Elaine Alice Spanbauer, age 76, of Oshkosh, died Tuesday, January 26, 2021 at Azura Memory Care in Oshkosh. She was born in Oshkosh on April 18, 1944 the daughter of the late Richard and Helen Michels Dettlaff. Elaine married Clyde Spanbauer in St Vincent Catholic Church in Oshkosh on November 9, 1963. She was employed by Mercy Medical Center’s IT Department, and afterwards was a courier for Dumke Title CO. Elaine loved to read, and work word search puzzles. She was a member of St Vincent Catholic Church in Oshkosh.
She is survived by her husband of fifty-seven years, Clyde Spanbauer, of Oshkosh, one daughter; Linda (John) Swanson, Oshkosh, two brothers; Dennis (Linda) Dettlaff, Neenah, Richard Dettlaff, Farmington NM., one sister; Ann (Bob) Halle, Twin Falls, ID, one sister-in-law; Cathy Jungwirth, Oshkosh, and one brother-in-law; Joseph Spanbauer, Oshkosh. Elaine is further survived by many nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends.
Elaine was preceded in death by her parents, infant brother Eugene and a brother-in-law, Frank (Butch) Jungwirth.
A Mass of Christian Burial for Elaine will be held on Tuesday February 2, at 11:00 AM in St Jude the Apostle Parish (St Vincent Catholic Church) with the Rev. Louis Golamari officiating. Burial will be in Sacred Heart Catholic Cemetery. Family and friends may call at the church on Tuesday from 10:00 AM until the hour of services.
