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James William Smith Jr.

• Birth*: James William Smith Jr. was born on 17 October 1950 at Great Falls, Cascade County, Montana.
• Death*: He died in St. Mary, Glacier County, Montana, on 4 July 1976, at the age of 25.
• Burial*: He was buried after 4 July 1976 at Cut Bank, Glacier County, Montana.

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Robert Luther Spreeuw

• Birth*: Robert Luther Spreeuw was born on 18 December 1934 at Pendroy, Teton County, Montana.
• Marriage*: He married an unknown person on 9 October 1961 at Eureka, Nevada.
• Marriage*: He married Deanna Carol Smith, daughter of Lovell Merton Smith and Ella Luella Sproed, on 2 January 1962 at Sandpoint, Bonner County, Idaho.
• Death*: Robert Luther Spreeuw died in Coeur d'Alene, Kootenai County, Idaho, on 7 June 2013, at the age of 78.

• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the December 18, 1934 - June 7, 2013
  Robert Luther Spreeuw was born on December 18, 1934, in the town of Pendroy, Pondera County, Montana, to John J. Spreeuw and Dorothy Lucille Robinson Spreeuw. His siblings were Margaret L. Spreeuw Smith, John D. Spreeuw, and Herman L. Spreeuw. He was the last surviving member of this family. Robert had four children during his life, daughter, Melissa Spreeuw Lacey (Knoxville, Tennessee); daughter, Valerie Z. L. Spreeuw (died in Cut Bank, MT in 2011); son, James Robert Spreeuw (Baker, Oregon) and Matthew Spreeuw (Bonners Ferry, Idaho). He has five grandchildren and numerous nephews and nieces. Robert died in Couer d’Alene, Idaho, on June 7, 2013, after a lengthy illness with cancer. Robert was an honorably discharged Marine. He lived a varied and colorful life but inevitably returned over and over to his beloved mining for gold with many of his years at the mine near Fallon, Nevada. He became known to many of his family and friends as “Gold Dust Bob.” He was certainly a character who will be missed by his family and friends. Robert chose to be cremated and this was done at Bell Tower Funeral Home and Crematory in Post Falls, Idaho.
  http://www.nevadaappeal.com/news/obituaries/6891516-113/spreeuw-robert-family-idaho after 7 June 2013 Nevada.

Douglas Ross Gilham

• Birth*: Douglas Ross Gilham was born on 14 May 1947 at Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
• Death*: He died in Everett, Snohomish County, Washington, on 20 March 2014, at the age of 66.

• Obituary*: An obituary appeared in the Douglas Ross Gilham passed away quietly due to complications from leukemia, which he had bravely battled for the past several years. He died on Thursday, March 20, 2014, in the presence of beloved family members. Douglas was born to Kent and Mary (Gilham) Wilcox on May 14, 1947 in Toronto, Canada. He served in the United States Army during the Vietnam War as a military policeman, during which he was exposed to Agent Orange. He returned to Washington State and worked as a millwright and union representative for the Weyerhaeuser pulp mill in Everett. With the closure of that mill, he went back to school and became a certified respiratory therapist. His continued certifications and experience enabled him to be of great service to others in the fields of health and medicine in the Providence Hospital community. Douglas was preceded in death by his father, Kent; his brother, Larry; his son-in-law, Matthew Bowen; and his step-father, Ernie Wilcox. He is survived by Kathleen Gilham, his wife of fourteen years; his first wife, Allison Gilham (who remains a close friend and supporter); their daughters, Rachel (Gilham) Bowen and Gretchen Gilham; his son, Egan Gilham; his precious grandchildren, Makaylyn and Landon Bowen; his mother, Mary Wilcox; and his brothers, Bill and Wayne Brewster. Douglas Gilham was a man of many interests who joyously pursued a number of hobbies. He was very well read and consumed books and information at a rapid rate, retaining much for his own and others' edification. This meant he was never far from his Kindle or iPad. Douglas was an avid softball player with the "Dog Ballers" men's softball team. He loved to ride his motorcycle, knit, tend to his and Kathleen's dogs and cats, share coffee and conversation at Starbuck's, learn and practice methods of massage and body therapy, and in the last few years he took up bird-watching. Douglas was a strong, kind, and gentle man who was always there for others. This was evident in the way he and Kathleen cared for one another in the midst of serious illnesses; also in his tireless participation in Alcoholics Anonymous, his beneficial advice and assistance to others with health needs, and his more recent participation as a member of Word of Life Lutheran Brethren Church in Marysville, where he served as a trustee. He had grown much in his commitment to God and his eagerness to learn more about Jesus Christ, who had a transforming impact on him. Douglas Gilham's life will be celebrated in a memorial service at Word of Life Church at 9028 51st Ave. NE in Marysville at 11:45 a.m. on Sunday, April 6, 2014. He will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved him.
  Published in The Herald (Everett) - See more at: http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/heraldnet/obituary.aspx?pid=170425020#sthash.ap8TRTVQ.dpuf on Sunday, 30 March 2014 Everett, Snohomish County, Washington.