Virginia Spencer

Virginia Spencer, 97, of Elk River, MN (formerly of Groton), passed away September 26, 2025 at the Guardian Angels Care Center in Elk River.

Virginia Anderson was born on December 20, 1927.  She grew up on a farm south of Claremont where she graduated from high school in 1945. She worked at Northwestern Bell Telephone Co. in Aberdeen until she married Morris Spencer on September 25, 1949. Together they owned and operated the Groton Independent until Oct. of 1986. Morris passed away while they were on vacation in Sante Fe, NM in 1996. She was an active member of the Emmanuel Lutheran Church until she moved to Minnetonka, MN in 2008 and then to Elk River in 2018.

Virginia is survived by daughter and son-in-law Kristine and Ken Ferrington, daughter-in-law Joy Spencer, grandchildren Paul (Jenny) Spencer and Katie Spencer, 3 great grandchildren, sister Janet Frey, sisters-in-law Connie Anderson and Elaine Rossow and several nieces and nephews.

Preceding her in death are her husband Morris, son Gary, sister Mavis Nikolas, brother Chuck Anderson, brothers and sisters-in-law George Nikolas, Kenny Frey, Leonard and Alnora Spencer, Ruth and Glenn Suits, Luella and Fred Speer and Curt Rossow.

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