Donald E. Gloe
OSMOND - Funeral service for Donald E. Gloe, 88, of Osmond will be held at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 21, 2022, at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Rev. Terry Buol will be officiating the service. Interment will be held at 1:30 p.m. at the Osmond City Cemetery, rural Osmond. Soloist will be Emily Wageman. Pallbearers will be Aaron Behlers, Christopher Behlers, Kristen Beckman, Jared Pacha, David Gloe and Brooke Pacha. Honorary pallbearers will be Hollan Beckman, Braden Beckman, Lilian Beckman and Jim Gloe. Military rites will be conducted by American Legion Post 326 and Sons Of The American Legion Post 326. The service will be live-streamed on the Stonacek Funeral Chapel website at https://www.stonacekfuneralchapel. com/obituaries/Donald-Gloe/#!/PhotosVideos.
Visitation will be from 4 to 7 p.m. on Thursday, Oct. 20, also at Stonacek Funeral Chapel in Norfolk. Donald died on Tuesday, Oct. 11, 2022, at his residence in Osmond.
Stonacek Memorial Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.
Donald was born on Oct. 26, 1933, in Osmond to Emil R. and Minnie (Schulz) Gloe. He was baptized at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Osmond and confirmed at the Zion Lutheran Church in Plainview. He attended Immanuel Lutheran Country School and Zion Lutheran School, and then graduated from Plainview High School in 1951. Donald grew up in the Osmond area. He served in the United States Army from 1954 to 1956 at Fort Lewis, WA. He married Elsa Arendt on Aug. 25, 1956, in Tacoma, WA. After marriage, Don and Elsa farmed in the Osmond area. Don also did housing construction in the Yankton area along the Missouri River. The family moved to Osmond in 1985 and Don worked at Osmond Farm Supply for 11 years. Don was a coach for the Osmond American Legion and youth baseball teams in Osmond throughout the years.
He played men’s fast pitch softball for Osmond. He enjoyed playing cards, crossword puzzles, golfing, singing and playing the accordion with family members and siblings. He was a member of the American Legion in Osmond, and Toastmasters Club.
Survivors include his spouse, Elsa Gloe of Osmond; children Diana Behlers of Norfolk, Anita Gloe of Bakersfield, CA, Edith Gloe of Santa Clarita, CA, Lorenz Gloe of Omaha, and Rachel (Mark) Pacha of Omaha; seven grandchildren, five great-grandchildren, and brothers Oran (Lois) Gloe of Plainview and Darryl Gloe of Mesa, AZ.
He was preceded in death by his parents, Emil and Minnie; son in law, Rodney Behlers; grandson, Andrew Jansa, and sister-in-law, Carolyn Gloe.
Condolences may be expressed to the family on-line at www.stonacekfuneralchapel.com.
