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David “Buddy” Spreng, of Deptford New Jersey, passed away peacefully in his home, May 22, 2022. He was the loving son of the late Robert and Anna Spreng. He is pre-deceased by his brother Robert Spreng and sister Margaret (Haubrich). He also lost his granddaughter Danielle at 23 years young. Lillian May (McKegney) his loving wife of over 31 years, left his side in December of 2021, just 6 short months ago. He was a devoted husband. David is survived by 3 loving daughters, Madge (Mike), Donna (Barry) and Barbara (Ed). And seven grandchildren and eight great grandchildren, As well as numerous loving nieces and nephews.
David arrived November of 1932 in Philadelphia PA. Born During the depression, he learned the finer arts of gardening, hunting, crabbing, and fishing. Growing up he enjoyed basketball, model airplanes, and everything to do with the Jersey shore. His summers were spent as a resident of the Villas near Cape May, where he forged lifelong friends.
A few days after his graduation at Southwest Catholic High school in 1951, he began an apprenticeship at the Philadelphia Naval shipyard. He bravely took a break from that post, as he was drafted by the Army in 1953 to fight in the Korean War. He returned to the states in 1955 and married Madge Dunbar in 1957 and began his own family and lived in Lindenwold NJ. He founded the Red Setter Gun Club in the Pennsylvania mountains. Alongside his Father, he was a musical member of Trilby String Band for several years. Bud and his family owned Sprengdale Kennel’s during the 60’s. He trained, hunted and showed Irish Setters, German Shorthair pointers and Basenji dogs. In the 70’s, Bud and his family added “Buds Cycle Center” to the garage of his family’s home. He was a mastermind and could fix just about anything!
As time went on, he continued his work at the Philadelphia Naval shipyard after the war and had become a great machinist. He continually educated himself and moved up the ladder to be one of the top supervisory production planners at the Philadelphia Navy Yard. He planned the refurbishment of many vessels and subs like The USS Saratoga, The Independence, Kittyhawk and the Forrestal, just to name a few!
After 35 years on the job and just before his retirement, he met Lillian May. He spent every waking moment having the best life he could with her. They were the sweetest, happiest couple. In these last few years, he spent all his time making sure his wife was safe and cared for, since she had sadly developed Alzheimer’s disease. Bud and Lil were inseparable for the rest of their days! They were longtime members of the Deptford Elks club. They were always the life of the party.
Memorial services will begin at 6:30 PM, Friday, June 24th, 2022, at Elk’s Lodge #2708, 733 Highland Road, Deptford, NJ 08096, guest arrival is encouraged at 6:00 PM to facilitate prompt start of services. Guests are invited to stay following services to continue a celebration of Dave’s Life. Burial will be held privately
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