Glen William Ernst

Glen William Ernst passed away suddenly at home in Bend, Oregon, of natural causes Dec. 28, 2013 at the age of 58. He was born May 11, 1955 to Gilbert and Bonnie Ernst (Gillingham) in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada. Glen is survived by his daughter, Shelby and son, Cody; his father, Gilbert; his sister, Janet and her husband, Ernie Clark; a nephew, Chad (Nicole) Clark and two nieces, Nicole (Micah) Yeaman and Chantel (Brandon) Richert and their children; two aunts, Peggy Colbourne of Newfoundland, Canada and Dorothy Ernst of Saskatchewan, Canada; and many, many cousins. Glen was preceded in death by his mother, Bonnie on April 1, 1979. Glen loved airplanes. He made his living buying and selling airplanes and he was a gifted pilot. He would polish his airplanes until they shone because he "liked things nice". He recently was invited by his dear friend, Jimmy Nelson to accompany him on a flight that took them to Asia, Singapore, India, France, The United Kingdom, Spain, The United Arab Emirates and back through Alaska and Seattle. Glen always enjoyed flying anywhere at the drop of a hat. Glen loved everyone he met and never forgot a name. He had a great sense of humor and a joke for every occasion. Glen was fun and always the life of the party. Glen William Ernst was larger than life and he will be missed by everyone who knew him. He will primarily be remembered as one of Jehovahs Witnesses to those who knew and loved him. As a teenager in 1969, his family moved to Guatemala. Their desire was to have a greater share in the ministry. During this time Glen contacted a young college student who began to learn the Bibles message and it resulted in 12 family members becoming lovers of Jehovah God. Until the day he died Glen never missed an opportunity to talk about his God, Jehovah, to anyone. Glen based his clear understanding of the Kingdom hope on the Bible. Under the Kingdom rule, Acts 24:15 states there will be a resurrection of the righteous and the unrighteous, please read this in your own Bible, "I have hope toward God, which hope these men also look forward to, that there is going to be a resurrection of both the righteous and the unrighteous." A memorial service will be held at 1:00 p.m. Saturday, January 4, 2014 at the Kingdom Hall of Jehovahs Witnesses, 63175 18 Street, Bend, OR. A reception will follow at the Nelson residence. In lieu of flowers, Glen would have preferred a donation be made to Watchtower Relief, 25 Columbia Heights, Brooklyn, NY 11201. Funeral Home: Niswonger-Reynolds Funeral Home New 105 NW Irving Ave Bend, OR US 97701

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Glen William Ernst

May 11, 1955 - December 28, 2013