David Dale “Dave” Speer
May 18, 1939 - May 22, 2024
David Dale “Dave” Speer, age 85, of New Castle, DE, and formerly of Slippery Rock, PA, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 22, 2024.
Born in Harrisville, PA, on May 18, 1939, he was a son of the late William K. and Kathleen R. (Hogue) Speer. Dave proudly served in the United States Air Force. During the Vietnam War, he participated in flights with the Delaware Air National Guard as a Crew Chief and served on many other overseas deployments. He retired as a Master Sergeant with the Delaware Air National Guard.
Dave “Poppy” always looked forward to supporting his grandchildren and great-grandchildren in any activities they were involved in. He was passionate about showing up for his family and deeply cherished the time he spent with them. You could always count on Dave to take care of his neighbors by cutting their lawns. In his downtime, Dave loved to watch sports on TV and work on his jigsaw puzzles. Also, a man of faith, Dave was an active member of his church.
In addition to his parents, Dave was preceded in death by his wife, Shirley J. Speer; and siblings, Ruthella Jaskol, William A. Speer, and John Speer. He is survived by his loving wife of 21 years, Andrea V. (Miller) Speer; children, Felisa M. Charles (Steven), Michael Speer (Candy), Jody Yeatman (J.C.), Megan King (Dan), and Eric Stoye (Ashley); siblings, Janet Barnes, and Mary Frances Parry; grandchildren and great-grandchildren, Dylan, Stephanie, DeAnna, Jessica, Lindsey, Kayla, Brooke, Brayden, Chase, Dallas, Logan, Cacey, Bryson, Ethan, Jacqueline, Michael, Meadow, Lexi and McKayla; and numerous nieces and nephews.
A visitation for family and friends will be held from 6 pm until 8 pm on Wednesday, May 29, 2024, at Spicer-Mullikin Funeral Home, 1000 North DuPont Parkway, New Castle, DE. A second visitation will be held from 10:30 am until 11:30 am on Thursday, May 30, 2024, at Bethel Bible Baptist Church, 20 South Elmwood Avenue, Carneys Point, NJ, where a funeral service will begin at 11:30 am. Interment will follow in Gracelawn Memorial Park, 2220 North DuPont Highway, New Castle, DE.
In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Dave’s memory to the American Heart Association, PO Box 840692, Dallas, TX 75284-0692 or online by clicking here, or to the American Cancer Society, P.O. Box 6704, Hagerstown, MD 21741 or online by clicking here.
ann tharp
Mr. spear you were an amazing human being and a patient of mine and I always looked forward to seeing you. God bless your family. I am so very sorry for your loss. God bless you all
Ann Tharp
JoAnn Reynolds
My sincerest condolences to the entire Speer family. K÷ping you all in my heart and prayers. 🙏❤️.
JoAnn Reynolds
Patty Sannino
We are very sorry for Dave’s passing. Such sad news for us. Praise God for his faith in Jesus for we know we shall see him again in heaven . Praying for comfort on Andrea and his entire family ~ Patty and Jim
Kathy Hamm
To the speers familyI send my condolences to each of you. Poppy was a wonderful person. He was funny, caring and fun to be around. I’ll never forget when I told him we were moving to Georgia. He said he was going to miss me and that his daughter (Felisa) was going to be brokenhearted. I told him I’ll miss him too and that I was leaving her in good hands with him. He smiled from ears to ears. He was such a beautiful soul and so kind to my family. Felisa I love you like a sister and with I could be there, but I’m unable to move around right now. So I’m with you in spirit and love. R.I.P. Poppy you will be missed by all of us!🙏🙏🙏
Joyce
Felisa,Steven, Andrea and family,
Those who live in our memories are never truly gone. My thoughts and prayers are with you during your time of sorrow.
Joyce (Walgreens New Castle)
Cassie (Cooper) Ingle
I am deeply saddened to learn of the passing of Mr. Speer, his kind heart, generous spirit and sense of humor will always be remembered fondly. I have many fond memories of him. Please accept my sincerest sympathies, as my thoughts and prayers are with the family during this difficult time.
April Bedgood
David Dale you and your family have been the best friends and neighbors for so many years thank you for that. You and Gene are together again
Andria Pritt
My condolences to the family. Although I have not been a constant in his life, to me he will forever be known as Uncle Dave. He was my mother’s, my sister and my saving grace a few times in our lives. He was a wonderful person who will be missed by anyone whose life he touched. I am very sorry to have missed his services. Just know my thoughts and prayers are with you all. Sincerely, Andria Pritt (Fowler)