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She passed quietly, surrounded by her family. She was 77 years old born to Peter and Augustine &#8220;Gussie&#8221; Nancett and raised in Hollister CA along with her sister Donna Mae (Nancett) Wilson.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Married to Duncan Douglas Sparling for 57 years. Together with their family of five (Michael, Michelle, Bernadette, Mark, and Matthew). They lived in Hollister briefly and relocated to San Luis Obispo where Doug worked as a Fire Fighter for CDF.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Babe is suvived by her five children, 12 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0What Babe enjoyed most was being with her family and spending time with her grand children and great-grandchildren. She was also very active in a bible study group at her church.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0Love you Mom. Love you Grandma, Love you Babe always.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Service was held Tuesday May, 14th, 2013, at 11:00 A.M., at Nativity of Our Lady Catholic Church SLO, CA. 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