Glen E. Shuey

Glen E. Shuey, 84, of Newton, died Wednesday, May 13, 2015, at Newton Health Care. A funeral service will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, May 16 at Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax. Burial will follow at Colfax Cemetery. Visitation will take place one hour prior to the service Saturday. Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Jasper County and condolences may be left for the family at www.coburnfuneralhomes.com.

The son of Lewis Glen and Bertha V. (Weithers) Shuey, Glen was born Jan. 31, 1931, in Collins. He attended schools in Collins. Glen served in the United States Army. On July 2, 1954, he was united in marriage to Grace Telfer in Maxwell. Glen worked at The Monroe Company, Kent Feeds and Walmart, retiring at the age of 79, in July of 2010.

Those left to honor his memory include his children, Marla (Chris) Behrens of California, Md., and Dennis (Tammy) Shuey of Humeston; four grandchildren, Brandy Latteri, Brett Behrens, Ashley Behrens and Jeremy Shuey; three great-grandchildren, Sophie Behrens, Blaine Behrens and Chase Latteri; and his siblings, Dorothy Hendee of Newton, Richard Shuey of Henderson, Nev., Shirley Clippinger of Colorado Springs, Colo., Jerry Mellor of Pleasant Hill, and James Mellor of Beardstown, Ill. Preceding him in death were his parents; wife, Grace; and two brothers, John Shuey and Larry Shuey.