Clifford Ray Bosteder Sr. was born the son of Albert Eugene Bosteder and Laverna Rachel Andrews. They are buried in this cemetery. Cliff was married to Effie Oldridge on January 10, 1923 in Independence. She is buried in this cemetery. When he was young and then married, Cliff played and called for square dances when the days of barn dances and house dances existed. (He played the Santa for the kids at Christmas time in Troy Mills. My daughter was 5 years old and I took her to see Santa. As we were leaving she said that was Clff and I asked how she knew and she said his shoes as he was her bus driver). He loved to have fun and was a wonderful man. He was a farmer and later operated a service station by the bridge in Troy Mills and also was a school bus driver for Troy Mills.
~0bit~Clifford R. Bosteder, 85, a resident of the Troy Mills Community for many years, died Monday, April 9 at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. He was born the son of Albert and Verna Andrews Bosteder near Gladbook, Iowa on January 13, 1899. He married Effie Oldridge at Independence on January 10, 1923. He had been employed as a school bus driver and school custodian. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Wayne of Troy Mills and Joe of Big Rock, Illinois; a daughter, Dixie (Mrs. Kenneth Squyres) of Pollock, Louisiana; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Sarah Caramadre of Conogn Park, California. He was preceded in death by a son, Junior, two brothers and one sister. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, 1984, at the Troy Mills Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Tim Johnson. Music was by Irma Chester and Ruth Fiala. Bearers were Charles Webster, Keith Walton, Tom Peyton, Junior Polk and Charles McCright. Interment was in the Troy Mills Cemetery.
*If you were to ask almost anyone in this area who Cliff Bosteder is, they'd say, "Why sure, he's the man who plays the banjo and has good words for everyone. Cliff and his wife, Effie, live close by the Wapsipinicon River here in Troy Mills, and every day he takes a walk on the bridge, to "check the river." He lifts an arm in greeting and usually says a parting , "You come see us now and keep well." Cliff was born January 13, 1899 at Gladbrook, Iowa, to Albert and Laverna Andrews Bosteder, the oldest of five children. The family lived around Independence until he was about 12 years old, when they went by train to Denver, Colorado. His father had always wanted to live on a ranch, but Cliff says that shortly after they got there, his dad stepped on a cactus thorn, and when he went to pull it out of his foot, he sat on another thorn, so he decided to come back to Iowa. Meanwhile, a rancher in Colorado asked Cliff to work for him, at $10 a month, plus his board and washing, and his dad said he'd take the job. He drove four head of oxen that summer and his family picked him up when they started back to Iowa. They came in a covered wagon, and it took about 30 days for the trip back to Independence. Cliff and Effie Oldridge were married January 10, 1923 and they "worked out" for local farmers for two years at $45 a month. They began farming for themselves in 1925 and he says he always farmed with horses. He loved them and took good care of them. They moved to town 37 years agon and since then, Cliff drove a school bus for 16 years, ran an oil station for 12 years and was part time janitor at the school for 12 or 14 years. Cliff is not one to sit down. Even after retirement when he worked for Joe Carson's Grain and Implement for 7 years. He officially retired 2 years ago. Cliff and Effie have three children; Wayne, Troy Mills; who is a trucker; Joe, of Hillside, Illinois who operates a trucking service; and Mrs. Kenneth (Dixie) Squyers, Pollock, La. There here are five grand-daughters and two grandsons; and five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Cliff has one brother, Earl; and one sister, Sarah, living. When the family gets together, you can be sure there'll be banjo picking, piano playing and singing. When Cliff was 21, he began to play a mandolin-banjo, learning the cords from Joe Smith of Coggon. Later he had another mandolin-banjo and has had two more banjos since--the last one a gift from their son Joe. He plays by ear and there is no way of knowing how many places he has played-at barn dances, house dances, at weddings, for celebrations (including the centennials at Troy Mills, Center Point and Walker) at churches and other entertainment. Some of the people he has played with included his uncle Willie Andrews, Carl Hocken and Charlie McPike, all fiddlers; and Bert Bunker, chording on the piano, besides many others. Music is an Andrews heritage and as Cliff says, "When we get together, we have a big time." At square dances, he always called the sets, and if one square got mixed up, he was out there in the middle, getting everyone to "Do Si Do" and "Alaman left. He remembers a niece, Myra Oldridge, who came to dances with her parents as a child and when she got sleepy, she climbed on Uncle Cliff's lap and he went on picking the banjo while she slept. When asked Cliff to hold his banjo for a picture, he replied, "Why, I can't hold a banjo if I"m not playing ," so the picture was taken with Cliff playing and singing, "Won't you come home Bill Bailey", and "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister. He says one thing he'd really like to do is to play for an old-fashioned barn dance again. (Cliff-we all wish you could.)
