Possibly yes.   It does not appear to be a disease.   Some of the live needles on lower branches appear to have an insect called pine needle scale OR some injury by spider mites.   I cant tell for sure because I cant enlarge photos enough.  Both pine needle scale and spider mites could cause needles to brown and shed prematurely.

If lower live needles look like those in photo 1 below, they are infested with pine needle scale; if needles show whitish "flecking" as in photo 2 below, they may have been injured by spider mites.

The top 90% of the spruce looks very good.  Suggest you prune out the lower twigs with all-brown needles.

You may want to bring us a 6-12" long cutting of the lower affected twigs with live needles. For a nominal fee we will observe the sample under a microscope.

<personal data hidden>, office at 6934 S Lima St Centennial CO 80112, open weekdays 8am-430pm.

See also: http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/insects/spider-mites-5-507/

http://extension.colostate.edu/topic-areas/insects/scale-insects-affecting-conifers-5-514/