Carl Lewis Glesing, Jr. Obituary (1944

Mr. Carl Lewis Glesing, Jr. , age 79, of Madison, Indiana entered this life on August 10, 1944 in Madison, Indiana, the son of the late Carl Sr. and Betrica Leon Imel Glesing. He was a 1962 graduate of Madison Consolidated High School and resided in the Madison area his entire life. He served in the United States Army and then served in the Indiana National Guard. On June 25, 1966 he was united in marriage to Janet Louise Bear. This happy union was blessed with a son, David, and a daughter, Cyndi. He worked for five years at Reliance Electric, worked in construction of pole barns for many years, at Bob Hughes Lumber Company as assistant manager for several years, and was working at Jefferson Proving Grounds for sixteen years as supervisor over test directors when he retired. He and Janet opened Glesing's Greenhouse at their home and ran it together for thirteen years. He was a member of the Jefferson County Republican Party and served as a precinct committeeman. He was also an active member of the Rykers Ridge Fire Department for twenty two years. Carl was baptized in the Lutheran faith early in life and converted to Catholicism later in and was a member of the Prince of Peace Catholic Church where he attended with his wife Janet. Carl served and was elected to two terms with the Madison Consolidated School Board and served the corporation faithfully. He enjoyed working, gardening, politics, fishing, and especially his grandchildren. Carl died on Monday, December 25, 2023, at 4:37 a.m. at the Norton Hospital in Louisville, Kentucky. Please Click Here to View the Video Tribute Please Click Here to View the Mass of Christian Burial A LOVING FAMILY Carl will be missed by his loving son, David Glesing and his wife Denise of Columbus, Indiana; his loving daughter, Cynthia White and her husband Joe of Ruckersville, Virginia; his adoring grandchildren, Nicolas Glesing, Kiersten Glesing, Andrea White, and Dominick White; his brother, Robert "Bob" Eugene Glesing and his wife Patsy of Madison, Indiana; his sister in law, Anita Butler of Canaan, Indiana; several nieces, nephews and other relatives. He was preceded in death by his father, Carl Lewis Glesing, Sr., died July 1, 1989, his mother, Betrica Leon Imel Glesing, died June 23, 2001, his beloved wife of 57 years, Janet Louise Bear Glesing, died November 5, 2023, his brothers in law, Jim Butler, died February 26, 2022 and Louis "Tony" A. Bear, died July 19, 2000. THE MASS OF CHRISTIAN BURIAL Funeral Mass will be conducted Saturday, January 6, 2024, at 11:00 am, by Father Christopher A. Craig at the Prince of Peace Catholic Church, 413 East Second Street in downtown Madison, Indiana. Interment will follow in the St. Patrick Cemetery,305 West State Street in Madison, Indiana. VISITATION Friends may visit Friday from 4:00 p.m. - 7:00 p.m. and Saturday from 9:00 am until 10:30 a.m. at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. THE ROSARYThe Rosary will be prayed on Friday, January 5, 2024 at 7:00 pm at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centre, 325 Demaree Drive in Madison, Indiana. MILITARY HONORSMilitary honors will be provided by the Major Samuel Woodfill Post No. 9 of the American Legion. MEMORIAL EXPRESSIONS Memorial contributions may be made to the Madison Consolidated Schools Education Foundation. Cards are available at the Morgan & Nay Funeral Centres of Madison and Hanover or at the church. Online condolences, remembrances and memorials can be left at www.morgan-nay.com Place An Online Donation To send a flower arrangement in memory of Carl Lewis Glesing, Jr., please click here to visit our sympathy store.