Mrs. CARL E. (Vivian M. Beckmann) GLAB

SCHERMER, BECKMANN, GLAB, BRAIG, LINDSTROM, STECKLINE, WOHLFORD, WILLIAMS, SEARS

Posted By: Mary Durr (email)
Date: 4/30/2003 at 12:28:29

Vivian M. Glab

Telegraph Herald - Saturday, April 19, 2003

Mrs. Carl E. (Vivian M.) Glab, 83, of Stonehill Care Center, formerly of 761 Rose St. and 291 S. Hill St., died at 11:50 p.m. Wednesday, March 12, 2003, at Stonehill Care Center.

Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Monday at Nativity Catholic Church, where friends may call after 9:30 a.m. Burial of the cremated remains will be in Mount Calvary Cemetery following the service. The Behr Funeral Home, 1491 Main St., is in charge of arrangements.

She was born on Aug. 29, 1919, in Peosta, daughter of George and Anna (Schermer) Beckmann. She grew up in Dyersville, Iowa.

She married Carl E. Glab on May 24, 1944, in Los Angeles. They moved to Dubuque in 1946.

Vivian was a devoted wife, mother and homemaker. She enjoyed gardening, being outdoors and playing with her beloved cat, Molly. Her grandchildren and great-grandchildren were a special source of happiness.

Surviving are her daughter, Karla A. (James) Braig, of Dubuque; two sons, James C. (Karen Goodwin) Glab, of New York City, and Jeff G. (Tina) Glab, of Los Angeles; four grandchildren, Christopher Braig, of Minneapolis, Jennifer (Tim Steckline) Braig, of Spearfish, S.D., Amy (Matt) Lindstrom, of Albany, N.Y., and Sonia Margrit Glab, of Los Angeles; four great-grandchildren, Maria and Vivian Steckline and Anna and Isaac Lindstrom; a sister, Mary Wohlford, of Dyersville; a brother, John Luke (Mary Kay) Beckmann, of Ankeny, Iowa; many nieces and nephews; and a sister-in-law, Valeria Beckmann, of Dyersville.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Carl E. Glab, on Oct. 2, 1984; a daughter, Alana Williams; two brothers, Tom (Eileen) Beckmann and Paul Beckmann; and a sister, Esther Sears.

Memorials may be given to Hospice of Dubuque, 2255 Kennedy Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52002 and the Dubuque Humane Society, 175 North Crescent Ridge Road, Dubuque, Iowa 52003.

The family wishes to thank the nurses and staff at Stonehill Care Center and Hospice of Dubuque for their care and concern.