OBIT: Albert Conrad GLESSNER, 1998, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  ALBERT GLESSNER
  
    Albert Conrad Glessner, 72, died Wednesday, May 20, 1998, at Rappahannock
  General Hospital, Kilmarnock, Va.
    Mr. Glessner was born in Meyersdale.  Following high school graduation,
  he served in the U.S. Navy during World War II.  He graduated from
  Pennsylvania State University in 1950.  He was employed as district scout
  executive by the Boy Scouts of America, and moved to the Northern Neck in
  1954.  He subsequently worked as a building contractor, then time-share
  realtor.  In later years, he moved to Kilmarnock.
    Mr. Glessner was a member of the Warsaw United Methodist Church.  He
  remained active in Warsaw VFW Post 7167, continued membership in the Warsaw
  Masonic Lodge No. 332, and served as a Boy Scout volunteer.  He also
  attended Kilmarnock United Methodist Church, the American Legion, and
  served as a Rappahannock General Hospital Volunteer.
    Mr. Glessner is survived by a son, Steven F. Glessner, M.D.; an older
  brother, Charles H. Glessner of Malvern, Pa.; a younger brother, Frederick
  S. Glessner of Pittsburgh; four nieces and a nephew.  He was preceded in
  death by his wife, Mary Louise Griffith Glessner, in May 1989, and by a
  daughter, Rebecca Ann, who died in October 1978.
    Funeral services were held at Warsaw United Methodist Church May 22, with
  Rev. Howard M. Gosnell officiating.  He was interred in the church
  cemetery.  Pallbearers included Charles D. Price, M.D.; John Deschamps,
  M.D.; Joseph C. Bessler, M.D.; Kevin J. McGrath, M.D.; Stuart D. Martin,
  D.D.S.; and William S. Clements.  Memorial contributions may be made to the
  Warsaw United Methodist Church Music Fund or the Warsaw VFW Post 7167, both
  in Warsaw, VA  22572.
  
  The New Republic, June 4, 1998
  
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