A permanent deacon who served 18 years at St. Michael and St. Mary in Stillwater died Dec. 19. Deacon Guy Glover was 85.
A funeral Mass was scheduled for Dec. 27 at 10 a.m., with visitation starting at 9 a.m., at St. Francis of Assisi Church in Lake St. Croix Beach. Burial will be at Fort Snelling National Cemetery in Minneapolis.
Ordained in 2000, Deacon Glover also served as a chaplain at Bethesda Rehabilitation Hospital in St. Paul and with the Washington County sheriff’s office, and he was coordinating deacon for pastoral ministry at St. Michael.
Widely known for his white beard, he made a tradition of portraying St. Nicholas at St. Michael in Stillwater and St. Mark in St. Paul. He was a military veteran and retired attorney. Survivors include his wife, Virginia, and seven children.
