Gordon Small's Family & Genealogy

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Benjamin SMITHSON
(Abt 1900-)
Vienna LEPISTO
(Abt 1904-)
Herman Alva SCHMALZ
(1911-1990)
Marion Charlotte DEEX
(1913-1982)
Benjamin L. SMITHSON Jr.
(1929-)
Mary Jane SCHMALZ
(1933-2002)
Lawrence Gordon SMITHSON
(1955-2010)

 

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Spouses/Children:

1. Wanda CARLSON

2. Elizabeth WENDT

Lawrence Gordon SMITHSON
  • Born: September 8, 1955, San Diego, San Diego, California, USA 1
  • Marriage (1): Wanda CARLSON in 1977
  • Marriage (2): Elizabeth WENDT in 2006
  • Died: March 19, 2010, Great Falls, Cascade, Montana, USA at age 54
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bullet  Noted Events In his Life:

  • Obituary: Iron Mountain Daily News, March 31, 2010, Iron Mountain, Michigan. GREAT FALLS, Mont. - Lawrence Gordon "Larry" Smithson, 54, of Great Falls, died Friday, March 19, 2010, in Great Falls.
    He was born Sept. 8, 1955, in San Diego, Calif., the son of Mary and Benjamin Smithson Jr.
    He later moved to Alpha and following high school, entered the Marine Corps.
    In 1977, he married Wanda Carlson and they had two sons. They later divorced.
    In 2006, he married Elizabeth Wendt and she survives.
    Larry enjoyed gardening, playing cribbage, taking his dog Charlie for walks, fishing and camping.
    Survivors include his wife, Elizabeth (Wendt) Smithson of Great Falls; two sons, Derek Smithson of Phoenix, Ariz. and Alexander Smithson of Great Falls; his father and stepmother, Doris and Benjamin Smithson Jr. of Florence, Wis.; a half brother, Steve Smithson of Richmond, Va.; a stepbrother, Ken Kasten of Michigan; a stepsister, Gayle Gordon of Richmond; and his in-laws, Kathy Nyman Wendt and Vern Wendt, both of Great Falls.
    He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jane Smithson in 1993; his brother, Brad in November 2009; his sister, Terri in November 1999; and his stepmother, Gertrude Smithson in July 1994.
    The funeral liturgy was held Wednesday, March 24 at 10:30 a.m. at Holy Family Catholic Church. Fr. Dick Schlosser presided.
    Honorary pallbearers were Tom Kelley, Alex Smithson, Derek Smithson, Benjamin Smithson, Steve Smithson, and Ken Kasten.
  • Obituary: MarineChat.com, March 23, 2010. Lawrence Gordon "Larry" Smithson, 54, of Great Falls, a Marine veteran, died of liver cancer Friday at Peace Hospice.
    Funeral Liturgy is 10:30 a.m. Wednesday at Holy Family Catholic Church. Military honors will take place in Mount Olivet Cemetery. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.
    Lawrence Gordon "Larry" Smithson was born Sept. 8, 1955, in San Diego, the son of Mary and Benjamin Smithson Jr. He later moved to Alpha, Mich. Following high school, he entered the Marine Corps.
    In 1977, he married Wanda Carlson and they had two sons; they later divorced. In 2006, he married Elizabeth Wendt.
    Larry enjoyed gardening, playing cribbage, taking his dog, Charlie, for walks, fishing and camping.
    Survivors include is wife, Elizabeth (Wendt) Smithson of Great Falls; two sons, Derek Smithson of Phoenix and Alexander Smithson of Great Falls; his father and stepmother, Doris and Benjamin Smithson Jr. of Florence, Wis.; a half brother, Steve Smithson of Richmond, Va.; a stepbrother, Ken Kasten of Michigan; a stepsister, Gayle Gordon of Richmond, Va; and his in-laws, Kathy Nyman-Wendt and Vern Wendt, both of Great Falls.
    He was preceded in death by his mother, Mary Jane Smithson in 1993; his brother Brad in November of 2009; and a sister, Terri.


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Lawrence married Wanda CARLSON in 1977.


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Lawrence next married Elizabeth WENDT in 2006.


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Sources


  1. California Birth Index,
    Name: Lawrence Gordon Smithson Birth Date: 8 Sep 1955 Gender: Male Mother's Maiden Name: Small Birth County: San Diego.