John C. Boler
Thursday, April 11, 1929
Date of Death:
Monday, March 9, 2015
Age:
85 years old
Visitation
Date: Friday March 13, 2015
Time: 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Location: River Park Chapel at Macken Funeral Home [ view map ]
Second Visitation
Date: Saturday March 14, 2015
Time: 12:00 pm - 1:00 pm
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church [ view map ]
Funeral Mass
Date: Saturday March 14, 2015
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church [ view map ]
Burial
Location: Calvary Cemetery [ view map ]
Thursday, April 11, 1929
Date of Death:
Monday, March 9, 2015
Age:
85 years old
Thursday, April 11, 1929
Date of Death:
Monday, March 9, 2015
Age:
85 years old
John C. Boler
Mr. John C. Boler, 85, of Rochester, died of pneumonia Monday, March 9, 2015 at St. Mary’s Hospital.
John was born on April 11, 1929 in Rochester to John M. and Gertrude (Spencer) Boler. He grew up on the family farm in Marion Township. He graduated from Lourdes High School in 1947. He served in the U.S. Navy from 1949 to 1953. On June 20, 1959, John married Elizabeth M. LaPlante at St. John the Evangelist Church in Rochester. He was a journeyman electrician for over forty years in Rochester.
John is survived by his wife, Elizabeth, and their five children; John S. (Susan) of Portland, ME, Ann M. (Chuck) Anderson of Farmington, MN, Sarah L. Boler of Bradenton, FL, Elizabeth M. (Mark) Klinkner of Rosemount, MN, and Catherine L. Boler of Rochester, MN; ten grandchildren, and one great granddaughter. He is also survived by four siblings; Joseph Boler of St. Paul, MN, Sr. Margaret Boler of Rochester, MN, James (Patricia) Boler of Bethesda, MD, Francis (Andrew) Boler of Kansas City, MO, and brother-in-law Robert Flicek of Gary, SD. He was preceded in death by his sister, Virginia Flicek and his brother, Paul Boler.
In high school, John enjoyed sports and excelled at boxing. As an adult, he was a long time member of the International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers (I.B.E.W.). He was also a proud member of the American Legion, the 40 & 8, the Eagles Club, the VFW, and the Korean War Veterans Club. During his retirement years, John enjoyed golf, fishing, traveling, and spending time with his family.
John was loved dearly and will be missed!
The Funeral Mass for John C. Boler will be at 1:00 pm Saturday, March 14, 2015 at St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church in Rochester with Rev. Mark McNea officiating. There will be a visitation from 5:00 pm to 7:00 pm Friday, March 13, 2015 at the River Park Chapel at the Macken Funeral Home and one hour prior to the Mass on Saturday. John will be buried at Calvary Cemetery.
Memorials are suggested to St. Francis of Assisi Catholic Church or Lourdes High School.
On-line condolences are welcome at www.mackenfuneralhome.com
Condolences
The family of John C. Boler has received the following condolences.
Boles, really sorry. Your parents raised fantastic children.
Jack
Mrs Boler and family,
I wanted to extend my sympathies to you all. Your family has been one of those pillar families @St. Francis for so long your husband and father will be truly missed. I went to grade/high school with Sarah. May the good and cherished memories give you strength and comfort during this difficult time.
Take Care
Michelle Roos (aka Shelly Mueller)
With prayers for the Boler family in this time of sadness--
Jane Pattinson
Liz and Family:
Hoping you find comfort in the words and kindness of others and in your memories. Wishing you and your family strength and peace.
Prayers for all---
Kitty Kerrins
Farewell and rest in peace Uncle John.
Uncle John is a part of so many memories from my childhood of all of the cousins and families together. My sympathy to Aunt Elizabeth and all the family.
Fran Boler
Dear Liz and Family,
We are sorry to hear about John's passing. We know that you will all miss him. May you find solace in the many wonderful memories you share. You will be in our thoughts and prayers during this difficult time.
Love,
Mary Ann Michael and Anne, Bill and Maya Eakins
Dear Elizabeth, I am sorry to hear of your loss. I cannot attend the service but my thoughts will be with you and your family. May your memories help you in the days ahead. It is just some of the little things you remember which will bring a tear to your eye but still a wonderful memory and remembering the times that you cherish with "I am so glad with did that together".
With sympathy and love, Mary
We were saddened to learn of John's death. We hold many good memories of John and Elizabeth. Our prayers and
good wishes go with John and your family.
Sincerely,
Mike and Louise
Dear Aunt Liz, John, Sarah, Cate, Anne, and Elizabeth,
Please accept our condolences on the death of Uncle John. He will be missed dearly. He was always a great older brother to my Dad. My Dad always admired Uncle John's toughness and used to tell us stories about his glory days as an accomplished boxer.
Please know that we will pray hard that his soul will rest with God in Heaven and that you may find comfort in your grieving. We are sorry that we will not be able to make the trip to the funeral.
With love,
Kevin
Elisabeth so sorry to see the notice of your husband's death. We are going to be gone to our children's home in Appleton WI this weekend but otherwise would have been there. He is in my prayers. cindy
Dear Liz and family,
Our thoughts and prayers are with you and your entire family. I'm sorry we will not be able to attend the funeral. I know John will be very missed and you and your family are in our prayers. God Bless.
Brendan and Jen Boler
Elizabeth, I was sad to see that John had passed away. From traveling with you and being a part of each other's lives, I was very impressed with your love for each other and your life together. It was a very good example of how a marriage should be!
I also miss seeing you and the other ladies that we were involved with and hope that you will have timie to share yourself with our group once again. Please keep in touch and you are remembered always in my prayers. Sandie
Dear Liz and family. We are sorry to read of John's death. We are in Texas for another week but wanted to send our condolences. Between Lourdes highSchool, Australia, women's council , friendship among our children we have lots of history. You are all I. Our thoughts and prayers. With sympathy, Judy and Bob
All our love and prayers to Aunt Liz, and cousins, John, Ann, Cate, Beth, and Sarah and your families. Uncle John was always a smiling presence at family gatherings. Our thoughts are with you.
Jean, John and Rosie in Seattle
God bless, everybody. So sorry for your loss. Sending prayers! dj
To my aunt Elizabeth and my "John and Liz" Boler cousins, Please accept deepest sympaties from myself and my family. I wish I/we could make it back that way to celebrate John's life with everyone. You will be in our thoughts!
Grandma, Sarah, Dad, Cate, Anne, Elizabeth; I am thinking of you all this week.. I wish we were able to be there with you.. My grandfather was a sweet man and his love was evident without many words. We will miss him greatly. Watch over us Grandpa.
Much love to all my Bolers,
Laura Ann
My sincere sympathy to Elizabeth and all the family. I did not have much opportunity to visit with John over the years since i lived most of the time in Kansas City. John and Elizabeth kindly provided a home for me after our parents died in 1960 when I was 20. Between then and now there have been many happy times as i visited with the Rochester Boler family. Andrew and I were fortunate to have a chance to visit with John a short time before his death.
Much love and sympathy to all the family,
Frank and Andrew
Rest in peace Uncle John! You lived with a loving family.
Dear Sister Margaret and all the Boler Family,
My prayers and sympathy for each and all on the death of John. Death comes so quickly and the belief that now John is in the hands of our loving God assures of us his gathering of the family in heaven.
May God give you all strength and blessings.
Sister Eleanor
May your hearts be filled with love and your memories be ever blessed. I am so sorry to hear about John's passing. You are and always will be in my prayers.