Alice Boes

Alice Boes, 89 of Breda, died Friday morning, December 12, 2014 at St. Anthony Nursing Home in Carroll. Mass of the Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:30 a.m. Tuesday, December 16, 2014 at St. Bernard’s Catholic Church in Breda. The Celebrant will be Fr. Gary Snyder. Con-Celebrant will be Fr. Marvin Boes. Music will be by Marilyn Hundling and the St. Bernard’s Choir. Lector for the funeral mass will be Rita Ann Venner. Gift Bearers will be Alice’s granddaughters: Molly Boes, Morgan Boes, Alyson Boes, Isabelle Boes, Hayley Boes, and Anna Utech. Casket Bearers will be: Ralph Lampman, Dale Schweers, Curt Schweers, Tom Schweers, John Mulholland, and Neil Ludwig. The Breda American Legion Auxiliary will form an honor guard for the funeral mass. Burial will be in St. Bernard’s Cemetery in Breda. Friends may call at the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda after 4:30 p.m. on Monday where there will be a rosary at 5 p.m. and a Christian Wake Service at 7 p.m. Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Sharp Funeral Home in Breda and online condolences may be left for Alice’s family at www.sharpfuneral.com. Born on August 6, 1925 at Arcadia, Iowa, Alice was the daughter of Herman and Cecilia (Pape) Schweers. She spent her younger years in the Arcadia area and attended St. John School. Following her schooling Alice helped on her family’s farm and also cared for her ailing mother and later worked for Carroll County State Bank. On July 6, 1957 Alice was united in marriage to Earl Boes at St. John’s Catholic Church in Arcadia. The couple made their home in Breda before moving to an acreage east of Breda. Alice raised her children and was also a gifted seamstress; doing alterations and making clothes for many in the Breda community. She enjoyed cooking for her family, quilting, crocheting, and her card clubs that she and Earl participated in for over 30 years. Alice’s greatest joy was spending time with her family, especially her granddaughters. She had a deep devotion to her faith, active in the National Catholic Foresters Society, St. Bernard’s Parish, Parish Ladies Guild and the Parish Choir. Survivors include her husband Earl of Carroll; her children: Neil (Jamie) Boes of Lakewood, CO, Mark (Jackie) Boes of Colleyville, TX, Jane Utech of Iowa City, and Dale (Lisa) Boes of Breda; her granddaughters: Molly Boes, Morgan Boes, Alyson Boes, Isabelle Boes, Hayley Boes, and Anna Utech; her sister: Charlotte Schweers of Carroll; her brother: Robert (Velma) Schweers of Carroll; her sisters-in-law: Adrian Schweers of Lenexa, KS, Wilma Boes of Breda, and Margaret Boes of Carroll; as well as many nieces, nephews and other extended relatives. Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her son-in-law, Craig Utech; her twin grandsons in infancy, Matthew and Michael Boes; her sisters: Viola Lampman and Marcella Berger; and her brothers: Clarence, Art, Vince, Leo, Joe, and Albin Schweers.

Alice Boes

August 6, 1925 - December 12, 2014