~0bit~Clifford R. Bosteder, 85, a resident of the Troy Mills Community for many years, died Monday, April 9 at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. He was born the son of Albert and Verna Andrews Bosteder near Gladbook, Iowa on January 13, 1899. He married Effie Oldridge at Independence on January 10, 1923. He had been employed as a school bus driver and school custodian. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Wayne of Troy Mills and Joe of Big Rock, Illinois; a daughter, Dixie (Mrs. Kenneth Squyres) of Pollock, Louisiana; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Sarah Caramadre of Conogn Park, California. He was preceded in death by a son, Junior, two brothers and one sister. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, 1984, at the Troy Mills Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Tim Johnson. Music was by Irma Chester and Ruth Fiala. Bearers were Charles Webster, Keith Walton, Tom Peyton, Junior Polk and Charles McCright. Interment was in the Troy Mills Cemetery.
*If you were to ask almost anyone in this area who Cliff Bosteder is, they'd say, "Why sure, he's the man who plays the banjo and has good words for everyone. Cliff and his wife, Effie, live close by the Wapsipinicon River here in Troy Mills, and every day he takes a walk on the bridge, to "check the river." He lifts an arm in greeting and usually says a parting , "You come see us now and keep well." Cliff was born January 13, 1899 at Gladbrook, Iowa, to Albert and Laverna Andrews Bosteder, the oldest of five children. The family lived around Independence until he was about 12 years old, when they went by train to Denver, Colorado. His father had always wanted to live on a ranch, but Cliff says that shortly after they got there, his dad stepped on a cactus thorn, and when he went to pull it out of his foot, he sat on another thorn, so he decided to come back to Iowa. Meanwhile, a rancher in Colorado asked Cliff to work for him, at $10 a month, plus his board and washing, and his dad said he'd take the job. He drove four head of oxen that summer and his family picked him up when they started back to Iowa. They came in a covered wagon, and it took about 30 days for the trip back to Independence. Cliff and Effie Oldridge were married January 10, 1923 and they "worked out" for local farmers for two years at $45 a month. They began farming for themselves in 1925 and he says he always farmed with horses. He loved them and took good care of them. They moved to town 37 years agon and since then, Cliff drove a school bus for 16 years, ran an oil station for 12 years and was part time janitor at the school for 12 or 14 years. Cliff is not one to sit down. Even after retirement when he worked for Joe Carson's Grain and Implement for 7 years. He officially retired 2 years ago. Cliff and Effie have three children; Wayne, Troy Mills; who is a trucker; Joe, of Hillside, Illinois who operates a trucking service; and Mrs. Kenneth (Dixie) Squyers, Pollock, La. There here are five grand-daughters and two grandsons; and five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Cliff has one brother, Earl; and one sister, Sarah, living. When the family gets together, you can be sure there'll be banjo picking, piano playing and singing. When Cliff was 21, he began to play a mandolin-banjo, learning the cords from Joe Smith of Coggon. Later he had another mandolin-banjo and has had two more banjos since--the last one a gift from their son Joe. He plays by ear and there is no way of knowing how many places he has played-at barn dances, house dances, at weddings, for celebrations (including the centennials at Troy Mills, Center Point and Walker) at churches and other entertainment. Some of the people he has played with included his uncle Willie Andrews, Carl Hocken and Charlie McPike, all fiddlers; and Bert Bunker, chording on the piano, besides many others. Music is an Andrews heritage and as Cliff says, "When we get together, we have a big time." At square dances, he always called the sets, and if one square got mixed up, he was out there in the middle, getting everyone to "Do Si Do" and "Alaman left. He remembers a niece, Myra Oldridge, who came to dances with her parents as a child and when she got sleepy, she climbed on Uncle Cliff's lap and he went on picking the banjo while she slept. When asked Cliff to hold his banjo for a picture, he replied, "Why, I can't hold a banjo if I"m not playing ," so the picture was taken with Cliff playing and singing, "Won't you come home Bill Bailey", and "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister. He says one thing he'd really like to do is to play for an old-fashioned barn dance again. (Cliff-we all wish you could.)
