Michael Glanville

Birth, Marriage and Death information

     Michael Glanville was born between 1944 and 1945 at Simpson, PA, USA.
     He died on 4 May 2018 at Elizabethtown, NJ, USA; with obituary:
Michael Glanville, 73, of Elizabethtown died peacefully on Friday, May 4, 2018 surrounded by family. He was born in Simpson, PA to William "Bill" and the late Stella (Zelosko) Glanville. He is survived by his wife of 38 years and best friend, Patricia (Russin); one daughter, Michele (Guarino, Peter); and three sons Sean, Jeffrey (Maryellen), and Jason (Edwin). Michael always considered Edwin to be like another son. He is also survived by four grandchildren.
He moved to New Jersey in the 1950s during his youth. Michael was a US Navy veteran serving during the Vietnam War. Upon his safe return home, Mr. Glanville honed his skills across the construction, mechanical, heating, and air conditioning industries. During the 1980s and 1990s, Michael owned his own heating and air conditioning company, P&M Mechanical, providing installations and services across New Jersey. In 2007, Michael and wife Patricia moved to the Lancaster area to enjoy semi-retirement in the countryside.
During his spare time, Michael enjoyed lake and deep-sea fishing, camping, and boating. He was an avid NASCAR fan, who had the opportunity to drive an official NASCAR racecar at the Dover Raceway for his 65th birthday.
For the last 23 years, he was active within the Masonic lodges and charities across New Jersey and Pennsylvania. He was a Master Mason of Clifton Lodge #203 (NJ) and Ashara-Casiphia Lodge #551 (PA) as well as a 32nd degree Scottish Rite mason of the Valley of Northern New Jersey and the Valley of Harrisburg. Michael received the Meritorious Service award from the Valley of Northern New Jersey. In addition, he was an advisor in DeMolay, a Masonic youth organization, in both NJ and PA. Michael's greatest Masonic love was the Tall Cedars of Lebanon whose charity was Muscular Dystrophy (MDA). He was very active helping raise funds through rose sales for and participating at the MDA summer camps. When he was MDA chairman for Lancaster Forest, he was able to send eleven children to a weeklong MDA summer camp teaching children to live and enjoy life beyond the limits of their medical conditions.
Services will be private.