Obituary: Glen Maurer

Glen Maurer

Detroit Lakes, Minn.

Glen H. Maurer, 90, of Detroit Lakes, Minn., formerly of West Fargo, N.D., passed away Dec 9, 2021 at The Cottage on the Ecumen campus. Glen Howard Maurer was born in Warwick, N.D. on June 1, 1931. He was one of 11 children born to Bessie and Fred Maurer. He was raised and attended school in Warwick. He served in the U.S. Air Force from June of 1948 to June of 1952.

Funeral was held on Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021 at Faith Journey Lutheran Church, West Fargo with visitation one hour prior. Burial was held at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Fargo.

On May 26, 1951, he married Jeannine Halvorson. They lived in Rapid City, S.D. for a short time before moving to the Fargo area. From there, they moved to Bismarck, N.D. before making their home in West Fargo, N.D. in 1967. Glen and Jean had four children.

Glen was very proud of his military service. He was an active member of the West Fargo VFW post 7564, where he served as post commander in 1983-84. He was also very involved with the West Fargo Amvets. In 2010, he was awarded the AMVET of the year Silver Helmet award at a ceremony in Washington D.C. as recognition of the AMVET who has contributed most to the welfare of the organization nationwide.

In January 2018, Glen moved to the Ecumen campus in Detroit Lakes, Minn. He lived at The Madison until August of this year, and then moved to The Cottage Assisted Living building, which is also part of the Ecumen campus.

Glen is survived by his children, Glenda Jacobson of Fargo; Garwin (Kimberely) of Sheridan, Wyo.; Twila (Erik) Aslesen of Detroit Lakes, Minn., and Cindy (Arnold) Ostgarden of Detroit Lakes, Minn; his brother Vernon Maurer of Denver, Colo.; sister Erva Bartlett of Jamestown, N.D.; brother-in-law Ray Johnson of Fargo, N.D.; 14 grandchildren; 29 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren.

He was preceded in death by his wife Jean of 65 years; grandson Dana Jacobson; siblings Leona Edwards, Beatrice Reeves, Bill, Arnold, Elfrieda Billgren, and Earl, Ferdinand and Helen Counard.

Glen touched many people during his life. He will be deeply missed by all who knew him. It is hard to express how much the care he received from the staff at Ecumen means to our family.

Arrangements by West Funeral Home and Life Tribute Center, West Fargo, N.D.