Obituary of Glenn G. Kloos

Glenn G. Kloos, 83, of Iowa City, passed away Saturday, June 10, 2017 in Victoria, British Columbia while vacationing with his family.

Funeral services will be held on Saturday, June 24, 2017 at 10 am at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Hills, with a parish rosary beginning at 9:30 am. Burial with military honors at the St. Stanislaus Cemetery near Hills.  Visitation will be on Friday from 4 to 7 pm at Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service.  In lieu of flowers a memorial fund has been established in his memory.  For an opportunity to share a thought, memory or condolence with Glenn’s family please go to the funeral home website @ www.gayandciha.com.

Glenn Gaydon Kloos was born July 18, 1933, in Iowa City; son of Harry and Essie (Johnson) Kloos. He graduated from Franklin High School in Cedar Rapids and served with the U.S. Army during the Korean War.  On July 22, 1954, he was united in marriage to Alberta M. Yeggy at St. Patrick Catholic Church in Iowa City.  Glenn had a long and enjoyable career with Quaker Oats, retiring after 43 years as the “head miller in the corn mill department”.  In retirement he and Alberta moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas where they resided for the next eight years before moving back to Iowa to live in Iowa City in 2004. During his twenty plus years in retirement, Glenn never missed the annual reunion of the Century Club of the former employees of Quaker Oats.

He was an active part of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hills and had also worked as a crossing guard for the school district for the last 8 years.  His family was the center of his life, but he also enjoyed time golfing, working on his flower gardens and traveling the country. Glenn was a certified instructor of low impact water aerobics at the Mercer Pool in Iowa City.  He had been a longtime member of the Knights of Columbus both in this area and also while living in Bella Vista.

His loving family includes his loving wife, Alberta; loving children, Philip Kloos (Laurie) of Atlanta, GA, Ron Kloos (Diana) of Belle Plaine, IA, Scott Kloos (Kim) of Omaha, NE and Gwen Stanek (Dan) of Springville, IA; grandchildren, Alen Kloos (Sandy), Adam Kloos (fiancé, Lisa), Heather Miller (Ryan), Jessi Ballard, Kenny Kloos (Christina Frimm), Bryan Allnutt (Melinda), Michelle Robbins (Adam), Lauren Kloos,  Benjamin Kloos (Angie), Jill Lawniczak (Ryan) and Nicole Offerman (James) as well as  great-grandchildren, Zakaree, Olivia, Larson, Elizabeth, Allison, Alec, Heavenly, Jaylyn, Raven, Gage, Gatlin, Darrius, Shane, Troy, Trevor, Jason, Braylynn, David, Ashley, Adam, Aaron, Amberly, Alex, Keefer, Asher, Kelsey, and McKinley;  Glenn’s siblings, Bonnie Mitchell, Don Kloos (Pauline),  Art Kloos (Karen), Wayne  Kloos.

Glenn was preceded in death by his parents, 5 siblings, Betty Edmonds, Velma Mohr, Twyla Kloos, Wanda Sargent and Alberta as an infant and 1 great-grandson, Timber.
Gay & Ciha Funeral and Cremation Service is caring for Glenn’s family and his services.