Louis married Living [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Theodore married Opal Eliza Wesner about Mar 1933. Opal (daughter of John Wesner and Esther Clarinda Hanson) was born on 14 Oct 1911; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Opal Wesner Boss
Obituary

Opal Wesner Boss October 14, 1911 - July 17, 2008 Opal Wesner Boss died at her Grand Junction home July 17, 2008. She was born in Denver, CO October 14, 1911, to John and Clarinda (Hanson) Wesner and grew up in the lower valley on the Uintah and Rio Grande railroads in Mack. Children had free rein of the town, enjoying sledding and ice skating in winter and roller skating, hiking and picnics on the river in the summer. She enjoyed riding the train during switching and the family had td travel passes, traveling often to visit relatives in the Midwest. Opal graduated from Fruita Union High School in 1929 and was an avid tennis player. She married Theodore Boss in 1933 and they established their home on the Redlands. In 1942-433, s she cared for the "farm" and two children while Ted was a forward surveyor on the Alcan Highway. Opal was the last surviving charter member of the Redlands Women's Club. This group of Redlands women raised funds serving dinners and purchaseed thhe Redlands Community Club in 1936. This building became the community center and hosted square dancing, potlucks, school programs, service and social clubs. She was an active participant in the Women's Club, Redlands Sunday School, 4-H, annd many Redlands activities. She loved the Redlands. Opal and Ted traveled in the US and Canada, often camping, and she later traveled overseas alone. She loved animals, travel and reading, was an excellent cook, gardener, and seamstress. She was employed at Singer Sewing Machine Company and Outwest Bootery. Opal was preceded in death by her husband Ted (1980), daughter Clara (2002), sister Gertrude Lumbert (1959), and her parents. Survived by daughters, Betty Shoemaker of Fort Collins, Judidith (Wayne) Hopper, four grandchildren, two great grandchildren, and a niece. Cremation has taken place. No services are scheduled. Contributions may be made to Humane Society of Western. Colorado, Hospice and Palliative Care of Western Colorado or the American Cancer Society . Her family thanks all friends who visited, called, or wrote during her illness.
Published in The Daily Sentinel on July 22, 2008
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John married Esther Clarinda Hanson on 27 Oct 1910. Esther (daughter of Lars Hansson and Lisa Stena Hultman) was born on 16 Dec 1882 in Riley, Kansas, USA; died on 3 Jan 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• 1885 Kansas State Census: 1885, Jackson, Riley, Kansas, USA

Notes:

Aunt Esther lived in Colorado.