Glenn A. Bienhoff

Funeral services for Glenn A. Bienhoff will be conducted from the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege, Nebraska at 2:00 P.M. on Tuesday, December 29, 2009 with the Reverend Kenton Birtell officiating. Interment will be held at the Prairie Home Cemetery in Holdrege, Nebraska

Glenn Alden Bienhoff, 71 years of age of Holdrege, Nebraska passed away on Wednesday, December 23, 2009 at the Phelps Memorial Health Center in Holdrege, Nebraska. He was born on July 28, 1938 at Brewster Hospital in Holdrege, Nebraska to Middent A. and Johanna J. (Post) Bienhoff. The family made their home in Macon, Nebraska where Glenn grew up on a farm. He attended Franklin Public Schools where he graduated with the Franklin High School class of 1956. After graduation, he pursued higher education at the Milford Technical College where he specialized in Auto-Body repair.

In 1959 he was united in marriage to Jerilea Brown in Holdrege, Nebraska, and to this union, two boys: Mark and David were born. The family resided in Holdrege where Glenn owned and operated the Miracle Body Shop up until his passing.

Glenn was a member of the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church of Holdrege. He enjoyed camping, canoeing, jug fishing, helping others and most of all, spending time with his family.

He was preceded in death by his parents; one sister, Eleanora Garrelts and her husband, Henry; one nephew, Robert Garrelts and one sister-in-law, Joyce Bienhoff.

He leaves to mourn his passing, his wife Jeri of Holdrege, Nebraska; two sons, Mark and his wife Rita Bienhoff of Villisca, Iowa and David Bienhoff of Holdrege, Nebraska; four grandchildren, Johanna Vance and her husband Joshua or Port Royal, South Carolina, Jonathan Bienhoff of Kearney, Emily Scism and her husband C.J. of Clovis, New Mexico and Hayley Kaiser of Ogallala, Nebraska; two great-grandsons, Peyton Scism and Atticus Vance; one brother, LaVon Bienhoff and his wife Eunice of Hastings, Nebraska and a host of other relatives and friends.

Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 8:00 P.M. on Monday, December 28, 2009 at the Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church in Holdrege, Nebraska.

A memorial has been established in his memory and will be designated at a later date.

Expressions of caring and kindness may be sent to the family at: www.nelsonbauerfh.com.

The Nelson-Bauer Funeral Home of Holdrege is in charge of arrangements.