Glenna M. Sykes, of Cameron, WI passed away on June 10, 2022, while sleeping peacefully at home. She would have turned 92 the next week. Her loving husband, Dale L. Sykes, was at her side, with her children also present.

Glenna was born June 17, 1930, in Cameron, the youngest child of Helmer O. Amundson & Christine A. Amundson. She was a 1948 graduate of Cameron High School, and married Dale L.

Sykes, another 1948 CHS graduate, in 1951 shortly before the U.S. Army assigned him to a tour of duty in Germany. Glenna was a well liked and highly-respected lifelong member of the Cameron community. She lived an energetic life of generosity, friendliness to all, and service to family, friends & acquaintances. Her skills as a homemaker were unsurpassed, as a creator of true beauty and hospitality. Warm memories of family holidays are legend. As a member of Faith Lutheran Church, she taught Sunday school, sang alto in the choir, & quilted. She was a Cub Scout den mother. She drove elderly friends to doctor visits & church. For 25 years, Glenna was office manager & interior decorator for Spangler Architects in Rice Lake. She and husband Dale were collectors in antique furniture, for decades rarely missing an estate sale auction in northern Wisconsin. Glenna was an avid listener of music, particularly jazz, with a great musical ear, which she fostered in daughter Cheri, a professional performer & educator in the Twin Cities.

She and Dale had three children, all of whom survive: Thomas D. Sykes, of Redmond, WA, Cheri J. Sykes, of Brooklyn Park, MN, & Brian L. Sykes, of Seneca, SC. She also is survived by four grandchildren: Ellen Melton, of Nashville, Jonathan Sykes, of Greenville, SC, Stephen Sykes of Atlanta, GA, & Caroline Sykes, residing in WA. She was predeceased by another grandchild: Matthew Sykes, of IL, two sisters: Olive Johnson & Adeline Shaver, and a brother: USMC Captain Maurice R. Amundson, who was killed in action in the Pacific in WWII. She is further survived by nieces: Laurie Skorczewski, of St. Paul, & Gayle Harrison, of Oconomowoc, WI, nephew: Bradley Johnson, of Schenectady, NY, & brother-in-law: Alan Sykes of Rice Lake.

Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Friday, June 17 at Faith Lutheran Church in Cameron with Rev. Tamra Harder officiating and a luncheon immediately following the service. Interment will follow the luncheon at the Sumner Cemetery in the Town of Sumner, rural Chetek, WI.

Visitation will be held from 4-7 p.m. Thursday at the Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Home in Cameron & also for the hour prior to services at the church on Friday. Arrangements are with Rausch-Lundeen Funeral Homes, Cameron & Dallas.

Last Update: Jun 13, 2022 9:32 am CDT