Liberty County Times, Chester, MT, 4 April 1985
George Lewis Spicher, 68, of Lakeside and Great Falls, a former mayor of Hingham and a horse-racing enthusiast, died Monday in a Great Falls hospital after an extended illness.
Born on his family's farm in Hingham, he attended Hingham schools through the 11th grade, then was graduated from Missoula High School. During World War II, Spicher served with the Merchant Marines.
July 15, 1945, he and Jean Colby were married in Spokane, Washington.
He was a wheat rancher most of his life. He was also managing partner of Chester Motors from 1962 to 1973 and had been a partner in Hi-Line Fertilizer in Hingham.
In the 1950s, Spicher was mayor of Hingham. During his time as mayor, he initiated and completed the municipal water and sewer project for that community.
Spicher was a thoroughbred horse breeder whose race horses won more than 100 races at tracks throughout the West and Northwest, in Canada and on such well-known race tracks as Santa Anita in the Los Angeles area. He sponsored a race in Great Falls each year in the name of Hi-Line Fertilizer.
He was life member of the Havre Elks Lodge.
From 1973 to 1980, the Spichers lived north of Spokane, then moved to Lakeside.
His wife survives with two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Cheryl) Allen of Great Falls and Mrs. John (Marsha) Badger of Havre; two grandchildren; two brothers, Clement of Missoula and Richard of Whitefish, and a sister, Fern Flanagan of Helena.
Funeral services were Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Weatherford Funeral Home, Kalispell, followed by burial in Conrad Memorial Cemetery at Kalispell.
George Lewis Spicher, 68, of Lakeside and Great Falls, a former mayor of Hingham and a horse-racing enthusiast, died Monday in a Great Falls hospital after an extended illness.
Born on his family's farm in Hingham, he attended Hingham schools through the 11th grade, then was graduated from Missoula High School. During World War II, Spicher served with the Merchant Marines.
July 15, 1945, he and Jean Colby were married in Spokane, Washington.
He was a wheat rancher most of his life. He was also managing partner of Chester Motors from 1962 to 1973 and had been a partner in Hi-Line Fertilizer in Hingham.
In the 1950s, Spicher was mayor of Hingham. During his time as mayor, he initiated and completed the municipal water and sewer project for that community.
Spicher was a thoroughbred horse breeder whose race horses won more than 100 races at tracks throughout the West and Northwest, in Canada and on such well-known race tracks as Santa Anita in the Los Angeles area. He sponsored a race in Great Falls each year in the name of Hi-Line Fertilizer.
He was life member of the Havre Elks Lodge.
From 1973 to 1980, the Spichers lived north of Spokane, then moved to Lakeside.
His wife survives with two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Cheryl) Allen of Great Falls and Mrs. John (Marsha) Badger of Havre; two grandchildren; two brothers, Clement of Missoula and Richard of Whitefish, and a sister, Fern Flanagan of Helena.
Funeral services were Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Weatherford Funeral Home, Kalispell, followed by burial in Conrad Memorial Cemetery at Kalispell.
Liberty County Times, Chester, MT, 4 April 1985
George Lewis Spicher, 68, of Lakeside and Great Falls, a former mayor of Hingham and a horse-racing enthusiast, died Monday in a Great Falls hospital after an extended illness.
Born on his family's farm in Hingham, he attended Hingham schools through the 11th grade, then was graduated from Missoula High School. During World War II, Spicher served with the Merchant Marines.
July 15, 1945, he and Jean Colby were married in Spokane, Washington.
He was a wheat rancher most of his life. He was also managing partner of Chester Motors from 1962 to 1973 and had been a partner in Hi-Line Fertilizer in Hingham.
In the 1950s, Spicher was mayor of Hingham. During his time as mayor, he initiated and completed the municipal water and sewer project for that community.
Spicher was a thoroughbred horse breeder whose race horses won more than 100 races at tracks throughout the West and Northwest, in Canada and on such well-known race tracks as Santa Anita in the Los Angeles area. He sponsored a race in Great Falls each year in the name of Hi-Line Fertilizer.
He was life member of the Havre Elks Lodge.
From 1973 to 1980, the Spichers lived north of Spokane, then moved to Lakeside.
His wife survives with two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Cheryl) Allen of Great Falls and Mrs. John (Marsha) Badger of Havre; two grandchildren; two brothers, Clement of Missoula and Richard of Whitefish, and a sister, Fern Flanagan of Helena.
Funeral services were Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Weatherford Funeral Home, Kalispell, followed by burial in Conrad Memorial Cemetery at Kalispell.
George Lewis Spicher, 68, of Lakeside and Great Falls, a former mayor of Hingham and a horse-racing enthusiast, died Monday in a Great Falls hospital after an extended illness.
Born on his family's farm in Hingham, he attended Hingham schools through the 11th grade, then was graduated from Missoula High School. During World War II, Spicher served with the Merchant Marines.
July 15, 1945, he and Jean Colby were married in Spokane, Washington.
He was a wheat rancher most of his life. He was also managing partner of Chester Motors from 1962 to 1973 and had been a partner in Hi-Line Fertilizer in Hingham.
In the 1950s, Spicher was mayor of Hingham. During his time as mayor, he initiated and completed the municipal water and sewer project for that community.
Spicher was a thoroughbred horse breeder whose race horses won more than 100 races at tracks throughout the West and Northwest, in Canada and on such well-known race tracks as Santa Anita in the Los Angeles area. He sponsored a race in Great Falls each year in the name of Hi-Line Fertilizer.
He was life member of the Havre Elks Lodge.
From 1973 to 1980, the Spichers lived north of Spokane, then moved to Lakeside.
His wife survives with two daughters, Mrs. Douglas (Cheryl) Allen of Great Falls and Mrs. John (Marsha) Badger of Havre; two grandchildren; two brothers, Clement of Missoula and Richard of Whitefish, and a sister, Fern Flanagan of Helena.
Funeral services were Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the Weatherford Funeral Home, Kalispell, followed by burial in Conrad Memorial Cemetery at Kalispell.
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