salee, on 22 January 1966 at St. John's Church, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota.² Donna Kaye Spilman and Jessie Andrew Fiorella were divorced on 15 March 1977 at Ramsey Co., Minnesota. Donna Kaye Spilman married David James Schak, son of Harry Allen Schak and Helen Irene Beach, on 15 September 1984 at Chisago Co., Minnesota. Donna Kaye Spilman and David James Schak were divorced. Donna Kaye Spilman married Michael L. Peterson.³

     Doris Ann Spilman is the daughter of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Doris Ann Spilman married Richard Frederick Tilbury, son of Donald Elmer Tilbury and Joyce Frances Eberhart, on 25 March 1967 at Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota.² Doris Ann Spilman and Richard Frederick Tilbury were divorced.

     Dorothy Marie Spilman was born on 11 August 1917 at Kensal Co., North Dakota. She was the daughter of Walter Scott Spilman and Marie Gail Davey. Dorothy Marie Spilman married Hugh Pearley Stiles on 4 October 1937 at North Dakota. Dorothy Marie Spilman died on 15 January 2004 at St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 86.

     Jaime Rose Spilman is the daughter of Daniel George Spilman and Jean Elaine Robb. Jaime Rose Spilman married Jason Allen Putz, son of Allen Herman Putz and Rita Ann Bork, on 31 October 2009 at Winona Co., Minnesota.

     Jean Marie Spilman was born on 28 April 1941 at St. Joseph Hospital, St. Paul, Ramsey Co., Minnesota.² She was the daughter of Donald Walter Spilman and Doris Alice Harn. Jean Marie Spilman was baptized circa 1950 at Baptist Church, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota.³ Jean Marie Spilman was a saleswoman. She graduated in 1959 at Kasson-Mantorville High School, Kasson, Dodge Co., Minnesota.² She married Newton Ames Kennedy, son of Everett Kennedy and Elizabeth (?), on 26 June 1971 at 1st Congregational Church, Mantorville, Dodge Co., Minnesota.³ Jean Marie Spilman and Newton Ames Kennedy were divorced in 1984. Jean Marie Spilman married Daniel Paul Bartel, son of Paul Emil Bartel and Dorothy Seykora Barrel Meek, on 15 September 1991 at Orlando, Orange Co., Florida. Two step children: Denise and Chari Kennedy. Jean Marie Spilman was a Presbyterian. She lived in July 2003 at 602 David St., Winter Springs, Seminole Co., Florida.⁴ Jean Marie Spilman's email address jbartel@dnet.net in September 2008. In email from Doris Tilbury on 30May2016:

"Jean Bartel is in a nursing home in Franklin, NC, after having a few strokes Feb. 2015. I visited her for her 75th birthday April 28, 2016. She is recovering quite well, but unable to take care of herself."⁵ She died on 28 December 2021 at Lexington, Lexington Co., South Carolina, at age 80.²


Jean Marie Bartel, 80, Lexington, S.C.
Wed, 01/12/2022

Jean Marie Bartel, 80, Lexington, S.C., died on December 28, 2021.

She was born April 28, 1941 to Don and Doris Spilman. Jean graduated from K-M High School in 1959 and attended Northwestern Bible College in Minneapolis.

After her first marriage failed, she found and later married Dan Bartel, formerly of Kasson and chef at the Hubbell House. They build a house together in the mountains of North Carolina.

A private ceremony was held in Lexington, S.C.

Jean was preceded in death by her husband, Dan; her parents, Don and Doris Spilman; sister Betty Thompson; brothers, Daniel and Davey Spilman.

She is survived by her brother, Donald, and sisters, Donna, Delores and Doris.

http://www.dodgecountyindependent.com/?q=obituaries/jean-marie-bartel-80-lexington-sc.²

     John Donald Spilman is the son of Donald Kenneth Spilman and Barbara Gail Dalton. John Donald Spilman married Terrie Lehr on 19 June 1999 at Carmel, Hamilton Co., Indiana.

