SPRINGFIELD - Elmer W. Boesdorfer, 85, of Springfield, formerly of Pleasant Plains, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at Memorial Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 26, 1920, in Chenoa, the son of George and Helena Renken Boesdorfer.
He married Doris Armintrout in 1947.
Mr. Boesdorfer served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He retired from farming after 37 years. He also worked for Sangamon Valley FBFM and was a substitute bus driver.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Pleasant Plains.
He served on the Pleasant Plains School Board for 15 years, on the Farm Bureau and FS boards and Richland Elevator Board. He was treasurer of Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District and past commander of Pleasant Plains American Legion Post 599.
Survivors: wife, Doris; three sons, Gary (wife, Sally) Boesdorfer of Plano, Texas, Allen (wife, Donna) Boesdorfer of Springfield and Robert (wife, Nancy) Boesdorfer of Danville; daughter, Marcia Mason of Bedford, Texas; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Rolland (wife, Berneice) Boesdorfer and Roy (wife, Georgianne) Boesdorfer, both of Pleasant Plains, and Clarence (wife, Louise) Boesdorfer of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Zion Lutheran Church, Pleasant Plains, the Rev. Don Pritchard officiating.
Burial: Pleasant Plains Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: January 6, 2006
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1942-1945 US Army Air Corps
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Elmer William Boesdorfer
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1920
Birth Place: Chenoa, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Richland Co Op
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: George Boesdorfer
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Elmer W Boesdorfer
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Sangamon, Illinois
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of grain-mill products, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 9 Sep 1942
Enlistment Place: Peoria, Illinois
Service Number: 16074128
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Height: 68
Weight: 139
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He was born Nov. 26, 1920, in Chenoa, the son of George and Helena Renken Boesdorfer.
He married Doris Armintrout in 1947.
Mr. Boesdorfer served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He retired from farming after 37 years. He also worked for Sangamon Valley FBFM and was a substitute bus driver.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Pleasant Plains.
He served on the Pleasant Plains School Board for 15 years, on the Farm Bureau and FS boards and Richland Elevator Board. He was treasurer of Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District and past commander of Pleasant Plains American Legion Post 599.
Survivors: wife, Doris; three sons, Gary (wife, Sally) Boesdorfer of Plano, Texas, Allen (wife, Donna) Boesdorfer of Springfield and Robert (wife, Nancy) Boesdorfer of Danville; daughter, Marcia Mason of Bedford, Texas; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Rolland (wife, Berneice) Boesdorfer and Roy (wife, Georgianne) Boesdorfer, both of Pleasant Plains, and Clarence (wife, Louise) Boesdorfer of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Zion Lutheran Church, Pleasant Plains, the Rev. Don Pritchard officiating.
Burial: Pleasant Plains Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: January 6, 2006
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1942-1945 US Army Air Corps
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Elmer William Boesdorfer
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1920
Birth Place: Chenoa, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Richland Co Op
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: George Boesdorfer
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Elmer W Boesdorfer
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Sangamon, Illinois
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of grain-mill products, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 9 Sep 1942
Enlistment Place: Peoria, Illinois
Service Number: 16074128
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Height: 68
Weight: 139
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SPRINGFIELD - Elmer W. Boesdorfer, 85, of Springfield, formerly of Pleasant Plains, died Wednesday, Jan. 4, 2006, at Memorial Medical Center.
He was born Nov. 26, 1920, in Chenoa, the son of George and Helena Renken Boesdorfer.
He married Doris Armintrout in 1947.
Mr. Boesdorfer served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He retired from farming after 37 years. He also worked for Sangamon Valley FBFM and was a substitute bus driver.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Pleasant Plains.
He served on the Pleasant Plains School Board for 15 years, on the Farm Bureau and FS boards and Richland Elevator Board. He was treasurer of Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District and past commander of Pleasant Plains American Legion Post 599.
Survivors: wife, Doris; three sons, Gary (wife, Sally) Boesdorfer of Plano, Texas, Allen (wife, Donna) Boesdorfer of Springfield and Robert (wife, Nancy) Boesdorfer of Danville; daughter, Marcia Mason of Bedford, Texas; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Rolland (wife, Berneice) Boesdorfer and Roy (wife, Georgianne) Boesdorfer, both of Pleasant Plains, and Clarence (wife, Louise) Boesdorfer of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Zion Lutheran Church, Pleasant Plains, the Rev. Don Pritchard officiating.
Burial: Pleasant Plains Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: January 6, 2006
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1942-1945 US Army Air Corps
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Elmer William Boesdorfer
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1920
Birth Place: Chenoa, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Richland Co Op
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: George Boesdorfer
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Elmer W Boesdorfer
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Sangamon, Illinois
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of grain-mill products, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 9 Sep 1942
Enlistment Place: Peoria, Illinois
Service Number: 16074128
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Height: 68
Weight: 139
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He was born Nov. 26, 1920, in Chenoa, the son of George and Helena Renken Boesdorfer.
He married Doris Armintrout in 1947.
Mr. Boesdorfer served in the U.S. Air Force during World War II.
He retired from farming after 37 years. He also worked for Sangamon Valley FBFM and was a substitute bus driver.
He was a member of the Zion Lutheran Church in Pleasant Plains.
He served on the Pleasant Plains School Board for 15 years, on the Farm Bureau and FS boards and Richland Elevator Board. He was treasurer of Pleasant Plains Fire Protection District and past commander of Pleasant Plains American Legion Post 599.
Survivors: wife, Doris; three sons, Gary (wife, Sally) Boesdorfer of Plano, Texas, Allen (wife, Donna) Boesdorfer of Springfield and Robert (wife, Nancy) Boesdorfer of Danville; daughter, Marcia Mason of Bedford, Texas; eight grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren; three brothers, Rolland (wife, Berneice) Boesdorfer and Roy (wife, Georgianne) Boesdorfer, both of Pleasant Plains, and Clarence (wife, Louise) Boesdorfer of Springfield; and several nieces and nephews.
Services: 2 p.m. Saturday, Zion Lutheran Church, Pleasant Plains, the Rev. Don Pritchard officiating.
Burial: Pleasant Plains Cemetery.
State Journal-Register, The (Springfield, IL)
Date: January 6, 2006
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1942-1945 US Army Air Corps
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U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947
Name: Elmer William Boesdorfer
Race: White
Age: 21
Relationship to Draftee: Self (Head)
Birth Date: 26 Nov 1920
Birth Place: Chenoa, Illinois, USA
Residence Place: Plains, Sangamon, Illinois, USA
Registration Date: 16 Feb 1942
Registration Place: Illinois, USA
Employer: Richland Co Op
Weight: 160
Complexion: Light
Eye Color: Blue
Hair Color: Brown
Height: 5 9
Next of Kin: George Boesdorfer
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U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
Name: Elmer W Boesdorfer
Race: White
Marital status: Single, without dependents (Single)
Rank: Private
Birth Year: 1920
Nativity State or Country: Illinois
Citizenship: Citizen
Residence: Sangamon, Illinois
Education: 4 years of high school
Civil Occupation: Semiskilled occupations in production of grain-mill products, n.e.c.
Enlistment Date: 9 Sep 1942
Enlistment Place: Peoria, Illinois
Service Number: 16074128
Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA
Component: Army of the United States - includes the following: Voluntary enlistments effective December 8, 1941 and thereafter; One year enlistments of National Guardsman whose State enlistment expires while in the Federal Service; Officers appointed in the Army of
Source: Civil Life
Height: 68
Weight: 139
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