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Janice L. Gould, 74

Janice L. (Robitaille) Gould, 74, passed away Jan. 1, 2017, in Oroville, Wash., after battling breast cancer. She was born July 7, 1942, to Gerald and Rose (Anglin) Robitaille in Tacoma, Wash. Over the years, she lived in Olympia, Wash.; Baltimore, M.D.; St. Louis, Mo.; Boise and Coeur d’Alene, Idaho; and Rochester, Wash.

Janice graduated from North Thurston High School in 1960, attended North Idaho College and South Puget Sound Community College. She married George V. Gould on Aug. 31, 1963. Janice worked as a Certified Nursing Assistant at Advanced Health Care, office manager at Gould Chiropractic Center in Coeur d’Alene, and for the U.S. Department of Agriculture and Department of Military Intelligence.

Janice will be remembered for her favorite sayings: “Life is not what you plan; it is what happens” and “It is what it is.” Jan always put everyone before herself, was very kind, humble and giving. She loved helping others, gold panning, rock hounding, gardening, camping, hiking, huckleberry picking and crafting.

She is survived by her sons, Thomas G. Gould and Brian C. Gould; daughter Kathryn A. (Gould) Birmingham; one granddaughter, Dakota Rose Birmingham; brother Robert Robitaille; sister Jeanne Robitaille and former husband George Gould.

Services are pending. Memorial donations may be made to the National Breast Cancer Foundation, Advanced Health Care or Gold Prospectors Association of America (GPAA).

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