Submitted by: Dan Rich

 

Lester Paul Boggs

July 16, 1920 - Dec. 11, 2006

South Bend Tribune 12/14/2006

MISHAWAKA - Lester Paul Boggs, 86, of Mishawaka, passed away Monday afternoon, December 11, 2006, in Memorial Hospital, South Bend. Paul was born July 16, 1920, in Alpena, South Dakota, a son of the late Glenn Wilber and Anna Augusta (Gottschald) Boggs. He served his country in the U.S. Merchant Marines during World War II. Paul was a retiree of Dodge Manufacturing and was a life member of the Masonic Lodge.

On July 16, 1949, Paul married Joyce Dowd, who survives. Other surviving family members include a daughter, Catherine; a son, John; a granddaughter, Samantha; and a grandson, Randy.
He was preceded in death by a daughter, Heather in 1965.

The family will receive friends Friday from 10:00 to 11:00 a.m. in Thallemer, Goethals & Wells Funeral Home, 503 West Third Street, Mishawaka. Masonic services will be held in the funeral home Friday at 11:00 a.m., with Mishawaka Lodge 130 F&AM officiating. Burial will follow at St. Joseph Valley Memorial Park, Granger. Memorial contributions may be made to the charity of one's choice.