Arnold W. Glaser

Born in Durant, Iowa on April 20, 1914
Departed on August 28, 2010. Resided in Ottumwa, Iowa.

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Arnold W. Glaser, 96, of 3 Pennsylvania Place, Ottumwa, died August 28, 2010. Funeral services will be held at 1:00 PM, Tuesday, August 31, 2010 at the Cedar Memorial Park Chapel of Memories, Cedar Rapids. Rev. Bill Warhover of Echo Hill Presbyterian Church will officiate. Friends may call from 6:00 PM to 8:00 PM, on Monday, August 30, 2010 at the Cedar Memorial Park Funeral Home, Cedar Rapids. Interment: Cedar Memorial Park Cemetery, Cedar Rapids.

He was born near Durant, IA on April 20, 1914 to Jens and Elsie (Petersen) Glaser. He graduated valedictorian from Durant High School in 1932.

He joined the Navy in January 1942 after Pearl Harbor, serving as Chief Petty Officer during WWII. He served in the Naval Reserves and was recalled during the Korean Conflict, stationed at Green Cove Springs, Florida.

He married Hazel Hachmann on October 1, 1949 in Davenport. They moved to Cedar Rapids where he worked for 26 years at Collins Radio (now Rockwell) as a government inspector of communication equipment used in the military and in the Mercury, Gemini and Apollo space programs. They had one daughter, Sandra (Ric) Miller of Ottumwa. Hazel died on January 19, 1976. He married Mildred Goodwater on August 6, 1977. She died March 29, 2001. He lived in Cedar Rapids until July 2006 and moved to Ottumwa to be near his daughter. He lived in Ottumwa for the last four years with the help and wonderful care of the staff of Pennsylvania Place and Vista Woods Care Center.

He was preceded in death by his first and second wives, his parents, a sister Velma Untiedt of Davenport and special friend Verda Thurm of Cedar Rapids. He is survived by his daughter, a sister, Eleanor (Earl) Lilienthal of New Liberty, two grandsons, Ryan (Kristy) Miller of Kelley and Joshua Miller of Ottumwa, two great-grandchildren, Caden and Addyson Miller of Kelley, and a stepdaughter, Patricia Goodwater (Jerry) Carter of Hurst, TX.

He was a member of Echo Hill Presbyterian Church in Cedar Rapids. He enjoyed ballroom dancing, line dancing, golfing, bowling and playing cards. He often attended the Witwer Senior Center and enjoyed their many activities. He was a long-time member and past chancellor of Knights of Pythias, Star of the West, Lodge #1.

Pallbearers will be his grandsons, his nephews Ronald and Randy Schnack, Kevin Lilienthal, and Dick Lensing.

Memorials may be directed to Echo Hill Presbyterian Church or to a hospice of the donor’s choosing.

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