Daniel M, Glick, 98, of Landis Homes, formerly of Smoketown, died Friday mornong at the home following a lengthly illness.
Born in Smoketown, he was the son of the
late Isaac N. and Rebecca Beiler Glick.
A farmer and businessman, he was also a
promoter of Christian day schools.
He managed a family business of tomato-seed breeding and production from 1928 until his retirement in 1965. In 1947 Seed World magazine cited his firm for the development late blight resistant variety, noting that Glick had previously developed a nailhead rust immune variety widely used by Florida tomato growers.
The Glick tomato cannery, established at the end of World War I to use the pulp byproduct of the tomato seed production, was engaged at the end of World War II for large scale food relief canning for Mennonite Central Committee.
On his farm on Hobson Road, Glick operated a store from which he sold books, office supplies, audio equipment, ice cream and other items.
A member of Bart Mennonite Church, Glick helped to establish the Locust Grove Mennonite School in 1940 and served as secretary of its board for many years.
He became known as "The Pretzel Man" at the school because on his annual visits he took a soft pretzel for each student.
He was the husband of Lillian Peterson Glick, who died in 1965, Dorothy "Dora" Kanagy Glick, who died in 1981, and Helen Kirchofer Glick, who died in 1992.
Surviving are three sons, Isaac, husband of Mildred Alger Glick of Edmonton, Alberta, Vernon, husband of Feme Pellman Glick of
Lancaster, and Marvin husband of Lois Mellinger Glick of Reston, Va.; and four daughters, Ruth, wife of Lee Yoder of Fort Wayne,Ind.,Orpha Hege of Hampton, Va., Joy, wife of Dan Hess of Indianapolis, and Carri Peterson of Richmond, Va.
Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five step-children; 11 step-
grandchildren; 23 step-great-grandchilren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Jacob, husband of Katie Smoker Glick of Smoketown; and a sister, Dorothy, wife of Roland Yoder of Harleysville.
Born in Smoketown, he was the son of the
late Isaac N. and Rebecca Beiler Glick.
A farmer and businessman, he was also a
promoter of Christian day schools.
He managed a family business of tomato-seed breeding and production from 1928 until his retirement in 1965. In 1947 Seed World magazine cited his firm for the development late blight resistant variety, noting that Glick had previously developed a nailhead rust immune variety widely used by Florida tomato growers.
The Glick tomato cannery, established at the end of World War I to use the pulp byproduct of the tomato seed production, was engaged at the end of World War II for large scale food relief canning for Mennonite Central Committee.
On his farm on Hobson Road, Glick operated a store from which he sold books, office supplies, audio equipment, ice cream and other items.
A member of Bart Mennonite Church, Glick helped to establish the Locust Grove Mennonite School in 1940 and served as secretary of its board for many years.
He became known as "The Pretzel Man" at the school because on his annual visits he took a soft pretzel for each student.
He was the husband of Lillian Peterson Glick, who died in 1965, Dorothy "Dora" Kanagy Glick, who died in 1981, and Helen Kirchofer Glick, who died in 1992.
Surviving are three sons, Isaac, husband of Mildred Alger Glick of Edmonton, Alberta, Vernon, husband of Feme Pellman Glick of
Lancaster, and Marvin husband of Lois Mellinger Glick of Reston, Va.; and four daughters, Ruth, wife of Lee Yoder of Fort Wayne,Ind.,Orpha Hege of Hampton, Va., Joy, wife of Dan Hess of Indianapolis, and Carri Peterson of Richmond, Va.
Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five step-children; 11 step-
grandchildren; 23 step-great-grandchilren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Jacob, husband of Katie Smoker Glick of Smoketown; and a sister, Dorothy, wife of Roland Yoder of Harleysville.
Daniel M, Glick, 98, of Landis Homes, formerly of Smoketown, died Friday mornong at the home following a lengthly illness.
Born in Smoketown, he was the son of the
late Isaac N. and Rebecca Beiler Glick.
A farmer and businessman, he was also a
promoter of Christian day schools.
He managed a family business of tomato-seed breeding and production from 1928 until his retirement in 1965. In 1947 Seed World magazine cited his firm for the development late blight resistant variety, noting that Glick had previously developed a nailhead rust immune variety widely used by Florida tomato growers.
The Glick tomato cannery, established at the end of World War I to use the pulp byproduct of the tomato seed production, was engaged at the end of World War II for large scale food relief canning for Mennonite Central Committee.
On his farm on Hobson Road, Glick operated a store from which he sold books, office supplies, audio equipment, ice cream and other items.
A member of Bart Mennonite Church, Glick helped to establish the Locust Grove Mennonite School in 1940 and served as secretary of its board for many years.
He became known as "The Pretzel Man" at the school because on his annual visits he took a soft pretzel for each student.
He was the husband of Lillian Peterson Glick, who died in 1965, Dorothy "Dora" Kanagy Glick, who died in 1981, and Helen Kirchofer Glick, who died in 1992.
Surviving are three sons, Isaac, husband of Mildred Alger Glick of Edmonton, Alberta, Vernon, husband of Feme Pellman Glick of
Lancaster, and Marvin husband of Lois Mellinger Glick of Reston, Va.; and four daughters, Ruth, wife of Lee Yoder of Fort Wayne,Ind.,Orpha Hege of Hampton, Va., Joy, wife of Dan Hess of Indianapolis, and Carri Peterson of Richmond, Va.
Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five step-children; 11 step-
grandchildren; 23 step-great-grandchilren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Jacob, husband of Katie Smoker Glick of Smoketown; and a sister, Dorothy, wife of Roland Yoder of Harleysville.
Born in Smoketown, he was the son of the
late Isaac N. and Rebecca Beiler Glick.
A farmer and businessman, he was also a
promoter of Christian day schools.
He managed a family business of tomato-seed breeding and production from 1928 until his retirement in 1965. In 1947 Seed World magazine cited his firm for the development late blight resistant variety, noting that Glick had previously developed a nailhead rust immune variety widely used by Florida tomato growers.
The Glick tomato cannery, established at the end of World War I to use the pulp byproduct of the tomato seed production, was engaged at the end of World War II for large scale food relief canning for Mennonite Central Committee.
On his farm on Hobson Road, Glick operated a store from which he sold books, office supplies, audio equipment, ice cream and other items.
A member of Bart Mennonite Church, Glick helped to establish the Locust Grove Mennonite School in 1940 and served as secretary of its board for many years.
He became known as "The Pretzel Man" at the school because on his annual visits he took a soft pretzel for each student.
He was the husband of Lillian Peterson Glick, who died in 1965, Dorothy "Dora" Kanagy Glick, who died in 1981, and Helen Kirchofer Glick, who died in 1992.
Surviving are three sons, Isaac, husband of Mildred Alger Glick of Edmonton, Alberta, Vernon, husband of Feme Pellman Glick of
Lancaster, and Marvin husband of Lois Mellinger Glick of Reston, Va.; and four daughters, Ruth, wife of Lee Yoder of Fort Wayne,Ind.,Orpha Hege of Hampton, Va., Joy, wife of Dan Hess of Indianapolis, and Carri Peterson of Richmond, Va.
Also surviving are 18 grandchildren; 24 great-grandchildren; five step-children; 11 step-
grandchildren; 23 step-great-grandchilren; 2 step-great-great-grandchildren; a brother, Jacob, husband of Katie Smoker Glick of Smoketown; and a sister, Dorothy, wife of Roland Yoder of Harleysville.
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