Kenneth
Boen, 76
Karlstad
- Kenneth Boen, 76, died Saturday, March 31,
2001 at Karlstad Memorial Nursing Center in
Karlstad.
Services
were held at 2 p.m. on Thursday, April 5, at First
Lutheran Church in Karlstad with Rev. Gary
Halverson officiating. Kirstin Olson was the
organist, and the soloist was Everett Englund.
Casketbearers were Andrew Boen, Paul Boen, Brent
Boen, Justin Dagen, Jerome Brekke and Eric
Bjorkman. Military honors were accorded by the
Karlstad American Legion Post. Interment was in the
Karlstad Cemetery with Collins Funeral Home of
Karlstad in charge of the arrangements.
Kenneth
Clifford Boen was born on June 2, 1924 at
Strandquist, the son of Andrew and Hilda (Brekke)
Boen. He grew up and attended school at Strandquist
and was baptized and confirmed at Hegland Lutheran
Church, rural Strandquist.
Kenneth
served with the U.S. Navy from 1944 until 1946 and
was stationed in the Philippines.
On
January 13, 1951, he was united in marriage to
Arlis Swenson at First Lutheran Church in Karlstad.
The couple farmed until 1960 when they moved to
Longview, Wash. In 1965, they returned to Karlstad
and raised beef cattle until Kenneth's health
forced his retirement in 1976. Since May 6, 1999,
he had resided at Karlstad Healthcare
Center.
Kenneth
is survived by his wife, Arlis; a daughter, Monica
of Hermosa Beach, Calif.; two sisters, Vernice
(Dwight) Sandgren of Bemidji and Margaret (Earl)
Kelly of Farmington; two brothers, Orlean of
Burnsville and Wallace (Mary) of Boston, Mass.; and
several nieces, nephews and other
relatives.
He
was preceded in death by his parents; twin
daughters in infancy; and a brother, Marvin.
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