Glen A Gingerich

1941 - 2025

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    Glen A. Gingerich, 83, of Riverside, passed from this life Friday, Jan. 17, 2025, at the University of Iowa Hospital. A graveside service will be held Friday, Jan. 24, 2025, at 2 p.m., at the Sharon Hill Cemetery in Kalona. Visitation will be held Thursday, Jan. 23, 2025, from 4 – 6 p.m., at the Peterseim Funeral Home in Kalona. A general memorial fund has been established.
    Glen was born June 9, 1941, the son of Advin and Hattie (Ledman) Gingerich. He graduated from Keota High School and earned his CDL from Indian Hills Community College. He was united in marriage to Mary Swolley on Oct. 27, 1984, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa.  The couple later divorced but remained lifelong friends. Glen worked as a mechanic and in salvage. He enjoyed fishing, computer games, working on vehicles and babysitting the TV.
    Survivors include his daughter: Misty Gingerich (Jason Van Voltenburg) of Grinnell; his faithful companion Tippy the dog; brother-in-law: Lowell Zillmer of Marion; sister-in-law: Donna Cline of Kentucky; and a number of nieces and nephews.
    Preceding Glen in death were his parents; his wife: Mary; two sisters: Mary Fritz and Linda Zillmer; and four brothers: Leroy, Ralph, Orval, and Lawrence (Jake) Gingerich.