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.
Visitation will take place on Friday, June 27 from 12PM until time of Prayer Service at 2PM at Good Shepherd Catholic Church;N88 W17658 Christman Rd., Menomonee Falls.
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.
Daniel G:
Glenn Sievers was everything you could ask for in a Grandfather and I admired & loved him dearly. Glenn & Pat were their grandchildren’s most steadfast fans and supporters. Trivia questions and jarring greetings featured strongly in his love language. Glenn’s consistency (in all things) was central to his style: A favorite team, a signature drink, a sparkling attendance record, made free throws, and no gloating. Zero flash, but all cool. Across decades, I watched him look the George Webb waitress in the eye and order “2 Eggs Up (signature hand motion), wheat toast, and 3 Strips of Crispy Bacon.” For everyone else at George Webb, this was “The Eye Opener Breakfast,” but not for Glenn, who saw menus as best left for those who didn’t know what they wanted.
Ashlyn H.
Grandpa was a very influential person in my life. He was caring, honest, and genuine. He was always himself, and didn’t care what others thought about it. Over the years I’ve been to Grandpa’s and Grandma’s house countless times. Every time without a doubt when Grandma would come in the house, she would call out “Honey, I’m home” and there grandpa would be. He would be in his chair “resting his eyes” as he says or watching the news. Sometimes he would be sitting in the kitchen doing his sudoku. But no matter what room he was in, he always brought a light into the room, even if he didn’t know it. Almost every time I went to his house, he made me laugh and brought a simile to my face. Whether that was through his funny comments or the funny stories he would tell at the dinner table.
When I was little and came over, he had me do a quiz. As most grandchildren know, he had us do a spelling quiz on certain words. This would normally be words that we would repeat a lot, long words we would say, or just random words he thought of. For me I would get the usual words of like, awesome, super, amazing, etc. But one word I remember him asking me for awhile was the word alcohol. If anyone knew grandpa, you would know he would have at least one martini a day. So, we all know where he got his inspiration for that word.
Another memory I have of him, was over the summer going into 3rd grade. I was into tennis at the time, so I would have tennis classes almost every week day for around a month or two. Grandpa would drive me over by the Menomonee Falls tennis courts for lessons. Part of this daily trip was leaving early so we could get a sausage egg McMuffin at McDonalds. Which if you didn’t know around this time sausage egg breakfast sandwiches were a staple in his diet. I remember these trips always being a great time.
Dylan H:
If you knew Grandpa Glenn, you loved him. Everywhere I went with him he was met with the same friendly reactions, and sometimes we even met someone who remembered him from past decades. He lived his life with extreme consistency (Food, Drink, Trivia Questions, Sports Teams, etc.) and that is one of the things I loved about him. No matter what day (or time) grandpa was there to ask about your day and pass on his Glenn-isms. Grandpa will be dearly missed and will be remembered by the many lessons he taught me.
Ethan H:
Grandpa was very caring, nice, and always challenged me to be better. He loved to show his care with spelling tests comprised of words I commonly used. One of my favorite memories of him is when we were partners for a family season-long football pool. He used this opportunity to teach me about the packers and geography. I have never had much of an interest in sports, but I enjoyed learning about the location of the various packer opponents each week. Fortunately, our team did quite well, and I enjoyed beating my siblings with grandpa as my partner