John Orlo Boardman, 101, of Monona, Iowa died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center, Waukon, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, August 10th at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, Iowa with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Rossville, Iowa.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914 in Waukon Junction, rural Allamakee County, Iowa near Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
He was the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country School in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from the Prairie du Chien High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, Iowa. They farmed together in Paint Creek and Linton Townships where they raised dairy cows, pigs, chickens, and crops. John resided in Monona for the last 40 plus years. He was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, baseball, and was an avid raccoon hunter.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda in 1999; and two sisters, Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
He is survived by his four children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, Colorado; John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of LeHigh, Florida, and James (Mary Ann) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
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Funeral services were held Monday, August 10th at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, Iowa with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Rossville, Iowa.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914 in Waukon Junction, rural Allamakee County, Iowa near Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
He was the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country School in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from the Prairie du Chien High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, Iowa. They farmed together in Paint Creek and Linton Townships where they raised dairy cows, pigs, chickens, and crops. John resided in Monona for the last 40 plus years. He was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, baseball, and was an avid raccoon hunter.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda in 1999; and two sisters, Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
He is survived by his four children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, Colorado; John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of LeHigh, Florida, and James (Mary Ann) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Courtesy of contributor John Boardman #47602000
John Orlo Boardman, 101, of Monona, Iowa died Tuesday, August 4, 2015 at the Good Samaritan Center, Waukon, Iowa.
Funeral services were held Monday, August 10th at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, Iowa with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Rossville, Iowa.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914 in Waukon Junction, rural Allamakee County, Iowa near Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
He was the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country School in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from the Prairie du Chien High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, Iowa. They farmed together in Paint Creek and Linton Townships where they raised dairy cows, pigs, chickens, and crops. John resided in Monona for the last 40 plus years. He was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, baseball, and was an avid raccoon hunter.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda in 1999; and two sisters, Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
He is survived by his four children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, Colorado; John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of LeHigh, Florida, and James (Mary Ann) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Courtesy of contributor John Boardman #47602000
Funeral services were held Monday, August 10th at the Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, Iowa with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial was in the IOOF Cemetery in Rossville, Iowa.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914 in Waukon Junction, rural Allamakee County, Iowa near Harpers Ferry, Iowa.
He was the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country School in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from the Prairie du Chien High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, Iowa. They farmed together in Paint Creek and Linton Townships where they raised dairy cows, pigs, chickens, and crops. John resided in Monona for the last 40 plus years. He was a member of the Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, baseball, and was an avid raccoon hunter.
John was preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda in 1999; and two sisters, Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
He is survived by his four children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, Colorado; John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of LeHigh, Florida, and James (Mary Ann) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, Iowa; 13 grandchildren, 18 great-grandchildren, and one great-great grandchild.
Courtesy of contributor John Boardman #47602000
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