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The funeral home was founded by J. Gailey Glenn
in 1922 when he began his devoted years of service to the community by
opening a funeral home in Portersville, PA. In 1925 Gailey moved the funeral
practice to Zelienople opening a location in a building on North Main
Street at the current site of Mathew Jeweler’s new addition. In
1931 the Glenn family moved the funeral home to a larger facility in is
what now the Inn on Grandview.
Over the years the funeral home faithfully served the Zelienople and surrounding communities. After providing funeral services to many families in Cranberry Township and in response to the community’s growth, Lloyd and Carl opened a second location in Cranberry in 1986.
After Mr. Glenn's death, Patrick J. Boylan II was invited to become the Supervisor of the Cranberry Township location. Patrick graduated summa cum laude from Pittsburgh Institute of Mortuary Science and received the John Rebol Award for his outstanding achievement in all branches of the curriculum. The funeral home now has five licensed funeral directors serving the community.
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Gailey’s
son, Carl, had been working at the funeral home since he was old enough
to carry chairs and in 1940 he graduated from the Cleveland College of
Embalming. Before he could join his father at the funeral home, Carl was
called into service in the Army during World War II. He was awarded three
Bronze Stars and a Purple Heart before returning to Zelienople in 1946
to join his father in the business. During his service in World War II,
the funeral home moved to its current site at 219 E. Grandview Avenue
in Zelienople. 
