Maureen Betty Spencer

Maureen “Mo” Spencer, of Davenport, left this life at age 87 on January 10, 2015. She will be cremated and requested no services. Her wish was that friends would have a celebration of her life in remembrance of her, to be announced later. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com.

She was born September 27, 1927 to Richard and Alva (Gaghagen) Wernentin. She often said she was blessed to have had such wonderful caring parents. Maureen graduated from the then Davenport High School and shortly after married her long-time love, Jack Spencer. She worked for Dr. Milo Brady while Jack was a Scott County Deputy Sheriff until he was hired at Iowa Wesleyan College in Mt. Pleasant, Iowa as the basketball coach. They resided there until Jack was appointed head basketball coach at the University of Nevada, Reno. They were house parents for 400 girls for 10 years, forming many lasting relationships with their “girls” and Jack’s players. They retired from the dorm and continued to live in Reno until Jack’s retirement. Davenport called them home eventually. Jack passed away in 2004 and “Mo” continued to live in their home.

Maureen and Jack were passionate dog lovers and shared that love with their friends’ dogs and many dog charities, along with their many adopted dogs, some just came to their doorstep and stayed. Her hope was that people would adopt pets from local shelters and love and care for them.

“Mo” enjoyed playing bridge and earned her Senior Masters rating from the ACBL. She also enjoyed playing golf with her golf buddies, feeding the birds and caring for her yard.

She is survived by a nephew, Tim Wernentin and his family; a niece, Andi Conner (Curt) and her family and her half-sister, Pat Brock. Very importantly, she is survived by many friends who have shared her life and are too many to list, but they know how grateful she was to have their love and support. In addition to her husband, she was preceded in death by her parents and a brother, Don Wernentin.

A special thank you goes to her wonderful caregivers