Glenn R. OWENS

1925 - 2014  (88 years)

• Name	Glenn R. OWENS
  Birth	13 Oct 1925	McClelland, Pottawattamie, Iowa
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Jan 2014	Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa   [1]
  Person ID	I18452	bmds
  Last Modified	4 Oct 2020

  
  

  Family	Darlene HARTJE,   b. 2 Apr 1927, Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa d. 19 Jul 2013 (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1947
  Age at Marriage	Glenn : ~ 21 years old | Darlene : ~ 19 years old.
  Children	1. Peggy Diane OWENS,   b. 31 Oct 1950 (Age 74 years)
  Family ID	F7373	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Oct 1925 - McClelland, Pottawattamie, Iowa Death - 14 Jan 2014 - Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

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  [S4] Obituary. Glenn R. Owens passed away January 14, 2014, at 88 years of age. He was born October 13, 1925, at a farm near McClelland, Iowa, to Josiah and Hazel (Chase) Owens.  He graduated from Abraham Lincoln High School in 1943. Glenn served in World War II from 1944 to 1946 with the 29th infantry division. He married Darlene Hartje on February 2, 1947, at St. Pauls Lutheran Church in Treynor. They farmed near Oakland & Quick until 1955 when he moved his family to Downey, Calif., where he was a maintenance supervisor for Rockwell International. In 1992, they returned to the Treynor area. He enjoyed woodworking and his John Deere tractors. Throughout much of Glenn and Darlene’s lives they traveled the U.S. as well as New Zealand, Australia, Europe, Hong Kong and Alaska. They spent many winters in Arizona. Glenn was a 50 plus year member of Amber Masonic Lodge # 569, Lamar Hartje American Legion #725 and Mount Hope United Methodist Church.  Glenn was preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Darlene; brothers, George, Donald, Dale Owens; sister, Geraldine Owens.  Glenn is survived by his daughters, Cynthia Ronald and her husband, Greg, of Garden Grove, Calif., Peggy Eshelman and her husband, Eric, of Anaheim Hills, Calif., Rebecca MacIntosh and her husband, Bruce, of Irvine, Calif., Barbara Sowersby and her husband, Gary, of Placentia, Calif.; son, Steve Owens and his wife, Amy, of Treynor, Iowa; sister, Irene Caldwell, of Scottsdale, Ariz.; brother, Jack Owens, of Monroe, Mich.; sisters-in-law, Thirza Hartje, of Council Bluffs, Audrey Hartje, of Oakland, Iowa, Eva Hartje, of McClelland, Iowa, and June Owens, of Valencia, Calif.; 11 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.  Masonic service Friday, 5:30 p.m., followed by visitation until 8 p.m., at the Hoy-Kilnoski Funeral Home. Funeral service is Saturday, at 11 a.m., at the funeral home followed by a luncheon in the Hoy Community Room. Cortege will leave the funeral home after the lunch for interment in the Hardin Township Cemetery. Memorials are suggested to Treynor Fire and Rescue or Mt. Hope United Methodist Church.