William Boger

Garrison, died Friday,

March 31st, in a Garrison

hospital. Funeral ser-

vices will be held on

Wednesday, April 5th,

2017, at St. Paul Lutheran

Church in Garrison at

10:30 a.m. Burial will be

at the North Dakota

Veterans Cemetery at 2:00

p.m.

Bill was born Sep-

tember 15, 1923, in

Coleharbor, ND, to Daniel

and Wilhelmina (Horning)

Boger. He was baptized

October 14, 1923, and

confirmed at Emanuel’s

Lutheran Church in

Garrison, ND, on July 3,

1938. He was raised on

the family farm east of

Garrison with eleven

brothers and sisters. He

attended a country school

west of the farm. He met

the love of his life Beverly

(Bev) at a dance in Wil-

ton, ND. They were mar-

ried at Saint Paul Luth-

eran Church in Garrison

ND, on November 27,

1949. Bill and Bev recent-

ly celebrated 67 years of

marriage. He was a life-

long member of Saint Paul

Lutheran Church and

served on the church

council.

Bill worked on the fami-

ly farm and left at a young

age to work at a local coal

mine east of Garrison.

Bill then joined the U.S.

Army at the age of 21 and

served with the 41st In-

fantry Division in the Pa-

cific Theater (Southern

Philippine Campaign),

during World War II. He

was very proud of his mil-

itary service. He served

his country from March

30, 1944, through April

27, 1946. Following his

service he became a

member of the Hugh P.

Minehan American Le-

gion Post 49 for 62 years.

After leaving the service

Bill worked for Traux

Traer Coal Company,

McLean County, Sorenson

Construction and

Lindteigen Construction.

Bill enjoyed fishing and

camping with his children

and grandchildren, gar-

dening and making pick-

les, woodworking and re-

finishing antique furni-

ture. He also enjoyed col-

lecting rocks and tinker-

ing with mechanical

items, including his two

Volkswagens. Another

hobby was making wine

and his homemade

sausage. He loved playing

with the many pets his

children had and keeping

in touch with his many

friends and relatives. Bill

also loved to tease and

laugh with everyone he

met. He was deeply

proud of his children,

their spouses, and espe-

cially his grandchildren.

Bill was preceded in

death by his parents,

Daniel and Wilhelmina

Boger, sister Emma

(Boger) Halquist and her

husband Arnold, brother

Elmer, brother Alvin and

his wife Doris, brother

Reuben and his wife

Dorothy, brother Leo,

daughter-in-law Tammy

Boger, granddaughter

Kamella Boger, sister-

in-law Josephine Boger,

father-in-law and mother-

in-law, George and

Beatrice Benedict, brother

-in-law George Benedict

Jr. and his wife Jane,

brother-in-law Jim Bene-

dict, sisters-in-law La-

vonne (Benedict) Jensen

and Mary Lou Benedict.

Bill is survived by his

beloved wife, Beverly

(Benedict) Boger, daugh-

ter, Audrey (Boger) Bjel-

land and husband Ron,

son, William and wife

Pamela, son, Danny and

wife Shelia, grandchil-

dren, Kristi (Harris) Mill-

er, Kevin Harris, Ryan

Shipman, Justin Boger,

Steven Boger, and Brit-

tany Thill, brother, Fred

and wife Gert, brother,

Edwin and wife Shirley,

brother, John and wife

Jean, sister, Marlene

(Boger) Bauer and hus-

band Jerome, sister, Ruby

Boger, sister-in-law, Cath-

erine Boger, sister-in-law,

MaryAnn Seidler and

numerous nieces and

nephews.

To sign the online re-

gister go to www.garrison

thompson. com.