Clifford Ray Bosteder Sr. was born the son of Albert Eugene Bosteder and Laverna Rachel Andrews. They are buried in this cemetery. Cliff was married to Effie Oldridge on January 10, 1923 in Independence. She is buried in this cemetery. When he was young and then married, Cliff played and called for square dances when the days of barn dances and house dances existed. (He played the Santa for the kids at Christmas time in Troy Mills. My daughter was 5 years old and I took her to see Santa. As we were leaving she said that was Clff and I asked how she knew and she said his shoes as he was her bus driver). He loved to have fun and was a wonderful man. He was a farmer and later operated a service station by the bridge in Troy Mills and also was a school bus driver for Troy Mills.
~0bit~Clifford R. Bosteder, 85, a resident of the Troy Mills Community for many years, died Monday, April 9 at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. He was born the son of Albert and Verna Andrews Bosteder near Gladbook, Iowa on January 13, 1899. He married Effie Oldridge at Independence on January 10, 1923. He had been employed as a school bus driver and school custodian. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Wayne of Troy Mills and Joe of Big Rock, Illinois; a daughter, Dixie (Mrs. Kenneth Squyres) of Pollock, Louisiana; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Sarah Caramadre of Conogn Park, California. He was preceded in death by a son, Junior, two brothers and one sister. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, 1984, at the Troy Mills Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Tim Johnson. Music was by Irma Chester and Ruth Fiala. Bearers were Charles Webster, Keith Walton, Tom Peyton, Junior Polk and Charles McCright. Interment was in the Troy Mills Cemetery.
*If you were to ask almost anyone in this area who Cliff Bosteder is, they'd say, "Why sure, he's the man who plays the banjo and has good words for everyone. Cliff and his wife, Effie, live close by the Wapsipinicon River here in Troy Mills, and every day he takes a walk on the bridge, to "check the river." He lifts an arm in greeting and usually says a parting , "You come see us now and keep well." Cliff was born January 13, 1899 at Gladbrook, Iowa, to Albert and Laverna Andrews Bosteder, the oldest of five children. The family lived around Independence until he was about 12 years old, when they went by train to Denver, Colorado. His father had always wanted to live on a ranch, but Cliff says that shortly after they got there, his dad stepped on a cactus thorn, and when he went to pull it out of his foot, he sat on another thorn, so he decided to come back to Iowa. Meanwhile, a rancher in Colorado asked Cliff to work for him, at $10 a month, plus his board and washing, and his dad said he'd take the job. He drove four head of oxen that summer and his family picked him up when they started back to Iowa. They came in a covered wagon, and it took about 30 days for the trip back to Independence. Cliff and Effie Oldridge were married January 10, 1923 and they "worked out" for local farmers for two years at $45 a month. They began farming for themselves in 1925 and he says he always farmed with horses. He loved them and took good care of them. They moved to town 37 years agon and since then, Cliff drove a school bus for 16 years, ran an oil station for 12 years and was part time janitor at the school for 12 or 14 years. Cliff is not one to sit down. Even after retirement when he worked for Joe Carson's Grain and Implement for 7 years. He officially retired 2 years ago. Cliff and Effie have three children; Wayne, Troy Mills; who is a trucker; Joe, of Hillside, Illinois who operates a trucking service; and Mrs. Kenneth (Dixie) Squyers, Pollock, La. There here are five grand-daughters and two grandsons; and five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Cliff has one brother, Earl; and one sister, Sarah, living. When the family gets together, you can be sure there'll be banjo picking, piano playing and singing. When Cliff was 21, he began to play a mandolin-banjo, learning the cords from Joe Smith of Coggon. Later he had another mandolin-banjo and has had two more banjos since--the last one a gift from their son Joe. He plays by ear and there is no way of knowing how many places he has played-at barn dances, house dances, at weddings, for celebrations (including the centennials at Troy Mills, Center Point and Walker) at churches and other entertainment. Some of the people he has played with included his uncle Willie Andrews, Carl Hocken and Charlie McPike, all fiddlers; and Bert Bunker, chording on the piano, besides many others. Music is an Andrews heritage and as Cliff says, "When we get together, we have a big time." At square dances, he always called the sets, and if one square got mixed up, he was out there in the middle, getting everyone to "Do Si Do" and "Alaman left. He remembers a niece, Myra Oldridge, who came to dances with her parents as a child and when she got sleepy, she climbed on Uncle Cliff's lap and he went on picking the banjo while she slept. When asked Cliff to hold his banjo for a picture, he replied, "Why, I can't hold a banjo if I"m not playing ," so the picture was taken with Cliff playing and singing, "Won't you come home Bill Bailey", and "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister. He says one thing he'd really like to do is to play for an old-fashioned barn dance again. (Cliff-we all wish you could.)
