Anna Marie Spece

Anna Marie Spece, 91, of Natrona Heights, passed away Tuesday, January 7, 2025 at Platinum Ridge Nursing Home, Brackenridge where she was a resident for several years. She was born March 16, 1933 in Pittsburgh to the late Walter and Anna (Plusk) Rekasie. Anna lived most of her life in Natrona Heights. She was a payroll clerk for Sears in Pittsburgh, and Montgomery Wards in New Kensington. Anna was a member of Guardian Angels Parish, Most Blessed Sacrament Campus, Natrona Heights and Christian Mothers. She was a graduate of Allegheny High School, Pittsburgh and enjoyed camping, gardening, bowling and polka dancing on Saturdays at the Acme club with her husband. Anna especially enjoyed her boys all coming back to spend the holidays together.

 Survivors include her sons, John (Mary) Spece, of Lower Burrell, Andrew J. (Christine) Spece, Jr. of Natrona Heights, Thomas (Laura) Spece, of Evansville, IN and Michael Spece, of Natrona Heights; grandsons, Jim Spece, of Japan, Adam (Sandy) Spece, of TX, Michael Zeiler, of Natrona Heights, Matthew (Jeyling) Zeiler, of Nicaragua and Mark (Kassie) Zeiler, of Saxonburg, and a great grandson Kristian Spece, of TX. Also surviving is her dear niece and friend Cheryl Brown, of Natrona Heights and several nieces and nephews; her sister-in-law’s Angie Kline, of Natrona Heights, Sylvia Matusovich, of Plum, Theresa Kissell, of Cabot and Rose Olean, of Creighton and Arlene (Richard) McCullough, of FL.

 Besides her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Andrew J. Spece, Sr. in 2005, who she cared for 25 years after suffering a major illness and her brothers, Paul, John, Stanley, Anthony and Walter Rekasie. 

 Visitation will be held on Saturday 10 AM until the time of the blessing service at 1 PM in Duster Funeral & Cremation Services, Inc. 347 E 10th Ave, Tarentum, 724-224-1526. Burial will be in Mt. Airy Cemetery, Natrona Heights. In lieu of flowers contributions be made to Allegheny Valley Association of Churches, Food Bank or Allegheny Valley Library. VISIT: dusterfh.com