William "Bill" H. Boeke

BOEKE, BRUNEMIER

Posted By: Darcy Schultz (email)
Date: 3/31/2012 at 22:26:57

William "Bill" H. Boeke

Visitation:
Sunday, March 20, 2011
1:00 PM until 7:00 PM
3:00 PM until 5:00 PM
Andringa Funeral Chapel in Ocheyedan, Iowa

Service:
Monday, March 21, 2011
10:30 AM
St. Peters Lutheran Church
Ocheyedan, IA

William “Bill” H. Boeke, age 75, of Ocheyedan, Iowa, passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.

Funeral Services will be Monday, March 21, 2011, at 10:30 A.M. at St. Peters Lutheran Church in Ocheyedan. Rev. Russell Anderson officiating.

Burial in the Ocheyedan Township Cemetery in Ocheyedan.

Visitation will be Sunday, March 20, from 1:00 to 7:00 P.M. with the family present from 3:00 to 5:00 P.M. at the Andringa Funeral Chapel in Ocheyedan.

William “Bill” Boeke was born on December 5, 1935, in Sibley, Iowa. He was the son of Leo and Rena (Brunemier) Boeke. Bill was baptized and confirmed in his faith at the Zion Lutheran Church in Horton Township, Ocheyedan, Iowa. His confirmation verse was Revelations 2:10.
He lived his youth in the Ocheyedan, Iowa area, where he attended Horton Township Country School and Zion Lutheran Parochial School. He graduated from Ocheyedan High School in 1954.

Bill was united in marriage to Mary Ann Van Briesen of Ocheyedan, Iowa, on December 14, 1956, at the Zion Lutheran Church in Horton Township. They lived in the Ocheyedan area, where Bill drove a gravel truck for Van Drie Gravel and Rickabaugh Gravel, until 1960, when they started farming near Ocheyedan. He also drove truck for Sibley Concrete and Tile Company and a livestock truck for Bill Timmons. They moved to Verdi, Minnesota, where they farmed from 1985 to 1999.

In 1999, they returned to Ocheyedan to retire.
Bill enjoyed driving around in his pick-up and he looked forward to getting together with his coffee buddies. He also enjoyed participating in Antique Case Tractor Rides across northwest Iowa.
He was a member of St. Peter’s Lutheran Church in Ocheyedan.

He passed away on Thursday, March 17, 2011, at the Osceola Community Hospital in Sibley, Iowa.
Those left to cherish his memories are his wife: Mary Ann Boeke of Ocheyedan, IA; his two sons: Ron and wife Nancy Boeke of Verdi, MN, Randy Boeke of Ocheyedan, IA; five grandchildren; seven great-grandchildren; one brother: Wilbur Boeke of Sibley, IA; two sisters: Dorothy Schafer of Minneapolis, MN, Donna and husband Evertt Michelson of Kansas City, MO.

He was preceded in death by his parents, parents-in-law, and brother-in-law, Bill Schafer.

In Loving Memory Of
William “Bill” H. Boeke
Born: December 5, 1935
Passed Away: March 17, 2011
Age: 75 years, 3 months and 12 days

FUNERAL SERVICE
Monday, March 21, 2011, at 10:30 A.M.
St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Ocheyedan, Iowa
Family Prayer Service at 10:15 A.M.

OFFICIATING
Rev. Russell Anderson

MUSIC
Organist: Carol Turner
Special Music by Lois Marco
Song: “One Day At A Time”
Congregational Songs
Processional: “What A Friend We Have In Jesus”
During the service: “How Great Thou Art”
“I Am But A Stranger Here”
Recessional: “Amazing Grace”

CASKET BEARERS
Ron Boeke Randy Boeke
Chad Boeke Chris Boeke
Travis Boeke Cory Boeke

HONORARY CASKET BEARERS
Megan Loerts Brian Loerts
Maria Boeke Katasha Boeke
Jill Boeke Sandra Tuinstra

INTERMENT
Ocheyedan Township Cemetery, Ocheyedan, Iowa

Following interment, the family invites all
for fellowship and lunch at the church.

ARRANGEMENTS BY
Andringa Funeral Home, Larry R. Andringa, Funeral Director