Loretta Gertrude Fromcke, 72, of Sweet Home, Oregon passed away Friday, March 21, 2014. She was born in Jasper, Arkansas to Troy and Verdine (Kilgore) Spencer.

Loretta moved to Sweet Home in 1947. She married Richard Fromcke on August 12, 1961. Richard’s work took them to Elgin, Klamath Falls, Salem, and Albany before they moved back to Sweet Home in 1968.

Loretta was a dedicated and loving wife and mother. She was a retired seasonal employee of fish hatcheries in Oregon. She enjoyed being an Oregon Jamboree volunteer and was a member of the Sweet Home Christian Church.

Loretta’s hobbies included Bible and devotional studies, dancing, Bunko, walking, playing with “Roxy,” and trips to Reno.

She is survived by: her husband, Richard Fromcke of Sweet Home; daughter Denise Wolfe and son-in-law Mike of Eugene; son Dennis Fromcke and daughter-in-law Kathy of Albany; grandchildren Brionna Fromcke and Tanner Fromcke of Albany; three neices and two nephews; and her Boston Terrier, “Roxy.”

Loretta was preceded in death by: her dad, Troy Spencer (1978); mom Verdine Spencer (1991); sister Charlotte Lundstrom (1994); and brother Ed Spencer (2008).

Funeral service will be at 1:00 p.m., Friday, April 4, at Sweet Home Christian Church. Final burial will be at Gilliland Cemetery.

Sweet Home Funeral Chapel is handling the arrangements.