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Beverly Glienke, 87, of Aurelia peacefully left her earthly life to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, March 2, 2026.
Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. on Friday, March 6, 2026 at St. John Lutheran Church at Hanover. Visitation will be from 5-7 p.m. on Thursday, March 5, also at St. John Lutheran Church at Hanover.
On Jan. 6, 1939, Beverly Rose Boese was born to parents, Merlyn William and Evelyn Marie (Lange) Boese in Storm Lake. She grew up northeast of Storm Lake on the family’s century farm, where she attended Truesdale Schools and graduated with the class of 1956.
Bev was united in marriage on Feb. 7, 1959, to Ernest Arthur Herman Glienke at St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover. This union was blessed with four children: Brian, Dale, Keith and Lois. She and Ernie raised their family on a dairy farm south of Aurelia. She was a homemaker, tended to her family and assisted in making the farm operate smoothly. In her free time, Bev enjoyed making candles, sewing and baking.
Bev was a faithful woman who loved the Lord, her family, church and community. She was a member of St. John Lutheran Church in Hanover. She was baptized on Jan. 29, 1939, and was confirmed on Apr. 5, 1959. She was active in many committees at church and spent many years as the church secretary.
Besides her duties at home, Bev enjoyed being a 4-H program volunteer, Cherokee County Farm Bureau Women’s Committee member and a member of the Gideons Auxiliary. She proudly received the Master Farm Homemaker Award.
Those left to cherish her memory include her children: Brian (Cindy) Glienke of Aurelia; Dale (Kris) Glienke of Aurelia; Keith (Marcy) Glienke of Aurelia; Lois (Roger) Morris of Spencer; grandchildren: Kyle (Ashlee) Glienke, Levi (Katie) Morris, Adam (Amy) Glienke, Courtney (Dan) Levin, Dana (Kaitlin) Morris, Jason (Tristin) Glienke, Stacie Glienke, Tanner (Katie) Morris, Brandon Glienke; great-grandchildren: Alivia, Blake, Albert, Karsten, Collins, Mila, Amelia, Jovi, Evie, Briggs, Henry, Nell, Charlie, Emma and Mack. Other survivors include her sister Barb (Paul) Posivio; brothers and sisters-in-law: Martin Glienke, Willard Schmidt, Dorothy Hinkeldey and Randy York; as well as many nieces, nephews, relatives and friends.
Bev was preceded in death by her husband Ernie Glienke; parents, Merlyn and Evelyn Boese; grandson Cody Glienke; brother Jerry Boese; sister Lynette York; and brothers and sisters-in-law: Henry (Lorraine) Glienke, Albert (Marilyn) Glienke, Esther (Harold) Lussman, Herman (Delores) Glienke, Emma Glienke, Lydia (Harold) Christensen, Alvina Schmidt, Marie (Lyle) Lichtenberg, Dwaine Hinkeldey and Jeanne Glienke.
