Obituary of Glenn Allen Bartheld

GLENN A.K.A. (BEDBUGGER) WAS BORN ON FEBRUARY 23, 1939 IN LANSING IOWA, TO OREN AND MERTLE BARTHELD. HE LIVED AND WORKED ON THE FAMILY FARM SELLING MILK UNTIL 1953, THE FAMILY THEN MOVED TO BELLFLOWER CALIFORNIA WHERE HE ATTENDED SCHOOL AND THEN WORKED AT A FURNITURE STORE. IN 1960 GLENN JOINED THE U.S. ARMY AND WAS STATIONED AT FT LEWIS, GLENN DID HIS DUTY AND THEN GOT OUT OF THE ARMY IN 1964 AND MARRIED JEANNE KOMINSKI, THE COUPLE MOVED BACK TO CALIFORNIA AND RESIDED THERE UNTIL 1966. THEY THEN MOVED BACK TO TACOMA, WASHINGTON AND HAD 2 SONS JOHN (J.G.) AND JASON (DOPPY). GLENN WORKED FOR ACTIVE MOVING & STORAGE 1966 - 1979 THEN BECAME MANAGER OF GOLDEN NORTH VAN LINES FROM 1979 - 1997. AFTER THAT GLENN WORKED FOR TEMPLE MOVING UNTIL HE RETIRED IN LATE 2003. IN 1983 GLENN DIVORCED, AND MET HIS LIFE PARTNER DEBBIE LADOUCER, THEY RESIDED TOGETHER IN TACOMA FROM 1983 UNTIL JUNE 20th 2003 WHEN DEBBIE PASSED. GLENN STAYED IN THE HOUSE AND DID THE BEST HE COULD TO ENJOY RETIREMENT. HE LOVED TO GO ON TRIPS WITH FRIENDS TIM, LAURIE, JOE, VELMA, HE TOOK A CARRIBEAN CRUISE AND LOVED THE BIG LIGHTS, BELLS AND WHISTLES OF THE CASINOS. GLENN'S LAST BIG TRIP WAS TO LAUGHLIN NEVADA IN SEPT OF 2007 WITH SOME OF THE FAMILY, HE ENJOYED THE TRIP SO MUCH AND HAD A WONDERFUL TIME TALKING AND REMINISING WITH THEM. GLENN LOVED TO GO CAMPING AND FISHING. HE WAS ALSO A LONG TIME MEMBER OF THE LAKEWOOD MOOSE LODGE & SOUTH TACOMA EAGLES CLUB. IN JUNE OF 2007 GLENN WAS DIAGNOSED WITH LUNG CANCER AND BATTLED IT UNTIL HE PASSED AWAY ON JANUARY 30TH 2008. GLENN'S WISHES WERE TO BE CREMATED WITH NO SERVICES. HE LIVED A VERY FULL AND ADVENTROUS LIFE. GLENN WAS A (MOVER & SHAKER) HE WAS NOT ONE TO LET THE GRASS GROW UNDER HIS FEET. GLENN WOULD DO ANYTHING FOR A FRIEND, BUT ON THE OTHER HAND HE WAS BY NO MEANS A HUMBLE MAN, AND WOULD TELL YOU WHAT WAS ON HIS MIND. GLENN WAS A LITTLE ROUGH AROUND THE EDGES BUT HAD A HUGE HEART. GLENN HAD MANY CLOSE FRIENDS AND FAMILY PAST AND PRESENT THAT WILL MISS HIM VERY MUCH. AS GLENN WOULD WANT TO SAY THANKS TO ALL FAMILY & FRIENDS PAST & PRESENT FOR THEIR HELP, LOVE, AND SUPPORT THROUGHOUT HIS LIFE. THE FAMILY WOULD LIKE TO THANK HOSPICE AS WELL, ESPECIALLY BEVERLY AND LINDA FOR YOUR HELP AND SUPPORT, YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT IT MEANT TO US. THIS WAS GLENN'S PERSONAL LIST, FOUND IN HIS POCKET. LIFE PARTNER: DEBBIE, SONS: JOHN, JASON, BROTHERS: DON (DARLENE), BOB (MARY), JERRY (DONNA) COUSINS: JIMMY (MO), RICK, MIKE, CARRIE, FAVORITE NIECE: PHYLLIS, AND FRIENDS: TIM (LAURIE) TILMAN, JOE & VELMA HUNT, JACK & LARRY STOWE, TROY, PEE-WEE, LARRY (LEROY) SHOTZY, FRED WISSING, MIKE WHITEMAN, MIKE (MICK) NAPORA, GARY (PEGLEG) HARKNESS, LARRY HENERY, CLAYTON LONSFORD ,BILL LONSFORD, DAGO , BUD & KAY NELSON, LAURA BOOK, GEORGE BUSH, JOYCE, GINGER, MIKE & JOANNE, EDNA, DOUG NELSON, TRACY TILMAN TOM PEACOCK, THIS IS JUST TO NAME A FEW. TO ALL THAT KNEW GLENN AS HE WOULD SAY "ARE YOU EVER GOING TO BUY A ROUND YOU CHEAP S.O.B." Arrangements by Edwards Memorial Center 253-566-1008