Glenn M. Wilke Sr.

Glenn M. Wilke Sr., 62, of Fredericksburg, died Tuesday, March 10, 2015.

A memorial service was held at 11 a.m., Thursday, March 19, at Zion Lutheran Church with the Rev. Rick Hartmann officiating.

Arrangements were under the direction of Fredericksburg Funeral Home.

Wilke was born Jan. 29, 1953, in Fredericksburg, the son of Wilhem (Bill) Wilke and Margaret Schlaudt Wilke. He married Teresa Ballard, who survives.

A Boerne High School graduate, Wilke was a United States Air Force veteran, having served in Vietnam.

Most recently, he was the pit master at Cranky Frank’s Barbecue.

In addition to his wife, Wilke is survived by two sons and two daughters, including Christopher Wilke, of Houston; Jennifer Wilke, Fredericksburg; Amy Feser and her husband, Mark, Round Rock, and Glenn Wilke Jr. and his wife, Denna, Jacksonville, Florida.

Survivors also include his mother, Margaret Wilke, Fredericksburg; five grandchildren, and two brothers and sisters-in-law, Roland and Judy Wilke, Fredericksburg, and Karl and Pam Wilke, Albert.

Wilke was preceded in death by his father.

Memorials may be made to the Louis Jordan Post 244, American Legion, or to the charity of choice.