Alfred “Al” Dale Glaeseman, the son of Julius and Helene (Bliesner) Glaeseman, was born in Springfield, IL on August 22, 1952. He was baptized at St. John’s Lutheran Church in New Berlin, IL. The family then moved to West Miltona, MN where he was confirmed at St. Paul’s Lutheran. He graduated from Parkers Prairie High School in 1970.