Idella Jane Boschee
The funeral for Idella Jane Boschee, Zeeland, ND will be
held on Monday, February 4, 2019 at 10:30 AM at the Zion
Lutheran Church in Zeeland, ND. Visitation will be held one
hour before the service in the church.
Idella (Ochsner) Boschee was born on April 17, 1927 to Chris
and Minnie (Pfeifer) Ochsner on the family farm 3 miles west
of Zeeland, ND as the first of 8 children. She attended an
Emmons County one room rural school, which was about a half
mile from the family farm for grades 1 through 8. She
continued her education at Zeeland High School where she
lived with a family in Zeeland and graduated in 1945.
After high school, Idella took a train to Pullman, WA to
attend Nursing College at Washington State University. To
pay for her education and living expenses, she worked in a
cannery in the local area. She eventually decided that
nursing wasn’t her calling and returned home. Upon returning
to Zeeland, she started working as a clerk in the Zeeland
Post Office.
It was then that she met Thomas Boschee and was married on
June 20, 1948 in the Dutch Reformed Church in Zeeland ND,
with a large reception held at the Ochsner family farm,
where a good time was had by all! Their marriage was blessed
with 5 children and 57+ years together. They lived on the
Boschee family farm just east of Zeeland where they raised
their family and farmed for many years. In addition to being
a farmer’s wife and mother, she worked full time at the
McIntosh County Bank, part time in the grocery store and
eventually returned to the Zeeland Post Office as the clerk.
In December 1984, she became Post Master where she worked
until she retired in 1992 after 29 years of service.
When Idella was around 12 years old she contracted Rheumatic
fever. Medical care was very limited at that time in the
local areas. She survived the fever, although it caused
damage to her heart. Many years later Idella had open heart
surgery to replace a severely damaged heart valve. However,
this didn’t stop her from living a very full and active
life.
Idella had a wonderful sense of humor and would love to joke
around with others. She was commonly known as either “Miss
Sunshine” or “Trouble” to her friends. She was very social
and was involved in many different activities and
organizations: teaching Sunday School, 4H Leader, Dakota
Lioness Club, Homemakers Club, Birthday Club, Ladies Aid,
bowling league, ceramics and going to all her kid’s sporting
and school events, many times riding along with Thomas as he
drove the school bus to the games. She continued attending
school events as a member of the community long after her
kids had graduated. Idella loved to travel and went on many
trips with Thomas after they retired and then later with her
lady friends. In 1972, she became a member of the Zion
Lutheran Church and was previously part of St. Johns
Reformed Church, where she was an involved member in both
congregations. Idella was an excellent cook and baker. She
was most known for her Sunday Soup and her white cake with
fudge frosting cupcakes. Her family will cherish all the
wonderful memories she provided especially the family
gathering for holidays.
Idella met our Lord peacefully on Tuesday, January 29, 2019
at Avera Mother Joseph Manor Retirement Community in
Aberdeen, SD, where she was living for the last month. Even
during this difficult time, she showed courage and grace
which is how she lived her entire life. She was 91 years
old.
Idella is survived by her 5 children: Bruce (Kathy) Boschee,
of Aberdeen SD and their children, Aden and Myles; Wayne
Boschee of Washburn, ND; Larry Boschee of Zeeland, ND;
Pamela (Greg) Olund of Chanhassen, MN and their children
Hannah and Benjamin; and Curt Boschee (Karen Hillerman) of
Brooklyn Park, MN.
Idella is also survived by her 5 siblings: Ioan Ochsner of
Cathedral City, CA; Ramona (Ochsner) Levi of Glendora, CA;
Vern Ochsner of Lacey, WA; Isle Ochsner of Minneapolis, MN;
and Russell Ochsner of Bellevue, WA. In addition, to nieces
and nephews and a host of cousins and friends.
Idella was preceded in death by her husband, Thomas Boschee;
her parents Chris and Minnie Ochsner; an infant sister Burla
Ochsner and an infant brother Jerome Ochsner.
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