Glenn Earl McHenry, 90, passed away on Jan. 18, 2015 at his home in Terre Haute. He was born in Brazil, Indiana on Dec. 27, 1924 to Ernest and Mary (Ooley) McHenry.
He served in the U.S. Army in northern France and Germany during World War II, advancing as far as Leipzig in eastern Germany at the time of V-E Day. After the war he remained in Germany as a civilian employee of the Army, marrying Hilde Werra Kettenburg of Bremen, Germany on March 11, 1953. Following a honeymoon in the Bavarian and Austrian Alps, they moved to his hometown of Brazil in 1953 and then settled in Terre Haute in 1954.
Glenn spent most of his long working life as either a computer programmer for Eastern Express or a bookkeeper for Terre Haute Medical Lab, retiring from the latter in 1992.
He was preceded in death by his parents and by a brother, Richard. He is survived by a son, Walter (and Paula), of Terre Haute; a granddaughter, Rachel Brynsvold (and Eric) of Austin, Texas; and a grandson, Daniel, of Battle Creek, Michigan.
Glenn was a founding member of the German Oberlandler Club. He loved to travel, visiting most of the states as well as many countries in Europe and the Caribbean. He loved to watch sports, especially IU and ISU basketball. He loved the Cardinals and hated the Yankees. Most of all, he loved his family and his country.
The funeral service will take place on Wednesday, Jan. 21 at 1:00 at DeBaun Funeral Home at 25th and Wabash in Terre Haute. Burial will follow at Roselawn Cemetery. Visitation will be on Wednesday from 11:00 until the service. In lieu of flowers, donations in Glenn’s memory can be made to the Wounded Warriors Project (http://www.woundedwarriorproject.org ).
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Glenn Earl McHenry
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