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Willis Glenn
WILLIS GLENN
Olin
Willis H. Glenn, 83, of Cedar Falls, died of natural causes Thursday, May 29, 2014, at Windhaven Assisted Living Center, Cedar Falls.
Willis was born Feb. 25, 1931, in Olin, Iowa, the son of Victor and Rose (Dusanek) Glenn. He married Carolyn Cousins Sept. 9, 1956, at Olin. She preceded him in death March 11, 2013.
Willis served in the United States Army and farmed in the Olin area for many years. He was a member of the Iowa Cattlemen's Association, the Iowa Nut Growers Association, 4-H, Olin Historical Society and the Olin and St. Timothy's United Methodist
churches.
Survivors include two daughters, Jaymee (David) Glenn-Burns of Cedar Falls and Ann Grove of Waterloo; three grandchildren, Allyn Glenn-Burns of Cedar Falls, Cecilia (fiance
Richard Niesen) Grove of Bettendorf and Magee Glenn-Burns of Cedar Falls.
Willis was preceded in death by his parents; his wife; one granddaughter, Katie Rose Glenn-Burns; a brother, Calvin Glenn; and a sister in
infancy.
Services will be at 2:30 p.m. Sunday, June 1, at St. Timothy's United Methodist Church.
A memorial fund will be established.
Dahl-Van Hove-Schoof Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
Condolences may be left at www.DahlFuneralHome.com.
Willis was a conservationist, lifelong learner, inventor, patent holder and the Windridge unofficial historian. He had a strong sense of humor and encouraged people to grow and
improve themselves.
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