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Glenn Albert “Al” Behl

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Glenn Albert “Al” Behl

Birth
Sioux Falls, Minnehaha County, South Dakota, USA
Death
5 Dec 2019 (aged 93)
Hastings, Adams County, Nebraska, USA
Burial
Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA Add to Map
Plot
Section D, Lot 80
Memorial ID
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Glenn Albert "Al" Behl, 93

August 24, 1926 - December 5, 2019

Al was born August 24, 1926, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Glenn and Mabel (Antoine) Behl. He grew up in Egan, South Dakota, until his senior year in high school when his family moved to Sioux Falls, Iowa.

He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls in 1944 and entered the U.S. Army. He served as a Staff Sergeant during World War II in New Caledonia.

He earned a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture from South Dakota State University and did his practice teaching in Lennox, South Dakota, where he met Florene Stewart, a member of the administrative staff. They married on July 22, 1951, and moved to Centerville, South Dakota for Al’s first teaching assignment. He later joined the staff of the public school in Salem, South Dakota, where he taught biology, shop, vocational agriculture courses, and served as Future Farmers of America (FFA) sponsor and advisor to the yearbook. He completed graduate work at Colorado State.

In 1961, Al joined the J.C. Robinson Seed Company in Waterloo, Nebraska, and became Production Manager. He retired as Director of Quality Control in 1988. As a representative for Funks (then Golden Harvest), he met with a wide range of farmers in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Al and Florene, members of the Presbyterian Church in Fremont, participated in many church activities. They also enjoyed traveling. Al volunteered with sports activities at Fremont High School and kept track of local and state athletic teams. He remained a fan of the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Jackrabbits.

Glenn Albert (Al) Behl, 93, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska.

Al was preceded in death by his parents, wife Florene, and son Roger.

Left to honor his memory are daughter Sharon Behl Brooks and son-in-law John of Hastings; daughter-in-law Teri Behl of Lincoln; grandchildren Andrew and Heather Behl of Lincoln, Michael Brooks of Hastings, and Matthew Brooks of Omaha.

The funeral will be 11am, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Fremont Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel on Monday from 3pm to 8pm with the family present from 6pm to 8pm. Memorials are suggested to the church.

Ludvigsen Mortuary in service to the family.

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from obituary courtesy of Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, Nebraska
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Glenn Albert "Al" Behl, 93

August 24, 1926 - December 5, 2019

Al was born August 24, 1926, in Sioux Falls, South Dakota, to Glenn and Mabel (Antoine) Behl. He grew up in Egan, South Dakota, until his senior year in high school when his family moved to Sioux Falls, Iowa.

He graduated from Washington High School in Sioux Falls in 1944 and entered the U.S. Army. He served as a Staff Sergeant during World War II in New Caledonia.

He earned a Bachelors Degree in Agriculture from South Dakota State University and did his practice teaching in Lennox, South Dakota, where he met Florene Stewart, a member of the administrative staff. They married on July 22, 1951, and moved to Centerville, South Dakota for Al’s first teaching assignment. He later joined the staff of the public school in Salem, South Dakota, where he taught biology, shop, vocational agriculture courses, and served as Future Farmers of America (FFA) sponsor and advisor to the yearbook. He completed graduate work at Colorado State.

In 1961, Al joined the J.C. Robinson Seed Company in Waterloo, Nebraska, and became Production Manager. He retired as Director of Quality Control in 1988. As a representative for Funks (then Golden Harvest), he met with a wide range of farmers in Iowa, Nebraska, and South Dakota.

Al and Florene, members of the Presbyterian Church in Fremont, participated in many church activities. They also enjoyed traveling. Al volunteered with sports activities at Fremont High School and kept track of local and state athletic teams. He remained a fan of the South Dakota State University (SDSU) Jackrabbits.

Glenn Albert (Al) Behl, 93, passed away Thursday, December 5, 2019, at Mary Lanning Healthcare in Hastings, Nebraska.

Al was preceded in death by his parents, wife Florene, and son Roger.

Left to honor his memory are daughter Sharon Behl Brooks and son-in-law John of Hastings; daughter-in-law Teri Behl of Lincoln; grandchildren Andrew and Heather Behl of Lincoln, Michael Brooks of Hastings, and Matthew Brooks of Omaha.

The funeral will be 11am, Tuesday, December 10, 2019 at the Fremont Presbyterian Church. Burial will follow in Memorial Cemetery. Visitation will be at the Ludvigsen Mortuary Chapel on Monday from 3pm to 8pm with the family present from 6pm to 8pm. Memorials are suggested to the church.

Ludvigsen Mortuary in service to the family.

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from obituary courtesy of Ludvigsen Mortuary, Fremont, Nebraska
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  • Created by: MrsB
  • Added: Dec 6, 2019
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/205269129/glenn_albert-behl: accessed ), memorial page for Glenn Albert “Al” Behl (24 Aug 1926–5 Dec 2019), Find a Grave Memorial ID 205269129, citing Memorial Cemetery, Fremont, Dodge County, Nebraska, USA; Maintained by MrsB (contributor 47910340).