William "Bill" DeBoer, 93, Luverne, died Tuesday, June 3, 2003, at Luverne Community Hospital in Luverne. Services were Friday, June 6, at Luverne Christian Reformed Church in Luverne. The Rev. George Koopmans officiated. Burial was in Luverne Memorial Gardens, rural Luverne. Bill DeBoer was born to Jurrien and Florence (Huizenga) DeBoer on July 22, 1909, on the family farm near Hull, Iowa. He attended school in Perkins, Iowa. He later moved to California where he worked in the dairy industry. He married Helen Hisken on Dec. 27, 1946, in Luverne Christian Reformed Church. The couple farmed northwest of Luverne after their marriage. He retired from farming in 1967 and worked for Dr. Milo Kontz as a veterinarian assistant. The couple moved to Luverne in 1970. He continued working as a veterinarian assistant, later working for Dr. Dave Iverson. He retired in 1979. Mr. DeBoer was a charter member of Luverne Christian Reformed Church, where he had served as an elder for many years, and Luverne Senior Citizens. He received the Outstanding Luverne Senior Citizen Award in 1985. He enjoyed crossword puzzles, and he created his own dictionary of puzzle answers. Survivors include his wife, Helen DeBoer, Luverne; two daughters, Linda (LeRoy) Olivier, Luverne, and Laura (Allen) Kuehl Brandon, S.D.; four grandchildren, Jared (Lisa) Olivier, Kim (Arlyn) Gehrke, Lt. Joshua Kuehl and Mathew Kuehl; two great-grandchildren, Brody Oliver and Parker Gehrke; one brother, Pete DeBoer, Beaver Creek; and three sisters, Effie DeBoer, Luverne, Barb VanTol, Ripon, Calif., and Florence DeBoer, Sioux City, Iowa. Mr. DeBoer was preceded in death by his parents, two brothers, Charles and John DeBoer, three infant brothers, Jerry, Jon and Cherck DeBoer, two sisters, Anna Anema and Ruth Hengeveld, and an infant sister, Effcke DeBoer. Dingmann Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