~0bit~Clifford R. Bosteder, 85, a resident of the Troy Mills Community for many years, died Monday, April 9 at St. Lukes Hospital in Cedar Rapids, following a short illness. He was born the son of Albert and Verna Andrews Bosteder near Gladbook, Iowa on January 13, 1899. He married Effie Oldridge at Independence on January 10, 1923. He had been employed as a school bus driver and school custodian. Surviving are his wife; two sons, Wayne of Troy Mills and Joe of Big Rock, Illinois; a daughter, Dixie (Mrs. Kenneth Squyres) of Pollock, Louisiana; seven grandchildren; eleven great grandchildren; a sister, Sarah Caramadre of Conogn Park, California. He was preceded in death by a son, Junior, two brothers and one sister. Services were at 10:30 a.m. Friday, April 13, 1984, at the Troy Mills Christian Church, conducted by the Rev. Tim Johnson. Music was by Irma Chester and Ruth Fiala. Bearers were Charles Webster, Keith Walton, Tom Peyton, Junior Polk and Charles McCright. Interment was in the Troy Mills Cemetery.
*If you were to ask almost anyone in this area who Cliff Bosteder is, they'd say, "Why sure, he's the man who plays the banjo and has good words for everyone. Cliff and his wife, Effie, live close by the Wapsipinicon River here in Troy Mills, and every day he takes a walk on the bridge, to "check the river." He lifts an arm in greeting and usually says a parting , "You come see us now and keep well." Cliff was born January 13, 1899 at Gladbrook, Iowa, to Albert and Laverna Andrews Bosteder, the oldest of five children. The family lived around Independence until he was about 12 years old, when they went by train to Denver, Colorado. His father had always wanted to live on a ranch, but Cliff says that shortly after they got there, his dad stepped on a cactus thorn, and when he went to pull it out of his foot, he sat on another thorn, so he decided to come back to Iowa. Meanwhile, a rancher in Colorado asked Cliff to work for him, at $10 a month, plus his board and washing, and his dad said he'd take the job. He drove four head of oxen that summer and his family picked him up when they started back to Iowa. They came in a covered wagon, and it took about 30 days for the trip back to Independence. Cliff and Effie Oldridge were married January 10, 1923 and they "worked out" for local farmers for two years at $45 a month. They began farming for themselves in 1925 and he says he always farmed with horses. He loved them and took good care of them. They moved to town 37 years agon and since then, Cliff drove a school bus for 16 years, ran an oil station for 12 years and was part time janitor at the school for 12 or 14 years. Cliff is not one to sit down. Even after retirement when he worked for Joe Carson's Grain and Implement for 7 years. He officially retired 2 years ago. Cliff and Effie have three children; Wayne, Troy Mills; who is a trucker; Joe, of Hillside, Illinois who operates a trucking service; and Mrs. Kenneth (Dixie) Squyers, Pollock, La. There here are five grand-daughters and two grandsons; and five great-grandsons and two great-granddaughters. Cliff has one brother, Earl; and one sister, Sarah, living. When the family gets together, you can be sure there'll be banjo picking, piano playing and singing. When Cliff was 21, he began to play a mandolin-banjo, learning the cords from Joe Smith of Coggon. Later he had another mandolin-banjo and has had two more banjos since--the last one a gift from their son Joe. He plays by ear and there is no way of knowing how many places he has played-at barn dances, house dances, at weddings, for celebrations (including the centennials at Troy Mills, Center Point and Walker) at churches and other entertainment. Some of the people he has played with included his uncle Willie Andrews, Carl Hocken and Charlie McPike, all fiddlers; and Bert Bunker, chording on the piano, besides many others. Music is an Andrews heritage and as Cliff says, "When we get together, we have a big time." At square dances, he always called the sets, and if one square got mixed up, he was out there in the middle, getting everyone to "Do Si Do" and "Alaman left. He remembers a niece, Myra Oldridge, who came to dances with her parents as a child and when she got sleepy, she climbed on Uncle Cliff's lap and he went on picking the banjo while she slept. When asked Cliff to hold his banjo for a picture, he replied, "Why, I can't hold a banjo if I"m not playing ," so the picture was taken with Cliff playing and singing, "Won't you come home Bill Bailey", and "Can I Sleep In Your Barn Tonight, Mister. He says one thing he'd really like to do is to play for an old-fashioned barn dance again. (Cliff-we all wish you could.)
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