Ret. Lieutenant Colonel John E. Boeman, 74, of Bratenahl, Ohio, formerly of Kempton, a U. S. Air Force careerman from 1942-72, died Sunday (Aug. 16, 1998) at his residence.
Visitation was Wednesday at Zele Funeral Home, Cleveland.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Jerome Church, Cleveland, by the Rev. Thomas Heran.
Burial was in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland.
Mr. Boeman was retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he worked in strategic air command and ascended to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. His roles with the military include: B-24 pilot in World War II in the old Army Air Corps; C-54 co-pilot in Korea; inspector general of the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam; B-52 aircraft commander for the SAC; and commander of Air Force Recruiting Detachment USAF, Cleveland.
He was the author of ''Moratai, A Memoir of War,'' Doubleday and Co., 1981 and ''Peace From War to War.'' He wrote articles for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He was born Dec. 4, 1923 in Kempton, the son of George Russell and Winifred Warren Boeman.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lucille Weller; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Vicki and John Jones, Mary and Gary Casstevens; Suzanne and Al Koporc and Melanie Boeman; five sons, George, Norman, Raymond, Thomas and Christopher; three sisters, Bertha Haley and Phyllis Perring, both of Illinois, and Shirley Croft of Georgia; one brother, Warren Boeman of Illinois; and 21 grandchildren.
A son, John, is deceased.
He belonged to Boy Scout Leaders and the Cleveland Minority Engineering foundation.
He was educated at Kempton High School, University of Illinois and George Washington University. He earned bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and philosophy and a master's degree in public administartion.
He was a graduate of Air Command and Staff College in 1963.
Visitation was Wednesday at Zele Funeral Home, Cleveland.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Jerome Church, Cleveland, by the Rev. Thomas Heran.
Burial was in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland.
Mr. Boeman was retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he worked in strategic air command and ascended to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. His roles with the military include: B-24 pilot in World War II in the old Army Air Corps; C-54 co-pilot in Korea; inspector general of the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam; B-52 aircraft commander for the SAC; and commander of Air Force Recruiting Detachment USAF, Cleveland.
He was the author of ''Moratai, A Memoir of War,'' Doubleday and Co., 1981 and ''Peace From War to War.'' He wrote articles for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He was born Dec. 4, 1923 in Kempton, the son of George Russell and Winifred Warren Boeman.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lucille Weller; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Vicki and John Jones, Mary and Gary Casstevens; Suzanne and Al Koporc and Melanie Boeman; five sons, George, Norman, Raymond, Thomas and Christopher; three sisters, Bertha Haley and Phyllis Perring, both of Illinois, and Shirley Croft of Georgia; one brother, Warren Boeman of Illinois; and 21 grandchildren.
A son, John, is deceased.
He belonged to Boy Scout Leaders and the Cleveland Minority Engineering foundation.
He was educated at Kempton High School, University of Illinois and George Washington University. He earned bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and philosophy and a master's degree in public administartion.
He was a graduate of Air Command and Staff College in 1963.
Ret. Lieutenant Colonel John E. Boeman, 74, of Bratenahl, Ohio, formerly of Kempton, a U. S. Air Force careerman from 1942-72, died Sunday (Aug. 16, 1998) at his residence.
Visitation was Wednesday at Zele Funeral Home, Cleveland.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Jerome Church, Cleveland, by the Rev. Thomas Heran.
Burial was in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland.
Mr. Boeman was retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he worked in strategic air command and ascended to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. His roles with the military include: B-24 pilot in World War II in the old Army Air Corps; C-54 co-pilot in Korea; inspector general of the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam; B-52 aircraft commander for the SAC; and commander of Air Force Recruiting Detachment USAF, Cleveland.
He was the author of ''Moratai, A Memoir of War,'' Doubleday and Co., 1981 and ''Peace From War to War.'' He wrote articles for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He was born Dec. 4, 1923 in Kempton, the son of George Russell and Winifred Warren Boeman.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lucille Weller; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Vicki and John Jones, Mary and Gary Casstevens; Suzanne and Al Koporc and Melanie Boeman; five sons, George, Norman, Raymond, Thomas and Christopher; three sisters, Bertha Haley and Phyllis Perring, both of Illinois, and Shirley Croft of Georgia; one brother, Warren Boeman of Illinois; and 21 grandchildren.
A son, John, is deceased.
He belonged to Boy Scout Leaders and the Cleveland Minority Engineering foundation.
He was educated at Kempton High School, University of Illinois and George Washington University. He earned bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and philosophy and a master's degree in public administartion.
He was a graduate of Air Command and Staff College in 1963.
Visitation was Wednesday at Zele Funeral Home, Cleveland.
A funeral Mass was celebrated at 10 a.m. today at St. Jerome Church, Cleveland, by the Rev. Thomas Heran.
Burial was in Lake View Cemetery, Cleveland.
Mr. Boeman was retired from the U.S. Air Force, where he worked in strategic air command and ascended to the rank of lieutenant colonel. He served in World War II, Korea and Vietnam. His roles with the military include: B-24 pilot in World War II in the old Army Air Corps; C-54 co-pilot in Korea; inspector general of the Military Assistance Command in Vietnam; B-52 aircraft commander for the SAC; and commander of Air Force Recruiting Detachment USAF, Cleveland.
He was the author of ''Moratai, A Memoir of War,'' Doubleday and Co., 1981 and ''Peace From War to War.'' He wrote articles for the Cleveland Plain Dealer.
He was born Dec. 4, 1923 in Kempton, the son of George Russell and Winifred Warren Boeman.
Surviving are his wife, the former Lucille Weller; four daughters and three sons-in-law, Vicki and John Jones, Mary and Gary Casstevens; Suzanne and Al Koporc and Melanie Boeman; five sons, George, Norman, Raymond, Thomas and Christopher; three sisters, Bertha Haley and Phyllis Perring, both of Illinois, and Shirley Croft of Georgia; one brother, Warren Boeman of Illinois; and 21 grandchildren.
A son, John, is deceased.
He belonged to Boy Scout Leaders and the Cleveland Minority Engineering foundation.
He was educated at Kempton High School, University of Illinois and George Washington University. He earned bachelor of arts degrees in psychology and philosophy and a master's degree in public administartion.
He was a graduate of Air Command and Staff College in 1963.
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