- Glenn V. Lewis
Beloved father, grandfather, and great-grandfather. Died peacefully at
Mission Skilled Nursing Facility in Santa Clara on August 7, 2009 at age
88, a week after taking a bad fall.
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- Glenn was born on February 23, 1921,
to Verner and Lena Lewis in McGregor, Iowa. He grew up doing farm work in
Klemme, Iowa, until he enlisted in the Marine Corps in 1941. He was
deployed to the South Pacific, where he served honorably in New Caledonia,
the Solomon Islands, and other locations.
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- After completing active duty,
Glenn married June Elaine Spencer in San Anselmo in December, 1945. They
lived in Seattle and then near Santa Rosa, where their son Kerry was born
in 1948. Glenn worked for many years in Sonoma County at sawmills, on
construction jobs, and in his own lawn care business.
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- After Glenn and June
divorced, he married Sue Penry and lived with her in Healdsburg. After her
death in 1991, he moved to Upper Lake, in Lake Co.
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- Glenn leaves two
sisters, Evelyn Wickard and Luella Johnson; his son and daughter-in-law
Kerry and Elizabeth Lewis of Santa Clara; grandchildren David Lewis, Alan
Lewis, and Elsa Carvalho and husband Robert; and great-grandchildren
Claudia and Monique Carvalho and Gracie Lewis; also many nieces, nephews,
cousins, and friends, who will miss his long, late-night phone calls.
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- Glenn's immediate family will remember him in a
private memorial. Interment will be at Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, CA.
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source: Press Democrat (Santa Rosa CA), 18 Aug 2009
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- Glenn Verner Lewis: born 23 Feb 1921 McGregor, Clayton
County, Iowa - died 7 Aug 2009 Santa Clara, Santa Clara County, California
Grave marker at Hartley Cemetery, Lakeport, Lake County, California
Son of Verner Llewellyn Lewis, born 1893 - died 1962 and Lena Coobs, born
1894 - died 1977
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Brother of:
Luella Blanche Lewis Johnson (1926-2011)
- source: Find-A-Grave, memorial# 88706008