Lawrence Boecker

Lawrence G. Boecker, age 85 of St. Rosa died Monday, October 31, 2005 at the Melrose Area Hospital in Melrose, Minnesota.

Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, November 4 at St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa with Rev. Roger Klassen, O.S.B. officiating. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.

Friends may call from 4 to 9 p.m. Thursday and from 8 to 10 a.m. Friday at Patton-Schad Funeral Home in Melrose. Parish prayers will be at 8 p.m. followed by the Catholic Order of Foresters, Holy Name Society and St. Rosa Lions at 8:30 p.m. Thursday evening at the funeral home in Melrose.

Lawrence Boecker was born March 22, 1920 in Millwood Township, Stearns County to Bernard and Frances (Stoermann) Boecker. He was united in marriage to Valeria Pohlmann on May 2, 1944 at St. Boniface Catholic Church in Melrose. The couple farmed on the family farm near St. Rosa. He retired from active farming in 1973, but continued to help his children throughout the years. He was a member of St. Rose of Lima Catholic Church in St. Rosa, Catholic Order of Foresters and Holy Name Society. Lawrence enjoyed farming, fishing, reading and walking.

Survivors include his children, Jerome Boecker (Bernie) of Grey Eagle, Caroline Hellermann-Erickson (Wally) of Freeport, David Boecker (Ellen) of Freeport, Joe Boecker of Melrose, Rosie Ehlert (Dave) of Freeport, Virgil Boecker of Freeport, Gerald Boecker (Verna \Tweetie\") of Melrose