- Date Of Birth: December 15, 1953
- Date Of Death: March 1, 2013
- State: Illinois
Randall L. “Joe” Boyer, 59 of Davis, passed away suddenly on Friday, March 1st. He was born on December 15, 1953 in Freeport to Arthur M. and Dorothy M. (Asche) Boyer. He graduated from Dakota High School with the class of 1971, where he was an active member of their sports teams.
On May 27, 1972, he married his high school sweetheart, Janice Lawver at St. Paul Church of Davis. From this union he and Jan were blessed with three children; April (Mike) Zettle of Rock City, Adam (Christina) Boyer of Davis, and Jessie (TJ) Zambrovitz of Rockford. He was blessed with seven grandchildren that were his world; Maycee, Riley and Mary Zettle, Audrey and Cassie Boyer, Alyssa and Alayna Zambrovitz. Also survived by two brothers, Richard (Sharon) Boyer of Rock City and Russell (Debbie) Boyer of Ridott, and sisters-in-law Judith (Jeffrey) Mitchell and Karen Boyer. Preceded in death by his parents and in-laws, Leland and Wilma Lawver, and brother Ronald Boyer.
Joe was a member of the International Union of Operating Engineers Local 150. Together, Joe and Jan engaged in farming, owned and operated Klever/Boyer Excavating, and most recently were owners of Rock City Garage. He was involved in the D&D baseball and softball association, coaching his own children and grandchildren, as well as many area children. Joe served on the Dakota School Board.
He served as president of the Dakota Band Boosters and was an active supporter of DHS. He was a member of the St. Paul Church of Epleyanna, where he came to know Jesus as his Savior, from the influence of his loving wife, Jan.Through his gruff exterior, Joe showed unconditional love to his children and grandchildren. He enjoyed teaching them many life lessons which will always be treasured.
He was the first outside to help ride bikes, play ball, give four-wheeler rides and pushes on the swing. Joe enjoyed regular Sunday afternoon wagon rides with his family through Epleyanna, always treating them to a stop at the local ice cream store. Joe shared many tender moments with his grand-kids. Papa’was the name that brought him the most pride.
Joe was a regular at the Dew Drop Inn coffee hour, where they weren’t afraid to tackle any of the world’s problems.
