Galen E. Glick (1941-2019)

GLICK, RINDERKNECHT

Posted By: Ken Wright (email)
Date: 11/5/2019 at 15:02:30

Memorial
Galen E. Glick, 78, of Marion, passed away on October 24th at St. Luke’s Hospital of multiple health problems.

A visitation will be held from at Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home from 5-7 PM on Tuesday, October 29th. Services will be held on Wednesday, October 30th at 10 AM at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, 8300 C Avenue, Marion, with Pastor Steve Qualben officiating. Burial will be held in Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery.

Galen was born on May 26, 1941 to Odetta and Galen A. Glick in Aurora, Illinois. Galen’s father died when he was a toddler and he and his mother moved to Atkins, Iowa. She later married Herbert Rinderknecht and Galen was raised on the farm in Atkins. He graduated from Atkins High School in 1959.

Galen was a sports fan as well as a talented athlete. He was a devoted St. Louis Cardinals fan, and he won many sports awards in his youth. He was a brick layer and masonry estimator for many years. More recently, he loved working in his backyard garden and giving produce to his friends and family. He also found great joy in his second career as an Uber driver and enjoyed his precious pups, Spike and Gizmo.

He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Connie, his son Michael (Alice) Glick, daughter Shari Nechanicky, and stepdaughter, Jodi (John) Harris. Grandchildren include Jarod Beltz, Jennifer (Chris) Vogt, Joseph (Kayla) Glick, Ashlee (Jeremy) Nechanicky, Amber Nechanicky, Noelle (Tim) Wittkop, Danielle (Paul) Hahn and five step-grandchildren, Melissa Maxwell, Heather (Daniel) Harris, Matthew Harris, Lucas (Emily) Harris and Zachary Harris. Great-grandchildren include Jameson, Ava, Atlas, Arlo and Lily. A sister-in-law, Peggy Neyens and her sons, Brad (Rachel) Neyens and Jamey Bixby, two great-nephews and former spouse, Delores Tibben.

Galen was preceded in death by his mother, father, infant sister Janet, stepfather and stepson Johnny Stillions.

A memorial fund has been established in his name.