Juanita S. Boylan (1922-2010)

BOYLAN, SHERIDAN, EVANS, HÄHNLEN, MCKEE, POWELL, BOYLAN-ASHRAF, BOYLAN, ASHRAF

Posted By: Ames Tribune
Date: 3/27/2010 at 09:46:03

THE AMES TRIBUNE, Ames, Story County, Iowa, Tuesday, March 23, 2010.

Juanita S. Boylan, 87, a resident of Ames for 62 years, died Saturday, March 20, 2010, at Story County Medical Center in Nevada. Funeral services will be at 10 a.m. Saturday, March 27, at Stevens Memorial Chapel in Ames. Burial will follow in Ames Municipal Cemetery.

Visitation will be from 5 to 7 p.m. Friday, March 26, at Stevens Memorial Chapel.

Juanita Boylan was born July 23, 1922, in Kansas City, Mo., to Hilbert and Mamie (Evans) Sheridan. She married David R. Boylan March 24, 1944, in Kansas City, Mo. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1944 with a degree in bacteriology. She was employed as a laboratory assistant at Iowa State University from 1948 to 1950.

She was an accomplished organist and was an active member of Campus Baptist Church, where she played the organ and piano for more than 50 years. Her love for music was passed to her daughters, Sharon, Elizabeth and Lisa, who became active in music in their respective churches. She enjoyed the arts, reading, sewing, gardening and traveling.

She is survived by her husband, Dr. David R. Boylan, former dean of the College of Engineering at ISU; three daughters, Sharon (Lee) Hähnlen, of Lynchburg, Va., Elizabeth (Murray) McKee, of Carlisle, and Lisa (Kevin) Powell, of Walford; one daughter-in-law, Vonny Boylan, of Ames; and five grandchildren, Joshua Hähnlen, Anne-Christie (Peggy) Boylan-Ashraf, Matthew McKee, Heather McKee, and Collin Powell.

She was preceded in death by her parents; one son, Gerald Ray Boylan; and one granddaughter, Amanda Hähnlen.

Online condolences may be sent to www.stevensmemorialchapel.com.

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