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Visitation:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 from 10:30 a.m. until
12 p.m. at St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden.
Service:
Wednesday, February 26, 2025 at 12 p.m. at the
church
Funeral home:
Fricke-Calvert-Schrader, Lincoln
Obituary
Glenn V. Marten, 87, of Lincoln
formerly of Emden passed away on Friday, February
21, 2025 at St. Clara’s Rehab & Senior Care in
Lincoln, IL.
Glenn was born on September 9, 1937, in Emden, IL,
the son of Virgil C.F. & Agnes C. (Westen) Marten.
He married Marilyn Chesnut on June 29, 1958 in New
Holland. She survives.
Glenn is also survived by his sons, Gary (Gail)
Marten and Kevin (Vicki) Marten; his five
granddaughters, Rebekah (Brandon) Westcott, Abigail
(Zachary) Swalley, Rachel Marten, Lesa (Mike)
Bradshaw, Anita Miller; twelve great-grandchildren,
Elliot, Augustine, Gracyn, and Jonah, Marah (Dylan)
Davis, Sarah Penny, Sierra (Nick) Travis, Alyssa
Stryker, Justin (Elisabeth) Risner, Aaron (Cassie)
Risner, Allen Bradshaw, and Abigail (Nate) McMillan;
great-great-grandchildren, Daniel, Owen, Brandon,
Skylar, Grayson, Sandra Mae, Wesson, Rayne, and
Mason; two sisters, Myrna Boward, Anita Gemberling,
and four brothers, Denzil Marten, Alan (Carol)
Marten, Lester (Ruthie) Marten, and Dale (Danette)
Marten. Additionally Glenn is survived by several
close aunts, uncles, nieces and nephews.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Glenn was an active lifelong member of St. Peter’s
Lutheran Church in Emden, IL. Glenn worked at Lehn &
Fink in his early years of marriage; then later at
Logan FS as an agriculture petroleum salesman
serving many farmers and friends. |
He was a member of the Emden
Volunteer Fire Department for over 60 years and in
that time served as a trustee for many years.
He was known as “The Marble Man”, he
had a great interest for marbles and had a vast
collection of different styles from different
manufacturers; he also had knowledge of where they
were made and who they were made by. One of Glenn’s
favorite pastimes was setting up and selling at flea
markets where he would sell marbles and “Smalls”
from his showcases. Above all else, Glenn loved and
cherished his family, especially his grandchildren
who cherished him.
Funeral services for Glenn will be
held at 12:00 pm on Wednesday, February 26, 2025, at
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Emden. Visitation
will take place prior to the service from 10:30 am
to 12:00 pm also at the church. Burial will take
place at 2:30 pm at Hartsburg Union Cemetery.
Memorials may be made in Glenn’s name to the Emden
Fire Department, St. Peter’s Lutheran Church,
Gentiva Hospice, or Donor’s Choice. Arrangements
have been entrusted to Fricke-Calvert-Schrader
Funeral Home in Lincoln.
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