Richard H. Spencer

Richard H. Spencer of Waukesha died on Thursday, July 20, 2023 at the age of 94. He was born in Philadelphia, PA on May 31, 1929 the son of Herbert and Matie (nee Feldhausen) Spencer.  Richard proudly served his country in the United States Air Force during the Korean War.  On May 30, 1952 he married his beloved wife Rita J. (Leonard) Spencer; she preceded him in death on April 11, 2016. Together they lived in New Jersey for many years until moving to Waukesha to be closer to family. Richard worked for GE Healthcare for 28 years.  He had a passion for golfing, fishing and hunting but most of all loved spending time with his family.

He will be sadly missed by his children, Jean (Thomas) Higbee, Kenneth (Judy) Spencer, Douglas (Diane) Spencer, James (Barbara) Spencer and Robert (Karen) Spencer; his grandchildren, Stacey Van Pelt, Jody Wallace, Gabriel Higbee, Matthew Spencer, Jamie Reeves, Douglas Spencer, Thomas Spencer, Kimberly Spencer, David Spencer, Jennifer Spencer, Keith Spencer and Jackie Spencer; great-grandchildren, Ashley, Tony, Lauren, Shannon, Logan, Quinn, Claire, Lucas, Noah, MacKenzie, Aubry, Cheryl, Shannon Marie, Miller, Mason Marshall, Evelyn and Hailey and great-great-grandchildren, Jaxon, Mauve and Kerain. He is further survived by other relatives and friends. In addition to his wife, he was preceded in death by his brother Donald. 

Visitation will be held on Thursday, August 17, 2023 from 10:00 a.m. until the 11:15 a.m. time of sharing at Randle-Dable-Brisk Funeral Home, 1110 S. Grand Ave., Waukesha. Burial will take place at 1:00 p.m. at Southern Wisconsin Veterans Memorial Cemetery in Union Grove with full military honors.  Please meet at the cemetery.