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BARTHOLOMEW, James Allen (Age 66) Passed away peacefully on December 8th, 2012. He was born on July 29th, 1946 to the parents of Margaret (Weyer) Bartholomew and Stan Bartholomew. He is survived by two children, Brian Bartholomew and Trina Williams; and two brothers, Dan and Jeff Bartholomew. He was the proud grandfather of seven grandchildren. The memorial will be held January 5th, time and place to be determined.
--Published in Spokesman-Review on Dec. 18, 2012.

John married Margaret Lillian Weyer on 24 Jun 1942 in Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, USA, and was divorced on 5 Apr 1962 in Great Falls, Montana, USA. Margaret (daughter of Andrew R. Weyer and Jane McIlraith Munro) was born on 31 Jan 1921 in Central Butte, Saskatchewan, Canada; died on 15 Jul 2011 in Spokane, Washington, USA; was buried in Peone Cemetery, Peone, Spokane County, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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BARTHOLOMEW, Margaret Lillian passed away on July 15 at her home. She was born on January 31, 1921 in Central Butte, Saskatchewan Canada to Andrew and Jane (McIlraith Munro) Weyer. In March of 1936 Andy and Jane migrated to Spokane, Washington with seven children in tow when Margaret was 15 years of age. She attended West Valley High School for one year then found work as a cook's helper and laundress for board and room plus $1.00 per day at the Bethany Home located just across the street from her home. She later worked as a live-in maid for the grandson of one of the founders of Spokane. In 1940 at age 19, Margaret was employed by Armour & Company and earned top wages for women at 54 cents per hour, trimming and cutting meats.
She met Stan Bartholomew in 1941, they wed in 1942 and shortly thereafter Stan was drafted for WWII. Margaret, like other women of the day, did her part in stepping up to take over work usually done by men while they were overseas fighting the war. She had a brief stint in Civil Service at the Spokane Army Air Force Depot (SPAAD) in Galena, Washington, in a classified material warehouse which stored bombsight parts for planes. Later, she saw an ad in the newspaper for the Northern Pacific Railway, which was looking for students for telegraphy, so she enrolled in the Spokane Telegraph School and was accepted. By Easter of 1944 she was notified by the school that she was ready to enter the work force. Her assignment sent her to Northern Pacific Railway Station in Bucoda, Washington, just north of Centralia. Here she used her skills learned in school to work as a telegrapher at the Western Union Telegraph & Cable Office located inside the train station. She worked there until November 1945 when her husband Stan returned from the war.
From 1951-1960 she owned and operated dairy farms at Spangle and Loon Lake, WA. She retired after many years as the Head Dietician at Deaconess Medical Center in Spokane WA. She had a hard work ethic to survive and raise her family. After retirement she followed her passion to write history stories of her life and family, some of which have been published. She was blessed with four sons who were the love, pride and joy of her life. James 1946, Daniel 1949, Roger 1955 and Jeffrey 1960.
She is survived by sons James, Daniel, Jeffrey and daughter-in-law Karen. Three grandchildren Brian, Trina and Andrew. Five great-grandchildren Dylan, Kyle, Josh, Jacob and Julie. Brother Joseph Weyer and sister-in-law Genevieve Weyer all of Spokane. Brothers William (Bill) Weyer Houston, TX and Patrick Weyer and sister-in-law Ruth of North Bend, OR and many many nieces and nephews.
Preceding her in death were her son Roger, brother Tom Weyer, sisters Catherine and Wilma, sister-in-law Carol Weyer and her parents.
Visitation on Thursday, July 28th from 1-5pm followed by the Vigil at 7pm, both at Hennessey-Smith Funeral Home, 2203 N. Division. Mass of Christian Burial will be held at St. Francis Xavier Church (corner of Empire and Standard) near 545 E. Providence, on Friday, July 29th at 11am. Burial will follow at the Peone Prairie Cemetery. Please sign Margaret's online guestbook at www.hennesseyfuneralhomes.com. Arrangements have been entrusted to:
--Published in Spokesman-Review from July 27 to July 28, 2011

Andrew married Jane McIlraith Munro in 1918 in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Jane (daughter of William Louis Munro and Elizabeth Bulloch) was born on 16 May 1896 in Rural Municipality of Pipestone, Manitoba, Canada; died on 26 Jun 1973 in Spokane, Washington, USA; was buried in St Joseph Cemetery, Trentwood, Spokane County, Washington, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]