Glenn Lee “Chief” Davids Sr., 84, of Bowler, passed away Tuesday, July 16, 2013, at the Ella Besaw Center, Bowler.
Born on April 9, 1929, in Gresham, he was the son of the late Elmer and Eureka (Jourdan) Davids. On Nov. 13, 1946, Glenn enlisted with the United States Navy and served his country for four years. On Christmas Eve 1949, he was united in marriage to Marcella “Marky” Clifton in Baltimore, Md. Marcella preceded him in death on March 19, 2011. Glenn worked as a welder for FWD/Seagrave in Clintonville. When not at work he enjoyed fishing, reading, playing cribbage, photography, drawing and playing Tiger Woods Golf. He also enjoyed tending to his flower and vegetable gardens and was an avid Bingo player. Glenn was a member of the Lutheran Church of the Wilderness. He was an amazing husband, father, grandfather, great-grandfather, brother and friend with a wonderful sense of humor and will be sadly missed by all who knew him.
Glenn is survived by eight children, Glenn Jr. (Kathy), of Caroline, Tony, of Bowler, William (Sharon), of Bowler, Michael (Connie), of Appleton, Evelyn (Gary) Decker, of Appleton, Mark, of New London, Rick (special friend, Lori), of Neenah, and Bruce, of Bowler; 15 grandchildren; 40 great-grandchildren; three sisters, Dorothy Davids, of Bowler, Corrine Kroening, of Marion, and Dee-Dee Schubinski, of Illinois; two brothers, Elmer (Donna), of Greenfield, and Bruce (JoAnne), of Bowler; and two sisters-in-law, Skip Richardson, of Maryland, and Joan Miller, of Virginia.
Glenn was preceded in death by his wife, Marcella; a grandchild; a great-grandchild; his parents; and three sisters, Bernice Miller-Pigeon, Margaret Raasch and Lois Cornelius.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 19, 2013, at the Lutheran Church of The Wilderness, Bowler, with the Rev. Melinda Shriner officiating. Burial will be in the Stockbridge Indian Burial Grounds with military rites conducted by the Mohican Veterans. Visitation will be held at the Swedberg Funeral Home in Gresham on Thursday from 4-8 p.m. and at the church on Friday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. A prayer service will be held at the funeral home on Thursday at 7:45 p.m.
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