Leona Hoerner

1925 - 2009  (83 years)

• Name	Leona Hoerner
  Born	25 Oct 1925	New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	1 Jun 2009	Dickinson, Stark County, North Dakota, USA
  Buried	8 Jun 2009  [1]
  Person ID	I177201	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	27 Mar 2016

  
  

  Father	Jacob Mathew Hoerner,   b. 30 Nov 1894, Glen Ullin, Morton County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 7 Dec 1942, New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota, USA  (Age 48 years)
  Mother	Agnes Yambra,   b. 21 Jan 1897
  Married	28 Nov 1916	Montana, USA
  Family ID	F68980	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Michael John Boespflug,   b. 1 Oct 1914, New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 0Jul 1965, Rochester, Olmsted County, Minnesota, USA  (Age 50 years)
  Married	15 Nov 1943	New Leipzig, Grant County, North Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Richard Boespflug,   b. New England, Hettinger County, North Dakota, USA   2. Boespflug   3. Boespflug   4. Boespflug   5. Boespflug   6. Boespflug   7. Boespflug
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F68975	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. Funeral Mass for Leona Boespflug, 83, of Dickinson, formerly of New England will be 10 a.m., Monday, June 8, 2009 at the St. Joseph’s Catholic Church, Dickinson with Father Keith Striefel and Father Klemmer concelebrating. Burial will follow at the St. Mary’s Cemetery, New England, ND. Visitation will be 11 a.m. - 9 p.m., Sunday, June 7, 2009 at Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson, ND with a rosary and vigil service at 4 p.m. Leona passed away June 1, 2009 at St. Benedict’s Health Center, Dickinson, ND. Leona was born October 25, 1925 the daughter of Jacob M. and Agnes (Yambra) Hoerner at Glen Ullin, ND. She grew up and attended New Leipzig grade school and graduated from New Leipzig high school. She married Michael Boespflug on November 15, 1943 at New Leipzig, ND. To this union five sons and two daughters were born. After the death of Michael, Leona was left to raise the children on her own. At that time, she moved from New England to Raleigh, ND. She cooked at St. Gertrude’s for ten years in Raleigh and then moved to Minot as Father Klemmer’s housekeeper. She later moved to Bismarck, ND and continued working in housekeeping until her health caused her to retire in 2000. Leona enjoyed traveling as she has been to many far off countries including: Rome, Paris, Venice, Versailles, Germany, Austria, Belgium, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Ireland, Mexico and Spain while traveling with Father Klemmer. One of her life’s highlights was to see Pope John Paul II during her travels. Leona enjoyed playing games with her family, handiwork, embroidery and crocheting. Her children and grandchildren were the highlight of her life. She is survived by five sons: Michael (Joan) Boespflug, Circle Pines, MN; Richard (Janet) Boespflug , Arvada, Co; Mark (Valerie) Boespflug, Minot, ND; Paul (Jeanne) Boespflug, Brooklyn Park, MN; Donald (Michelle) Boespflug, Lino Lakes, MN; two daughters, Sharon (Duane) Runcorn, Dickinson, ND and Karla (Paul) Erickson, Zimmerman, MN; one brother, Lawrence Hoerner, Grand Coulee, WA; one sister, Virginia Jarvis, Farmington Hills, MI; special nephew, Father Marvin Klemmer; 19 grandchildren and 7 great grandchildren . Leona was preceded in death by: her parents; husband, Michael; 3 brothers, Virgil, Raymond, Quinten and a sister Lucille.