Glenn V. Cline

Glenn was born February 15, 1924 in Winterset, the son of Patrick and Myrtle (Seiler) Cline. Glenn graduated from Winterset High School in 1942 and later served in the United States Navy from 1943 to 1946. During his service to his country, Glenn was stationed on the USS Goodhue and taught navigation at the Great Lakes Training Station in Waukegon, IL. His marriage to Patricia Rose Bricker took place on March 24, 1943 in Nashua, Iowa. To this union five children were born. He is survived by his wife, Patricia of Winterset; five sons, Dennis (Sharyl) Cline of Chester, VA; Steve Cline of Pleasant Hill; Robert (Marty) Cline of Winterset; Kevin (Teresa) Cline of Des Moines; David (Mary) Cline of Patterson; two brothers, Gail (Bev) Cline and Murray (Arlene) Cline both of Winterset; three sisters, Wilma Jordan of Peru; Janice Feldman of Van Meter; Jeanne Rieck of Ames; 6 grandchildren (Sara Cline and Chris Brown, Lindsay Cline, Emily Cline, Ian (Dawn) Cline, Stacy (Sherri) White and Kim (Al) Leonard), 6 great grandchildren (Jasmine Cline, Troyce White, Utonda White, Tanner White, Trey White and Alyse Leonard) and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Ralph Cline, a sister, Norma Junkin, and four brothers-in-law, Ralph Feldman, Don Rieck, Don Jordan and Frank Junkin. During his working career, Glenn worked for Anderson Erickson Dairy as a route driver and later worked for Life Investors Insurance Company. Glenn also worked as a commodities broker for the Clayton Brokerage Company retiring as manager in 1987 after 18 years. He also founded and operated Cline’s Orchard north of Winterset from 1975 to 1996. As a youth, Glenn was involved in Boy Scouts and as an adult served as a Scout Master in Winterset. He was also a member of the Iowa Genealogical Society and the Iowa Fruit Growers Association. He was an avid Chicago Cubs and Iowa Hawkeye fan. Visitation: 2:00 to 8:00 p.m., Thursday, where family will receive friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m. May 31, 2007 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa. Service: 1:00 p.m., Friday June 1, 2007 at Ochiltree Funeral Service & Aftercare, Winterset, Iowa. Memorial: In lieu of flowers, the family requests memorials to the Middle River Hospice, Winterset.