Linda Rae Spangler

YORK – Linda Rae Spangler, 72, entered into rest at 7:10 a.m. on Monday, August 5, 2019 at her home.  She was the loving wife of Thomas T. Spangler.  The couple would have celebrated 50 years of marriage on August 9, 2019.

Born July 23, 1947 in York, Linda was a daughter of the late Pershing H. and Margaret M. (Albert) McCaffery.

She graduated from West York High School in 1965.  Linda earned an Associate's Degree from York Junior College and a Bachelor's and Master's Degree in Education from Millersville University.

She taught elementary education, primarily fifth grade, for 35 years, teaching at Romulus Central School in New York and mostly, Dover Area School District.  Linda was featured in Who's Who Among American Teachers.

She was an active member of Church of the Open Door where she participated in the choir and bell choir and assisted in the Nursery and MOPS.   Linda and her husband enjoyed bowling together in a league at Suburban Bowlerama, as well as the Friday Senior Group at Laser Alleys.  Most of all, she was a devoted and loving wife, mother and grandmother who loved spending time with her grandchildren.  She also enjoyed reading, knitting and crocheting.

In addition to her husband, Tom, Linda is survived by two children, Benjamin T. Spangler and wife, Tiffani and Emily S. Lehr and husband, Bryce, all of York; four grandchildren, Alexander Spangler and Carter, Camden and Chase Lehr; and a brother, Pershing H. McCaffery, Jr. of York.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her sister, Margaret M. Hershberger.

Relatives and friends are respectfully invited to attend Linda's funeral at 10:30 a.m. and the visitation from 9:30 to 10:30 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2019 at Church of the Open Door, 8 Carlisle Court, York.  Burial will follow in Greenmount Cemetery, York.   Officiating will be her pastor, the Rev. Robert Riedy.  Emig Funeral Home, Dover, is serving her family.

Memorial contributions may be made to Church of the Open Door, 8 Carlisle Court, York, PA 17408.

Church of the Open Door
8 Carlisle Ct., York PA 17408