IN LOVING MEMORY OF

George Bruce

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Smith

November 26, 1949 – November 20, 2012

Obituary

George "Bruce" Smith, 62, of Havre passed away on November 20, 2012, at his residence of natural causes. Cremation has taken place and a celebration of Bruce's life will be held at 3:00 p.m. on Friday, November 30, 2012, at the 5th Avenue Christian Church. Holland & Bonine Funeral Home has been entrusted with services and arrangements. Bruce was born on November 26, 1949, in Great Falls to George M. and Margo (Strause) Smith. He was raised in Great Falls, graduating from Great Falls High School before moving to Havre to attend Northern Montana College. While in college, he met and married Patricia LaCroix, and their union was blessed with four children. Bruce worked as a carpenter moving to the Flathead area for a short time to build houses before returning to Havre in 1983 to work at the Northern Montana College physical plant as a carpenter. The couple later divorced. While he was working for the college, he also owned Great Northern Gallery, making custom-made picture frames. He worked for the college for 22 years before becoming self-employed, renovating homes and helping friends and family with their projects. He was truly a Jack-of-All-Trades. He enjoyed playing softball, and continued building picture frames for family and friends as gifts, but his great loves were his family and his dog "Rex". Bruce was preceded in death by his father George M. Smith and his brother Keith Smith. He is survived by his sons Andrew (Barbara) Smith of Havre and Zachary (Megan) Smith of Billings; his daughters Kayce Hansen and Jill Smith of Billings; his nine grandchildren; his mother Margo A. Smith of Great Falls; and his sister Marsha (Bob) Dickmann of Olathe, Kansas.
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Celebration Of Life Service

November
30

Fifth Avenue Christian Church

Havre, MT, 59501,

Starts at 3:00 am

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