Edmund J. Glabus

Edmund J. Glabus, age 78, of Carlisle, passed away Tuesday, January 23, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Carlisle Hospital.
He was born April 16, 1939 in Chicago, IL to the late Edmund M. and Eleanore K. (Lysakowski) Glabus and was baptized at St. Techla Catholic Church.
Ed attended St. Theresa’s Elementary School and completed his secondary education at Marmion Military Academy, Aurora, IL where he was head of the drill team and President of his class. He graduated from Loyola University, Chicago with a BS in English, where he was head of his ROTC class, the drill team and President of TKE Fraternity Chapter. Ed received his Master’s Degree in Public Administration from Auburn University, AL. In addition, he attended the Air Force Command and Staff College and the US Army War College, Carlisle. As a senior in high school, Ed met his lovely bride, K. Carol “Binnie” (Poull), a junior, while acting in a school play. After graduating from Loyola, Ed married Carol and joined the Army. Ed proudly served two tours in Vietnam, served at the Pentagon, as a West Point Regimental Commander and then returned to teach at the US Army War College, Carlisle. He retired as Colonel of Infantry.
Upon retiring from the military, Ed was called into service for our Lord in God’s army and worked for the Archdiocese of Harrisburg as the Assistant to the Vicar General and was instrumental in the success of the Parish Consultations Process. Ed was a devout Catholic and active member of St. Patrick Catholic Church, Carlisle where he served as Lay Eucharist Minister and devoted appointed teacher of the RCIA program. Ed (and Carol) sponsored many candidates and catechumens in their faithful journeys. Ed’s passions and hobbies, in addition to his love of God, family and country, included a purposeful religious life, reading, fitness, bowling, fixing things, CHOCOLATE, and fishing.
He is survived by: his wife of 56 years, K. Carol “Binnie” (Poull) Glabus of Carlisle; five children, Edmund M. Glabus of Kensington, MD, Katherine M. (husband Douglas) McCullough of Driftwood, TX, Anne M. (husband Mark) Troyanowski of Naperville, IL, Jeanne T. (husband Chris) Barys of Rancho Mission Viejo, CA and Elizabeth S. Glabus of Harrisburg; three siblings, Dale, Jan and Marlene, all of Illinois; and eleven grandchildren, Brittany, Kaitlin, Justin, Allyson, Keegan, Sydney, Briana, Christopher, Tierney, Lauryn and Aaron. In addition to his parents, Edmund was preceded in death by a granddaughter, Virginia Jeanne.
A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 27, 2018 at the US Army War College Memorial Chapel, 452 Mara Circle Carlisle Barracks, PA with Chaplain (LTC) Tyson J. Wood as celebrant. Burial will be at Mt. Olivet Cemetery, Aurora, IL. There will be a viewing at the Chapel on Friday, January 26, 2018 from 6:00 – 8:00 p.m. and on Saturday from 10:00 a.m. until the time of Mass.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Patrick Catholic Church, 152 E. Pomfret Street, Carlisle, PA 17013.
Arrangements have been entrusted to the Hoffman Funeral Home & Crematory, 2020 W. Trindle Road, Carlisle, PA.
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