Final Salute

Jim Boesch
March 8, 1934 – February 2, 2014

Jim Boesch, 79, a long time resident of Ingleside, passed away on February 2, 2014.

He was born on March 8, 1934 in Primrose, Nebraska to Leo Peter and Helen (nee Schafer) Boesch.

Jim served in the SeaBees in Gulfport, Mississippi. He was an expert wood worker and enjoyed making handmade wooden pens. He will be greatly missed by all who loved him.

Surviving Jim is his beloved wife of 55 years, Mae (nee Britt), his loving children, Jim Boesch, Sharon (Scott) Cole and Richard Boesch; his grandchildren, Amanda and Chris Conrad; and his sister La Jean Thillen; and his son-in-law John.

He was preceded in death by his daughter, Sue Conrad; his sister Dorothy (Ken) Meyer and his parents.

Memorial visitation will be held Thursday, February 13, 2014 from 3 until the 5:30 P.M. Memorial Service at K.K. Hamsher Funeral Home, 12 N. Pistakee Lake Rd. Fox Lake, IL. Interment will be private.
Memorials in Jim’s name can be made to Orphans of the Storm, 2200 Riverwoods Road, Riverwoods, IL, 60015