Warren Grant Boese
Devoted husband and father,
Warren Boese, 87, passed away Saturday (May 31, 2008). He was born Feb. 9, 1921,
in rural Harvey County to Tobias and Susie Boese. He grew up in Garden City and
Newton. A World War II veteran, Warren joined the U.S. Coast Guard in July
1942, returning home in 1945 to marry Estella Gail TenEyck on Aug. 15, 1946.
His career consisted of Fred Harvey Creamery, El Dorado Dairy Queen and
Steffan's Dairy, and he retired as postmaster for the U.S. Post Office of
Walton.
Warren was a member of Walton
United Methodist Church and the State Horseshoe League and was a volunteer
fireman.
He is survived by his wife of
61 years, Gail, and four daughters, Leah Dains of Pagosa Springs, Colo., Jill
(Duane) Yoder of Harrisonburg, Va., Martha (Dennis) Siemens of Newton and
Suzanne Linton of Iowa City, Iowa; four grandchildren, Ed (Laura) Yoder, Ben (Liz)
Yoder, Grant (Suzanne) Siemens, and Erin (Joe) Martin; four
great-grandchildren; a brother, Cecil of Kingman; and two sisters, Dora Riley
of Plano, Texas, and Jean Friesen of Boise, Idaho.
Siblings preceding him in
death were brothers, Leon, Howard, Paul, Dale, Wayne; and a sister, Irene.
Visitation will be from noon
to 8 p.m. Tuesday at Broadway Colonial Funeral Home in Newton.
Church service will be at 10
a.m. Wednesday at Walton United Methodist Church, with the Rev. Judith May and
the Rev. Duane Yoder officiating.
Interment will follow at
Walton Cemetery in Walton.
Memorial donations may be
made to Walton United Methodist Church.
