<P> `` Funeral '' is the twenty - first episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee , and the forty - third overall . It first aired May 17 , 2011 on Fox in the United States , and was written by series creator Ryan Murphy and directed by Bradley Buecker . The episode featured Jonathan Groff guest starring as Jesse St. James , who is brought in as a consultant to help the New Directions glee club prepare for the National Show Choir competition . Sue Sylvester 's ( Jane Lynch ) sister Jean ( Robin Trocki ) dies unexpectedly , and the glee club helps Sue plan her funeral . </P>
<P> `` Funeral '' is the twenty - first episode of the second season of the American musical television series Glee , and the forty - third overall . It first aired May 17 , 2011 on Fox in the United States , and was written by series creator Ryan Murphy and directed by Bradley Buecker . The episode featured Jonathan Groff guest starring as Jesse St. James , who is brought in as a consultant to help the New Directions glee club prepare for the National Show Choir competition . Sue Sylvester 's ( Jane Lynch ) sister Jean ( Robin Trocki ) dies unexpectedly , and the glee club helps Sue plan her funeral . </P>
when does sue 's sister die in glee
when does sue 's sister die in glee
twenty - first episode of the second season
twenty - first episode of the second season