IRON MOUNTAIN After 40 years of federal service, Kathy Spade of Niagara, Wis., retired from the Oscar G. Johnson VA Medical Center in Iron Mountain.

She was born in Iron Mountain and raised in Niagara. She graduated from Niagara High School and Northeast Wisconsin Technical College (NWTC) with a certificate in stenography.

Spade started her VA career on Oct. 28, 1975, at the Iron Mountain VA Medical Center.

She worked in various areas during her tenure at VAMC Iron Mountain, including medical administrative service, engineering service, and quality management.

She is married to Gary Spade, and they have three sons, Clint (Amber), Corey, and Matthew (Mallory), and five granddaughters, Emma, Isabel, Alivia, Aubrey and Kenzey.