GAYER, Muriel Elaine (Boeve) 1946-2008

GAYER, INTVELD, BOEVE, DE RUYTER, HARSKAMP

Posted By: K.L. Kittleson
Date: 11/23/2012 at 21:28:31

Gayer, Muriel

Home Town: Inwood, Iowa
Deceased Date: Sun, April 13, 2008

Visitation: Wed, April 16, 2008
Time: 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
West Lyon Elemetary/Middle School, Inwood, Iowa

Service: Thurs, April 17, 2008
Time: 2:30 pm, Inwood CRC, Inwood, Iowa

Inwood, Iowa -- Muriel Gayer, 62, died Sunday, April 13, 2008 at her residence in Inwood.

Funeral service will be 2:30 p.m., Thursday at the Inwood Christian Reformed Church. Burial will be prior to the service at Valley View Cemetery, Rock Valley, Iowa. Reverend Bill Donkersloot will officiate. Visitation will be Wednesday at the Porter Funeral Home in Inwood until 4 p.m. and continue with the family present from 6 - 8 p.m. at the West Lyon Middle/Elementary School Gymnasium north of Inwood. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Muriel Gayer Memorial Fund at the West Lyon Community School.

Muriel Elaine Boeve was born March 10, 1946 to Cornelius "Case" and Elizabeth (Intveld) Boeve in rural Doon, Iowa. She attended Rock Valley Public Schools and graduated from Rock Valley High School in 1964. Muriel attended Northwestern College where she earned her Bachelors Degree in Music in 1968.

Muriel was united in marriage to Les Gayer on August 7, 1968 at the First Reformed Church in Rock Valley. She taught elementary music for 2 years in Rock Valley before teaching music at West Lyon Elementary for 36 years where she conducted many music programs. She retired in 2007.

Muriel was a member of Inwood First Reformed Church where she was the praise team leader. Muriel enjoyed playing piano, camping, boating and especially spending time with her grandchildren.

Muriel is survived by her husband, Les Gayer of Inwood, Iowa; her mother, Elizabeth Boeve of Rock Valley, Iowa; son, Jerod (Deb) Gayer of Waverly, Iowa; two daughters: Jill (Mark) De Ruyter of Boyden, Iowa and Dana (Tom) Harskamp of Omaha, Nebraska; seven grandchildren: Alexa, Kelana, Treyton, and Tylandon DeRuyter and Jordan, Kaylen, and Tyler Gayer; three brothers: Harlan (Calista) Boeve of Spirit Lake, Iowa, Larry (Sherri) Boeve of Doon, Iowa and Kevin (Jeri) Boeve of Rock Valley; 2 sisters: Evelyn (Arlen) De Zeeuw of Hawarden, Iowa and Lavonne (Doug) Reed of Omaha, Nebraska.

She was preceded in death by her father, Cornelius "Case" Boeve.

Source for obituary and photo: Porter Funeral Home website.

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SOCIAL SECURITY DEATH INDEX:

first name: Muriel
middle name: E.
last name: Gayer
birth date: 10 March 1946
social security number: 483-66-3284
place of issuance: Iowa
last residence: Inwood, Lyon, Iowa
zip code of last residence: 51240
death date: 13 April 2008
estimated age at death: 62

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