BOARDMAN, John Orlo 1914-2015

BOARDMAN, CHAPIN, LEHEW, SWANSON, HARBERTS, MCCORMICK

Posted By: Connie L. Ellis (email)
Date: 7/16/2022 at 01:08:04

SOURCE: Brochure from GRAU-FUNERAL HOME & CREMATION
CONTRIBUTOR: Connie L. Ellis (Not related)

John O. Boardman, 101, of Monona, Iowa, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at the Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, Iowa. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 10th, at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, Iowa at 10:00 AM. Pastor Tom Buresh will officiate.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914, in Waukon Junction, rural Allamakee County near Harpers Ferry, Iowa, the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country Schools in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from the Prairie du Chien, Wisconsin High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, Iowa. They farmed together in Paint Creek and Linton Townships where they raised dairy cows, pigs, chickens, and crops. John resided in Monona, Iowa for the last 40 plus years. John was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, baseball, and was an avid raccoon hunter.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda who died in 1999; and two sisters, Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
He is survived by his four children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, Colorado; John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of LeHigh, Florida, and James (Mary Ann) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Honorary casketbearers are: Louie Berns, Chuck Decker, and Duane Scheffert. Casket bearers are: Don, Earl,and Norman McCormick, Craig Adam, Ernie Burroughs, and Jerry Schroeder.