Juanita Elizabeth Glasser

IN MEMORY OF: JUANITA E. GLASSER Serving Location: CRAIN FUNERAL HOME – MURPHYSBORO 1421 Walnut Street, Murphysboro, Illinois Juanita E. Glasser, age 93 of Murphysboro, passed away, Saturday, March 30, 2024 in St. Joseph Memorial Hospital. Juanita Elizabeth Kummer was born May 19, 1930 in Potosi, Missouri to Lloyd & Lucy Kummer. She shared her easy going country childhood with two sisters, Esther & Gertie. While working at the Brown Shoe Company in Missouri, she met and married, Charles Laverne Glasser, Sr., who proceeded her in death. They eventually moved to Murphysboro and after working various jobs, they eventually owned and operated Glasser’s Photography Studio. Mom & Dad played a part of creating and capturing photographic memories for many families, individuals and schools throughout southern Illinois. After closing the studio in the early 1980’s, Juanita worked in dietary at Jackson County Nursing Home for many years and also shared her cooking skills at the Molly-O Restaurant. After relocating to Murphysboro, the Glasser family grew quickly and they were blessed with six sons and three daughters, Jack Edward (Paula) Glasser, both deceased; Charles Lavern (Diane) Glasser, Jr; Lloyd Howard Glasser; William Lester Glasser (deceased); Joseph Harry Glasser; Fleda Elizabeth McCoy; Beatrice Kay (Paul) Herring; David Freely Glasser; and Mary Lucille (Donald) Burk. Juanita has been a cherished grandmother to eighteen grandchildren; thirty-four great-grandchildren and 2 great-great-grandchildren. She is also proceeded in death by her parents; her father and mother-in-law, Charles & Fleda Glasser; her sisters, Esther & Gertie; a grandson, William Erik Glasser and many cherished aunts, uncles & cousins. It has been a pleasure for all of us to be there and care for our mother and father over the years. It was our end goal to keep our mom in her home, happy and safe. We very much appreciate the dedication of our brother, Joseph Glasser, as her live in caregiver after the passing of our father, Charles. “Life doesn’t come with a manual, it comes with a Mother.” With the task of raising nine children, my Mother's manual was full of unconditional love, patience, humor and stability. She has the ability to give you the “stare” that gave you the shivers down your spine and the realization that you just messed up! With that, also came the grace and knowledge that we were just children and life with nine children was always going to be challenging. She embraced the challenge and buckled in for the ride. With her and our father, Charles, at the wheel, none of us entered adulthood without the needed tools and the peace of mind that they were always there for us when needed. We will forever cherish our time in her loving embrace, as do our children and so on…God decided he needed to call our beautiful mother home on March 30, 2024. Perhaps her motherly skill set was needed to keep things in order behind the pearly gates. We rest easy now knowing she is feeling renewed and happily strolls through Heaven’s paths with those loved ones that left us before. Funeral Services for Juanita E. Glasser will be Thursday, April 4, 2024 at 11:30 am in Crain Funeral Home-Murphysboro with Andrew Mifflin officiating. Interment will follow in Crain Cemetery off of Rte. 3. Visitation will be from 11:00 am until the hour of the service at the funeral home. Expressions of love may be directed to the family and will be accepted at the funeral home. Crain Funeral Home in Murphysboro is in charge of arrangements.

Juanita Elizabeth Glasser

May 19, 1930 - March 30, 2024