Service Feb. 20 for former Sen. Harriet Spanel

A funeral Mass for former state lawmaker Harriet Spanel of Bellingham will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 20, at Church of the Assumption, 2116 Cornwall Ave. A reception will follow.

Spanel died at home Tuesday, Feb. 2, at the age of 77. She served three terms in the House of Representatives and four terms in the Senate, representing the 40th District from 1987 to 2009. She served as caucus chair for Senate Democrats her last decade in office.