Glen D. Gatenby – Oct 19, 1924 – Nov 6, 2013

Glen Dean Gatenby, 89, passed away November 6, 2013 in Rapid City, SD. A private interment will be held at the Hillcrest Cemetery in Gallatin, Missouri, at a later date. The family will donate memorials to benefit military veteran causes. Mr. Gatenby was born October 19, 1924, in Orchard, Nebraska, the fourth of five sons to Floyd E. and Mary Louise Gatenby. He graduated from Gallatin High School in 1942 and attended Graceland University in Lamoni, Iowa. Sgt. Gatenby served in the 13th Air Force, 307th Bombardment Group, 372nd Bomb Squadron, from 1943-1945. He was an aerial gunner on B24 aircrafts flying over New Guinea and Borneo in the South Pacific. Glen was also a member of the Caterpillar Club whose life was spared on June 22, 1945, because of an emergency parachute jump from an aircraft. He married Majiel Elaine Briner on September 10, 1945, in Olathe, KS in which three daughters were born. In Missouri, he worked for Sears Department Store. In Minnesota and Iowa, they owned and operated successful small businesses. They retired to Ozark, Missouri, in 1999 and relocated to Rapid City, South Dakota, in 2004. Glen enjoyed fishing, Air Force annual reunions, spending time with family, and traveling with Majiel in their motor home. They traveled to all 48 lower United States and Canada in their motor home. Glen will be dearly missed by his three daughters, Sue (Howard) Sakima, Elk Grove, California, Pat (Steve) Winter, Custer, South Dakota, Gloria (Jim) Gibbens, Des Moines, Iowa; seven grandchildren; and nine great grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his wife, Majiel in 2007, and four brothers.