George L. Glotzbach|News, Sports, Jobs – NUjournal

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, September 22, 2020, at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm. Monsignor Douglas Grams and {Father|Dad|Daddy} Bruno Santiago will co-celebrate the Mass, and burial will follow in the New Ulm Catholic Cemetery. {Full|Complete} military honors will be {provided|offered|supplied} by the New Ulm {Area|Location} Comrades of Valor Honor Guard {as well as|in addition to|along with} the New Ulm Battery.

Visitation will be from 3-8 p.m. on Monday at the New Ulm {Event|Occasion} Center and will continue from 9-11 a.m. on Tuesday at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in New Ulm.

Social distancing {guidelines|standards} {must|should|need to} be practiced, and all {guests|visitors} in {attendance|participation|presence} at the visitation and {funeral|funeral service} will be {required|needed} to {wear|use} a mask.

The service will be livestreamed on the Minnesota Valley {Funeral|Funeral service} {Home|House}’s Facebook page {starting|beginning} at 11 a.m. on Tuesday.

George was {born on|born upon} August 4,1931 in New Ulm to Linus and Lucille (Kuske) Glotzbach. George’s great-great {grandfather|grandpa}, Christian Adams, settled in New Ulm in 1855, and drowned in the Cottonwood River in 1856. Christian is Probate case # 1 in Brown County. His widow, Petronella, remarried {thereafter|afterwards} {and that|which} is {marriage|marital relationship} # 1 in Brown County. In 2010 George {donated|contributed} 16 acres of land along the Cottonwood River to the City of New Ulm for the {development|advancement} of Adams Park.

George {attended|went to|participated in} New Ulm public schools through 1948 {until|up until|till} he {moved to|transferred to|relocated to} St. Paul, MN. He {finished|completed|ended up} high school at St. Thomas {Military Academy|Military college} and {graduated|finished} in 1949. He then {attended|went to|participated in} the University of Minnesota where he served on the {Student|Trainee} Union Board of Directors and {graduated|finished} with a degree in {Finance|Financing} in 1953. After graduation he was commissioned {a 2nd|a second} Lieutenant in the U.S. {Air Force|Flying Force}. He {served as|functioned as|worked as|acted as} Adjutant of the 6580th {Guided|Directed|Assisted} {Missile|Rocket} Squadron at Holloman {Air Force|Flying Force} Base in Alamogordo, New Mexico {and then|and after that} Officer-In-Charge of the Anchorage {Courier|Carrier} Transfer Station at Elmendorf {Air Force|Flying Force} Base in Anchorage, Alaska. He is {also|likewise} a Korean War Veteran. While serving in the Air Force Reserves he was promoted to Captain.

In 1958 George {began|started} his {insurance|insurance coverage} {career|profession} as a Group Sales {Representative|Agent} for the Minnesota Mutual Life {Insurance|Insurance Coverage} {Company|Business} in St. Paul. In 1965 he {joined|signed up with} PBA Inc., a start-up {insurance|insurance coverage} brokerage {firm|company} {specializing in|focusing on|concentrating on} sales and administration of group {insurance|insurance coverage}, where he {later|later on} {became|ended up being} President. {The business|Business} {grew rapidly|proliferated} and was {acquired|obtained|gotten} in 1972 by the {international|worldwide|global} {insurance|insurance coverage} brokerage {firm|company} of Alexander & & Alexander( A&A ). In 1978 George {became|ended up being} Executive Vice President of Trust Life {Insurance|Insurance Coverage} {Company|Business}, a subsidiary of A&A. In 1979 he {moved to|transferred to|relocated to} Baltimore, MD to {become|end up being} Vice Chair and CEO of Benefacts Inc., another subsidiary of A&A. From 1984 to his retirement in 1989 George held {a number of|a variety of} senior positions in the {Human Resource|Personnel} Management Group of A&A. He was {named|called} in Who’s Who in {Finance|Financing} and {Industry|Market} in 1983.

In 1995 George retired to Santa Fe, NM. There he {became|ended up being} President of the Newcomers Club, {became|ended up being} a National {Weather|Weather condition} Service Observer, {originated|came from|stemmed} the {area|location}’s {first|very first} Oktoberfest, and {appeared as|looked like} {an extra|an additional} with Woody Harrelson in the western {movie|film|motion picture} “Hi-Lo {Country|Nation}.” He represented New Mexico in the National {Senior|Senior Citizen|Elder} Olympic Games in 1999 in the {bicycling|cycling} {competition|competitors}. He {also|likewise} {completed|finished} his 1999 Telly Award winning video “The Glotzbach {Family|Household} from Saxony to Minnesota, a Genealogy and History 1746-1997.”

