Goodyear - GLEN H. AMATOR
age 95 passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. A longtime west valley resident of Tolleson and Goodyear, he was born on August 29, 1922 to Bert and Alice Amator in Phoenix. He was a native Arizonan as was his father Bert who was a pioneer Arizonan born in the Arizona Territory in 1885. Glen grew up on the family dairy farm that his father had homesteaded south of Tolleson and graduated from Tolleson Union High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Page, on April 26, 1942 and they were married for 73 years. He was a Corporal in the Army Airforce during World War II. He worked for Goodyear Aerospace (Lockheed Martin) for 34 years, retiring from there in 1985. Glen and Bonnie lovingly raised their five children on the family farm until moving to Goodyear in 1967. He loved being outdoors including camping in the White Mountains and going on hunting trips.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Bonnie, his parents, 3 brothers, Gene, Bert, and Fritz Amator, and 1 sister Ernestine Shahan. He is survived by his 5 children, June Todd (Terry), Fred Amator (Jan), Margie White (Gary), Tom Amator (Paula), and Samye Barton, 1 sister Eva Martin, 13 Grandchildren, and 22+ Great Grandchildren, and a large extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Family was everything to him and he passed that love on to his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who he leaves behind and who will miss him tremendously.
Visitation will be on Monday, February 5th at 9:00 AM with Service to follow at 10:00 AM at Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary, 719 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix.
Please visit greenwoodmemorylawn.com to leave condolences for the family.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Feb. 4, 2018
age 95 passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. A longtime west valley resident of Tolleson and Goodyear, he was born on August 29, 1922 to Bert and Alice Amator in Phoenix. He was a native Arizonan as was his father Bert who was a pioneer Arizonan born in the Arizona Territory in 1885. Glen grew up on the family dairy farm that his father had homesteaded south of Tolleson and graduated from Tolleson Union High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Page, on April 26, 1942 and they were married for 73 years. He was a Corporal in the Army Airforce during World War II. He worked for Goodyear Aerospace (Lockheed Martin) for 34 years, retiring from there in 1985. Glen and Bonnie lovingly raised their five children on the family farm until moving to Goodyear in 1967. He loved being outdoors including camping in the White Mountains and going on hunting trips.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Bonnie, his parents, 3 brothers, Gene, Bert, and Fritz Amator, and 1 sister Ernestine Shahan. He is survived by his 5 children, June Todd (Terry), Fred Amator (Jan), Margie White (Gary), Tom Amator (Paula), and Samye Barton, 1 sister Eva Martin, 13 Grandchildren, and 22+ Great Grandchildren, and a large extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Family was everything to him and he passed that love on to his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who he leaves behind and who will miss him tremendously.
Visitation will be on Monday, February 5th at 9:00 AM with Service to follow at 10:00 AM at Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary, 719 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix.
Please visit greenwoodmemorylawn.com to leave condolences for the family.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Feb. 4, 2018
Goodyear - GLEN H. AMATOR
age 95 passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. A longtime west valley resident of Tolleson and Goodyear, he was born on August 29, 1922 to Bert and Alice Amator in Phoenix. He was a native Arizonan as was his father Bert who was a pioneer Arizonan born in the Arizona Territory in 1885. Glen grew up on the family dairy farm that his father had homesteaded south of Tolleson and graduated from Tolleson Union High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Page, on April 26, 1942 and they were married for 73 years. He was a Corporal in the Army Airforce during World War II. He worked for Goodyear Aerospace (Lockheed Martin) for 34 years, retiring from there in 1985. Glen and Bonnie lovingly raised their five children on the family farm until moving to Goodyear in 1967. He loved being outdoors including camping in the White Mountains and going on hunting trips.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Bonnie, his parents, 3 brothers, Gene, Bert, and Fritz Amator, and 1 sister Ernestine Shahan. He is survived by his 5 children, June Todd (Terry), Fred Amator (Jan), Margie White (Gary), Tom Amator (Paula), and Samye Barton, 1 sister Eva Martin, 13 Grandchildren, and 22+ Great Grandchildren, and a large extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Family was everything to him and he passed that love on to his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who he leaves behind and who will miss him tremendously.
Visitation will be on Monday, February 5th at 9:00 AM with Service to follow at 10:00 AM at Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary, 719 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix.
Please visit greenwoodmemorylawn.com to leave condolences for the family.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Feb. 4, 2018
age 95 passed away Sunday, January 28, 2018. A longtime west valley resident of Tolleson and Goodyear, he was born on August 29, 1922 to Bert and Alice Amator in Phoenix. He was a native Arizonan as was his father Bert who was a pioneer Arizonan born in the Arizona Territory in 1885. Glen grew up on the family dairy farm that his father had homesteaded south of Tolleson and graduated from Tolleson Union High School. He married his high school sweetheart, Bonnie Page, on April 26, 1942 and they were married for 73 years. He was a Corporal in the Army Airforce during World War II. He worked for Goodyear Aerospace (Lockheed Martin) for 34 years, retiring from there in 1985. Glen and Bonnie lovingly raised their five children on the family farm until moving to Goodyear in 1967. He loved being outdoors including camping in the White Mountains and going on hunting trips.
He was preceded in death by his beloved wife Bonnie, his parents, 3 brothers, Gene, Bert, and Fritz Amator, and 1 sister Ernestine Shahan. He is survived by his 5 children, June Todd (Terry), Fred Amator (Jan), Margie White (Gary), Tom Amator (Paula), and Samye Barton, 1 sister Eva Martin, 13 Grandchildren, and 22+ Great Grandchildren, and a large extended family of nieces, nephews, and cousins.
Family was everything to him and he passed that love on to his children, grandchildren and great grandchildren who he leaves behind and who will miss him tremendously.
Visitation will be on Monday, February 5th at 9:00 AM with Service to follow at 10:00 AM at Greenwood Memory Lawn Mortuary, 719 N. 27th Ave., Phoenix.
Please visit greenwoodmemorylawn.com to leave condolences for the family.
Published in The Arizona Republic on Feb. 4, 2018
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