Glen Lester Carlson

1923 - 2016

Glen Lester Carlson, 92, Red Oak, died Monday, Aug. 1, 2016, at the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital.
Glen was born Nov. 6, 1923, near Stanton, the son of Carl and Elva (Purcell) Carlson. He graduated from Red Oak High School in 1941 and served in the U.S. Marines, returning to Red Oak in 1945. He married Frances Lathrop on March 20, 1946, in Pilot Grove Township of Montgomery County.
Glen started farming with his father at the Flying A Ranch and started on his own in 1948 south of Red Oak. He and Frances lived near Elliott for nine years before moving to the farm north of Red Oak where they lived for 47 years, moving into town in 2007. Glen was a longtime member of the First Covenant Church and a current member of the Red Oak Presbyterian Church. Over the years, he served on and was Past President of the Montgomery County Fair Board and Farm Bureau. He also served on the Crime Stoppers, Montgomery County Supervisors, Montgomery County Board of Health, was a Pilot Grove Township Trustee, and a 50-year member of Cass Lodge #412 of the Masons.
Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Frances Carlson on Sept. 6, 2015; sister, Lois Hossle; and brother, Lynn Carlson.
Survivors include his children, Susan Johnson (Richard) of Minneapolis, Minn.; Peggy Blackburn (Robert) of Sioux Falls, S.D.; and Roger Carlson (Kathy) of Red Oak; grandchildren, Lisa Ross (Michael) of Hendersonville, Tenn.; Seth Johnson of Houston, Texas; Ingrid Johnson (Rafael Covarrubias-Gutierrez) of Querrataro, QR, Mexico; Ruth Johnson of Minneapolis; Emily Leutgeb (Daniel) of Minneapolis; Timothy Blackburn (Michele) of Sioux Falls; Todd Blackburn of Yankton, S.D.; Paul Blackburn (Sarah) of Little Rock, Ark.; Kelly Osheim (Josh) of Red Oak; Tony Carlson (Alix) of Red Oak; Jessie Carlson of Red Oak; and Amanda Carlson; 13 great-grandchildren; brothers, Darl Carlson of Red Oak and Dale Carlson and wife Carolyn of Red Oak; brother-in-law, Robert Hossle of Emerson; sisters-in-law, Mary Helen Peterson of Red Oak and Marilyn Carlson of California; and many other relatives and friends.
Funeral services were Saturday, Aug. 6, 2016, at the Red Oak Presbyterian Church with Rev.Caryn Pedersen officiating. Burial was in the Evergreen Cemetery. Masonic services were held Friday. Memorials are suggested to the Red Oak Presbyterian Church.
Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel is in charge of arrangements.