George {became|ended up being} active in {local|regional}, {national|nationwide}, and {international|worldwide|global} German-American affairs in the 1970s. In 2015 he {received|got} the German-American {Friendship|Relationship} Award from the Ambassador of the Federal Republic of Germany in {recognition|acknowledgment} of his efforts on behalf of German-American relations and in {{fostering|promoting|cultivating} and sustaining|sustaining and {fostering|promoting|cultivating}} {friendship|relationship} {between|in between} Germany and the United States. In 2016 he {received|got} a Citation of {Merit|Benefit} from the Steuben Society of America for {achievement|accomplishment} in the {Study|Research study} of the History of New Ulm {presented|provided} to him in {New York|New york city}. He was an American {Monitor|Screen|Display} for Deutsche Welle, Germany’s {worldwide|around the world} shortwave radio. He was {a long-time|a veteran} member of the New Ulm Turnverein, and the Germanic American Institute, Spielmannszug, and German Genealogy Society in the Twin Cities.

In 2003 George {returned to|went back to} his {beloved|cherished|precious} {hometown|home town} of New Ulm. He {was instrumental|contributed} in the city’s Germanic activities. He was a co-founder of the Hermann {Monument|Monolith} Society in 2006, Festmeister at Heritage Fest in 2005, on Hermann’s {Victory|Success|Triumph} Committee in 2009, Grand Marshal of the Bavarian Blast Parade in 2016, {Official|Authorities} of the Oktoberfest Germanic American Day Parade for {eight|8} years, a co-founder of the New Ulm Deutscher SprachKlub, and {acted as|served as|functioned as} {publicist|press agent} for the German-Bohemian Heritage Society and Stammtisch Society of New Ulm.

He was {also|likewise} active in civic affairs. He served on the boards of the Brown County {Historical|Historic} Society, Junior Pioneers, the New Ulm {Area|Location} {Foundation|Structure}, the Minnesota Capital of the Day Committee and Fr. Alexander Berghold {Monument|Monolith} Committee. He was Chair of the city’s {Monuments|Monoliths} and Cemetery Commission. He was {an avid|a devoted|a passionate} collector of Gag {family|household} {memorabilia|souvenirs} and {gave|provided|offered} over 2,500 artifacts to the {Historical|Historic} Society and Wanda Gag {House|Home} Association. He was the author of {numerous|various|many} {historical|historic} plaques around New Ulm. In 2016 George was {named|called} {Tourism|Tourist} {Person|Individual} of the Year by the Chamber of Commerce.

George’s other {passions|enthusiasms} {include|consist of} {bicycling|cycling} and {traveling|taking a trip} {across|throughout} the U.S. and Europe. He biked {thousands of|countless} miles and he {traveled|took a trip} to Germany 22 times. Other interests {include|consist of} old {cars|vehicles|automobiles|cars and trucks}, American Legion Post 132, Wildlife Forever, World War 1, Phi Sigma Kappa Fraternity {Foundation|Structure}, Catholic League for Religious and {Civil Rights|Civil Liberty}, the Socha Murals in the State Street Theater, and keeping Anton Gag’s painting of “The Attack on New Ulm” in the St. Paul capitol.

George is {survived|made it through|endured} by his {wife|spouse|partner|other half|better half}, Sharon (Boesch) Glotzbach of New Ulm, {sons|children|kids|boys} Karl Glotzbach of St. Louis Park and Paul Glotzbach of St. Louis Park, {daughter|child} Mary Glotzbach of Edina and {daughter|child} Anne ({Bill|Expense|Costs}) Tlusty with granddaughters Sadie and Lucy of Los Angeles, CA. He was preceded in death by his {parents|moms and dads}.

He was {a loving|a caring} {husband|hubby|spouse|other half|partner} and much-loved {husband|hubby|spouse|other half|partner}, {father|dad|daddy}, and {grandfather|grandpa}. He enjoyed his {final|last} {summer|summertime|summer season} of 2020 with his granddaughters and {family|household}. He will be {dearly|very much|a lot} {missed|missed out on} by all who {knew|understood} and {loved|liked|enjoyed} him.

In lieu of flowers, memorials are {preferred|chosen} to the Lind {House|Home}, the {Way|Method} of the Cross, Allina Hospice at the NUMC, or the donor’s {choice|option}.

To leave an online {condolence|acknowledgement} for his {family|household} or to sign the guestbook. Please {visit|go to|check out|see}: www.mvfh.org.

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