Glenn Lawrence Carlson passed away October 13th in Great Falls, Montana after a long battle with cancer.   Cremation has taken place, and memorial services will be held at 2:30 p.m. on Friday, October 25, 2024, at Holland & Bonine Funeral Chapel.  Burial will follow in Highland Cemetery.

Glenn was born July 15, 1953, in Crosby, Minnesota. He was preceded in death by his parents, Anges and Oscar Carlson and his sister, Shirley Moreni. He is survived by his beloved wife of 48 years, Kathleen Carlson; his son Eric and Eric's son Rhoen of Havre, Montana, his daughter Laura and her husband Clancy and their two children Brynlie and Knoxsen of Glasgow, Montana, and his two sisters, Sherry Daniel and husband David and Sharon May of Havre, Montana.

After numerous years working with his dad at Brandon's Floor Covering, he began working for the Havre Fire Department in 1979. He was a firefighter/EMT and dispatcher for the police department. He taught numerous classes within the fire department and built a family of lifelong friends. He retired from the Havre Fire Department as an Engineer in 1987 after being recruited by the U.S. Border Patrol. He entered on duty in 1987 with the U.S. Border Patrol in El Cajon, California. From there, he transferred to Shelby, Montana where he and Kathy enjoyed raising their family. After 9 years in Shelby, he transferred to Brunswick, Georgia where he taught Immigration Law at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. After 2 years of teaching and being ready to come back to Montana, he transferred to Plentywood as the Patrol Agent in Charge. In 2006, he chose a temporary transfer to Artesia, New Mexico to teach Immigration Law again at the Federal Law Enforcement Training Center. During his time teaching, he was able to watch his son, Eric, and his future son-in-law, Clancy, graduate from the academy as Border Patrol Agents. He retired in October of 2008 from the U.S. Border Patrol after 20 years of dedicated service.

During all of these years, he was an incredible family man who loved life and the many 'Carlson Family Adventures'. He was involved with every aspect of his children's lives, rarely missing out on anything. He was an avid outdoorsman, who enjoyed hunting and fishing, with fishing being his absolute favorite.

During his retirement, he began exploring woodworking which became one of his many hobbies. He also built custom fishing rods for each of his grandkids. One of his main passions in life was photography. His photography talents not only included wildlife, but capturing all of the important moments in his family's life. He passed his lifelong love of photography on to both his son and daughter. Glenn and Kathy moved to Great Falls, Montana in 2009 where they lived a beautiful life and enjoyed spoiling their grandkids.