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9:30 am - 10:30 am
Thursday, May 16, 2024
St. Joseph Catholic Church
1305 Okoboji Ave
Milford, Iowa, United States
Thursday
16
May
Memorial Mass
10:30 am
Thursday, May 16, 2024
St. Joseph Catholic Church
1305 Okoboji Ave
Milford, Iowa, United States
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Debra Faulkner lit a candle
Friday, May 17, 2024
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Nancy Cozine posted a condolence
Thursday, May 16, 2024
My condolences to the Boese family. Marilyn & Greg you are in my thoughts & prayers, but I know many wonderful memories will comfort you in the days ahead. With sympathy, Nancy Cozine
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Nick Bradley lit a candle
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
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Ramona, we are so sorry for your family’s loss. If you look up the definition on a “Man” you will see a picture of Bill. My family was fortunate enough to have met him through the outdoors. Stopping to ask Bill about hunting was nothing short of a solid hour ordeal. The talks we had, the memories my boys made around him are still spoken when we talk to this day. We will forever cherish those memories made on your farm. Rest easy dear friend. See you someday at the happy hunting grounds.
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Mike Hough posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 14, 2024
Bill Boese was the most decent man I have ever had the honor of knowing........He made this world a better place to breathe air and he made everyone he met a better person.....and lived his life by simply following the "golden rule"........It has been a privilege to have had him as a "friend" for life"........as I will miss him, ...I will never forget him.......MH
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Molly Mulqueen lit a candle
Saturday, May 11, 2024
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Ramona and Family, I was unaware, and sorry to hear, of the April passing of “Mr. Bill“. He was a Good, Kind Man. Blessings for Peace and Comfort ~
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William Bramley posted a condolence
Tuesday, May 7, 2024
Bill Boese was my first roommate at the Naval Academy in Annapolis, Maryland as we entered the Academy as part of the Class of 1969 on a very humid summer day in June of 1965. He was 20 years old, while I was 17. He knew what he was doing, having been in the Marine Corps; I had no idea what I was doing, having just graduated from high school three days before we all met in Annapolis.
I remember at the end of Plebe summer when my parents visited me for the first time and met “Billy B” that I mentioned that I had no idea what I was doing, and that I felt lost among so many standout peers. My father (WWII vet) looked at me and said “Follow Billy Boese. Do what he does. Don’t do what he doesn’t do.” That was very sage advice.
Bill was born a leader of men. He was instantly one of the standout leaders in our Class. He was kind to others, smart as a whip, athletic in whatever sport he engaged in, and a joy to be around with a great sense of humor. While at school, he constantly talked about Ramona back home in Iowa. There was little doubt about who he would marry once we graduated from the Academy.
It was no shock to any of us to learn along the way that he had a fulfilled a brilliant military career. His contributions to the Marine Corps and to this country were only part of Bill’s legacy. Perhaps the biggest lesson I took from my time with Bill was his love for his fellow comrades in arms. He deeply loved his family, his friends and home in Iowa, and his country. We who knew Bill and lived with Bill know what a privilege it was to have been his friend and acquaintance since that Plebe summer in 1965. He was just one of those very rare individuals in life that God graciously puts in your pathway of life that enriches you forever.
This country owes a lot to Bill Boese for his incredible contributions. Of course, this country also owes a lot to his beautiful wife, Ramona, and to his children since they also paid a dear price for the time that Bill was away from family during deployments. The last time I talked to Bill was a couple of weeks before he passed away, and I know he was in a good deal of pain, so while I cried at his passing, I was also relieved that he no longer feels that pain. It will be wonderful to reunite with him one day and to partake in old sea stories. I feel deeply indebted to Bill for somehow helping get this young 17 year old through the Academy, but more importantly for providing me with an example of what it was to be an exemplary citizen and human being.
RIP, Billy Boy, and ask God if it will be okay if we have some more margueritas in Heaven one day soon. God bless Ramona and her children during this time of loss as well, knowing that someday you all will be reunited.
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Steve Fisher posted a condolence
Monday, April 22, 2024
Ramona, Please accept my sincere condolences on Bill's passing. Bill was one of the kindest and most caring individuals I have ever known. At the same time, he was a Marine's Marine. We first met in the Summer of 1965 as plebes at the Naval Academy. Bill was arriving from the Naval Academy Prep School and had been an enlisted Marine prior to that. I knew that I wanted to go in the Marine Corps after graduating, and I looked up to Bill as what I could aspire to in the future. I once walked into Bill's room when he was writing a letter home. The address said simply, "Mr. and Mrs Boese; Webb Iowa." I had grown up in Washington, DC. I said Bill, your parents will never get that. There's no street address. He responded, of course they will City Boy. The postman knows everyone and where they live. I was surprised and jealous. What a wonderful place to grow up I thought. I had just turned 18 in December 1965, when the next summer we went on our Youngster Cruise. Bill and I were out of Long Beach Naval Shipyard. One of the first places we went was the Officer's Club. Thank goodness he was there to almost carry me from the Club. I really was a youngster and Bill was the "old" man. But, most of all, he always took care of the rest of us. A true and selfless friend. In our senior (First Class) year, Bill went with me to buy my first car. In the used car lot, he looked inside, outside and up and down at all the cars. This one is leaking fluids. That one used to have a stick shift. He followed me on a test drive to see if it was emitting smoke. The car salesman was impressed. He asked me if that was my Brother. Of course, he was almost like an older Brother to me. I bought a Plymouth Fury. It looked like the Imperial Battle Cruiser, but took me cross country on my way to Vietnam and back to Lejeune when I returned. The world is a sadder and emptier place without Bill Boese. RIP my friend. Semper Fi, Steve Fisher
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Eileen Lamer lit a candle
Monday, April 15, 2024
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Richard L Upchutch posted a condolence
Sunday, April 14, 2024
So sorry to hear about about Bill. Always was a favorite when We were together in VMA 331 at Beaufort. May he
RIP. SF, Prov and Dick Upchurch.
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Mick and Bonnie Umscheid lit a candle
Friday, April 12, 2024
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Jackie May Carpenter posted a condolence
Friday, April 12, 2024
Ramona, We are so sorry to read about Bill. Our thoughts, prayers and sympathies are sent to you and your family. He will certainly be missed.
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Bonnie Duhn lit a candle
Friday, April 12, 2024
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Marci Trei posted a condolence
Thursday, April 11, 2024
Before we moved out here Bill interviewed us asking us questions and I remember thinking is he doing a background check?!? My husband was intimidated by him (which in the end turned to love and respect), I for some reason was not. During the pandemic I met Bill on our lane driving around the prairie. I stopped and asked him what he was doing, he replied simply "I'm bored" we both giggled and chatted. So many times I would watch him drive the tractor down in front of our house along the river praying he wouldn't get stuck while the kids would wave to the man on the unbeaten path. We only knew him for a short 10 years but he and his lovely wife Ramona have definitely made an imprint on our lives. Rest easy Sir we salute you ❤️
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Denny and Linda Adams lit a candle
Thursday, April 11, 2024
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Thursday, April 11, 2024
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