CHEYENNE -- Funeral Liturgy for Arvada, Colo., resident Barbara Jean Spence, 66, will be Tuesday, Nov. 7, 2006 at 10:30 a.m. at St.Mary's Catholic Church with Rev. Gary Ruzicka as celebrant. Interment will be in Cheyenne Memorial Gardens.

She died Oct. 29, 2006 at her home.

She was born Sept. 6, 1940 in Monarch. She graduated from Sheridan High School in 1958 and then attended Sheridan College.

She began her career with Mountain Bell in Cheyenne in 1978 and at the time of her death was employed as an executive administrative legal assistant at Qwest.

She lived in Cheyenne for 20 years before moving to Arvada and was a housewife as well as a career woman.

She was a member of Beta Sigma Phi for years. She was an active member of St. Mary's Catholic Church and served as a board member for DePaul Hospital Guild.

Mrs. Spence was an accomplished pianist/organist and enjoyed playing for weddings and other events.

She was a great humanitarian and took great pleasure in helping others.

She is survived by one daughter, Jayme Rinn of Arvada; one son, Kevin Spence of Green River, two grandchildren one brother, Franklin Yorio of Sheridan.

She was preceded in death by her husband, James A. Spence on November 7, 1981, whom she married in June of 1960 and by her parents, John A. and Ethel M. Yorio.

Services are under the direction of Wiederspahn-Radomsky Chapel of the Chimes.

Casper Star-Tribune - November 1, 2006