GLANVILLE, Dean Jr.
GLANVILLE, MOORE, CORDAS, GERKEN, STOYNOFF, RILEY, PRICE
Posted By: Sharon R Becker (email)
Date: 4/8/2018 at 03:22:10
Obituary ~ Dean Glanville Jr.
July 02, 1916 ~ November 29, 2010The Globe Gazette
Mason City, Cerro Gordo County, Iowa
December 02, 2014MASON CITY - Dean Glanville Jr., 94, of Mason City, died Monday, Nov. 29, 2010, at Good Shepherd Health Center.
Funeral services will be 10:30 a.m. Friday, Dec. 3, at Wesley United Methodist Church, 1405 S. Pennsylvania Ave., with the Rev. Keith Scott officiating. Visitation will be at Wesley United Methodist Church one hour prior to the service. Interment will be at Elmwood-St. Joseph Cemetery. Memorials may be directed to the Wesley United Methodist Church or the Mason City Community Kitchen.
Dean was born July 2, 1916, in Mason City, the son of Dean and Marjorie (Moore) Glanville. He attended Mason City High School. Dean was united in marriage to Enid Cordas on March 15, 1938, at the Methodist Church Parsonage in Hampton. They spent most of their 68-year marriage living on a farm just south of Mason City and were members of the Wesley United Methodist Church in Mason City.
Dean was a proud veteran of the U.S. Navy during World War II. He served in the Seabees, the construction battalion of the Navy, at Pearl Harbor. Upon his discharge in 1945, Dean returned to his employment at the Mason City Brick and Tile (Cantex Industries) where he was machinist and master mechanic in charge of all plant maintenance. He quickly gained a reputation for his ability to devise solutions to a wide range of mechanical problems. Dean retired from the Brick and Tile in 1978 with 36 years of service.
The son of the state game warden at Clear Lake, Dean had a lifelong interest in the outdoors and wildlife. He and Enid enjoyed many camping trips and picnics throughout their married life. In the '70s they became very involved in square dancing, spending hours practicing new steps and traveling around the country to attend workshops and dances.
Dean is survived by his son, Tom (Mary Jo) Glanville of Ames; granddaughters, Abby Glanville of Chicago, Ill., and Kate (Mike) Gerken of Lawrence, Kan.; sisters, Mary (Bill) Stoynoff of Ventura and Jean (Bill) Riley of Clear Lake; three nephews; and dance partner and special friend, Nadine Price.
He was preceded in death by his parents; wife, Enid; brother, Bob Glanville; and two nephews.
Arrangements are with Major Erickson Funeral Home & Crematory, 111 N. Pennsylvania Ave., Mason City, IA 50401, 641-423-0924. Online condolences may be left for the family at www.majorericksonfuneralhome.com.
Transcription by Sharon R. Becker, April of 2018
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