Glenna Hover Kriewald passed away peacefully Feb. 19, 2019. She was born to Scot and Martha Hover near West Newton, Ohio, on Dec. 15, 1931. She graduated in 1949 from Harrod High School. She earned a nursing degree from Lima Memorial Hospital School of Nursing in 1953.
Glenna married Don Smith of Harrod, Ohio. They spent several years working in the Quaker City area in southern Ohio. In 1960, they moved to Mesa, Arizona. Don was a prison guard near Florence and Glenna was a surgical nurse for an eye doctor.
Glenna met Dale Kriewald at church in Florence, Arizona ,where Glenna had been the organist for several years. Dale was a Minnesota farmer who loves the land. He remodeled a cabin on Strawberry Lake near Detroit Lakes, Minnesota. They were married on August 14, 2004. They would summer at the lake in Minnesota and winter in Florence, Arizona. They were delightful and both were humorous with each other.
Dale and Glenna had a strong faith in Jesus. They visited a Lutheran Church in Minnesota and would worship in the home churches in Florence. There is a star in heaven tonight, and we will miss her greatly.
Surviving Glenna are: Spouse, Dale Kriewald, Brother, LaVern (Sue) Hover, Sister-in-Law Joan Jallen, Brothers-in-Law Richard Kriewald, Frank (Rochelle) Kriewald Jr., Nephews: Kevin (Carrie) Hover and family, Dwayne (Kim) Beal and family, Jerome Jallen; and Nieces, Angie Hover, Cindy (Don) Horn and family.
Preceded in death by: First husband, Don Smith, Sister, Naomi and Brother-in-law, John Robbins, Baby Brother, Charles and Niece, Teresa Beal.
Funeral services will begin at 10 a.m. on Friday, March 1, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Alger, with Rev. Kathleen Hayes officiating. Burial will be in West Newton Cemetery, West Newton.
Friends may visit one hour prior to the service from 9 to 10 a.m. on Friday, March 1, 2019, at Hanson-Neely Funeral Home, Alger.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to the American Cancer Society, Salvation Army, and/or the American Heart Association.
