George Himmelberg

1920 – 2011

 

Long time Glasgow resident George Martin Himmelberg passed away July 3, 2011 at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia .  He was 90 years of age. 

 

Mr. Himmelberg was born September 23, 1920 in Aholt , MO to George William and Mary Tebbe Himmelberg.  He attended Aholt School till eighth grade and helped his family on the family farm in the Chariton County Bottoms.  George served as a Medical Aidman in the United States Army during WW II receiving four Bronze Stars for his campaigns in Europe . 

 

After returning to the States he married Viola Brucks November 5, 1947 at St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Glasgow .  George worked as an implement dealer for International Harvester working for Wolston’s Brothers and Hollenbeck’s before purchasing the Glasgow business in 1960’s.  He also worked at Finnell Manion and Ruether Chevrolet for several years.  Mr. Himmelberg served on the Glasgow City Council for 20 years and was Mayor for eleven.  He was a member of St. Mary’s Church.

 

Besides his wife of the home George is survived by two daughters, Connie and husband Bob Hutchin of Lee’s Summit, MO and Nancy and husband Ken Mellard of Leawood, KS, one son, Jerry Himmelberg and Kerry Thompson of Kansas City, MO, one son-in-law, Bobby Parks of Glasgow and sister-in-law, Rosina Himmelberg of Glasgow, nine grandchildren, Brian, Kristin, Tim, Leah, Brent, Rachel, Michelle, Kelly and Kasie, nine great grandchildren, Emma, Ellie, Sydney, McKenna, Kennedy, Jordan, Mason, Jacob and Jackson.  Besides his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Joyce Parks, daughter-in-law, Betty Himmelberg and four brothers, Edward, Albert, Irvin and Melvin, four sisters, Frances, Viola, Mary and Gladys.

 

A funeral Mass will be 10 AM, Wednesday, July 6, 2011 at St. Mary’s Church with Father Joseph Shetler officiating and Father Jerry Stockman Con-Celebrating.  A visitation will be 5 to 8 PM Tuesday evening at Friemonth-Freese Funeral Home in Glasgow with a Rosary at 4:30 PM and a Vilgil at 8 PM.  Burial with military honors will be in Washington Cemetery .

 

Memorials are suggested to St. Mary’s School or Church in care of Friemonth-Freese Funeral Service, 112 Market St. , Glasgow , MO 65254 .