Passed away on Tuesday, June 17th , 2025 at the age of 93. Beloved husband of Patricia (nee Susa). Loving father of Linda (Phil) Burkart, Stephen (Mary Jo) Sievers, Mark (Anne) Sievers and stepfather to, Christopher (Jennifer) Hunt, Julie (Martin) Campbell and Stephen (Sheri) Hunt. Cherished grandfather of Daniel (Beth) Sievers, Ingrid Sievers, Kelly (Tyler) Sheveland, Kate (Brady) Bellin, Kelsey (Tyler) Macomber, Brienna (Ben) Ehrmann, Alina (Joe) McInerney, Nick (Lexi) Kopecky, Maddie (Christian) Pate, Samuel (Hannah) Hunt, Maxwell Hunt, Jessica Weis, Jenna Weis, Dylan Hunt, Ethan Hunt, and Ashlyn Hunt. Proud great-grandfather of Natalie, Theodore, Brooklyn, Bailey, Avery, James, Margo, Grant and Maverick. Further survived by nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Glenn is preceded in death by his first wife Shirley (nee Frings), siblings Marion, Edwin and Lorraine and his parents Albert and Gladys.
Glenn grew up in Milwaukee in the Story Hill neighborhood and attended Marquette University. While earning an accounting degree, he played guard on the basketball team from 1951- 1954 under legendary coach Tex Winter. After serving two years in the Army he married Shirley whom he met when he was 17 years old. After briefly living in Canada working for Kimberly Clark, they moved back to Milwaukee for Glenn to join his father’s public accounting practice and to raise their family. They moved to Menomonee Falls in the mid 1960’s to open a branch office.
His last employment was with Skyline Development Corp as their controller, where he met Patricia in 1982. Glenn and Patricia married in 1988 and had lots of adventures in traveling together all over the world.
Glenn had a love of sports, which he passed on by coaching his children’s baseball, softball and basketball teams and almost never missed his children’s sporting events. He imparted parental wisdom from the view of sports such as: “do your best”, “be a good sport“, “be a good teammate”. After coaching, he took up umpiring softball and played racquetball in national senior division tournaments. He followed many sports and continued to be one of Marquette University’s most loyal basketball fans.
Glenn served his community in many ways: the Kiwanis Club, the First Federal Savings and Loan Board, Village Planning Commission, and both Recreation Committees and Title Nine Committees. In retirement he volunteered his time tutoring at the Adult Learning Center in Milwaukee. After retirement he took a job at County Stadium/Miller Park and became known as “Albert the parker”.
Glenn touched many lives through the course of his life. He is remembered for his playful banter and quick quips. Our family would like to thank everyone who celebrates the memories they have of him and mourns his loss.
In lieu of flowers please send memorials to:
Capuchin Community Services
House of Peace
St. Ben’s Community Meal
1702 W. Walnut Street
Milwaukee, WI 53205
capuchincommunityservices.org
Marquette University
Basketball Program
250 W. Wisconsin Ave.
Milwaukee, WI 53233
Tunnel to Towers Foundation
2361 Hylan Blvd.
Staten Island, NYH 10306
donationsupport@t2t.org
Memories Shared by Glenn’s Grandchildren:
Jessica W:
If you knew grandpa, you knew he liked Marquette, sudoku, his martinis, giving his grandkids spelling tests and helping others. He was a stubborn man with a gentle heart and a rare laugh that would lighten your soul. He was so stubborn that he held on until June 17th, the anniversary of both his brother and mother’s death to go on his terms. He was the kind of man who would shake your hand and walk to the door to introduce himself. He volunteered for years in the Milwaukee community helping others learn. He even attempted to help me understand numbers; whether it be for math or for band during the summer time. He never gave up on his family and always had stories to share filled with historical context or a goofy ending. He will be dearly missed and his memory forever engrained into our hearts with love.
Max H:
I have a lot of favorite memories of grandpa Glenn… everyone does. But my favorite parts to think on now are the ways he cared. When I was a kid, he would always give me math problems to do whenever I saw him. I’d go off and think hard and figure out and tell him proudly… just for him to give me another one. He’d come to every game he could, and was the most reliable ride to the airport in the post 3 AM, pre 6 AM flight chauffeur you could ask for. He was a great grandpa, and even though I would SMOKE his math problems now, I’m going to miss him.
Kate B:
My favorite memories with grandpa are when you and grandpa would come to my dance recitals in Sheboygan. I also really enjoyed spending Christmas together every year and playing Yankee-grab with the whole family. Lastly, in middle school and high school my mom and I would go have breakfast in Fond Du Lac with him and catch up every few months. He was a good grandpa who would always take time to talk with us grandkids and stay up-to-date on what was happening in our lives and he was always excited to see us.
Sam H:
Grandpa always asked me outrageous old man sports trivia, "who was the Brewers catcher who caught Pete Vukovich's third game," or, "what was Marquette's original mascot," or, "who was the last MLB switch hitter to win AL MVP," or, "who has the longest consecutive games played in Brewers’ history," to which I never got any right but it was fun. That and sudoku. But the one time I asked him a trivia question, "Can you name the Philadelphia Five schools?" it took him a while to get, by which I mean approximately 5 minutes with St. Joseph's being the only tough get. Called it the best trivia he ever got from me.
Hannah H:
Glenn used to pick me up from the airport when I flew out to see Sam during my last year of college and let me park in his driveway. One time after flying back late from New Orleans he decided to take me to get ice cream just for fun. He took us to some old Milwaukee ice cream spot that he knew and there was only one other customer, an older woman sitting alone. He got one vanilla cone with chocolate chunks and I got a rainbow. He asked me if I minded keeping the lady company and so we sat with a complete stranger, ate our ice cream and chatted, just a very wholesome moment with Glenn.
Brie S:
It's hard to pick just one memory, so I'm sharing a few and you can pick.
-Grandpa quizzing us on our math problems when we would visit when we were little
-Grandpa telling stories of when he played on the first integrated Marquette basketball team
-Grandpa coming to our softball and basketball games and always giving words of wisdom and encouragement afterwards
-The way he greeted me the same way every time we saw each other, "Well, HELLO Brienna."
Alina S:
My favorite memories with Grandpa are of him coming to my softball games and tennis matches. He would always surprise me by being there and I loved having his support! So grateful to share his love of sports!
Jenna W:
I remember when I was younger, I would stay with my grandparents for two weeks over summer break. These two weeks would be filled with music lessons, spelling tests, and belting Sweet Caroline over and over again. Grandpa always quizzed my cousins and me on how to spell words we would use, or sometimes he would teach us new words. There is one word that I’ll never forget what it means or how to spell— a word for the conjunction of the moon and sun, a “syzygy”. My grandparents were a perfect syzygy together, my grandma, the sun, and my grandpa, the moon. After our two weeks were over, they’d drive me to meet my mom. On our drives, Grandpa introduced me to Dots, the gumdrops that no one really likes— but we loved them and would always share a box, or more. Now, I’ll always remember my Grandpa especially when I struggle to get Dots out of my teeth.