Rash's Surname Index
Notes for Wallace Lyn GRUWELL
Wallace Lyn Gruwell, 61, of 3232 Dove Court, an Air Force veteran and field service engineer for Getingé USA, died Saturday at a local hospital from injuries he received in a motorcycle accident near Neihart.
His memorial service is 10 a.m. Thursday at First Southern Baptist Church. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
Survivors include his wife, Carol Gruwell of Great Falls; daughters Melody (Bret) Vlasie of Bozeman, Sarah Gruwell and Laura Gruwell, both of Great Falls; sisters Barbara (Ronald) Pumphrey of Arlington, Wash., and Martha (Thomas) Foster of Bothell, Wash.; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Wallace Lyn Gruwell was born Dec. 19, 1945, in Everett, Wash., to Wallace Leroy and Eleanor (Esswine) Gruwell and raised in Silvanna, Wash.
He graduated from Monroe (Wash.) High School in 1964 and joined the Air Force. While serving his country he received a BSOE in bio-medical sciences from Wayland Baptist University while stationed at Shepherd Air Force Base in 1980 and an associate's degree in instruction technology in 1983 from the Community College of the Air Force. He retired from the Air Force in 1989 after 23 years of traveling throughout the world as a medical services specialist and a biomedical technician. As a master sergeant stationed in Maine, his love for the outdoors was reflected in his ownership and operation of a Christmas tree farm.
He married Michiko Shiina in 1973 in Japan, and they divorced in 1980. He married Carol Rich in 1981 in Anchorage, Alaska.
Prior to moving to Great Falls, he lived in Utah, where he worked for Getingé USA from 1989 to 2007 as a field services engineer, traveling throughout Montana, Wyoming and Idaho.
Wallace was a man devoted to family. He was always there with a quick smile, reassuring words and an encircling hug. He made sure his family knew that he was there to listen and help them get over any obstacles. His hug gave one strength, warmth and the knowledge that everything would turn out all right in the end.
Wallace also had the greatest sense of humor. He saw the laughter and joke in many situations. He loved nothing more than to sit down with friends and family and laugh the night away with a good bottle of wine. Wallace's laughter was vibrant and resonating, echoing throughout wherever he was and bringing smiles to everyone's faces.
His love for his family was evident in his activities with them. He enjoyed traveling and motorcycling throughout Montana and the country with his wife, Carol, hunting, camping and spending time with his family and his dog, Cookie. His interests also included reading science-fiction and history novels, as well as geneology.
He was a member of Christian Motorcyclists Association where he served as president of the Great Falls chapter for four years. He was also a member of the National Rifle Association for many years and a former member of the Goldwing Road Riders Association.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
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