Catherine Jean Spencer

Published 10:55 am Thursday, November 21, 2013

Catherine Jean Spencer passed away Tuesday, October 22, 2013 surrounded by her family. She was 57.

Cathy was born in Bend, Oregon and graduated from Bend High School in 1974. Cathy spent more than 30 years in marketing and public relations. She began her career in the newspaper industry at The Bulletin and worked more than 20 years in a variety of positions including Advertising Display Manager.

In 1996, Cathy moved to southern California where she worked for The Newspaper Network and subsequently opened the company’s Seattle office. She co-founded the marketing services company PayneSpencer with her husband Warren Payne in 1999.

Cathy was very involved with the Bend Chamber or Commerce, United Way, and Toastmasters. She spent extensive hours volunteering for numerous philanthropic organizations.

In her free time, Cathy loved traveling, especially to her favorite city: New York. She also enjoyed pilates, cooking, music, and doing remodeling and restoration projects.

Cathy is survived by her husband, Warren; father, Ray Spencer; her three sisters, Connie, Cindy, and Deanne; her children, Cara and Sean; and grandson, Tristan. She is also survived by her beloved pets: Toots, Simon, and Fig.

Cathy will be greatly missed and touched many of our lives.

Celebrations of her life will be held: in Kent, Washington on Saturday, November 9thIn Bend, Oregon on Saturday, November 16th in New York City in early 2014.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the Central Park Conservancy on her behalf: http://www.centralparknyc.org.