Glen Howard Shenk

1917 - 1986  (69 years)

• Name	Glen Howard Shenk
  Born	22 Jul 1917	Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Gender	Male
  Died	9 Oct 1986	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Buried	13 Oct 1986	Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Person ID	I6205	Rossville
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018

  
  

  Father	Abraham Shenk,   b. 1864,   d. 1932  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Maud Moser Shenk,   b. 2 Aug 1872,   d. 4 Jan 1963, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 90 years)
  Married	Oct 1901
  Documents		Marriage- Moser, Maude-Shenk, Abe October 25, 1901 The following weddings were reported this week: Mr. Abe Shenk and Miss Maude Mosher [sic Moser]; Mr. Isador Bush and Miss Rachel Stovall.
  Family ID	F2757	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marjorie E Warthen Shenk,   b. 25 May 1926, Wheaton, Pottawatomie County, Kansas ,   d. 16 Sep 2004, Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas  (Age 78 years)
  Married	28 Jan 1947	Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas
  Children	1. Ronald Shenk   2. Randall Shenk
  Last Modified	1 Jun 2018 14:27:07
  Family ID	F7701	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  Born - 22 Jul 1917 - Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Buried - 13 Oct 1986 - Silver Lake Cemetery, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Documents		Obituary- Shenk, Glen Glen Howard Shenk SILVER LAKE - Glen Howard Shenk, 69, Silver Lake, died Thursday, Oct. 9, at a Topeka convalescent center. Mr. Shenk worked for the Union Pacific Railroad and at Douglas Aircraft in California. He later was an Army Air Corps veteran of World War II. He was a pilot of a B-17 bomber in the 8th Air Force’s 95th Bomb Group (H). He and his crew flew 17 combat missions totaling 145 combat hours. He received the Air Medal with two Oak Leaf Clusters and the European-North African-Middle Eastern Theater ribbon with two battle stars. He was discharged at the rank of first lieutenant. He later operated a flying service north of Silver Lake that included crop spraying and flight instruction. He also was a flight instructor for Horton Flying Club. He was born July 22, 1917, on a farm north of Silver Lake, the son of Abraham and Maude Moser Shenk, and lived in Silver Lake most of his life. He was graduated from Silver Lake High School. He was married to Marjorie Warthen Jan. 28, 1947, in Topeka. She survives. Other survivors include two sons, Ronald Shenk and Randall Shenk, both of Topeka; a sister, Mrs. Belle Wonnell, Silver Lake; and three brothers, Ralph Shenk, Wichita, Harrison Shenk, Silver Lake, and Lloyd Shenk, Independence. Private family graveside services will be at 9 a m. Monday in Silver Lake Cemetery, Mr. Shenk will lie in state until 9 p.m. Sunday at Parker- Price Mortuary in Topeka. Memorial contributions may be made to Topeka Hospice Inc., 824 Washburn, Topeka 66606.
  		Birth- Shenk, Glen A son was born Sunday, July 22 to Mr. and Mrs. Abe Shenk living north of Silver Lake.