Nadine’s Obituary Nadine Spaugh, 92, of North Platte, Nebraska, passed away on Thursday, January 3, 2019, at Linden Court in North Platte. Nadine was born August 9, 1926, at Upland, Nebraska, the only child to Nels and Ruth Ibsen. She lived at Upland until 1942 when she moved to Colorado Springs, Colorado with her parents.
She graduated from Colorado Springs Bible Training School in 1944. On August 5, 1945, Nadine married David Spaugh at Frankfort, Indiana. They moved to Texas then Oklahoma and later back to Colorado Springs where her husband attended college.
After David graduated they traveled in song evangelism work for a year until moving to North Platte in 1952, which became home until her passing. Nadine and David were blessed with two children, Ruthie and Glen, who were both born in North Platte, and 71 years of marriage. Nadine worked at Sears in the catalog department for several years before going to work for Hallmark.
At a very young age, she gave her life to the Lord. She followed in her parents footsteps as a dedicated “prayer warrior”. Nadine was active in the Wesleyan Church including youth and children’s work, was a Sunday School teacher and church organist until her health began to fail.
In later years she attended Parkview Church of the Nazarene. Nadine loved and cared for her family, each one was special. She enjoyed traveling and often talked about what a joy it was to see the different parts of the country.
Her hobbies included collecting salt and pepper shakers and gardening. She also enjoyed cooking for her family, especially at Christmas time with a vast assortment of cookies and candies. Nadine was very devoted to faith and family.
Her encouragement and selflessness will be long remembered and she will be greatly missed. She was preceded in death by her husband, Charles David; parents, Rev. Nels and Ruth Ibsen; father and mother-in-law, Rev.
Oscar and Ina Spaugh; and sister-in-law, Lois Spaugh. Survivors include her children, Ruthie (Jim) Sheets, of North Platte and Glen (Doris) Spaugh, of Gordon, NE; granddaughters, Jennifer (Kyle) Welch, of Fort Collins, CO, and Lindsey (Jonathan) Johansen, of Gordon, NE; grandsons, Jim, Jr. (DeAnna) Sheets, of Lincoln, NE, and Mike Sheets (Katie Hill), of North Platte; great-grandchildren, Jaxson, Aidan and Alexis Welch, of Fort Collins, CO, Benjamin Johansen, of Gordon, NE, Hailey, Carson and Emma Sheets, of Lincoln, NE, and Bailey Sheets, of North Platte; special cousin, Maurice Bauer, of Vidalia, GA; special friend, Everett Calkin; and other family and friends. Services will be at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, January 7, 2019, at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore.
Burial will follow in the North Platte Cemetery. Visitation will be from 1-6 p.m. Sunday at Odean Colonial Chapel at C & Sycamore, which is in charge of arrangements. Online condolences may be shared at odeanchapel.com.
In lieu of flowers, memorials have been established to the Wesleyan Global Partners-Jesus Film Ministry.
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