Glen L. Wintermute, a former resident of the Farnam area, died June 14, 1999, at St. John’s Center in Kearney. He was 93.

He was born June 2, 1906, to Benjamin and Mary Ellen Hansell Wintermute on a homestead south of Hay Springs. He grew up in that area close to the “Old Jules” family. He attended a rural school until moving to Kearney, where he attended Emerson Elementary. He graduated in 1927 from A.O. Thomas High School in Kearney.

On Jan. 1, 1937, he married Ruth M. Hicks in Farnam. They lived around Midwest, Wyo., where he had been homesteading and working in the oil fields.

The couple returned to the Farnam area in 1942, where he farmed and ranched until retiring in 1978. They then moved to Kearney.

Mr. Wintermute was a member of the Kearney First United Methodist Church and Open Circle Sunday school class, the Farm Bureau and “Old Cowboys” Nebraska Cattleman Association. The Wintermutes received several conservation awards for farming practices.

Survivors include his wife; a sister; and nieces, nephews and friends.

He was preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers.

Memorials are suggested to First United Methodist Church.

Services will be at 1:30 p.m. today at the church with the Rev. Ron Roemmich officiating. Burial will be in the Farnam Cemetery.

The North Platte Telegraph, June 17, 1999