Mack Glover

Mack L. Glover Jr., 87, a retired railroad engineer and Army-Air Force veteran of Great Falls, died of natural causes on Sunday, January 8, 2012 at a local care facility.Memorial service will be held at the Hillcrest Lawn Memorial Chapel on Saturday, January 14, 2012 at 10:00 am. Burial will be in Highland Cemetery in Great Falls. Schnider Funeral Home is handling arrangements.Mack was born October 21, 1924 in St. Paul, Virginia to Mack L. Glover Sr. and Ida Myrtle Puckett Glover.Upon growing up, Mack attended numerous schools in Virginia and West Virginia in the heart of coal mining country. He later attended the New York Teachers College prior to being drafted in the Army-Air Force. Mack was one of the first American soldiers trained in the new military invention called radar.During his service in World War II, Mack was assigned to British General Montgomery in Europe.He participated in four major campaigns and was awarded numerous battle stars and military citations during his tour.During the Battle of the Ardennes, Mack was taken as a prisoner of war by the British Army in Europe. After the war, Mack sought work in the western United States. He eventually settled in Montana where he became a railroad engineer for the Great Northern and later the Burlington Northern railroads. He married Ramona Ferris on August 22, 1951 in Great Falls and they remained together until she passed away in July 2003.Mack retired in 1987 as the Vice-Chairman of the Locomotive Engineers Union for the Burlington Northern Railroad in St. Paul, MN.Upon his retirement they moved back to Havre where he enjoyed "public" service as a City Council Representative.When Mach retired from "public" service, he and Ramona moved to Great Falls in 1999. Then, in November, 2009, Mack moved into Highgate Senior Living. Mack loved the staff and residents at Highgate and considered them his adopted family.Survivors include four sons, Samuel L. Glover of Hagerstown, MD, Robert D. (Danell) Glover of Umpua, OR, Richard L. (Judy) Glover of Great Falls and Ronald J. (Karen) Glover of Eugene, OR; ten grandchildren; eight great grandchildren; one sister-in-law and numerous nieces and nephews in Virginia also survive Mack.Mack was preceded in death by his wife, Ramona; his parents, his sister Betty Rose Glover and his two brothers Raymond and Clifford (Blue) Glover all of Virginia.Condolences may be left for the family at www.schniderfuneralhome.com.