Raymond Noah Glazner

February 4, 1941, Brooklyn, New York – January 16, 2024, Wausau, Wisconsin

Raymond N. Glazner passed away suddenly at home in Wausau, Wisconsin on January 16, 2024 of a heart attack.

Son of the late Louis and Sophie Brody Glazner Rilley, Ray was born on February 4, 1941 in Brooklyn, New York and moved to Plainfield, New Jersey the following year.

Ray attended Warren's Central School, North Plainfield High School, and Watchung Hills Regional High School in New Jersey. Ray played football and graduated in June 1959. He attended Rutgers University for one year before transferring to Western New Mexico University. He continued to play football and worked on a cattle ranch, graduating with a teacher's degree in 1963. He earned his masters' degree from Montclair State College in 1965.

Ray taught middle school for a total of 26 years. He taught on a Navajo Reservation in Navajo, New Mexico. As well as in Warren Township his childhood home town. He loved teaching and inspiring his students in history.

In 1966, he married Linda Kivowitz, a Douglass and Columbia University graduate with a bachelor's degree in nursing and later a master's degree and doctorate in public health nursing. They had two children, Robert, born in 1968 and Debbie born in 1971.

While living in Bloomsbury, New Jersey, Ray served on the town council and was a volunteer fireman.

Ray and his family moved to California in 1988 and to Wausau, Wisconsin in 1999. While retired from the public school system, he continued to teach history as an outside historian in public schools and at rendezvous reenactor events throughout the country. Teaching, he always said, was his second love after his family. While in California, he provided consultation to the Smithsonian, to a number of television shows and films set in nineteenth century America on equipment, firearms, and clothing. In addition to teaching at rendezvous, he worked as a shopping mall Santa over the course of two decades.

A life-long Scout, he joined Cub Scouts in 1949, Boy Scouts in 1952, and Explorers in 1955. Ray was elected to the Order of the Arrow and earned his Eagle Scout badge in 1959. He remained involved in Scouts throughout his life as a Scout leader and committee member.

A life-long outdoorsman, he won a number of contests as a black powder competitive shooter and hunted with bow and arrow and shotguns and was a certified firearm instructor for many years.

He is survived by his wife of fifty-seven years, Dr. Linda Glazner; his son, Robert Glazner; his daughter, Debbie Glazner Sharp (Kevin); his grandchildren, Andrew Glazner; Rebecca Glazner; Willow Sharp; and Bryce Sharp; his brother Joseph Glazner (Joan); his sister Iris Glazner Leigh (Bill), and stepsisters Pauline Spiegel (Steve) and Ann Rilley.

He was predeceased by his parents, his grandson Bryden Glazner, and his stepfather, James Rilley.

Shiva visitation will be held at Mt. Sinai Congregation on Thursday, January 18 and Friday, January 19, 2024 from 6:30 - 8:30 with services at 7pm on both nights.

A celebration of life will be held at a future date.

In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to the Mosinee Log Jam Festival, Mosinee, WI.

Mid Wisconsin Cremation Society is assisting family at this time.  Online condolences may be expressed at MWCS.WS