EUGENE A. "GENE" GLOSSON

EUGENE "GENE" A. GLOSSON, was born Dec.18, 1922, the son of Joe and Clara Glosson in Wau-kegan, Ill. He was owner and operator of Hobart/ Glosson Food Equipment retiring Dec. 1988. He joined the U.S. Navy in Dec. of 1940 and served on the Battleship USS Nevada as a Gunners Mate 1st Class. He was aboard the Nevada during the attack on Pearl Harbor Dec. 7, 1941. After Pearl Harbor, he joined the "all volunteer" U.S. Submarine Service. He served aboard the SS Gunnel in the Pacific the remainder of the war. After the war he met Teresa Clark and was married in 1946. He joined the J. Sklar Bakery Company of Boston, Mass. as a repair mechanic. After serving a few years as an independent servicer he joined the Hobart Manufacturing Company in Boston, Mass. He then helped open the Hobart office in Worcester, Mass. as its first service technician. He was offered the Hobart Agency in Richmond, Ind. and started Hobart/Glosson Food Equipment. In 1951 he was called back to the U.S. Submarine Service during the Korean War. He served aboard the SS Runner. In 1956 he was offered the Hobart Fort Wayne Agency. He was a member of the WWII U.S. Submarine Survivors Assn., Pearl Harbor Survivors Assn., Knights of Columbus Fourth Degree, American Legion Posts 241 and 296. He was proceded in death by his parents, Joe and Clara Glosson; brothers, Harold Glosson and Jack Glosson and infant children, Richard and Mary. He is survived by his brothers, Donald Glosson and James Glosson; and sister, Joan Apple; his loving wife of 67 years, Teresa; son, John (Connie); daughters, Anita; Teresa (Kent) Greener; Patricia (Richard) Kelly; Suzanne; Laurie Duff; Carol (John Huffman) Snowden; Kathleen (John) Vasell; 10 grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren and devoted cat, Annabelle. Mass of Christian Burial is 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 18, 2014, at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church-Fairfield with calling one hour prior. Calling also at D.O. McComb & Sons Foster Park Funeral Home, 6301 Fairfield Avenue Monday, Feb. 17, 2014 from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 6 to 8 p.m. with a vigil at 4pm. Burial in Catholic Cemetery. Memorials to Alzheimer's Association., Visiting Nurse Hospice Home, or offered Masses at St. John the Baptist Catholic Church-Fort Wayne. To sign the online guest book, please go to www.domccombandsons.com