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Glenn H. Brewer
Glenn H. Brewer, age 94, passed peacefully into eternal life January
16, 2016 at Rest Haven Health Care Center.
Glenn Hoke Brewer was born to Arthur and Katie (Hoke) Brewer near
Bradford, Ohio on May 3, 1921. He graduated from
Gettysburg High School in 1939. After graduation he worked
at Petersime Incubator Factory and then at Wright-Patterson Air Force
Base. He married Norma Waggoner on October 11, 1941
and began farming.
Mr. Brewer farmed full-time and worked winters at Ed Cornell’s Men’s
Store until he became employed at Bradford National Bank in
1956. He attended the Ohio School of Banking and later
became a loan officer. He retired in 1986 as a Vice
President of Miami Citizens National Bank and was the manager of the
Bradford Office. He farmed part-time during this time
at the Bradford Office and continued to help farm during
retirement.
A life-long resident of Darke County, Glenn was an active member of
Oakland Church of the Brethren where he served in many capacities
including Sunday School teacher, choir member, and deacon.
He chaired the Fundraising Committee when the new church fellowship
hall was built. He was a 10- year member
of the Bradford Lions Club, was President of the Bradford Businessmen’s
Association, and was a member of the Gettysburg School
Board.
All who knew Glenn knew that he loved people, travel, and
cars. He had several antique cars that he enjoyed
driving with members of the Piqua Antique Car Klub.
In May of 1984 he was selected to spend a week in Washington observing
in the office of Congressman Tom Kindness. He also
volunteered as a driver for the Brethren Retirement Community in
Greenville.
Glenn will be remembered as a loving father, grandfather, and
great-grandfather who always took time for his
family. He was preceded in death by his
wife of 34 years, Norma, an infant son, Glenn Mark, parents, Arthur and
Katie Brewer, and sister, Esther Lecklider. He is
survived by his daughter, Patricia (Stephen) Marsh, North Vernon,
IN and son, Dean (Christine) Brewer, Bradford, OH; grandchildren
Kimberly (Bracken) Foster, Newcomerstown, OH; Philip (Yukiko) Brewer,
Tokyo, Japan; Lynn Marsh, Zionsville, IN; and Julie Brewer (Isaac
Zika), Bradford, OH; and five great-grandchildren, Ellie, Ethan, Lucy,
and Charlotte Foster; and Tomo Brewer.
Visitation will be held Friday January 22 from 5 to 7 p.m. at
Zechar-Bailey Funeral Home in Greenville, Ohio. Graveside
service will be held Saturday January 23 at 9:30 a.m. at Gettysburg
Cemetery and a memorial service will follow at 11 a.m. at the Oakland
Church of the Brethren, Gettysburg, Ohio, with Rev. Fred Bernhard and
Rev. Bracken Foster and co-officiating. Family will receive
friends at the church beginning at 10:30 a.m. before the memorial
service.
In lieu of flowers the family requests memorials be made to either
Oakland Church of the Brethren Memorial Fund or Cru (Campus Crusade for
Christ).
Condolences for the family may be expressed through www.zecharbailey.com
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