Nadine Schneider Sproston

Nadine Sproston, 86, of Evansville, passed away Monday, October 10, 2011 at Deaconess Hospice Center. She was born on October 11, 1924 to the late John and Dagmar Schneider in Cedar Rapids, Iowa. Nadine was a member of Salem United Methodist Church on Kratzville Road. She worked as a bookkeeper at Peterson’s Furniture in Cedar Rapids, IA and also in retail sales at DeJong’s, Evansville. Nadine enjoyed gardening, camping, and traveling. She was preceded in death by her husband, Everett “Art” Sproston; sisters, Mary Ann Anderson and Eleanor Kosek. Nadine is survived by her daughter, Michelle Hammond; son, John P. Franklin; daughter, Lani Ethridge; grandchildren, Kerrie Ottomeyer, Jill O’Neill, Brie Swan, and Kirstin Ethridge; great-grandchildren, Jessica, Jay, Lauren, and Blake Ottomeyer, Anya, Connor, and Finn O’Neill; and close family friend, Bob Hape. Services will be held at 10:00 AM Friday, October 14, 2011 at Alexander North Chapel, with burial at Locust Hill Cemetery. Friends may visit Thursday from 3:00 to 8:00 PM at the funeral home. Memorial contributions may be made to Salem UMC, Kratzville Rd. or Deaconess Hospice. Condolences may be made online at www.AlexanderNorthChapel.com.