Glenn Schwendiman was born December 13, 1913 to John Schwendiman and Emma Lanz, in Sugar City, Idaho. He passed away on August 24, 2005 in Salt Lake City, Utah.

He graduated from Sugar-Salem High School in 1931, from Ricks College in 1933. He filled an LDS mission to Germany and Switzerland, 1935-1938. He graduated from the University of Utah in Civil Engineering, 1940. He married Helen Snow on August 4, 1939, in the Salt Lake Temple.

He spent a year of graduate study at Yale University, in Street Traffic Research, 1940-1941. Glenn was employed as traffic engineer by the Chicago Motor Club, 1941-1942 and was an instructor in the Signal Corps Civilian Training Program, 1942-1943. In 1943, he and Helen moved to Freeport, Illinois where they lived for fifty years. He was employed by Micro Switch from 1943-1978 as a sales liaison engineer, Assistant Chief Engineer, and Manager of Engineering Administration.

In Freeport, he served as Chairman of the Freeport Chamber of Commerce, President and participant of Winneshiek Players, as President of the U.S. Grant Council, Boy Scouts of America from 1959-1964. He was awarded the Silver Beaver Award. He acted as Co-Chairman of the Four County Northwest Illinois Community College Study from 1965-1966, which led to the establishment of Highland Community College. He also acted as temporary Chairman of the technical division of Freeport Community College. Glenn was a member of the Illinois and National Societies of Professional Engineers, served as chairman of the State section of Professional Engineers in Industry and national chairman of the Engineering Technicians Committee. He also served one term as Vice President of the Illinois Society, 1968-1969.

He was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. He acted as Presiding Elder, then Branch President of the first branch of the Church in Freeport, 1950-1960. He served as District President of the North Illinois District from 1960-1963, the Blackhawk District from 1965-1967, as Sunday School Superintendent of the Northern States Mission from 1963-1965, and served on the High Councils for the Beloit, Wisconsin Stake, 1975-1982, and the Rockford Ilinois Stake, 1982-1992.

Glenn was a founding member and president of the Golden K Kiwanis Club of Freeport, 1978. He was a member and then president of the Stephenson County Historical Society, 1980-1988. He also served as Chairman of the Stephenson County, Illinois, Bi-Centennial Commission, 1975-1976. He served one term on the Board of Supervisors, Stephenson County.

Glenn and Helen have four sons and one daughter: David Snow, deceased in 1942, John Snow (Sue) living in Salt Lake City, Dwight Perry (Marlene) living in Rochester, New York, Stephen Glenn (Carolee) living in Salt Lake City, and Sue Emma, living in Silver Spring, Maryland.

Funeral Services will be Saturday, Aug 27, 2005 at 12 noon at the Winder Sixth Ward, 4366 South 1500 East. A viewing will be held one hour prior to services. Interment at Wasatch Lawn Memorial Park immediately following the services.

Published in Deseret News from Aug. 25, 2005