Edward L. Glockner, 89, of Hill View Retirement Center, died Monday, Dec. 20, 2010, at home.

Mr. Glockner wrote his own obituary:

Edward L. Glockner, known by the first name of “Ebb” or “Ebby,” a nickname given by a young aunt when he was a child, was born March 6, 1921, the first child of Edward A. and Helen Folz Glockner, in Portsmouth, Ohio, the eldest off-spring of five boys and one girl. He was educated in the Catholic schools; was graduated from Central Catholic High School in 1940. As a school age boy, he was active in Boy Scouts, camping, and spent much time on the Ohio River.