- Date Of Birth: March 15, 1942
- Date Of Death: January 17, 2019
- State: Idaho
Franklyn Glenn Anderson, 76, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 17, 2019 in Salt Lake City, Utah. Glenn was born March 15, 1942 in Ontario, Oregon to Rodger and Lynette Anderson. He was the third of eight children. He grew up in Nyssa, Oregon and graduated from Ontario High School in 1962. He attended Ricks College and graduated from Boise State University with a degree in electrical engineering. As a boy he learned to work with this brothers as they helped their father on different jobs, which often involved electrical work. He would pull conduit under buildings for 25 cents an hour. This early exposure to work started a lifelong love of engineering, creativity, and industriousness that served him throughout a long professional career in manufacturing.
Glenn married Donna Kay Gerber on January 21, 1966 in the Idaho Falls Temple. Glenn and Donna have been married for 53 years. They are the parents of four children Raymond, Janice, Wayne and Derk. They have 13 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren with another on the way. They lived in Seattle, Washington, Phoenix, Arizona, Ontario, Oregon, and Pocatello, Idaho.
Glenn spent the majority of his professional career working in innovative roles at Ore-Ida Foods and Heinz. He was often given creative control to produce, restructure and create equipment that would enhance the efficiency and success of many product lines. He was a trusted manager who fostered loyalty with his employees and colleagues.
Family was very important to Glenn. He loved his grandchildren and cherished the time that he had with each of them. Glenn enjoyed outdoor activities including fishing and hunting and golf. He taught his boys how to hunt and fish and would spend as much available time with them at favorite places each year. Work was important to him, and he taught his kids the value of hard work.
Glenn is survived by his wife Donna, his son Raymond (Janna) of Boise, Idaho, daughter Janice (Tim Kunz) of West Jordan, Utah, son Wayne (Tammie) of Boise, Idaho, and Derk of Nampa, Idaho. His survivors also include his 13 grandchildren, two great-grandchildren and one on the way. He is also survived by his siblings: Richard, Carol Lawrence, Lynn, Duane, Becky Wheeler and many nieces and nephews. He is preceded in death by his parents, a brother, Sherman, sister, Darlene and daughter-in-law, Carrie Crandall Anderson.
