Boshart, Walter Lorain (1912-2009)

Mennonite Weekly Review obituary: 2009 Apr 13 p. 17

Birth date: 1912 May 30

text of obituary:

WALTER LORAIN BOSHART

Walter Lorain Boshart, 96, of Goshen, Ind., died Feb. 27, 2009, at Greencroft Healthcare. He was born May 30, 1912, to Amos and Abbie (Scott) Boshart in Wayland, Iowa.

He married Beverly Miller in 1999.

He was a longtime member of Eighth Street Mennonite Church and held offices in the national and state Piano Technician’s Guild. Known as the “piano’s friend,” he tuned pianos for many local patrons. He was the piano technician for many local school districts, including Concord, South Bend, Elkhart and Middlebury. He was also the piano technician for Morris Civic Auditorium in South Bend and many of their famous guest artists.

Survivors include his wife, Beverly; a daughter, Jean Stucky and her husband, William, of Goshen; two sons, James Boshart and his wife, Betty Jo Bechtel, of Atoka, Tenn., and Richard Boshart and his wife, Cathy Bauman, of Lebanon, Pa.; a stepson, Lane Lewallen of Wheatland; and a brother, Edwin Boshart of Shaumburg, Ill.

He was preceded in death by his first wife, Marietta Storer; his second wife, Ferne Weller; a sister, Constance Wainwright; and two brothers, Maurice and Robert Boshart.

Memorial services were held at Yoder-Culp Funeral Home. A private burial preceded the service in Forrest Grove Cemetery in Middlebury.