Obituary of Heinz Boden

Heinz Boden passed away peacefully with family at his side in St Mary's Hospital, Camrose on June 1, 2017 at the age of 89 years. Heinz was born on Aug 8, 1927 in Oldenburg, Germany to John and Frieda Boden. Heinz came to Canada by ship in 1930 with his parents and brothers Bob & Ted where they settled and farmed in Esther, Alberta. The Boden Bros established their trucking and custom combining company and in 1946 the John Boden family moved to a farm east of Edberg. Heinz was a pilot, owned his own plane, & enjoyed taking family and friends up for a tour. In 1953 Heinz married Dorothy Bakke of Rosalind and they started their family. They travelled with their trucking business and lived out of a small trailer with two little boys in tow. As Heinz and Dorothy's family grew they decided to settle in Edberg and in 1970 got the opportunity to move back on to the homestead east of Edberg. Heinz was a family man first and a business man second. He enjoyed many, many years of sports with his children...never missing a game. For years he was manager of the Camrose Bulldogs Midget hockey team and was known for helping any young child get into the game if they wanted to play. Heinz's love for horses led him to rodeo. He had sons that competed in bareback and steer riding. He especially enjoyed many fun years of team roping with his kids. As the older boys became part of the family business, H Boden & Sons Construction opened up a shop in Camrose. Heinz & Dorothy purchased a lovely home just east of Camrose where they semi-retired. In 2013 Heinz's health was failing, he moved into Sunrise Village Senior Centre and cherished times when family/friends would come to visit. The highlights of his days were people, music and activities. Left to cherish his memory are his loving wife Dorothy; children Gary, Rick (Isla Mae), Greg (Marj), Shelley (Vern), Lenard (Tammy), Cheryl (Scott); daughter-in-law Shauna; twenty-two grandchildren; twenty-three great grandchildren; sisters Frieda(Cameron) Thompson, Irma(Norman) Henderson; sister-in-law Florence Boden; and numerous nieces and nephews. Heinz was predeceased by his sons, Douglas and John; brothers Robert, and Ted; and sister-in-law Florence. A Funeral Service was held at 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, June 6, 2017 from CityLights Church in Camrose, Alberta, with Rev. Brian Hunter officiating. If family and friends so desire, memorial contributions are gratefully accepted to the Stollery Children's Hospital or to the Edberg Cemetery Fund.