Ross Charles Spencer, 69, of 65 Walton street, died at home at 12:45 Tuesday morning of a heart ailment. He had been ill three years.
Mr. Spencer had suffered a heart attack last Aug. 4 and last week was stricken again and was in the Noble hospital here for three days before returning home. He suffered another attack Monday night.
Funeral services will be held at the Giltz funeral home Thursday at 2 p.m., Rev. Walter S. Dobbie, pastor of the Methodist church officiating. Burial will be in Redwood cemetery.
Masonic services were conducted Wednesday night at 8 at the home.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Lula S. Spencer, a daughter, Mrs. Roy (Norine) Carnegie of Clayton, and two grandchildren.
Mr. Spencer was born at Depauville Dec. 24, 1882, a son of Charles and Elizabeth Mattis Spencer. He moved with his parents to this village while young. On July 14, 1912, he married Lula Handschuh, Rev. H. B. Krusa performing the ceremony at Redwood.
He had spent most of his life as an engineer on lake boats, primarily for the Pittsburgh Steel corporation. For the past few years he was a fuel truck driver for the Putnam and Robinson Coal company here.
Mr. Spencer was a member of the Alexandria Bay Methodist church, Alexandria Lodge 297, F. and A. M. and Media Shrine, Watertown.
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