Earl Raymond Boland

Earl Raymond Boland: Earl passed away Thursday evening at Mahaska Hospital in Oskaloosa at the age of 86 years, 3 months and 30 days. Earl was a member of the Central United Methodist Church where he served on the administrative and finance boards; he was a past board member of the S.E. Iowa Blood Bank Board and a past member of Kiwanis, Iowa Society of C.P.A.s and the American Legion. He was life member of the Disabled American Veterans Post #21. Earl enjoyed hunting and target shooting and was a member of the National Rifle Association and was a member and served on the board of the Isaac Walton League. Earl also enjoyed traveling, NASCAR races and tractor rides. Earl Raymond Boland, son of Edward John and Alta Iola Miller Boland, was born August 11, 1923, in Harvey, Iowa. Earl attended Wapello and Monroe County Schools. He went on to attend junior college in Albia. He was united in marriage with Juanita Margaret Reis, Feb. 10, 1943 in Unionville, MO. Earl enlisted in the United States Marine Corp September 27, 1943. During his tour, Earl was injured and spent 25 months at Bremerton Naval Hospital in Washington State. He was discharged as a corporal January 5, 1947. Upon his return, he and Juanita made their home in Albia, and he attended Iowa Success School in Ottumwa. After completing his education, Earl and Juanita moved to Ottumwa, where Earl took a job as bookkeeper and office manager with S & A Motors, a Lincoln/Mercury dealer. In 1959, they moved to Oskaloosa, where Earl was employed by F.H. Blomgren, first as a staff accountant and later as a C.P.A. Earl began his career at Mahaska Hospital in 1967 as controller and was became administrator in March 1974. He retired January 1, 1987. Earl's family includes a daughter, Linda (Jim) Reid of Metamora, IL; a son, Richard (Nancy) Boland of Oskaloosa; grandsons: Bill (Ann) Reid of Columbus, IN and Nicholas Boland of Oskaloosa; a granddaughter, Laura (D.J.) Svihlik of Birmingham, AL; a sister-in-law, Maurine Reis of Burlington, Iowa; and many nieces and nephews. Besides his parents, Earl was preceded in death by his wife Juanita on November 22, 2005 and a sister, Cathryn Morrow. PDF Printable Version

Earl Raymond Boland

August 11, 1923 - December 10, 2009