Gale Hillard Speer
Marriages
Wanda Freiberger - 1974
Obituaries
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel page 3 D Obit - June 17, 2012
Gale Hillard Speer, age 76,
former resident of Grand Junction,
CO, passed away suddenly
on May 29, 2012, in Everett, WA,
of a heart attack.
He was born in Dodge City, KS,
on March 18, 1936, to Lillian
Corcoran and Roy Speer. He had
six siblings, Rosie, Madeline,
Shirley (living); Stanley, Theresa,
and Dorothy (deceased).
He became an O3 Captain in the Army and completed a Master's
Degree in Public Administration prior to his marriage to Wanda
Freiberger in 1974. He was a true entrepreneur, who worked as an
executive for the oil industry; owned and operated service stations;
and spent his last 40 years in the commercial fishing industry and as
a true icon of Snohomish County selling his kettle korn at local
events and high school football games. He took the road less traveled
and enjoyed every minute of it. He was inspiring, insightful,
selfless, devoted, and would always make you chuckle. His energy
was bounding and he had a fire in his belly until his final resting
day.
He is survived by his wife, Wanda; children, Sasha and Brian; their
spouses, Guy and Elaine; his siblings and their spouses, Rosie and
Tom, Shirley and Bill, and Madeline; and many who's lives he
touched along the way.
Memorial services will be at 1:00 p.m. June 11, 2012, at the LDS
Church at 8522 131st Ave SE, Snohomish, WA 98290.
If you wish to send flowers, please send them to Bauer Funeral
Home, 700 First Street, Snohomish, WA 98290. Any who wish to
share thoughts or memories of Gale can post them at www.caringbridge.
org/visit/galespeer.
