Louis Gluesen obituary

Louis Gluesen, 97, of Lake City, passed away on Saturday, October 17, 2026 at Mayo St. Marys Hospital in Rochester, Minnesota.
Louis was born on September 14, 1929, to Henry & Emma (Reese) Gluesen in Lake City, Minnesota. He was raised in Lake City. He married his wife Dorothy Braatz on November 1, 1958 in Wabasha, Minnesota. Louis and Dorothy raised three children in Lake City.
He worked many different jobs before working for the Lake City Street Department for 25 years prior to retiring. He was a member of Bethany Lutheran Church. Louis collected toy tractors, loved to work on his Ford F-150 1976 truck in his workshop. He and his wife loved to camp with their whole family and had many different campers over the years. Louis and his wife later took bus trips, train trips and cruises together. His most treasured accomplishments were raising his three children with good family values and having a great marriage with his wife.
Louis is survived by his wife, Dorothy; three children, Luann (Tim) Kramer, Dale Gluesen, and Daryl (Sonia) Gluesen; grandchildren, Anthony, Zachary, Mika, and Lira; great-grandchildren, Kelvin and Kolsen Kramer; brothers-in-law, Russell (Denise) Braatz and Roger (Jean) Braatz.
He is preceded in death by his parents, Henry and Emma Gluesen.
A Memorial Service will be held Sunday, October 25 at 1:30 p.m. at Bethany Lutheran Church in Lake City with Reverend Dale Kohrs officiating. Visitation will be one hour before the service at the church. Burial will be at St. John’s Lutheran Cemetery in Lake City. Online condolences may be left at www.mahnfamilyfuneralhome.com.