Joseph Bernard Glissman, 80, Tecumseh, died unexpectedly, Sunday, July 28, 2019, at his home.

He was born Nov. 6, 1938, at Seneca, the son of Gus and Gertrude M. Stueve Glissman. He graduated from Valley Falls High School in 1956 and then served in the US Army.

Joe retired from the Kansas Department of Revenue after 15 years of service. He had worked at Newman Plumbing and Haul-Mor Manufacturing, both in Valley Falls, and had farmed northeast of Valley Falls..

He had served on the Jefferson County Cooperative Board and the Valley Falls Planning Commission.

Joe was a member of St. Mary’s Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Valley Falls. He was a charter member of Knights of Columbus Council 6671 at Valley Falls and was a member of the James W. Gibbons 4th Degree Knights Assembly in Topeka. He had served as State Warden for the State of Kansas 4th Degree Assembly.

He married Evelyn Ritchie, Sept. 17, 1960, at Valley Falls. They later divorced.

Survivors include his companion, Karen Brault, Tecumseh; a son, Michael D. (Lori) Glissman, Valley Falls; two daughters, Sheryl Diane (Byron) Robertson, Evans, CO, and Jody Lynn (Melvin) Lockhart, Valley Falls; a sister, Elizabeth Ann Duermeier, Topeka; eight grandchildren, Kari, Cody, Chelsea, Shelbie, Kolbie, Kyle, Tyler, and Peyton; and eight great-grandchildren.

Joe enjoyed golfing, playing pool, snow-birding in Texas, and following his family’s many activities.

Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:30 a.m. Friday, Aug. 2, 2019, at Immaculate Conception Catholic Church in Valley Falls. Burial will follow at the parish cemetery with military honors by Grahem-Herbers Post 3084 V.F.W. A Chalice Service will be at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, at the church, followed by the Rosary and then a visitation.

Memorial contributions may be made to the Valley Falls Athletic Association and sent c/o Mercer Funeral Home, PO Box 6, Valley Falls, KS 66088. Online condolences are welcome at www.mercerfuneralhomes.com.