Antoinette Spangle

Antoinette “Grandma Nettie” Spangle passed away July 2, 2015 after a brief illness. She was 91 years old. She was one of two siblings born to Louis and Antoinette Devic in Pittsburgh on October 26, 1924. Antoinette left behind a legacy of music, art, and faith. She and her husband, William Spangle, built five homes from the ground up which they lived in over the years in Pittsburgh, Scranton, Montdale, Pottstown, and Florida. Antoinette carried her talents and love to the many places she lived. As a young woman in Pittsburg, she used her beautiful voice to perform in musical productions with several famous opera groups. Antoinette established the “All Decades” musical group which performed locally in Pittsburgh for many years at nursing homes and family gatherings. Throughout her life, she taught art and music lessons in her home. Her paintings and drawing were gifted to friends and family in every hometown. Watercolor greeting cards were given and shared with love by nearly all she knew. Antoinette’s deepest devotion was to her faith, cantoring and establishing folk groups to sing in every Catholic parish she’d called home. Most recently, Antoinette has lived and loved in our hometown. She was a cantor and lead member of a Folk Group at Nativity of the Blessed Virgin Mary in Tunkhannock and sang with the choir at St. Mary’s of the Lake, Lake Winola, PA. In her later years Antoinette became a Senior Aide in classrooms at Roslund Elementary. “Grandma Nettie” was known throughout the school for her drawing and crafts.

Antoinette is survived by a brother, Louis Devic and wife Jean, Pittsburg, PA; daughter Patrice Ebersole, Husband David, Elk Mountain, PA; daughter Annette Smith, husband Dale of Tunkhannock and two grandchildren, Jennifer Sherman, husband Denzil Egan of Bethlehem and Laurie Sherman Prusko, husband Matthew of Philadelphia. Also survived by a son William Spangle, wife Shirley of York, PA and family. Antoinette’s family would like to extend the deepest gratitude to those who helped care for her at the end of life, with a very special thanks to Angela Geistemeir. In lieu of flowers donations in Antoinette’s name can be made to the Wyoming County Family Resource Center, 41 Philadelphia Ave, Tunkhannock, PA to further children’s art and music programming.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered for Antoinette on Monday, July 6, at 10am at the St. Mary of the Lake Church, 1872 Dalton Rd, Lake Winola, PA 18625, interment will be private at the convenience of the family at Pieta Cemetery, Tunkhannock. Friends are asked to go directly to the luncheon following the service at the church. For online condolences or directions visit www.aplitwinfuneralhomes.com .