Vern Glotfelty

VERN H. GLOTFELTY

Victor

Vern H. Glotfelty, 83, of Brooklyn, formerly of Victor, peacefully stepped into the loving arms of his Lord and Savior on Saturday, Sept. 30, 2017, at the Brooklyn Community Estate. A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 7, at New Covenant-United Methodist Church in Victor. Interment will be at the Brethren Cemetery, near Libertyville. Friends may call beginning at noon Friday, Oct. 6, at Smith Funeral Home in Victor with the family present from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday. A masonic service will be held at 7 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.

Should friends desire, memorials in Vern's name may be directed to the Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation or to the Victor United Methodist Women and sent in care of the Smith Funeral Home, P.O. Box 485, Victor, IA 52347.

Survivors include his children, Deb (Dan) Davis of Colorado Springs, Colo., Tammy (Dennis) Hull of Cedar Rapids, Tim (Janet) Glotfelty of Victor, Nathan (Marla) Glotfelty of Kellogg, Chris (Damon) Daniels of Huntsville, Ala., and Jill (Dan) Dreyer of Muscatine; 15 grandchildren; 21 great-grandchildren; sisters-in-law, Lavina Glotfelty of Davenport, Betty (Harry) Durflinger of Greentop, Mo., Patti (Bob) Whitham of Madrid and Nancy Webb of Ottumwa; brother-in-law, James Webb of Andover, Minn.; and several cousins, nieces and nephews.

He was preceded in death by his parents; his wife of 55 years, Joanne; two sons, Mark and Michael Glotfelty; two brothers, Vernon Harold and Clarence; and two sisters, Carolyn and Mary.

Vern's family would like to thank the staff of Brooklyn Community Estate for their loving care.