Obituary of Glenn E. Stimmel

Glenn E. Stimmel, age 82 formerly of 302 7th. Avenue South, Iowa City, died Wednesday, August 4, 2004 at the Iowa City Rehab and Health Care Center following a long illness. Funeral services will be held at 10:00 a.m., Saturday, August 7, 2004 at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service in Iowa City with Carol Tippe Minister of Health and Parish Nurse for St. Mark’s United Methodist Church officiating. Burial with Military Honors will be at Oakland Cemetery in Iowa City. Visitation will be from 4 to 7pm Friday at the funeral home. A memorial fund has been established in Glenn’s memory. Online condolences may be sent for Glenn’s family through our website @www.gayandciha.com. Glenn E. Stimmel was born October 31, 1921 in rural Johnson County, Iowa the son of Elmer and Fannie (Long) Stimmel. Following graduation from University High School, he served in the United States Navy during WWII. On February 20, 1946, Glenn married Dorothy Patera. For over thirty years Glenn was a firefighter with the Iowa City Fire Department retiring in 1977. He was a member of the Iowa State Fireman’s Association. His family includes his son and his wife, Steven and Judy Stimmel of Iowa City; granddaughter, Ellen Stimmel of San Antonio, TX; and grandson, Scott Stimmel of Iowa City; sisters-in-law, Dorothy Stimmel of Arkansas and Mabel Smothers of Iowa City; and several nieces and nephews.