Plummer – Glenyce Yvonne Eskeli, of Plummer, passed away on Saturday, May 9, 2026, at Sanford Hospital in Fargo, ND.
Glenyce Yvonne Eskeli was born August 19, 1940, in Thief River Falls, the daughter of Woodrow and Laina (Kauppila) Eskeli. She was baptized in 1941 and confirmed at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer. She attended school in Plummer, graduating in 1958.
The summer of 1958 she started employment at Red Lake County State Bank in Red Lake Falls, where she was employed until her retirement 45 years later. While at the Red Lake County State Bank she was a bookkeeper, cashier and Vice President.
Glenyce enjoyed gardening, cooking, traveling, taking five trips to Finland. She also attended Finn Fest all over the country. She was a founding member of the Tri-Rivers Pioneer Museum and past president. She was a member of Immanuel Lutheran Church where she served on the church council, the Finnish Cemetery Committee serving as treasurer for many years, Plummer Community Home director, and the Red Lake County Fair Board.
Glenyce is survived by her sister, Evelyn of Minneapolis; brother, Bruce of Plummer; along with many cousins.
She is preceded in death by her parents, Woodrow and Laina; brother, Rodney (Jill); grandparents, Nick and Ilmi Eskeli and Jacob and Lempi Kauppila.
The funeral for Glenyce will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, May 21, 2026, at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Plummer, with Reverend Jonathan Dodson officiating. Burial will be held at Finnish Cemetery, rural Plummer.
Visitation will be held one hour prior to the service at the church.
In lieu of flowers memorials are suggested to Tri-Rivers Pioneer Museum.
Condolences may be sent at www.johnsonfuneralservice.com.
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