Boman, Helen Arlene (1925-2012)
BOMAN, NELSON, RASMUSSEN, BURFORD, CRAMER, LYNICK, KRUTA, AMUNDSON, ANDERSON
Posted By: Paul Nagy (email)
Date: 5/23/2012 at 15:08:02
Helen Arlene Boman
August 30, 1925 - March 6, 2012GARNER - Helen A. Boman, 86, of Garner, formerly of Forest City, passed on to eternal life with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 6, 2012, at the Boone County Hospital in Boone.
Helen Arlene Boman, the daughter of Leonard and Anna (Rasmussen) Nelson, was born on August 30, 1925, at Forest City. She graduated from Forest City High School in1943 and continued her education at Bemidji State Teacher's College.
On August 20, 1948, she married Milton Boman at the First Baptist Church in Forest City. They made their home on a farm east of Forest City where they raised their three children. Besides helping on the farm, Helen taught school, worked at the hospital in Mason City, and operated her own maternity store, "Mr. Stork", in Mason City and Waterloo. She was an entrepreneur and progressive woman, well ahead of her time.
After retiring, Helen and Milton moved to Garner. An avid collector, she also enjoyed gardening and cooking. She will always be remembered for her charismatic smile, her loving devotion to her family, and her compassion and kindness toward others.
Helen was a member of the First Baptist Church where she taught Sunday school and belonged to the Dorcas Circle.
Helen is survived by her husband, Milton, of Madrid; three children, Cynthia (Bob) Cramer, of Boone, Wesley (Cherie) Boman, of Klemme, and Trudy (Thomas) Burford, of Johnston; her grandchildren, Reynolds, John (Gina), and Erika Cramer; Sally (Michael) Lynick; Katie and Betsy Boman; and Thomas Ryan (Tiffany) and Anna Burford; eight great-grandchildren; two sisters, Ruth Kruta, of Minnesota, and Marion (Herbert) Amundson, of Mason City; and an aunt, Ardis Anderson, of Forest City; as well as nieces and nephews.
Memorials may be directed to Hospice of Central Iowa or the Boone County Hospital Foundation.
Funeral services will be held at 1:30 P.M., Friday, March 9, 2012, at the First Baptist Church in Forest City with Pastor Doug Snyder officiating. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Visitation will be held from 5:00 to 7:00 P.M., Thursday, March 8, 2012, at the Cataldo Funeral Chapel, 160 E. 4th St., Garner, and will continue one hour prior to services at the church.
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