Glenda June Chamberlain

Glenda was a woman who loved the Lord, loved her family deeply, and rarely passed up the opportunity for a good conversation. Family was at the center of her life, and nothing brought her greater joy than spending time with her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

Glenda was married to the love of her life, Ivan, for 44 years before his passing. Together, they built a beautiful life filled with faith, family, adventures, and many wonderful memories. When their children, Selisa and Brian, were young, Glenda devoted herself to being a stay-at-home mom. Some of their family's fondest memories came from camping trips and time spent together. As the years went by, Glenda and Ivan continued their adventures and loved traveling together.

Once her children were grown, Glenda turned her love of antiques into a career. She worked for many years as a manager at the Colorado Antique Gallery, a place perfectly suited to her appreciation for things with history and a story to tell. Her love of finding treasures didn't stop when she left work. Glenda loved garage sales and estate sales and always enjoyed the possibility of discovering a hidden gem.

But of all the treasures Glenda found throughout her life, her family was by far her greatest.

She especially cherished being a grandmother. Spending time with her grandchildren brought her tremendous joy, and that joy only grew as she became a great-grandmother. She loved being part of their lives, hearing what they were doing, sharing stories, and simply being together.

And Glenda certainly loved to talk. Those who knew her knew there was rarely a shortage of conversation when she was around. She always had a story to tell, something to share, or a memory to revisit. One accomplishment she was particularly proud of—and loved to brag about—was that in all her years of driving, she had never been pulled over by the police. It was a fact she happily reminded her family of and one that will undoubtedly make them smile for many years to come.

Glenda is survived by her daughter, Selisa Tannenbaum and her husband, Ray; her son, Brian Chamberlain and his wife, Desirée; her grandchildren, Ryan Tannenbaum and his wife, Natalie, Brittanie O'Shea and her husband, Ian, Jarod Chamberlain, and Clarsie Chamberlain; and her great-grandchildren, Eleanor, Sutton and Warren; and her sister, Gayle Bookout and her husband Dave. She was preceded in death by her beloved husband, Ivan.

Above all, Glenda loved the Lord. Her faith was woven throughout her life and gives her family comfort as they say goodbye. While those who loved her will deeply miss her voice, her stories, her laughter, and the familiar conversations that could go on and on, they grieve with the hope that comes from her faith in Christ.

After 44 years of marriage and the heartache of saying goodbye to Ivan, there is something especially comforting in imagining Glenda reunited with the husband she loved so dearly and, most importantly, finally home in the presence of the Lord she loved and trusted.

Glenda leaves behind far more than the antiques and treasures she collected throughout her life. Her true treasures were the people she loved. Her legacy lives on in her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren, in countless family memories, in stories that will continue to be told, and in the love she gave so freely.

She was deeply loved, she will be greatly missed, and her family takes comfort in the promise that for those who belong to Christ, goodbye is not forever.