Robert "Bob" Jon Boe

Robert Jon Boe "Bob", age 77 of Chanhassen, died Thursday, November 6, 2014 at the Belle Plaine Lutheran Home. Memorial service will be 10:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 13 at First Lutheran Church in Le Sueur. Rev. Carl Bruihler will officiate. Visitation will be from 4 to 8 p.m. on Wednesday at the Kolden Funeral Home in Le Sueur concluding with an 8 p.m. time for sharing memories, and one hour prior to service time at the church on Thursday. Interment will be in Mound Cemetery, Le Sueur. Bob was born on May 28, 1937 to Ervin and Gladys (Worden) Boe in Lodi Township, Mower County, MN. He grew up on a farm and graduated from high school in 1955 in Le Roy, MN. He attended Luther College in Decorah, IA. He enlisted in the US Army in 1957 and was honorably discharged in 1958. He attended and graduated from Mankato State College with a degree in Business Administration in 1961. He married Janice Austin on August 25, 1958. They moved to Le Sueur and bought the local Coast to Coast hardware store in 1977 and the family operated it for seven years. He was employed with Green Giant Co. from 1961 and later joined the Pillsbury Co. in 1983 and continued working there until General Mills took over in 2000. Bob enjoyed traveling to many different countries. He spent his retirement days and years volunteering at the MN Sports Surgery Center a division of University Fairview Riverside Hospital. He was a member of the Lions and Rotary International for many years. He also served on the First Lutheran church council, city planning commission and as president of the Le Sueur Chamber of Commerce. He coached little league baseball and football and attended many games and concerts his children and grandchildren participated in. He married Ellen Vaala Teegarden on May 18, 1990 and they moved to Chanhassen. Bob is survived by his wife, Ellen of Chanhassen; Children, Erick Boe of Le Sueur, Tammy Boe of Faribault and Scott Boe of Le Sueur; step-children, Eric (Elizabeth) Teegarden of Tomah, WI, Richard (Heidi) Teegarden of Hastings, MN and Maren (Tim) Cruickshank of St. Michael, MN; 11 grandchildren; Siblings, Lorraine Phelps of Days Creek, OR, Mary (Keith) Eastman of Riceville, IA, Stanley Boe of Le Roy, MN and Elwood Boe of Le Roy, MN He is preceded in death by his parents; son, Brian in 2010 and infant brother.