OBITUARY: Merle J. Boehmer, 1960-2004, Mitchell Co., Iowa

Adapted from: Mitchell County Press-News -- 10/13/2004



                            Merle J. Boehmer
                           
A Mass of Christian Burial was held for Merle Boehmer, age 44, of Osage,
Iowa, on Tuesday, Oct. 12, 2004 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Osage.
The Reverend Mark Reasoner officiated.

Burial was in St. Peter's Cemetery, in New Haven, Iowa.  Merle died
Saturday, Oct. 9, 2004, at the Mitchell County Regional Health Center
in Osage.

Merle was born July 26, 1960, in Osage, Iowa, the son of Edward and
Beverly (Randall) Boehmer. He graduated from Osage High School in 1979
and was united in marriage to Laurie Fox on July 31, 1981, in New Haven.
He was employed at A to Z Drying for 24 years, where he was presently
the plant manager.

Merle Boehmer was preceded in death by his grandparents.

Merle's survivors include: his wife Laurie Boehmer of Osage; three
daughters, Vanessa, Cassondra and Emma Boehmer at home; his father
and mother Edward and Beverly Boehmer of Osage; a sister Sandy Roll
and friend Rod Harang and her children Sabrina Roll, and Nicole (Tim)
Hermanson and children Sierra, Noah and Ava, all of Lake Mills; a
brother Ken Boehmer and wife Kathy and children Natasha and Bronson
of Osage; a sister Donna Forsyth and husband Mark and children Madalyn,
Micaela, Mara and Maxwell of Charles City; a sister Mary Bethke and
husband Carl and children Matt and Erin of Osage; a brother Jim Boehmer
and wife Angie and children Lincoln, Grant and Cael of Lake Mills;
father-in-law and mother-in-law Jim and Dorothy Fox of New Haven;
sisters-in-law Connie Lievrouw of Colorado Springs, Colo., Nancy
(Pete) Hamilton of Denver, Colo., brothers-in-law Nick (Jane) Fox
of Winnipeg, Manitoba, Kevin (Kathy) Fox of New Haven, Terry (Lori)
Fox of Peyton, Colo, Greg (Karmen) Fox of Los Angeles, Calif., and
their families.

Champion-Bucheit Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.



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