Glenn C. Hance

Glenn Calvin Hance,

93, Minot, died Tuesday,

Oct. 27, 2020 in a Minot

Hospital due to CO-

VID-19.

Glenn was born April

20, 1927 in Deering, ND,

as the youngest son of El-

ford and Florence (Hall)

Hance. He proudly told

the story of how his

parents were only expect-ing one baby and were

surprised to welcome

both him and his twin,

Lynn, into the world.

In his younger years,

Glenn enjoyed working on

the family farm in Greeley

Township. He became

smitten with his future

wife, Eileen Torno, at

dances in Upham, ND,

but their love story was

interrupted by his draft

into the U.S. Army on

Nov. 5, 1950. He honor-

ably served his country

and received the Combat

Infantry Badge, Bronze

and Silver Stars, Korean

Service Medal, and Occu-

pation Medal for Japan.

Upon his honorable

discharge Aug. 4, 1952,

Glenn returned to Deering

and was united in mar-

riage to Eileen Dec. 21,

1952. They settled in Wol-

seth, ND, where they

owned and operated the

Wolseth Cash Store and

raised their four children.

Glenn later became the

postmaster and

transferred to the Deering

Post Office in 1972, where

he worked until retiring

in 1984. They continued

to farm in Greely Town-

ship until 1989 and

moved to Minot in 1990.

In retirement, Glenn

and Eileen enjoyed walk-

ing the mall, traveling,

bowling, playing games,

attending St. Paul’s and

St. Mark’s Lutheran

Church, and volunteering

at the Norsk Hostfest,

Somerset Court, and even

the airport. They were

proud parents and

grandparents and practi-

cally inseparable until

Eileen died Nov. 1, 2017.

Glenn had been a

resident of Somerset since

2014 and was a proud star

of one of their TV ads. He

could often be found with

a sparkle of mischief in

his Irish eyes and a smile

on his face. He believed

there were no strangers,

only friends he hadn’t met

yet. He easily won others

over with his quick wit,

stories, and laughter and

treated all like family. He

loved being active –

dancing, playing pool,

horseshoes, and cards, go-

ing on daily walks, and

seeing who might sneak

him an extra scoop of ice

cream or slice of pie.

Glenn had a plaque on

his door that read, “Let all

that you do be done in

love,” and he certainly

lived by this. He believed

his purpose in life was to

bring a smile to others’

faces, and he did this

often. He was a suppor-

tive father, grandfather,

and friend to many, and

his joy, spunk, laughter

and zeal for life will be

deeply missed by all.

His loving family in-

cludes: children Darlene

(Denver) Culpepper,

Sheridan, AR, Diane

(Guy) Stavnes, Helena,

MT, David (Joan) Hance,

Minot, Debra (Walt)

Runyan, Oklahoma City,

OK; 11 grandchildren

Michelle Culpepper, Eric-

ka Hendricks, Ryan

Stavnes, Kim Lawton, Kel-

sey Tooley, Danielle

Hance, Nathan Hance,

Tristan Hance, Michael

Runyan, Christopher

Runyan, Larissa Runyan,

and Kyle Runyan; 5

great-grandchildren,

several nieces, nephews,

cousins, two

sisters-in-law, and one

brother-in law.

Glenn was preceded in

death by: his parents,

wife Eileen; twin brother,

Lynn; brothers Wilford

and Robert, and sisters

Eva, Edna, Geneva,

Dorothy, and Faye.

Private Funeral service:

Due to COVID-19, a

private family service will

be held Monday, Nov. 2,

2020, 1:30 pm, Zion Luth-

eran Church, Minot.

Masks will be required for

the safety of all.

Public graveside ser-

vice to follow at 2:30 pm

in Rosehill Cemetery with

military honors provided

by the Army National

Guard and Minot Ameri-

can Legion Post #26.

Livestream of the ser-

vice: Link found on obitu-

ary at www.thomas

familyfuneralhome.com.

Public Visitation: Sun-

day, November 1, 2020

from 4- 6 pm, Thomas

Family Funeral Home,

Minot. Masks are re-

quired.

Memorials preferred to

St. Mark’s Lutheran

Church Building Fund.

Glenn also requested

everyone do their part and

wear a mask. He was

adamant that nobody else

would suffer the way that

he did in his last few

days.

Those wishing to sign

the memorial register or

share memories can do so

in the expressions sym-

pathy section on the fun-

eral home website.