Pamela Jane Spanier

BYRON, IL ~ Pamela Jane (Hough) Spanier, 70, passed away peacefully with her loving husband and sister by her side on Sunday, December 22, 2024, at her home in Byron, IL. She was born July 17, 1954, in Council Bluffs, IA, the daughter of Donald & Wanda (Woods) Hough. She graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1972. She went on to obtain her bachelor’s degree in Computer Science from Iowa State University. She married the love of her life, Robert Spanier at St. Edwards Church of Rockford, IL, on September 1, 1986. She enjoyed being part of the Byron and Stillman Valley Library Book Clubs and participating in the Byron Library crafting classes. She had also been a member of the Byron Chapter of the Red Hat Ladies. She loved to travel the United States and abroad with her husband, visiting family and friends, and finding breweries along the way to enjoy. The two would spend time at their cabin in Breezy Point, MN enjoying family visiting and friends they had met in the area. She is preceded in death by her parents Donald & Wanda, brother Richard Hough, brothers-in-law James Spanier & John Spanier, sisters-in-law Marilyn (Spanier) Neff and Bernice Spanier. She is survived and missed dearly by her loving husband Robert Spanier of Byron, IL; sister Teri Hough of Council Bluffs, IA; brothers Donald (Ana) Hough Jr. of San Diego, CA; Roger (Marilyn) Hough of Indian Land, SC; John (Juli) Hough of Council Bluffs, IA; sister-in-law Gloria Mannino (Hough) of Dallas, TX; brother-in-law Joe (Diane) Spanier of Mendota, IL; and many nieces, nephews, great-nieces, and great-nephews. She was cremated. A visitation for friends and family has been scheduled for Friday, January 31, 2025, between the hours of 1:00 PM & 3:00 PM at St. Mary Catholic Church of Byron, IL. Immediately following the visitation, a memorial mass will take place in her honor at 3:00 PM with Father Richard Rosinski presiding at St. Mary Catholic Church of Byron, IL. She will be laid to rest at Walnut Hill Cemetery of Council Bluffs, IA at a later date. In lieu of flowers, please donate to Serenity Hospice and Home of Oregon, IL, so they may continue to serve our communities, a link is provided below. 

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