Glenn Mutschelknaus, age 67 of Elgin, passed away on Wednesday evening, December 25, 2013 at the Jacobson Memorial Hospital in Elgin.

The funeral service for Glenn will be held at 11:00am MT Monday, December 30, 2013 at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin with Pastor Bob Edwards and Pastor John Amundson, officiating. Burial will be at 1:00pm CT on Tuesday, December 31, 2013 at the North Dakota Veterans Cemetery south of Mandan with full military honors afforded by the George W. Snook American Legion Post #246 of Elgin and the North Dakota National Guard Funeral Military Honors.

Serving as casketbearers are Kevin Mutschelknaus, Kaylene Eckels, Ashley Mutschelknaus, Alyssa Mutschelknaus, Kennedy Eckels, and Chanler Eckels. All of Glenn's friends and relatives are considered honorary bearers.

Glenn Lee Mutschelknaus was born June 10, 1946 to Robert and Minnie (Schmautz) Mutschelknaus in Carson, ND. He grew up on the Mutschelknaus family farm 4 miles east of Elgin, ND. Glenn was baptized and confirmed at Zion Lutheran Church in Elgin. He attended school in Heil through the 8th grade and attended Elgin High School through his sophomore year. Glenn proudly served in the Army National Guard of North Dakota from March of 1965 through March of 1971.

Glenn was united in marriage to the love of his life, Diane Hauck on November 27, 1966 at Elgin. Glenn and Diane worked alongside his parents on the family farm, until taking over the operation in 1971.

Glenn and Diane continued to run the family farm and dairy, later converting to a small grain and cattle ranch in 1978 which they continued to run until Glenn's retirement in 2010.

Glenn loved to dance and shared this love with his children and grandchildren teaching them to polka, spinning them around the dance floor, kitchen, and living room or wherever they could find a little space. Glenn also loved to fish, to spend time with his grandchildren, and in later years enjoyed camping and traveling with his family and friends.

Grateful for having shared his life are his wife Diane of 47 years, Elgin; his son Kevin and his wife (Lynn Kempenich) of Elgin, and their children Ashley and Alyssa ; his daughter Kaylene and her husband Jonathan Eckels of Nacogdoches, TX and their children Kennedy and Chanler; two sisters and one brother-in-law, Mildred and Arthur Rath of Elgin, and Darlene Schulz of Sturgis, SD; sister-in-law, Jackie White, Marysville, WA; two brothers in-law, Larry Hauck, New Leipzig, and Wayne Hauck, Marysville, WA; numerous nieces and nephews, and other relatives and friends; and his faithful companion, Rusty.

He was preceded in death by his parents Robert and Minnie, mother and father in-law, Ervin and Elsie Hauck, brothers-in-law, Calvin Schulz and James White, and sister-in-law, Bonnie Hauck.

Visitation will be on Sunday from 1:00 to the time of the family service at 7:00pm at the Evanson-Jensen Funeral Home in Elgin and on Monday one hour prior to services at Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Elgin.