Boese, Peter F. (1880-1960)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1960 Mar 24 p. 6

Birth date: 1880 Jul 2

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— Rev. Curt D. Boese of Walton received word that his father, P. F. Boese, died Monday, March 21, in Denver, Colo. Funeral services were to be held Wednesday afternoon at the Church of the Brethren in Wiley Colo., with burial in the Wiley cemetery. Mr. Boese was born in Germany on July 2, 1880. He was a garageman at Buhler for many years, the family moving to a farm near Lamar, Colo. in 1928. His wife, three sons, two brothers and one sister preceded him in death. In addition to Rev. Boese, he is survived by two other sons, Jake D. of Lamar and Henry D. of Wiley; two brothers, Andrew of Hillsboro and George of Buhler; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren.

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Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 1960 Apr 7 p. 8

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Peter F. Boese, a son of Andrew and Helen (Fast) Boese, was born on July 2, 1880 in Russia. At the age of five he came to America with his parents and settled in Marion county, Kansas, where he received his education in an elementary school.

In 1901 he accepted Christ as his Saviour. He was baptized and received into the Mennonite Church near Inman, Kansas.

He was united in holy matrimony with Katie Dick on June 17, 1900, and moved to Buhler, Kansas. To this union were born six sons and one daughter. In 1929 they moved to Lamar, Colo., where he took up farming besides his carpenter work. The parents were privileged to celebrate their 50th anniversary in 1950 in the Church of the Brethren.

He was a quiet type of person and especially loved music; he played most any kind of an instrument. He was a devoted father who dearly loved and cared for his family.

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