Losey, Glenn A.

Glenn A. Losey, 71, of Toddville, went to Heaven Friday, Oct. 2, 2009, surrounded by family and friends. Celebration of his life will be 10:30 a.m. Tuesday at Alice United Methodist Church, Center Point, officiated by the Rev. Leo Anderson and the Rev. Burr Bryant. The family will greet friends from 4 to 7 p.m. Monday at Murdoch Funeral Home and Cremation Center, Marion. Burial: Alice Cemetery, rural Center Point.

Survivors include his wife, Barb; sons, Jeffrey and Jesse; grandsons, Adam and Jesse II; brother, Howard (Susie) Losey; and sister-in-law, Linda Johnson (AJ Thoma). Also surviving are his niece, Danielle (Mike) Gearhart; nephew, Joshua (Jodi) Johnson, and their daughter, Mattie; his nephew, James (Amy) Johnson; mother-in-law, Erma Johnson; good friends and neighbors, Carl and Terri Meiners and their children; and many other family members.

He was preceded in death by his mother; father; stepfather, Jerry Choteborsky; and sister-in-law, Tana Losey.

Glenn was born Jan. 20, 1938, in Elberon, Iowa, to Walter and Ruth (Wandling) Losey. He graduated from Belle Plaine High School in 1956. Glenn married Barbara Johnson at the Little Brown Church in Nashua. He worked at Rockwell-Collins from 1957 until 1995.

Glenn was a member of Alice United Methodist Church and the Alburnett Lions Club, where he served in several offices. He served the Iowa Lions Club as zone chairman and region chairman. Glenn organized blood drives in Alburnett for many years.

Memorials in Glenn's honor may be directed to Alice United Methodist Church, 4617 Alice Rd., Center Point, IA 52213; or Alburnett Lions Club, c/o Ardith Smith, PO Box 134, Alburnett, IA 52202.

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