Roanoke Times
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DATE: SATURDAY, June 12, 1993 TAG: 9306120257
SECTION: VIRGINIA PAGE: C-2 EDITION: METRO
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DATELINE: NATURAL BRIDGE STATION LENGTH: Short
OBIT SPERKA, IDA BELLE HARTLESS
SPERKA, Ida Belle Hartless, 93, of Natural Bridge Station, formerly of
Lexington, died Friday, June 11, 1993, at the Shenandoah Valley Health Care
Facility, Buena Vista. Mrs. Sperka was born in Buena Vista on August 27, 1899,
a daughter of the late Thomas Henry Hartless and Mary Belle Hill Hartless. She
was preceded in death by her husband, Lawrence E. Sperka, and a daughter, Mrs.
Etta Irvine. Mrs. Sperka was a member of the Lexington Presbyterian Church,
Lexington. Surviving are two sons, Lewis H. Sperka, Natural Bridge Station, V.
Ernest Sperka, Natural Bridge; a daughter, Nina S. Bell, Coraopolis, Pa.; a
sister, Mrs. Nina H. Zollman, Lexington; ten grandchildren; and ten
great-grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted from the graveside on
Monday, June 14, 1993, 11 a.m., at the Stonewall Jackson Cemetery with Rev.
William Thomas officiating. The family suggests contributions be made to the
Glasgow First Aid Crew. Arrangements by the Harrison Funeral Home, Lexington.
by CNB