Ila Mae (Lundquist) Boston (1927-2016)
BOSTON, LUNDQUIST, WALTER, NOAH, MILLIKEN, ALLISON, WESTBAY
Posted By: Mark Christian
Date: 12/3/2016 at 13:15:50
Obituary From Adams Soderstrum Funeral Home, Story County, Iowa.
Ila Mae Boston was born July 17, 1927 to Arthur and Grace (Walter) Lundquist in Adams County, Iowa. She attended a rural elementary school and graduated from Corning High School. She went on to Simpson College where she was a member of Alpha Chi Omega Sorority. After graduating in 1948, she started her teaching career in Des Moines for 5 years as an elementary teacher.
She married Lawrence Boston on June 21, 1952. In the fall of 1953, they both taught in Melvin, Iowa. In 1955, they moved to Corning and it was there had their three children, Loren, Jill and Thomas. The family moved to Huxley in 1961 when Lawrence took a teaching job at Sawyer School in Ames. They moved again in 1966 after building a home in Ames.
Ila worked at a teacher's aide at Crawford Elementary School from 1969 to 1989. After retirement, she became active in the United Methodist Women, Church Women United, and as a volunteer. Ila and Lawrence loved to travel visiting many places in the world.
Ila passed away November 1, 2016 at 89 years of age.
Ila is survived by her husband, Lawrence Boston; her children, Loren Boston of New Canaan, Conn., Jill Noah of Springfield, Mo. and Thomas Boston of Ames; seven grandchildren; and three sisters, Rowena Milliken, Velva Allison and Arleta Westbay.
She was preceded in death by her parents.
Service Saturday 5 Nov 1:30 PM
First United Methodist Church
516 Kellogg Avenue
Ames, IA 50010Graveside Saturday 5 Nov 2:15 PM
Ames Municipal Cemetery
310 E 9th St.
Ames, IA IA 5001
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