Glendon 'Jack' Westby

Blue Hill resident, Glendon Jack Westby, 84, passed away Tuesday, August 16, 2011 at the Blue Hill Care Center, Blue Hill, NE. Services and burial will be in Salinas, CA with military rites at a later date. There will be no visitation. Arrangements by the Brand-Wilson Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Hastings, NE. Condolences may be sent to the family from www.brandwilson.com. Memorials may be given to the family. Jack was born September 10, 1926 to Bennie A. and Blanche (Savold) Westby in Maddock, ND. He attended school in Maddock, ND. He served in the United States Army during WWII as a rifleman from Dec 18, 1944 to November 20, 1946 serving in the Philippins. He saw extensive combat action in dense jungle. After the war ended he was shipped to Japan, where he was a Guard Patrolman, guarding government property, supplies and equipment in Tokyo and Yokahama. Decorations and Citations: Philippine Liberation Medal with one bronze service star, Asiatic Pacific theater service medal, Victory Medal, Army of Occupation Medal (Japan), and a Good conduct medal. He married Mavis A. Schmid, on December 15, 1947 she passed away January 25, 1967. He worked as a plumber for the Pipe Trades District 36 in Salinas, CA. After his military service he and Mavis, lived in Salinas, CA for many years. Jack moved to NE on March 29, 2011. He was a member of the American Legion and VFW both in Salinas, CA. He is survived by many nieces and nephews including, Marilyn Reynolds and Jackie Beeson both of Blue Hill, NE and Paula Menard of Norwalk, CA, and two sisters, Shirley Luidahl of ND and Norma Berghagen of CA. He was preceded in death by his parents, wife Mavis, one sister and three brothers.