Verna Victoria Spohn

Verna Victoria Spohn, of Herman, passed away at her residence of 86 years on Wednesday, Feb., 7, 2024 – just one day before her 95th birthday.
Born Feb. 8, 1929 in Butler, she was a daughter of the late Walter and Pearl Book Stewart.
Verna was a natural saleswoman with her friendly and outgoing personality. She was an Avon representative for over 60 years, as well as selling Tupperware, Rubbermaid, and Sarah Coventry jewelry. She moved to the Herman area at the age of nine, married “the boy next door”, and started their family. Verna was very generous with her skills, time, and laughter, always thinking of others before herself. Some of the things that she enjoyed was dining out, crossword puzzles, western shows and movies, playing 500, and knitting, but most of all spending time with her family.
She was an active member of Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Saint Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church.
She belonged to the Christian Mothers of Saint Mary’s, VFW Post 249 Ladies Auxiliary, and American Legion Post 852 Ladies Auxiliary.
She is survived by two children, Chester Spohn II and his wife, Janice, of Butler, and Linda Green and her husband, Thomas, of Butler; three grandchildren, Chester Spohn III and his wife, Daphne, Lisa Foley and her husband, Richard, and Amanda Green; and five great-grandchildren, Delaney Hyde, Chester Spohn IV, Anaya Spohn, Silas Spohn, and Victoria Foley.
In addition to her parents, Verna was preceded in death by her husband, Chester Michael Spohn, whom she married Feb. 26, 1949, and who passed away March 15, 2018; one brother, Donald Stewart; and one sister, Eleanor Stewart Kennedy Jones.
Verna’s family would like to give special thanks to Deb, Colleen, Craig, Leslie, Linda, Janie, Jess, Pat, and Sue for giving Verna such loving & excellent care.
Friends will be received in the Martin Funeral Home, 429 Center Ave., Butler, on Sunday from 4 p.m. – 7 p.m.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated on Monday at 11 a.m. from Saint Francis of Assisi Parish, Saint Mary of the Assumption Roman Catholic Church, 821 Herman Rd., Herman, with Rev. Ward Stakem, OFM, Cap., officiating.
Burial will take place in Saint Mary’s Cemetery.
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