Glen R. Wankel, 73, of Hillsboro, died Monday, Nov. 26, 2018, at HSHS St. John's Hospital in Springfield.
No services are planned. Hough and Sons Funeral Home in Hillsboro is assisting the family.
Mr. Wankel was born April 5, 1945, in Beardstown, to Glen and Dolores (Utter) Wankel. He married Jennifer Frkovich in June of 1967, and she survives.
A graduate of Beardstown High School, he received his master's degree in forestry at Southern Illinois University. He was a United States forester and a veteran of the U.S. Army.
Besides his wife, he is survived by one son, Rod (wife Tiffany) Wankel; one granddaughter, Klarissa Wankel; and two sisters, Karen (husband Bill) Hamilton of Hillsboro and Sandra (husband Jim Richardson) Wankel of Ann Arbor, MI.
He was preceded in death by his parents.
Online condolences may be left at www.houghfuneralhome.com.
