Glen Melvin Oldre (2016)
OLDRE, WILLERS, MABRY
Posted By: Mary Welty Hart (email)
Date: 4/29/2016 at 16:53:01
Des Moines Register
Des Moines, Iowa
Friday, April 29, 2016GLEN MELVIN OLDRE, Earlham
Glen, 86, passed away April 27, 2016.
Memorial service will be 3:00 p.m. Saturday, April 30, 2016 at the First Presbyterian Church in Earlham. Family will greet friends from 2:00 p.m. until service time.
Glen was born near Kenneth, MN and attended school there. In 1950 he married Bonnie Willers and they raised five children while Glen farmed with his dad. The family later moved to Slayton, MN and Glen began selling insurance. Later he moved the family to Sioux Falls, SD. He became a regional sales manager, covering five states.
In 1978, he married Rita Mabry and in 1985, they moved to the Des Moines area. They enjoyed collecting antiques and doing flea markets. Glen collected farm toys and started the Greater Mid West Toy Show in 1981.
Left to grieve his passing, his loving wife, Rita; children, Dan, Douglas (Toni), Kirk, Karen (Ron), Kim (Randy); Rita's children, Micky, Rita Ann, Diane, Ray, Mark and Jim; 22 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren; and his three sisters. He was preceded by his parents, Paul and Mabel Oldre, and a brother.
Glen was a kind, thoughtful, and loving man. He will be missed by all who knew him.
Memorial contributions may be directed to Earlham Rescue or HCI Hospice.
Online condolences may be left at Mccalleyfuneralhome.com
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