Obituary of Glenda McTernan

March 30, 1951 – March 8, 2024

Glenda Gayle McTernan, of Southgate, passed away on March 8, 2024. She was 72. Glenda was born on March 30, 1951, in Pikeville, Ky. to Ballard and Ersie Justice. She moved to Southgate, Mich. in the mid-1960s. She later met Iva Gerald “Jerry” McTernan, who lived two doors down from her, and they married on May 29, 1971. Glenda loved playing bingo and cards. For years, it was a common sight to find her and Jerry playing cards around the kitchen table with her beloved brother and sister-in-law at their home in Southgate. Glenda also enjoyed bowling and, for years, played in leagues with her husband.

Glenda is survived by her husband, Jerry; siblings Thomas Justice and Deborah Hagen; stepdaughters Shelly Hayes and Rachelle (Charlie) Hozian, and step-grandchildren Becca Quillen, Sydney Downs and Chelsea Cline. She is also survived by her beloved sister-in-law Mary McTurner; nieces Cheryl Damron, Tina Knapp and Candice Byars; nephews Jimmy (Bev) McTurner, William McTurner and Gregory Hendrickson, and great nieces and nephews Jennifer (Ryan Ernest) Damron, Jeffery (Natalie Martinez) Damron, Gina (Brian) Kaufman, Brandon McTurner, Douglas (Teri) McTurner and Kylie Hendrickson.

Glenda was preceded in death by her parents, sister Phyllis Jean Shields, nephew Jayson Pacer, great niece Kacy McTurner and brother-in-law Douglas McTurner.