Catherine Glenn Obituary
Catherine graduated from Grand Junction High School in 1949. She was selected to go to Iowa Girls State in 1949.
Catherine worked for Bankers Life in Des Moines until May 20, 1955 when she was united in marriage to Robert J. Glenn at the First United Methodist Church in Grand Junction. To this union, seven children were born. Catherine supported Bob in his 39-year career as a park ranger with the Iowa Department of Natural Resources. Catherine and Bob lived and worked all over the state of Iowa, including Spring Lake County Park, Backbone State Park, Wapsipinicon State Park, Union Grove State Park, and finally Prairie Rose State Park from 1969-1993. Catherine worked at CDS Global in Harlan for seven years until retirement in 1993.
After they retired, Catherine and Bob moved back to Grand Junction, where they were faithful members of First United Methodist Church. In 2019, Catherine and Bob moved back to Harlan to be closer to family.
Catherine Glenn passed away July 16, 2025 in Harlan, Iowa. She was preceded in death by husband Bob, her parents, a sister Shirley (Short) Cronin, a brother Don Cronin, and two sons, David and Joel. Survivors include children: Mark (Tricia McCarty) Glenn of Albuquerque, NM; Marcia (Mark) Winder of Skiatook, OK; Gary (Sara) Glenn of Iowa City, IA; Sharon (Randy) Kroger of Harlan, IA; Michael (Deb) Glenn of Omaha, NE; and daughter-in-law Mary Glenn of Huxley, IA; brothers Dan Cronin of Moulton, IA, John Cronin of North Liberty, IA; eighteen grandchildren; eleven great-grandchildren; and many family and friends.
Memorials in Catherine's name are suggested to the Harlan Community Library.
Funeral services will be held Saturday, July 19, 2025 at 11:00am at First United Methodist Church, 302 13th Street South, Grand Junction, Iowa. The Glenn family will visit with friends from 10:00am to 10:45am Saturday at the church, just prior to the funeral. Interment will be in the Junction Township Cemetery. Following the interment, a luncheon will be held in the church basement fellowship hall.
Slininger-Schroeder Funeral Home, Jefferson, Iowa
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