     Kelly Danielle Spilman is the daughter of Daniel George Spilman and Kimberly Sue Kauffmann.¹

     Kenneth Eugene Spilman was born on 16 March 1921 at North Dakota. He was the son of Walter Scott Spilman and Marie Gail Davey. Kenneth Eugene Spilman died on 31 March 1981 at Minnesota at age 60.

     Nicholas Richard Spilman is the son of Daniel George Spilman and Kimberly Sue Kauffmann.

     Shaun David Spilman is the son of Daniel George Spilman and Kimberly Sue Kauffmann.

     Stacy Marie Spilman is the daughter of Donald Kenneth Spilman and Barbara Gail Dalton. Stacy Marie Spilman married Robert R. Yoder, son of Robert Walter Yoder and Mary Virginia Parisi.

     Walter Scott Spilman was born on 27 October 1888 at Missouri. He married Marie Gail Davey before 1917. Walter Scott Spilman died on 29 December 1945 at Ramsey Co., Minnesota, at age 57. He was buried at Kensal Cemetery, Kensal, Stutsman Co., North Dakota.¹

     SOURCE: Jim Coleman FHL film 1673524, item 14. Hiram Elijah Spilter was born on 14 January 1852 at Summit Co., Ohio.¹ He married Flora Ruple, daughter of Ammi Ruple and Margaret Slabaugh, on 15 April 1876 at Marshall Co., Indiana.² Hiram Elijah Spilter died on 15 April 1929 at Indiana at age 77.¹ He was buried at Oakwood Cemetery, Plymouth, Marshall Co., Indiana.¹

     Kimberly Spinks married Dale Ruple, son of Gene Ruple and Delois Reding, on 12 January 1980 at Concord, Cleburne Co., Arkansas.¹

     Jennifer Sponseller is the daughter of Michael Sponseller and Elizabeth Allman Brinkley.¹ Jennifer Sponseller married Chuncey Webster.¹

     Michael Sponseller married Elizabeth Allman Brinkley, daughter of Dr. George Ross Brinkley Jr. and Jean Tonkin.¹

     Michael Sponseller is the son of Michael Sponseller and Elizabeth Allman Brinkley.¹

     Amelia Sprague was also known as Betsey.^1,2 She was born on 18 February 1815 at Avon, Franklin Co., Maine.¹ She was the daughter of Samuel Captain Sprague and Rhoda Ladd. Amelia Sprague married Joseph Boston Jr. circa 1837 at Mt. Vernon, Kennebec Co., Maine.³ Her Ancestral File Number is Z2Z1-PV submitted in 1993 by Clifford Boyce.¹

     Jesse Sprague was born on 2 March 1818 at Avon, Franklin Co., Maine. He was the son of Samuel Captain Sprague and Rhoda Ladd. Jesse Sprague died on 15 July 1868 at Avon, Franklin Co., Maine, at age 50. He was buried circa 19 July 1868 at Avon, Franklin Co., Maine. His Ancestral File Number is Z2Z2-RC.

     Joshua Sprague was born on 27 February 1812 at Avon, Franklin Co., Maine. He was the son of Samuel Captain Sprague and Rhoda Ladd. Joshua Sprague died on 30 December 1885 at Le Sueur, Dodge Co., Minnesota, at age 73. He was buried on 3 January 1886 at Le Sueur, Dodge Co., Minnesota. His Ancestral File Number is Z2Z1-Q2.

     Mary Sprague was born on 3 November 1829 at Wayne Co., Ohio.² She married Reynolds Knox Lytle, son of Robert Lytle and Hannah Knox, on 17 May 1866 at Wayne Co., Ohio.¹ Mary Sprague died in 1874.¹ She died on 21 March 1875 at Delphos, Van Wert Co., Ohio, at age 45.² She was buried at Westside Cemetery, Delphos, Van Wert Co., Ohio.²