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 GLEN CURTIS RAAEN, age 79, of rural
Lanesboro,
Minn., died Thursday morning,
February 2, 2012, at his farm home after a year battle with pancreatic cancer.
Glen was born
October 23, 1932, in a log cabin near
Peterson,
Minn., the son of Gilmer and Cora (Fossom) Raaen. After attending country school he stayed home and farmed until he was drafted into the US Army in 1955. He was stationed in
Korea for 15 months with the 3rd Infantry. Upon his return home in 1956 he resumed farming. On
December 18, 1965, he married Helen J. Hongerholt at
Grace
Lutheran
Church in Peterson. He has farmed for over 50 years, the majority of those years were with his wife and later with his wife and sons.
Glen was a faithful member of
Christ
Lutheran
Church in
Preston for the past 43 years. He enjoyed participating in Sunday service and ushering each January for 35 years. He took pride in farming the land and milking dairy cows to earn a living. After he became ill in January 2011, he was forced to retire. He treasured his wife, children and grandchildren and enjoyed non-materialistic living. Glen also thought fondly of neighbors/friends and looked forward to visits with them.
Glen is survived by his wife, Helen J. Raaen; one daughter, Lisa (Lance) Armstrong of rural Lanesboro; two sons, Keith Raaen of rural Lanesboro and Kurt (Tracy) Raaen of Preston; grandchildren, Lane and Larissa Armstrong, Tyler, Taryn and Tori Raaen and Samantha Hermanson; two sisters, Donna (Milford) Olson of Peterson and Betty Livingood of Wykoff; one brother, LuVerne (Joyce) Raaen of Mabel; two aunts, Olive Peterson of Peterson and Christina Mickelson of Harmony; and twenty-eight, nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by his parents; and one sister, Shirley (Ervin) Rye of Rushford.
The funeral will be
1:30 p.m.,
Saturday, February 4, 2012, at
Christ
Lutheran
Church in
Preston with Rev. Dave Jore officiating. Burial with military graveside rites will be in the
Hongerholt
Cemetery in rural Peterson.
There will be a reviewal at the church on Saturday an hour before the service.
In lieu of flowers, memorials can be designated to the Christ Lutheran Church Radio Service or the
Hongerholt
Cemetery.
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Condolences
My thoughts and prayers are with you during this difficult time. I am so sorry for your loss and just heard about Glen's passing last evening. Glen was such a kind person who always had a big smile and was always so proud of his family. Thinking of you all and wishing you Gods blessings.
My thoughts and prayers are with you all today, and I pray for comfort with family and friends at this difficult time. God bless you, Lisa, and your family.
It will be difficult to look across the valley toward the Raaen farm and know that Glen is not there. Glen's huge smile accompanied by an even bigger wave whenever our toils in the field came close, made your day. Glen and Helen would always keep an eye on my dad in his later years when he would go out to the farm for the day. My mom and I would not worry quiet so much about him as a result. Helen and Glenn, you put a face to the phrase" Good Neighbors". Thinking of you.
So sad to have Glen leave us but so happy that he is now in a beautiful place with no pain. I am sure Grandma Shirley was right there welcoming him to his heavenly home. Thinking of all of you at this time.