Glenn Arthur CHRISTIANS

CHRISTIANS, BROUSSEAU, REITER, LARSEN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 2/10/2024 at 13:06:47

Glenn Arthur Christians
September 2, 1923---- September 19, 2018

Glenn A. Christians 95, of Mount Dora, Florida, entered into Heaven to meet his savior on September 19, 2018. He is survived by his wife of 25 years, Melissa Brousseau Christians of Mount Dora, his son Scott (Cheryl) and grandsons, Jason and Griffin all of Austin, Texas. He is also survived by his brother, John Christians. 93, of Fort Dodge, Iowa. A native of Klemme, Iowa, Glenn enlisted in the Navy during WWII, at the age of 17. Three of the ships on which he served were sunk by German U-boats, but he miraculously survived. In another instance, Glenn was part of a secret mission to deliver ammunition and supplies to the French Resistance. During that operation, his boat hit a mine and he was the sole survivor. For the sacrifices he made, the government of France conferred upon him, the prestigious Legion of Honor Award in 2015. This is the highest honor and award bestowed upon a non-French citizen. Upon discharge from the Navy, Glenn went to college on the GI Bill and received both his BS and Masters degrees in Engineering. His career included executive positions at Clark Equipment, International Harvester and Massey Ferguson, which was later purchased by Agco Corporation. He specialized in marketing until his retirement from Agco Atlanta at the age of 75.

In 1947, he married Kathryn Reiter. They lived in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, where their son Scott was born in 1952. Kathryn died in 1991. Glenn married Melissa Brousseau, in West Des Moines, Iowa in July, 1993. Also left to cherish Glenn's memory are Melissa's two children and three grandchildren. Her son Chad (Kelly) Brousseau and their children Lauren and Sean of Hillsboro, IA., and her daughter Kelly Brousseau Larsen and her daughter Lily of West Des Moines, IA. The Christians lived in Atlanta before retiring to Mount Dora in 1998. They were faithful members at First Baptist Church of Umatilla. Glenn and Melissa were also very active in the Mount Dora Yacht Club, where his 95th birthday was recently celebrated with family and friends on September 9th.

A Celebration of Life will be held Tuesday, September 25th with a gathering at 10AM and a service at 11 AM, both at Allen J. Harden Funeral Home in Mount Dora, Florida. Glenn Christians has established an Engineering Scholarship Fund with the Mount Dora Community Trust. In lieu of flowers he requested contributions be made to the scholarship fund at PO Box 1451, Mount Dora, FL 32756. A military service will be held at the Iowa Veterans Cemetery in Adel, Iowa at a later date.

Daily Commercial --- Leesburg, Florida
September 23, 2018