Glenda Rae Armstrong, age 64, died Monday, December 26, 2011 at Maplewood Nursing Home in Sauk City from brain cancer. Sister, aunt, friend, and educator, Miss Armstrong was born May 31, 1947 to Marjorie (Beier) and Ray Armstrong in Hillsboro. Affectionately know as "Gin" by her family and close friends. Glenda attended country school at Oaks School, near Valton, where her mother was employed as a teacher. When Glenda was in fifth grade, the family moved to the Sauk Prairie area where she made many new friends and was a popular and athletic student. After graduation from Sauk Prairie High School in 1965, Glenda attended Sauk County Teachers College and UW Platteville where she received her degree in elementary education in 1970. A third generation teacher, Miss Armstrong returned to Sauk Prairie where she was employed as a teacher for thirty-two years. She also served as Principal of Black Hawk Elementary School. Upon her retirement from the school district, she returned to the classroom as a volunteer.


Miss Armstrong enjoyed traveling, researching family genalogy, volunteering at the Sauk Prairie Historical Society Museum, cheering for the Badgers and Packers, "re-connecting" with former students and friends, and delighting in the companionship and antics of her cats. A hobbyist, Glenda also enjoyed collecting bicycles, cardinals, and cats.


Miss Armstrong is survived by her sister Okla (Dick) Yanke of Prairie du Sac, and her children, Kristine (Peter), Miller and Rick (Cathy), Yanke; her brother, Charles (Connie) Armstrong of Coyle, Oklahoma and his family, Kathy Smith Howard Chapman, Tom Armstrong, David Armstrong, and Debbie Thomas; 11 great-nieces and nephews; and a host of other relatives and friends.


A celebration of Glenda Ray Armstrong's life will be held on Friday, January 6, 2012 at 11:00 a.m. at St. John Lutheran Church in Prairie du Sac, where memorial services will be conducted by Bishop Scott Rankin from the Madison Stake of the Church of the Latter Day Saints. Private inurnment will take place prior to the service.


Known for her good sense of humor, Miss Armstrong will be missed by her family and friends. In her final days, Miss Armstrong wrote in her notepad: "Thank you family and dear friends for the good life I have enjoyed. I know we will meet again."


Special gratitude from Miss Armstrong's family is extended to her doctors, Maplewood nursing and Home Health United Hospice staff for their concern and care of their loved one.


In lieu of flowers, donations to the Ruth C. Culver Library in Prairie du Sac, the Sauk Prairie Historical Society, or gifting to a favorite charitable organization would be appreciated.