John Glenn

John Alvin Glenn, age 79 of Cottage Grove, MN, passed away May 27, 2012.

Funeral services will be 11 am Saturday, June 2, 2012 at Zion Lutheran Church, 8500 Hillside Trail S., Cottage Grove. Visitation will be Friday 4-7 pm at Kok Funeral Home, 1201 Portland Avenue, St. Paul Park and also for one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.

John Alvin Glenn was born June 13, 1932 in Farmington, Arkansas to Elmer and Mamie (Ralston) Glenn. He entered active duty in the US Army in 1949 and was stationed in Germany as a Tank Mechanic. John was a long-time employee at the HD Hudson Company in Hastings as a punch press supervisor. He was a member of the VFW Post 8752 and enjoyed woodworking, fishing and fixing things.

John is survived by his children, Robert, Holly (Brian) Struve, Carol Angerman, Sharyn (Bruce Martin) Raphael, Diana Beying, Reginald (Marie) Christiansen, Roger Christiansen and Michael (Bev Wallen) Christiansen; numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren; siblings, Cecil (Imogene) Glenn, Dorothy Rosebeary and Louise Arney; sister-in-law, Edith Glenn.
He is preceded in death by his wife, Delores (Lynner) Glenn; parents, Elmer and Mamie Glenn; sisters, Barbara Shepard, Wilma (and husband Bob) Mounce; brothers, Robert and Alfred Glenn and son-in-law, Skip Angerman.