Eugenie Lucille Boese

Eugenie L. Boese, 95, died at her home in Holloway, on Wednesday September 30, 2020. Visitation will be held on Monday, October 5, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm, followed by the Funeral Service, at 2:00 pm at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Holloway. Interment will follow the service at the Church Cemetery. Zniewski Funeral Home-Vaala Chapel of Appleton is assisting the family with the arrangements.

Eugenie Boese was born on May 13, 1925 in St. Paul, Minnesota, the daughter of Walter and Olga Kroening Walther. She was baptized on June 1, 1925 at Trinity Lutheran Church in Eagan and was confirmed on May 28, 1939 at Immanuel Lutheran Church in Rabbit Lake. She attended K-5 elementary school in Minneapolis, 5-8 in Iron Hub Country School, graduated from Aitkin High School, and attended teacher’s training in Madison, Minnesota.

Eugenie was united in marriage to Leo V. Boese on December 30, 1945 in Holloway, Minnesota. They spent their lives together on the family farm north of Holloway where she and her husband raised their five children.

Eugenie served as the church organist for over 16 years at Immanuel Lutheran Church of Holloway, where she also was a Sunday school teacher and a member of the Ladies’ Aide. She was a quilter of over 25 beautiful quilts and she made banners for the church. She loved to craft wall hangings for her home and for her family. She was called from this life on Wednesday, September 30, at her home in Holloway. She attained the age of 95 years, 4 months, and 17 days.

She is survived by her children Steven Boese and his wife Carmen of Laramie, Wyoming, Nancy Oman and her husband Steven of Dover, New Hampshire, Connie Boese of Laramie Wyoming, and Peter Boese and his wife Betty of Holloway; her grandchildren; Benjamin, Katarina (Mark), Karin (Todd), Laura (Brian), Jacque (James), Eric (Camille) and Kimberly (Jonathan), her great grandchildren; C. J., Melania, Naomi, Eleanor, James, Evelyn, Liam, Reid, Kaylee, and Gemma; a brother Howard Walther and his wife Elaine of Wadena; and several other relatives and friends. She is preceded in death by her parents Walter and Olga, her husband Leo, a son Terry Boese, and a great granddaughter Eden Rose Quast.