Erika Christine Spengler, 34, of Walcott, died Sunday, April 10, 2011 in Davenport. Funeral services will be Thursday, April 14, 2011 at 10:00 am at The Runge Mortuary. Visitation will be Wednesday from 3-7 pm at the mortuary. Burial will be in Davenport Memorial Park. Memorials may be made for her daughters’ educational fund. Online condolences may be left at www.therungemortuary.com
Erika was born September 28, 1976 in Davenport the daughter of Kim (Johnson) Wulf and Gerald Welvaert. She was united in marriage to Eric Spengler on October 20, 2001 in Davenport.
Erika graduated from the University of Iowa with her Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education She was currently a kindergarten teacher at Hayes Elementary School in Davenport, where she had been for over ten years. She was a member of Harvest Bible Chapel and the Walcott Women of Today but, her greatest joy was spending time with her husband and two daughters.
Those left to honor her memory include her husband, Eric; daughters: Isabelle and Addison, all of Walcott; mother, Kim (Rick) Wulf, Davenport; father, Gerald (Janet) Welvaert, Arizona; brothers: Troy (Laura) Welvaert, Davenport, Brad and Dustin Welvaert, both of Bettendorf; special friend, Sara Baker Brus, Stockton, IA; niece and nephew, Avery and Owen Welvaert, Davenport; maternal grandmother, Winnie Johnson, Walcott, her in-laws: Cindy Wilson, Davenport and Michael Spengler, paternal grandparents, Ray and Shirley Welvaert, East Moline, IL; her husband’s grandparents, Jim and Sharon Wilson, Bennett, IA and many aunts, uncles and cousins.
Her grandfather, Vernon Johnson and her husband’s grandparents, Richard and Nadine Spengler preceded her in death.
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