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- Bio: Glenn Arthur Sandve, 79, died peacefully in his sleep at his home in Spring Valley on May 30, 2014.
He was born to Arthur and Thelma Sandve on their family farm outside of Cumberland, Wisconsin, on March 3, 1935. He was confirmed into the Lutheran faith at Section Ten Lutheran Church in rural Cumberland, a church his Norwegian immigrant grandfather helped found. On April 1, 1961, he married Helen Louise Davis at the Congregational Church in Spring Valley.
Glenn graduated from Cumberland High School in 1953 and earned his Bachelor's Degree from the University of Wisconsin-River Falls in 1957. After college, Glenn served in the 4th Armored Division of the U.S. Army and was accepted into the Army Band, where duty and performances took him throughout Europe.
In 1959, he joined Spring Valley Schools as an instrumental music teacher. He remains revered as an educator by countless former students for his musical ability, teaching skills and commitment to youth and quality in the band program. In 1978, he began a new career, building Sandve School Music Service into a successful business that served school music programs throughout northwestern Wisconsin. He retired in 1998.
During their marriage, Glenn and Helen traveled frequently, first on family vacations with their children and later journeys to Uzbekistan, England, France and Ireland, as well Norway, where they visited the home of his ancestors. They also enjoyed cruises to locations in the Caribbean, Alaska and Mexico.
He conducted the St. John's Lutheran Church Choir for 30 years, an endeavor in which he took great pride. Glenn was a Mason and a Shriner. He enjoyed performing with the Zurah Shrine Band in the Twin Cities and the UW-River Falls University-Community Band. He loved flower gardening. He was an enthusiastic collector of antiques, a woodworker and an all-around handyman. On the day preceding his death, Glenn practiced his tuba and finished planting this year's flowers.
Glenn was a kind, funny and wise man. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers-in-law, Lowell Hanson and Al Peer.
In accordance with his wishes, Glenn's remains have been donated to Mayo Medical School
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1935 - 2014 (79 år)
