Obituary of Blanche Marie Spano

WATERLOO – Blanche M. Spano, 86, of Waterloo, NY, died Wednesday (July 24, 2019) at Pathway Home of the Finger Lakes, Tyre, NY. Friends may call from 6 to 8 p.m. Monday (July 29, 2019) at Coe-Genung Funeral Home. The funeral service will be 11 a.m. Tuesday (July 30, 2019) at First Presbyterian Church, 42 East Main Street, Waterloo, NY. Rev. Anita Milne, pastor of the church, will officiate. Burial will be in Maple Grove Cemetery, Waterloo, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to First Presbyterian Church of Waterloo or Pathway Home, P. O. Box 516, Seneca Falls, NY, 13148. Blanche was born Oct. 22, 1932, the daughter of Wilder Lunn and Mabel Irene Frost Fellows. She was a 1950 graduate of Waterloo High School. Blanche graduated in 1951 from Rochester Business Institute. Graduating from Rochester Business Institute, she was employed one year with the Seneca Army Depot. She then moved to NYC, where she was employed at Heffner Insurance Company. Blanche later returned to the Finger Lakes area to work at Sampson Air Force Base, until it closed. Later she was employed for many years with Evans Chemetics, until she retired in 1998. She was a longtime active member of First Presbyterian Church of Waterloo and served as one of the Elders for the church. She is survived by her children, Joel (Valerie) Spano of Macedon, NY, Toni (Brian) DiGiovanni of Waterloo, NY, David Spano of Waterloo, NY, and Jay (Sheryl) Spano of Seneca Falls, NY; grandchildren, Michael Spano, Joseph DiGiovanni, Jacob DiGiovanni, Joseph (Crystal) Clark, Shawn Clark, Aaron (Louissa Claure) Spano, Kara Spano, and Dominic Spano; one great-grandson, Rowan; two special nieces, Patricia Wilson and Nancy Burden; many great nieces and great nephews. Blanche was predeceased by her husband, Anthony J. Spano; sisters, Peg Caswell and Josephine Fellows; and brother, C. Chester Fellows. Condolences for the family may be sent to www.coegenungfuneralhome.com,