Eunice Glesne

Eunice Hexum Glesne, age 93, entered into her Savior's rest on Saturday, November 3, 2007, while residing at the Broen Memorial Home in Fergus Falls. She was born at home in rural Carlisle, Minnesota, on December 1, 1913, where she was baptized and confirmed in Hedemarken Lutheran Church. She attended Park Region Academy and graduated from Fergus Falls High School in 1934. After earning a Teacher's Certificate from the Teacher Training Department of FFHS in 1935, she then taught six years in rural area schools. She was married to Anton Glesne in Hedemarken on June 21, 1944. She warmly embraced her vocation as a mother as they raised their three children on a family farm in rural Underwood. The family was active in Sverdrup Lutheran Church. Eunice served others in and through Christ's Church by teaching Sunday School and working with youth and adult choirs. Her love of music involved her singing in small groups and choirs and she was an accomplished soloist in her own right. In more recent years she did volunteer work at the Broen Home. She and Tony moved to Fergus Falls in June of 1982 where she continued to live after Tony's death in 1988. Numbered among her interests and hobbies were baking, gardening, crocheting and sewing. Eunice was a beloved wife and mother and grandmother whose Christian faith and example have left a lasting and life-changing imprint on the members of her family for which they are eternally grateful. Preceding her in death were her husband, Tony; parents, Albert and Olga (Sethre) Hexum; and brother-in-law Sterling Olness. Survivors include her daughter Diane (Larry) Dahl of Cogswell, ND; sons: David (Mona) Glesne of Coon Rapids, MN, and Donald (Carolyn) Glesne of Underwood; grandchildren: Brian (Eva) and Kevin Dahl, Karin (Jason) Dewey, Kjersti, Heidi, Mark (Corissa) and Jared Glesne, and Jennifer, Elizabeth and John Glesne; great-grandchildren: Kiri, Siri, and Jase Dewey; sisters: Mabel Olness of Brookings, SD, Alice (Jorolf) Ronnevik of Carlisle, and Mildred (Gerald) Tysver of Fergus Falls; brothers: Elmer (Lena) Hexum of Alexandria, MN, and Albert (Ellen) Hexum Jr. of Fergus Falls; and numerous nieces and nephews. Eunice's homecoming celebration will be held at 1:30 pm Sunday, November 11, at Sverdrup Lutheran Church, Underwood, with Rev. Scott Mikkelson presiding. Reviewal and visitation will precede the service from 12 to 1:30 p.m. at the church. Interment will be at Sverdrup Lutheran Cemetery. Olson Funeral Home, Fergus Falls is in charge of arrangements. Memorials are preferred for the Broen Home Auxiliary. Condolences may be sent online at www.olsonfuneralhome.com