Henry "Hank" Boeddeker

Henry “Hank” Boeddeker, 81 year old resident of Little Falls, MN passed away Friday, September 20, 2013 at St. Cloud Hospital. Funeral Service will be held at 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2013 at Zion Lutheran Church in Little Falls, MN. Pastor Gary Hendrickson will officiate. Burial will be at Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery in Little Falls, MN. Visitation will be from 5 until 7 PM on Monday, Sept.23rd at Shelley Funeral Chapel in Little Falls, MN and from 9:30 AM to 10:30 A.M. on Tuesday at Zion Lutheran Church. Henry, the youngest of fourteen children, was born on November 17, 1931 to Henry and Florence (Laubersheimer) Boeddeker in Halstad, MN. He attended Northwest School of Agriculture in Crookston, MN, and then acquired his teaching degree at Mayville State University after serving in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean conflict. In June of 1960, Henry was united in marriage to Marilyn Jahnke and they made their home in Hillsboro, ND before moving to Henning, MN, and finally to Little Falls, MN. Henry obtained his Masters Degree at St. Cloud State University and was Librarian/Media Center Technical Coordinator in the Little Falls Community Middle school for many years prior to retirement. He enjoyed with a great passion gardening, reading, family gatherings and spending his winters in Arizona along with traveling all over the world with Marilyn and close relatives. HE was active in the Zion Lutheran Church Choir, a volunteer at Linden Hills, and a driver for the Home Delivered Meals Program. Henry is survived by his wife Marilyn; sons, Chad of Gilroy, CA; Adam (Rhonda) of Rockford, MN; grandchildren, Brady and Kaylen; brother, Eugene (Gloria) of Mayville, ND; sisters, Marie Orvik of Ada, MN; and Lucille Gadberry of Clovis, CA. Also surviving are his sisters-in-law, Shirley, Carol, Elenore, and many nieces, nephews and other very near and dear relatives. Henry is preceded in death by his parents; brothers, Virgil, Bernard, Hubert, Wilfred, and Cletus; sisters, Beatrice Bird, Cecelia Lusso, Otilda Anderson, Agathe Helmeke, and Edith Sorum. Honorary Casketbearers will be Brian Goering, Marvin Zastrow, Leonard Posch, and Larry Hartvig. Casketbearers will be Brady Boeddeker, Kaylen Boeddeker, Tony Boeddeker, Ordean Hegrenes, Harold (Hap) Johnson, and Steve Pederson.

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Henry "Hank" Boeddeker

November 17, 1931 - September 20, 2013