Lillian Boettcher

Lillian Rachel Boettcher Obituary…..

The memorial service and burial for Lillian Rachel Boettcher will be held on Wednesday, April 8, 2009. The burial will be at 1:30 PM at the Hillcrest Cemetery , Albert Lea , followed by a memorial service at 2:00PM at the First Lutheran Church , Albert Lea.

Pastor Dan Baker will officiate.

Lillian passed away on Sunday, April 5, 2009 at ThorneCrest Retirement Center , Albert Lea. She was 83 years old.

Lillian was born April 24, 1925 to Lewis O. and Ida (Ofstaas) Martinson in Nunda Township , MN . She was raised on a farm a mile from where she was born. She attended Country School District 48 and graduated from 8 ^th grade there. In 1943 she graduated from Emmons High School . On February 20, 1944 she was married to Walter H. Boettcher of Armstrong , MN . After their marriage, she moved with her husband to the farm just northeast of Armstrong , MN , where she lived until May of 1997 when she moved to Albert Lea in her Channelview Apartment. Lillian’s husband passed away October 1, 1966. She is a member of First Lutheran Church of Albert Lea, MN. Over the years she belonged to Circle #10 and the Club 79 of the church.

To this union was born daughter Jane Louise on April 20, 1945 and in 1953 adopted son, James Dale who was born May 22. Also she and her husband had a foster son William J. Helland in their home for a length of time.

Over her life time has always been fond of children, loved to draw, play cards with her special friends at Channelview apartments, fishing, travel, crocheting, music and dancing.

Lillian is survived by her daughter, Jane Purtee and her husband James and foster son William Helland; granddaughter, Jessica (Michael) Bakken; grandsons, James Purtee, Jeremy Blake, James (Libby) Darnell, Samuel Helland; and 4 great grandsons. Also surviving is one brother, Irvin Martinson.

Lillian was preceded in death by her husband in 1966; son James at age 39, parents, Lewis & Ida Martinson; brother, Hubert O. Martinson and his wife, Beulah; sister Carol Springer and husband Ralph; mother and father-in-law, William & Hattie Boettcher and one great niece.