Feb 8, 2013

Theodore S. Spara, 90, of Canonsburg, died Thursday, February 7, 2013, in Golden Living Center, Canonsburg.

He was born July 15, 1922, in Washington, a son of Jacob and Josephine Olszaniczka Spara.

Mr. Spara was a 1942 graduate of Trinity High School, where he excelled in football and track. After high school, he attended Findlay College in Ohio for one year.

He was a member of St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church.

Mr. Spara was a self-employed homebuilder and contractor.

He was active in midget football, which he co-founded, and was a former member and past president of the Optimist Club.

On September 5, 1943, he married Jacqueline M. Arcure, who survives.

Also surviving are two sons, Lt. Col. (Ret.) Theodore J. Spara (Catherine) of Freehold, N.J., and Kevin R. Spara (Kim) of Washington; two daughters, Mary Louise Grove (Robert) of Washington and Katie Jo Spara of Canonsburg; seven grandchildren, Kimberly Hoffman, Theodore Spara Jr., Taylor, Paige and Jesse Spara, Allen “A.J.” Williams and Lovell Johnson; five great-grandchildren; and four nephews and seven nieces.

Deceased are a brother, Edward Spara; and four sisters, Jennie Johns, Charlotte Dugan, Betty Nicolella and Mary Czmiel.

Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Sunday in William G. Neal Funeral Homes Ltd., 925 Allison Avenue, Washington. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at noon Monday, February 11, in St. Patrick Roman Catholic Church, Canonsburg, with Father Jack Batykefer as celebrant. Burial will follow in Forest Lawn Gardens, McMurray. Memorial contributions may be made to Alzheimer’s Association, 1100 Liberty Ave, Suite E-201, Pittsburgh, PA 15222.

Additional information and guest book are available at www.NealFuneralHome.com.