Thor Frank Sparre was born in Cleveland, Ohio on June 21,1941, to Fern Raydelle Stead and Thor Sparre Jr.. He passed away quietly on September 13, 2026 at age 85, in Roseville, California.

He graduated from North High School in Cleveland and Griswold Institute before enlisting in the Navy. He spent 4 years on 2 destroyers, the USS Robison and the USS Worden, with 2 deployments to Viet Nam. When discharged Thor was a Petty Officer 2nd. Class / Missile Technician. He Met and married his first wife Janet Charlene Nelson in 1965 and had three sons, Robert Thor, Ryan Frank and Brent Shawn.

He immediately found work with AT&T and spent 30 years having many and varied positions, including Central Office Operations Manager for most of the California North Coast. After an early retirement, Thor spent 3 years as a Telecommunication Consultant for other phone companies in Sacramento and New Orleans. He spent a year in Korea working with Air-Touch International. He fully retired in 1997.

Thor was an avid reader of any and all genre. His Kindle was always by his side. He became Commander of the American Legion when he and his second wife Dolores Reed retired to Paradise, California. Target shooting with the Paradise Gun Club was a favorite family endeavor. After losing their home in the Camp Fire, Thor and Dolores moved to Roseville, California and settled in Sun City.

Thor is survived by his wife Dolores, Sons Robert (Ammanda), Ryan (Sonia) , Brent (Kristina) and grandchildren Seirra, Michael, Madison, Gavin, Mateo, Bradyn and Kaylee. Also stepsons Mark Reed, Darryl Reed (Patricia) and stepdaughters Sandra Camp (William) and Diane Peck (Steve).