Submitted by Dan Rich

Glenn Wesley Troyer

Feb. 1, 1910 - July 28, 2008

South Bend Tribune 7/31/2008
SOUTH BEND - Glenn Wesley Troyer, 98, of Wheeling, IL, formerly of South Bend, died at 10:50 p.m. Tuesday, July 28, 2008, in his residence at Addolorata Villa in Wheeling. Mr. Troyer was born February 1, 1910, in Goshen, IN, to the late Wesley C. and Blanche (Musser) Troyer, and had lived in South Bend since 1946 until moving to Wheeling several years ago. On April 28, 1943, in Clarksburg, W.Va., he married Emma F. Smith, who preceded him in death on October 11, 2006. He is survived by three sons, Michael W. (Mila) Troyer of Oceanside, CA, Christopher D. Troyer of Midland, TX, and William G. Troyer of Buffalo Grove, IL; and two grandchildren, Stephanie Troyer of Austin, TX, and Brian Troyer of Carollton, TX. Mr. Troyer retired from the South Bend Tribune in the printing department in 1975 after over 34 years service. He was a longtime member of St. Patrick Catholic Church and was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 2:00 p.m. Friday, August 1st, in St. Patrick Catholic Church, with Rev. Leonard Chrobot officiating. Entombment will follow at Highland Cemetery. Friends may call from noon to 1:30 p.m. Friday in the Welsheimer Family Funeral Home, 521 N. William St. Memorial contributions may be made to the St. Vincent DePaul Society, 3408 Ardmore Trail, South Bend, IN 46628.