Leona Glende Obituary

Leona M. Chester Glende, age 92, of Faribault, died on Friday, July 20,
2007, at the St. Lucas Care Center, Faribault.
Services will be held at Peace Lutheran Church, Faribault, on Tuesday,
July 24, 2007 at 10:30 a.m. with the Reverend Maynard Spitzack, officiating.
Interment will be at the Groveland Cemetery, Dundas.
Visitation will be at the Boldt Funeral Home, Faribault on Monday from 4
to 7 p.m. and also in the church for one hour prior to the services on
Tuesday. The Eagle's Auxiliary will conduct a memorial service at 6 p.m. on
Monday in the funeral home.
Leona May, the daughter of Clifford and Cynthia (Porter) Thielbar was
born on February 16, 1915 in Dundas. She married Kenneth Chester on
November 24, 1932 and he preceded her in death on December 16, 1953. Later
she married George Glende on October 20, 1956 and he preceded her in death
on February 10, 1996. She was employed as a L. P. N. at the Faribault
Regional Center for over 25 years.
She is survived by two sons, Dr. David (and Diane) Chester of College
Station, TX and Clifford (and Marjorie) Chester of Rochester; 10
grandchildren; 14 great grandchildren; two great great grandchildren; and
one sister, Rosella Grant of Northfield.
She was also preceded in death by one daughter, Pearl Enfield; five
brothers, Calvin, Raymond, Fay, Eugene and Alvin Thielbar; and four sisters,
Wilma Kolwczyk, Myrtle Teachout, Martha Thielbar and Eva Koger.