- Date Of Birth: November 27, 1934
- Date Of Death: July 15, 2021
- State: Idaho
Wilbert (Bill) Boden passed away at the age of 86 on July 15, leaving behind a loving family and memories of his kind, loving, positive, and funny personality.
Bill was born in 1934 in Ohio to Helen and Harold Boden. He graduated from Hilliard High School in 1952, where he played football and basketball, ran track, and was an Eagle Scout. He then attended Marietta College, where he met Alice Whitehead. They were married after his graduation in 1957. He then attended Andover Newton Theological School in Boston before returning to Ohio. He became a youth director at the YMCA in Mansfield, Ohio, beginning his long career working with students.
After he joined the Air National Guard, the Ohio Guard was activated, and he was sent to France during the Berlin Crisis.
In addition to his years serving youth, Bill lived a full and active life. He ran the 1984 New York Marathon, in addition to several Columbus marathons. He and Alice bought 12 acres of land in the country, where he and a friend built a house. He raised blueberries, apples, and a vegetable garden, all pesticide-free. He and Alice did the Great Ohio Bicycle Adventure for 10 years, eventually riding together on a tandem bike. He moved to Idaho in 2008 to be near family, where he and Alice were regular attendees of the 60-plus exercise class at the BCRD.
Bill will be greatly missed by wife Alice; son Tim (and daughter-in-law Janet); daughter Lynne Lawrence (and son-in-law Craig); and three grandchildren, Brooke and Jorgen Lawrence and Farli Boden.
