Elmer L. Boge
b. 8 November 1899, d. 22 March 1984
- Father: Henry Johann Boge b. 11 February 1857, d. 4 July 1933
- Mother: Ursula Schlenk b. 29 December 1862, d. 3 February 1936
- Elmer L. Boge was born on 8 November 1899 in Oregon.
- Henry Johann Boge and Ursula Schlenk appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in South Tualatin, Washington County, Oregon. Other members of the household included Elmer L. Boge, Harry George Boge, Charles Edwin Boge and Frank Henry Boge.
- Henry Johann Boge and Ursula Schlenk appeared in the US federal census of 15 April 1910 in South Tualatin, Oregon. Other members of the household included Elmer L. Boge, Harry George Boge, Charles Edwin Boge, Frank Henry Boge and Mary A. Boge.
- Henry Johann Boge and Ursula Schlenk appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Laurel, Washington County, Oregon. Other members of the household included Elmer L. Boge, Charles Edwin Boge, Frank Henry Boge and Mary A. Boge.
- He married Anna Johanna Goetze circa 1926.
- Henry Johann Boge and Ursula Schlenk appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Laurel, Washington County, Oregon, at Firdale Road. Other members of the household included Elmer L. Boge, Anna Johanna Goetze.
- He was a farmer, according to the 1930 census.
- The SSDI lists Cornelius, Washington County, Oregon, as the last residence of record of Elmer L. Boge.
- Elmer L. Boge died on 22 March 1984 at age 84 in Washington County, Oregon.
- Anna Johanna Goetze became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Mountainside Cemetery, Scholls, Washington County, Oregon.
- The following appeared on 25 March 1984 in The Sunday Oregonian: Elmer L. Boge. Funeral for Elmer L. Boge, a retired dairy farmer, will be at 11 a.m. Monday in Mountainside Cemetery. He was 84.
Mr. Boge died Thursday at his Cornelius home. He was born in Cornelius and atended Fir Dale School. He was a charter member of Mayflower Farms, now a part of Dairygold, and a member of the board of the Tualatin Valley Co-op and Farmers' Union.
He was a director and clerk for the Farmington School District for many years.
Surviving are his wife Anna; three sons, Erwin E. of Oxnard, Calif., Eldon of Cornelius and Kenneth of San Jose, Calif; a daughter, Evelyn Bera of Hacienda Heights, Calif; a sister, Mary Gnos of Hillsboro; nine grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
The family suggests remembrances be contributed to the Good Shepherd Home of the Northwest in Cornelius.
- Last Edited: 24 Feb 2011