Dr. Glen Eric McCormick of Rochester passed away from heart failure on Thursday, Nov. 8, 2012, at the age of 92.  Glen was born near Lansing, Michigan on January 11, 1920, and grew up in the Northern Peninsula of Michigan.  He graduated from Ferris State University (Grand Rapids, MI) in 1942, and received his medical degree in 1946 from Marquette University Medical School (Milwaukee, WI).  Glen married his wife, Virginia (Lijewski), in November 1946; they had had four children: Paul, Daniel, Mary and David.  After a 3 year residency (1946-1949) in Pediatrics at Letterman General Hospital (San Francisco, CA), he and his wife moved to Milwaukee, WI where he practiced as a Pediatrician.  Glen changed his medical practice in 1962, and had a private practice as an Ophthalmologist until his retirement in 1998.  He then moved to Rochester, MN where he lived with his wife until her death in 2002.  After moving from Bradenton, FL in 2008, Glen became a permanent resident of Madonna Towers of Rochester.

Glen is preceded in death by his wife, Virginia, and youngest son, David.  He is survived by his three children, Paul, Daniel, and Mary (Kaufman), son-in-law, Stephan Kaufman, daughter-in-law, Mary Jo Shea McCormick, many nieces and nephews, and five grandchildren, Patrick, Danny, Leah, Rachel, and Zachary.

A Funeral Mass will be offered at 1:30 p.m. Monday, Nov. 12 at Resurrection Catholic Church, 1600 11 ^th Ave SE, Rochester, MN, with Fr. Kevin Connolly (Pastor) officiating.  A private family interment will take place immediately after the service at Grandview Memorial Gardens.  Friends may visit with the family from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m. before the mass at Resurrection Catholic Church.  Memorials to Resurrection's St. Peter's Pence for the Poor, St. Jude Children's Research Hospital (Memphis, Tenn.), or The Salvation Army are suggested.

Macken Funeral Home of Rochester is in charge of the arrangements.

Online condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com.