Clyde Lewis 'Gus' Sproul, 58

Clyde Lewis Gus Sproul, 58, died unexpectedly Monday, March 15, 2010, at Kalispell Regional Medical Center with his family at his side. He was born March 7, 1952, in Whitefish to Lewis Dill Sproul and Janet (Fly) Sproul. His childhood and early adulthood were spent at his family home on the Star Meadows Ranch. Gus grew up working on the ranch and logging with his dad, uncle and cousins and had worked as a skidder operator his entire life. He had been employed by F.H. Stoltze Land & Lumber Co. at the time of his death. Gus never married but his cousins and their children were his very close family. A quiet person with a heart of gold, Gus was there for anyone at any time and will be missed by his family and friends. He was preceded in death by his father and mother. He is survived by his aunts and uncles, Florence and Art Hedin of Kalispell, Leola Trexler of Palmdale, Calif., Ellen Cleveland of Millville, Del., and Elmer and Barbara Fly of Naselle, Wash. Also surviving are his cousins, Richard and Julie Sproul of Columbia Falls, Ruthie and Ray Barnes of Dillon, Jenny and Donny Thompson of Kalispell, Jolene and David Wolstad of Somers, Ken Cleveland of Virginia, Nancy Limbaugh of Washington and Sandra Cole of California; as well as numerous second and third cousins. Services will be at 1 p.m. today at the Austin Funeral Home in Whitefish with Pastor Tim Bartholomew officiating. Memorials may be made to the American Diabetes Association, the American Heart Association or the American Cancer Society.