Glenn Frederick Jackel Jr.'s Obituary
Glenn Frederick Jackel, Jr. (November 17, 1939 – May 12, 2025)
Glenn Jackel, age 85, passed away peacefully on May 12, 2025, surrounded by his family as they reminisced about the beautiful memories he worked so hard to create. Born in 1939 to the late Glenn Sr. and Helen Jackel in the suburbs of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Glenn lived most of his life in North Huntingdon. He and his loving wife Alice, married in 1956, worked to build a life that was focused on family, friends, love, and joy.
After becoming a young husband and father, Glenn dedicated his life to working hard to support his family while instilling values and lessons that will never be forgotten. He spent his early years as part of the labor union, learning about the commercial construction business. In 1984, Glenn took a leap of faith and started his own business, Jackel Development, Inc. A self-made man who prided himself on always learning and bettering himself, he grew the business alongside his family and had many significant accomplishments, including the Welcome Center at Arlington National Cemetery.
With a passion for the outdoors and as an example of how to stay young and active in mind, body, and spirit, Glenn enjoyed snowmobiling with his club, four-wheeling, horseback riding, fishing, snorkeling, and riding his bicycle great distances, including the length of the Great Allegheny Passage. In his free time, Glenn loved sharing his passions with his entire family, making sure to include everyone in the seemingly infinite number of family dinners, road trips, vacations, and adventures on the water. He is remembered as keeping the family close and together often and helping to make holidays magical. Some of the most cherished family stories are rooted in the laughter and food shared around the world’s longest picnic table at the cottage on Youghiogheny River Lake in Pennsylvania, where he affectionately flung them from tubes and taught everyone to drive a boat and waterski. Later in life, he continued to create Ocean memories with lots of family and friends at his Big Pine Key vacation home in Florida, before Glenn and Alice eventually settled in North Fort Myers in 2020.
Glenn is survived by his devoted wife of over 68 years, Alice; sons Don, David (Linda), and Daniel (Dawn); grandchildren Eric (Gwen), Lisa (Max) Scribner, Amanda (Daniel) Ciccone, Anthony (Lauren), Michael Briney, Matthew Briney, and Nicholas (Amber); great-grandchildren Raegan, Mason, Vincent, Giuliana, Aria, Owen, Taylor, and Elizabeth; sister Janet (Robert, dec.) Walschott; nieces Debbie (Konrad) McCutcheon, Patty (Ron) Arend, and Ginny (Tim) Juzwick, brothers- and sisters-in-law, and an ever-growing family of many cousins, great-nieces and -nephews, and friends that will forever be known as family.
Glenn has truly inspired many and is admired by everyone for his work ethic, helping hand, generous nature, and infectious smile. A celebration of life with family and friends may be planned at a later date. In lieu of sending flowers to the family, please consider a donation in Glenn’s honor to the Holy Trinity Presbyterian Church (of North Fort Myers) or your favorite charity.
“Life should not be a journey to the grave with the intention of arriving safely in a pretty and well-preserved body, but rather to skid in broadside in a cloud of smoke, thoroughly used up, totally worn out, and loudly proclaiming ‘Wow! What a ride!’” – Hunter S. Thompson
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