In Taunton, May 8, 2015 Leslie A. Spousta, Age 86, passed away in Morton Hospital, following a lengthy period of failing health. Leslie was preceded in death by his loving wife Mary (Quegan) Spousta of 62 years. He was born in Raynham, the son of the late Rudolph & Mary (Smith) Spousta. Leslie was educated in Raynham schools and served his country in the U.S. Air Force as a meteorologist during both the Korean and Vietnam War. Following his career in the military, Leslie was employed at Rand McNally Company. Leslie cherished his enduring love for his family and was affectionately referred to as “Papa” by all. He enjoyed working around the house and the saying was he could fix anything. Leslie volunteered at the Providence Veterans Hospital with his wife Mary. He was a recipient of the Marian Medal and a Eucharistic minister in the Catholic Church. He loved helping the youth and was a Boy Scouts of America leader from 1960-1995. Leslie enjoyed traveling, he and his wife Mary traveled across the country several times following his retirement. Leslie was also the Veterans Graves Registrar for the City of Taunton, he worked tirelessly with many volunteers to make sure every veteran had a flag on their grave. He also wanted to make sure that this would continue in the future and worked to get a list of all veterans computerized. Leslie was a member of the Korean War Veterans Association, and served as chaplain for six years. He also was a member of the Military Order of Cooties, the Non Commissioned Officers Association where he was the past Grand Commander of MA, David F. Adams, Post #611 Veterans of Foreign Wars and the past commander of the Disabled American Veterans, Chapter #57. Above all Leslie should be remembered for his love for his family, his church and country. Leslie leaves his loving children Leslie Spousta and his wife Susan of Hobbs, New Mexico, Bruce Spousta and his wife Ann of Taunton, Joan Purnomo and her husband Djoko of Salem, MA, Joyce Terry and her husband John of Taunton, Janet Jones and her husband Clifford of Trevor, Wisconsin and Jean Pillsbury and her husband Scott of Skowhegan, ME. Leslie also leaves his 17 grandchildren and 13 great grandchildren. Funeral from the O’Keefe-Wade Funeral Home, 70 Washington St., Taunton, MA 02780 on Wednesday, May 13th at 10 am. Followed by a Mass of Christian Burial in St. Andrew the Apostle Church at 11 am. Relatives and friends are invited to visiting hours on Tuesday from 4-7 pm. Burial will be at the Bourne National Cemetery at 1:30 pm. Donations in Leslie’s memory may be made to the Taunton Area Vietnam Veterans Association, P.O. Box #436, Raynham Center, MA 02768.