Alvin D. "Boots" Booten of Hobart passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Boots was born December 5, 1930 in Derby, IL to Alvin and Marie Booten.
Boots proudly served in the US Marines 1st Division during the Korean War as a Navy Corpsman. He served in the Battle Of The Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. He was a Hobart resident for 27 years and moved to Florida for 18 years, returned to the Washington and Vincennes area of Indiana for 8 years and back to Hobart in 2007 until present. Boots was a retired automobile and mobile home salesman. Boots was a former Hobart Democratic City Chairman and was a former member of the Phi Delts.
He is survived by 2 daughters; Patricia "Trish" (Thomas) Miller of Washington, IN and Elaine "Lainie" (Mark) Haller of Hobart; 5 Grandchildren Brandon Miller, Heather Haller, Courtney (Jason) (nee Miller) Streicher, Whitney (Sean) (nee Miller) Threewits and Scott (Lauren) Haller; 2 Great Grandchildren Zachary Miller and Anna Streicher.
Preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Lorena, son Ralf I. Saunders, his parents and 1 sister.
Funeral Services with military honors will be held at 3:00 pm followed by visitation from 4-7 pm Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Road, Hobart with Rev. Gary Nagy officiating. The burial will be private.
Boots proudly served in the US Marines 1st Division during the Korean War as a Navy Corpsman. He served in the Battle Of The Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. He was a Hobart resident for 27 years and moved to Florida for 18 years, returned to the Washington and Vincennes area of Indiana for 8 years and back to Hobart in 2007 until present. Boots was a retired automobile and mobile home salesman. Boots was a former Hobart Democratic City Chairman and was a former member of the Phi Delts.
He is survived by 2 daughters; Patricia "Trish" (Thomas) Miller of Washington, IN and Elaine "Lainie" (Mark) Haller of Hobart; 5 Grandchildren Brandon Miller, Heather Haller, Courtney (Jason) (nee Miller) Streicher, Whitney (Sean) (nee Miller) Threewits and Scott (Lauren) Haller; 2 Great Grandchildren Zachary Miller and Anna Streicher.
Preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Lorena, son Ralf I. Saunders, his parents and 1 sister.
Funeral Services with military honors will be held at 3:00 pm followed by visitation from 4-7 pm Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Road, Hobart with Rev. Gary Nagy officiating. The burial will be private.
Alvin D. "Boots" Booten of Hobart passed away Wednesday, May 26, 2010. Boots was born December 5, 1930 in Derby, IL to Alvin and Marie Booten.
Boots proudly served in the US Marines 1st Division during the Korean War as a Navy Corpsman. He served in the Battle Of The Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. He was a Hobart resident for 27 years and moved to Florida for 18 years, returned to the Washington and Vincennes area of Indiana for 8 years and back to Hobart in 2007 until present. Boots was a retired automobile and mobile home salesman. Boots was a former Hobart Democratic City Chairman and was a former member of the Phi Delts.
He is survived by 2 daughters; Patricia "Trish" (Thomas) Miller of Washington, IN and Elaine "Lainie" (Mark) Haller of Hobart; 5 Grandchildren Brandon Miller, Heather Haller, Courtney (Jason) (nee Miller) Streicher, Whitney (Sean) (nee Miller) Threewits and Scott (Lauren) Haller; 2 Great Grandchildren Zachary Miller and Anna Streicher.
Preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Lorena, son Ralf I. Saunders, his parents and 1 sister.
Funeral Services with military honors will be held at 3:00 pm followed by visitation from 4-7 pm Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Road, Hobart with Rev. Gary Nagy officiating. The burial will be private.
Boots proudly served in the US Marines 1st Division during the Korean War as a Navy Corpsman. He served in the Battle Of The Chosin Reservoir in December 1950. He was a Hobart resident for 27 years and moved to Florida for 18 years, returned to the Washington and Vincennes area of Indiana for 8 years and back to Hobart in 2007 until present. Boots was a retired automobile and mobile home salesman. Boots was a former Hobart Democratic City Chairman and was a former member of the Phi Delts.
He is survived by 2 daughters; Patricia "Trish" (Thomas) Miller of Washington, IN and Elaine "Lainie" (Mark) Haller of Hobart; 5 Grandchildren Brandon Miller, Heather Haller, Courtney (Jason) (nee Miller) Streicher, Whitney (Sean) (nee Miller) Threewits and Scott (Lauren) Haller; 2 Great Grandchildren Zachary Miller and Anna Streicher.
Preceded in death by his loving wife of 55 years, Lorena, son Ralf I. Saunders, his parents and 1 sister.
Funeral Services with military honors will be held at 3:00 pm followed by visitation from 4-7 pm Saturday, May 29, 2010 at Rees Funeral Home, 600 W. Old Ridge Road, Hobart with Rev. Gary Nagy officiating. The burial will be private.
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