no children together. At the time of their marriage, each held an estate of approximately equal value. Because of their desire to preserve their property for their children, they maintained separate finances. Nonetheless, during their marriage, Marcella expected Ray to support her completely. She believed that it was a husband's duty to support his wife. Ray assented. For the next thirty-two years of marriage, he expended most of his income and assets, while Marcella increased her wealth.
[¶ 3.] Attorney Max Merry represented both Marcella and Ray. In 1981, shortly after South Dakota enacted the right of the spousal elective share, Merry drafted a will for Marcella. The intent of the will was to disinherit Ray. At that time, Marcella's and Ray's estates still had approximately equal worth. InSperber (surname)

Sperber is a German surname, which means "sparrowhawk", from the Middle High German sperwære . In the Elizabethan era, it was not uncommon to refer to someone as "sparrow" as a term of endearment or, as evidenced in William Shakespeare's "Hamlet", as a star-crossed lover.  Variants of the name include Sparber and von Sperber. 

The name may refer to:

Ann M. Sperber (1935-1994), American biographer
Dan Sperber (born 1942), French anthropologist
Daniel Sperber (born 1940), Israeli historian
Devorah Sperber (born 1961), American artist
Ed Sperber (1895–1976), American baseball player
Herschel Sparber (born 1943), American actor
Isadore Sparber (1906–1958), American filmmaker
Jonathan Sperber (born 1952), American historian
Klaus Sperber (1944–1983), German singer
Manès Sperber (1905–1984), French writer
Milo Sperber (1911–1992), British actor
Monique Canto-Sperber (born 1954), French philosopher
Paula Sperber (born circa 1951), ten-pin bowler and wife of ten-pin bowler