Terry Jayne Spenello, 63, of Mooresville, NC, passed away on Nov. 13, 2020.
She was born on Nov. 7, 1957, in Syracuse, and raised by the late Warren Newton Sweetland and Dona Jayne Jones Sweetland Crenan, and by Leonard T. Crenan. Terry worked as a kindergarten assistant teacher at South Elementary School in Mooresville for 12 years and then as a medical assistant at Lake Norman Regional Medical Center and for Dr. Gregory Hall at his private practice for 14 years. She was gifted with creativity and loved to restore furniture, sew and work with stained glass. She enjoyed traveling with family, particularly on cruises.
She is survived by her husband of 36 years, Henry Duane Spenello; daughters Ashley Harvey (Evan) and Lisa Newsome (Justin); her grandchildren, Emery and Asher Harvey and Harper Newsome; brothers, Thomas Sweetland (George Blackmon), Timothy Sweetland (Susan) and Todd Sweetland (Lorraine Seacord).
An informal memorial was held on the shores of Lake Norman in Cornelius, NC.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions can be made to Levine Children’s Hospital, 1000 Blythe Blvd, Charlotte, NC 28203, in honor of Asher Harvey.
Cavin-Cook Funeral Home and Crematory, Mooresville, NC, is serving the Spenello family. Condolences may be made to the family at cavin-cook.com.
