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John Orlo Boardman
July 22, 1914 — August 4, 2015
John O. Boardman, 101, of Monona, IA, died Tuesday, August 4, 2015, at Good Samaritan Center in Waukon, IA. Funeral services will be held Monday, August 10th, at 10:00 AM at Rossville Presbyterian Church in Rossville, IA, with Pastor Tom Buresh officiating. Burial will be at IOOF Cemetery, Rossville. A visitation will be held from 2:00 PM - 5:00 PM Sunday at Leonard-Grau Funeral Home in Monona, IA. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements for the family. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be directed to the Rossville Presbyterian Church.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914, in Waukon Junction, rural Harpers Ferry, IA, the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country School in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, IA. 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.
John was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, and baseball, and was an avid coon hunter.
Survivors include his children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, IA, Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, CO, John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of Lehigh, FL; and Jim (MaryAnn) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, IA; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda who died in 1999; and two sisters: Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
Honorary casketbearers are Louie Berns, Chuck Decker, and Duane Scheffert. Casketbearers are Don, Earl, and Norman McCormick, Craig Adam, Ernie Burroughs, and Jerry Schroeder.
John Orlo Boardman was born July 22, 1914, in Waukon Junction, rural Harpers Ferry, IA, the son of Orlo and Almeda (Chapin) Boardman. He attended Egan Country School in Linton Township through 8th grade and graduated from Prairie du Chien High School in 1932. On February 23, 1935, he married Almeda Rachel LeHew at the Presbyterian Church parsonage in Waukon, IA. 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.
John was a member of Rossville Presbyterian Church and the Farm Bureau. He enjoyed playing cards, softball, and baseball, and was an avid coon hunter.
Survivors include his children: Richard (Charlene) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, IA, Barbara (Robert) Swanson of Westminster, CO, John (Karen) Boardman, Jr. of Lehigh, FL; and Jim (MaryAnn) Boardman of Cedar Rapids, IA; 13 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren; and one great-great-grandchild. He is preceded in death by his parents; his wife Almeda who died in 1999; and two sisters: Vella Harberts and Lucille McCormick.
Honorary casketbearers are Louie Berns, Chuck Decker, and Duane Scheffert. Casketbearers are Don, Earl, and Norman McCormick, Craig Adam, Ernie Burroughs, and Jerry Schroeder.
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