Anna Florence (Hansen) GLAWE

GLAWE, HANSEN, DIEKMANN, LOEBIG, STUDER, CROWLEY, CLARK, GUENTHER, CRAM, WILSON, QUIBELL, SABOTTA, FAUVELLE, CHRISTIAN

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/30/2009 at 11:55:33

Anna Florence Hansen Glawe was born November 17, 1909, to Hans Marius and Anna Katherine Eleanora Hansen on a homestead near Wiggins, Colorado, In 1922, the family returned to Wesley, Iowa, where her father’s parents had settled after immigrating from Denmark. Florence graduated from Wesley High School, as valedictorian, in 1927. After attending a course of study in business and piano at Upper Iowa University, she returned to Wesley to work in the Exchange Bank until 1935.
In June, 1935, Florence married Elmer Glawe of Corwith, Iowa at the Wesley United Methodist Church. The couple built a home on their farm west of Corwith, where they spent their lives, until Florence moved into the Kanawha Community Nursing Home in May, 2004. Florence began studying piano at an early age. She always enjoyed music and, starting in her teens, was a church organist and pianist for over 50 years at the Wesley and Corwith United Methodist Churches. It was her honor to play for many weddings, funerals and special events. Florence enjoyed oil painting, needlework, crafts and family history. She instilled her love of music and crafts in her children and grandchildren. She and Elmer spent innumerable hours playing cards and dominoes with their grandchildren and great-grandchildren. They also enjoyed traveling by camper or trailer to many places and wintered in Weslaco, Texas for more than 30 years. Florence was originally a member of the Wesley United Methodist Church and became a member of the Corwith United Methodist Church after she was married. For many years, she taught and attended Sunday School, in addition to playing the piano and organ. She was an active member of the United Methodist Women and held many offices over the years.

Florence died on Thursday, October 7, 2004, at the Kanawha Community Nursing Home in Kanawha, Iowa. She was 94. Florence was preceded in death by her parents; husband; two sisters, Grace (Fred) Diekmann and Maurine (Ed) Loebig; and five brother and sisters-in-law, Elda (Roy) Clark, Anne (Ralph) Crowley, Maude (Herman) Studer, Hazel (August) Studer, and George Glawe.
Florence is survived by her two daughters and their husbands, Janice and George Guenther and Mariann and Myron Cram, both of Corwith; eight grandchildren; Pamela (Mike) Wilson of Johnston, Iowa; Sara Guenther (Bob Christian) of Algona, Iowa; Linda (Marc) Quibell of Ankeny, Iowa; Gregory (Janelle) Guenther of Williamsburg, Iowa; Patricia Guenther of Corwith, Iowa, Mark (Robin) Cram of Corwith, Iowa; Anne (Mike) Sabotta of Cypress, Texas; and Katherine (Bob) Fauvelle of Westminster, Colorado; 14 great-grandchildren; Blake and Ben Wilson; Tommy and Michaela Christian; Eric and Nadine Quibell; Elise and Lila Guenther; Steven, Kevin and Randy Cram; and Caroline, Courtney and Catherine Sabotta; her sister-in-law, Margaret Glawe and many nieces, nephews and friends.

Visitation:
Sunday, October 10, 2004
4:00 PM until 7:00 PM
Garry-Roberts-Murphy-Schaaf Funeral Home
Corwith, Ia

Visitation:
Monday, October 11, 2004
9:00 AM until 10:00 AM
United Methodist Church
Corwith, Ia

Service:
Monday, October 11, 2004
10:00 AM
United Methodist Church
Corwith, Ia

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