Arthur M. Boardman, 87, of 91 Burns St., died at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at home with his family by his side.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Columbkille's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gabriel Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa, where military rites will be accorded by the Dubuque American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at 5 p.m.
He was born on Sept. 16, 1925, in Dubuque, son of Arthur G. and Rose (Bertella) Boardman. He married Catherine Rooney in 1952; she preceded him in death on April 20, 2007.
Art served in the Army during the Korean War in the 45th Infantry Division.
After being discharged, he worked as a garage mechanic for four years and then began a 32-year career with John Deere Dubuque Works. He worked as an experimental mechanic in hydraulics and electronics, also working with the engines and testing at John Deere.
Art was a member of the U.A.W. Local 94 and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was an active member of the American Legion Post 6, where he served on the funeral honor's detail and marched in many parades with the American Legion Color Guard.
Surviving are his daughters, Patricia M. Boardman, of Anaheim, Calif., and twins, Karen Boardman, of Dubuque, and Kristine (Brad) King, of Folsom, Calif.; a son, Arthur "Butch" Boardman, of Dubuque; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Boardman and Thelma Simon, both of Dubuque.
He also was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Harold, in infancy
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Columbkille's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gabriel Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa, where military rites will be accorded by the Dubuque American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at 5 p.m.
He was born on Sept. 16, 1925, in Dubuque, son of Arthur G. and Rose (Bertella) Boardman. He married Catherine Rooney in 1952; she preceded him in death on April 20, 2007.
Art served in the Army during the Korean War in the 45th Infantry Division.
After being discharged, he worked as a garage mechanic for four years and then began a 32-year career with John Deere Dubuque Works. He worked as an experimental mechanic in hydraulics and electronics, also working with the engines and testing at John Deere.
Art was a member of the U.A.W. Local 94 and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was an active member of the American Legion Post 6, where he served on the funeral honor's detail and marched in many parades with the American Legion Color Guard.
Surviving are his daughters, Patricia M. Boardman, of Anaheim, Calif., and twins, Karen Boardman, of Dubuque, and Kristine (Brad) King, of Folsom, Calif.; a son, Arthur "Butch" Boardman, of Dubuque; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Boardman and Thelma Simon, both of Dubuque.
He also was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Harold, in infancy
Arthur M. Boardman, 87, of 91 Burns St., died at 9 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 17, 2012, at home with his family by his side.
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Columbkille's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gabriel Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa, where military rites will be accorded by the Dubuque American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at 5 p.m.
He was born on Sept. 16, 1925, in Dubuque, son of Arthur G. and Rose (Bertella) Boardman. He married Catherine Rooney in 1952; she preceded him in death on April 20, 2007.
Art served in the Army during the Korean War in the 45th Infantry Division.
After being discharged, he worked as a garage mechanic for four years and then began a 32-year career with John Deere Dubuque Works. He worked as an experimental mechanic in hydraulics and electronics, also working with the engines and testing at John Deere.
Art was a member of the U.A.W. Local 94 and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was an active member of the American Legion Post 6, where he served on the funeral honor's detail and marched in many parades with the American Legion Color Guard.
Surviving are his daughters, Patricia M. Boardman, of Anaheim, Calif., and twins, Karen Boardman, of Dubuque, and Kristine (Brad) King, of Folsom, Calif.; a son, Arthur "Butch" Boardman, of Dubuque; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Boardman and Thelma Simon, both of Dubuque.
He also was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Harold, in infancy
Services will be at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 20, at St. Columbkille's Catholic Church, with the Rev. Gabriel Anderson officiating. Burial will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Key West, Iowa, where military rites will be accorded by the Dubuque American Legion Post 6. Friends may call from
5 to 8 p.m. Monday, Nov. 19, at Leonard Funeral Home & Crematory, 2595 Rockdale Road, where there will be a parish wake service at 5 p.m.
He was born on Sept. 16, 1925, in Dubuque, son of Arthur G. and Rose (Bertella) Boardman. He married Catherine Rooney in 1952; she preceded him in death on April 20, 2007.
Art served in the Army during the Korean War in the 45th Infantry Division.
After being discharged, he worked as a garage mechanic for four years and then began a 32-year career with John Deere Dubuque Works. He worked as an experimental mechanic in hydraulics and electronics, also working with the engines and testing at John Deere.
Art was a member of the U.A.W. Local 94 and Veterans of Foreign Wars and was an active member of the American Legion Post 6, where he served on the funeral honor's detail and marched in many parades with the American Legion Color Guard.
Surviving are his daughters, Patricia M. Boardman, of Anaheim, Calif., and twins, Karen Boardman, of Dubuque, and Kristine (Brad) King, of Folsom, Calif.; a son, Arthur "Butch" Boardman, of Dubuque; seven grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren; and two sisters, Betty Boardman and Thelma Simon, both of Dubuque.
He also was preceded in death by his parents; and a brother, Harold, in infancy
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