Jacqueline Marie Spara

Jacqueline Marie Spara, 95, of Canonsburg, died Saturday, January 25, 2020. She was born June 9, 1924, in Louise, West Virginia, a daughter of John and Katherine Morrison Arcure. Mrs. Spara graduated from Trinity High School in 1941.  A homemaker, she was also an accomplished pianist and a former Cub Scout leader.  She enjoyed reading and taking walks and was a devoted grandmother who was very involved in her grandchildren’s lives. Mrs. Spara was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church in Canonsburg, where she was very active in church activities as well as Christian Mothers. On September 5, 1943, she married Theodore Stanley Spara, who died February 7, 2013. Surviving are two sons, Theodore J. (Cathy) Spara of Brambleton, Virginia and Kevin (Kim) Spara of Washington; two daughters, Mary Louise (Robert) Grove of Washington and Katy Spara of Canonsburg; seven grandchildren, A.J. Williams, Lovell Johnson, Taylor Caldwell, Paige Spara, Jesse Spara, Kimberly Hoffman, and Theodore Spara, Jr.; 10 great-grandchildren, Kamden, Micah, Luca, Addison, Sonnie, Rachel, Matthew, Juliana, Jalynn and Jake; and several nieces and nephews, including Melissa Betonte Youngfleich. Deceased is a sister, Donna Betonte. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m., Thursday, in William G. Neal Funeral Homes, Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington.  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 1 p.m., Friday, January 31st, in St. Patrick Church, Canonsburg, with Father Carmen D’Amico as celebrant.  Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray.