Roscka Roth & Clapper Funeral Home - Monticello
Boyce R. Foerman
( November 2, 1924 - September 3, 2008 )
Residence: Phoenix, Arizona, formerly of White County, Indiana.
Died: Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Location: 4:45 p.m.(local time), at the Carl Hayden Memorial Center V.A. Hosptial in Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 83
Date of Birth: Sunday, November 02, 1924
Birth place:
Branch: Army Air Corp
Service: World War II
Father: Ernest R. Foerman
Mother: Eveline L. Straub
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Arizona for the past 41 years, coming from the Monticello /Crown Point, Indiana area
Funeral Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m. at the Seceder / Cedarville Cemetery, located in rural Carroll County, Indiana.
Clergy: Pator Herb Bruss
Burial will take place:
In the Seceder / Cedarville Cemetery, located in rural Carroll County, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Boyce grew up in White County, Indiana, and was a 1942 graduate of the Adams Township High School of rural Carroll County, Indiana. Served in the Army Air Corp. during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1944 with lifelong medical disability. He then went on to graduate from Purdue University with Bachelors in Agronomy. Boyce was a local assistant Extension Agent for the Lake County Area after graduating from Purdue. In 1957 -1984 he worked in Arizona as a local Extension Agent for Maricopa County, Arizona through the University of Arizona. He specialized in landscape horticulture until 1985. He was an expert in plant science, and had written several articles. Boyce then went on to get his Masters Degree from Southwest Christian Seminary, in Theology. He was a devoted member and was very active within his church teaching Sunday School Classes, and holding numerous other positions in the Paradise Valley Christian Church. He led many individuals to Christ and greatly enjoyed the fellowship of his loving family and church. Boyce was an amateur gun smith, a great craftsman, enjoyed woodworking, and was a master of landscaping.
Special Services: Flag presentation will be conducted at the cemetery, by the Honor Guard of the local American Legion, V.F.W, and AmVets Post of Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: May be given to the Gideons International. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On April 8, 1945, in Logansport, Indiana, me married Virginia Ruth Caughell for 63 years. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Virginia R. Foerman of Phoenix, Arizona; Son,Gary (wife Chris) Foerman, of Royal Center, Indiana;Daughters, Celia Foerman, of Phoenix, Arizona,andMarsha Foerman, of Chandler, Arizona;Two (2) Grandchildren,Rebekah Foerman, of Royal Center, Indiana,David (wife Shannon) Foerman, of Huntington, Indiana;Three (3) Great-Grandchildren,Bryce, Noah, and Kendall Foerman, all of Huntington, Indiana;Brother,Gordon (wife Dorothy)Foerman, of Burnettsville, Indiana;Sisters,Ina (husband Ellis "Buzz")Bussard, of Peru, Indiana, and Maralyn (husband Lee) Ecklund, of Logansport, Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Two (2) Sisters, Wanda Mellinger, and Valma Draper
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home
Died: Wednesday, September 03, 2008
Location: 4:45 p.m.(local time), at the Carl Hayden Memorial Center V.A. Hosptial in Phoenix, Arizona
Age: 83
Date of Birth: Sunday, November 02, 1924
Birth place:
Branch: Army Air Corp
Service: World War II
Father: Ernest R. Foerman
Mother: Eveline L. Straub
Marital Status: Married
Resided in: Arizona for the past 41 years, coming from the Monticello /Crown Point, Indiana area
Funeral Date: Wednesday, September 10, 2008
Funeral Location: 11:00 a.m. at the Seceder / Cedarville Cemetery, located in rural Carroll County, Indiana.
Clergy: Pator Herb Bruss
Burial will take place:
In the Seceder / Cedarville Cemetery, located in rural Carroll County, Indiana.
Visitation will be:
6:00 to 8:00 p.m. on Tuesday, September 9, 2008 at the Miller - Roscka Funeral Home, Monticello, Indiana.
Biographical Information:
Boyce grew up in White County, Indiana, and was a 1942 graduate of the Adams Township High School of rural Carroll County, Indiana. Served in the Army Air Corp. during WWII and was honorably discharged in 1944 with lifelong medical disability. He then went on to graduate from Purdue University with Bachelors in Agronomy. Boyce was a local assistant Extension Agent for the Lake County Area after graduating from Purdue. In 1957 -1984 he worked in Arizona as a local Extension Agent for Maricopa County, Arizona through the University of Arizona. He specialized in landscape horticulture until 1985. He was an expert in plant science, and had written several articles. Boyce then went on to get his Masters Degree from Southwest Christian Seminary, in Theology. He was a devoted member and was very active within his church teaching Sunday School Classes, and holding numerous other positions in the Paradise Valley Christian Church. He led many individuals to Christ and greatly enjoyed the fellowship of his loving family and church. Boyce was an amateur gun smith, a great craftsman, enjoyed woodworking, and was a master of landscaping.
Special Services: Flag presentation will be conducted at the cemetery, by the Honor Guard of the local American Legion, V.F.W, and AmVets Post of Monticello, Indiana.
Memorial Information: May be given to the Gideons International. Envelopes will be available at the funeral home.
Marriage Information: On April 8, 1945, in Logansport, Indiana, me married Virginia Ruth Caughell for 63 years. She survives.
Survivors include:
Wife, Virginia R. Foerman of Phoenix, Arizona; Son,Gary (wife Chris) Foerman, of Royal Center, Indiana;Daughters, Celia Foerman, of Phoenix, Arizona,andMarsha Foerman, of Chandler, Arizona;Two (2) Grandchildren,Rebekah Foerman, of Royal Center, Indiana,David (wife Shannon) Foerman, of Huntington, Indiana;Three (3) Great-Grandchildren,Bryce, Noah, and Kendall Foerman, all of Huntington, Indiana;Brother,Gordon (wife Dorothy)Foerman, of Burnettsville, Indiana;Sisters,Ina (husband Ellis "Buzz")Bussard, of Peru, Indiana, and Maralyn (husband Lee) Ecklund, of Logansport, Indiana; Several Nieces, Nephews, Great Nieces, Great Nephews, and Cousins.
Preceded in Death:
Two (2) Sisters, Wanda Mellinger, and Valma Draper
Arrangements by:
Miller-Roscka Funeral Home