Obit: Boie, Norval George (1923 - 2013)

Contact: Dolores (Mohr) Kenyon
E-mail: dolores@wiclarkcountyhistory.org 

Surnames: Boie, Edwardson, Graham, McKay, Raimer, Larson, Schleicher, Capets

----Source: Thorp Courier (Thorp, Clark Co., WI) 5/29/2013

Boie, Norval George (11 June 1923 - 25 May 2013)

Norval George Boie, 89, of Stanley, passed away on Saturday, May 25, 2013, at Oakbrook Health and Rehab Center in Thorp. He was born on June 11, 1923, in Thorp to the late Harry and Myrtle (Edwardson) Boie. He grew up in rural Thorp and graduated from Stanley High in 1941.

On June 16, 1945, he married Mae Graham at Epiphany Lutheran Church in Stanley. The couple farmed in the Town of Worden for many years and continued to help Duane on the family farm after selling to him in 1986. He was a lifelong farmer, a member of Our Savior’s Lutheran Church for many years, and most recently Trinity Christian Fellowship where he was the head usher. He enjoyed singing and did so many Sundays in church.

Norval is survived by his five children: Connie McKay of Victoria, TX, Chuck (Yvonne) Boie of Maple Grove, MN, Dale (Marcie) Boie of Thorp, Janice Raimer of Appleton and Duane (Faith) Boie of Medford; many grandchildren and great-grandchildren; one sister, June Larson of Milwaukee; and two brothers: John (Mary) Boie of Waukesha and Dean (Joyce) Boie of Stanley.

He is preceded in death by his wife, Mae (February 16, 2013); his parents; his in-laws, Frank and Dorothea Graham; two grandchildren: Kim McKay and Brandon Schleicher; and two sons-in-law: Don McKay and Jerry Raimer.

Funeral services will be at 11 a.m. on Saturday, June 1, 2013, at Plombon Funeral Home, Stanley. Rev. Jim Capets will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 until 7 p.m. on Friday at the Plombon Funeral home, Stanley and one hour prior to services Saturday at the funeral home. Inurnment will take place in the Evergreen Cemetery, Stanley at a later date.