Paul Boyer

Paul F. Boyer, 90, resident of Audubon, MN, died Saturday, October 31, 2009 at Golden Living Care Center on OtterTail Lake, near Battle Lake, MN. A Mass of Christian Burial for Paul will be held on Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 1:00 PM in Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Detroit Lakes, MN. Visitation will be held on Friday, November 6, 2009 from 5:00 PM until 7:00 PM with a 6:30 Prayer Service at the David-Donehower Funeral Home in Detroit Lakes and will continue one hour prior to the service at the church on Saturday.


Paul Ferdinand Boyer was born October 9, 1919 on the family farm near Audubon, MN to John and Ingeborg (Arness) Boyer. He was raised and educated in Audubon, attending country grade school at District #21 of rural Audubon. At a young age, Paul started working with his father on the farm. He was united in marriage to Abbie Tignor on January 4, 1945 at the Catholic parsonage in Lake Park, MN. Paul and Abbie made their home on the family farm. Paul worked for Madison Silo in Detroit Lakes, Crystal Sugar in Moorhead and Wyllie Trucking in Fargo, ND, while handling the duties of farming. He semi-retired in 1979, and began driving truck for area farmers and lending a hand whenever possible. Paul enjoyed fishing during his earlier years. He enjoyed chopping wood, playing cribbage, watching his 5:00 PM Jeopardy, along with his late night Johnny Carson and Lawrence Welk. Paul was a man of few words, but showed his love with his quite smile and his hard working attitude. He was known to his many friends as “Bullet”. Paul entered St. Mary’s Nursing Home in March of 2006 and resided there until July of 2009 before moving to Golden Living Center on OtterTail Lake.



Paul will be remembered and missed by his two sons; Lonnie Boyer of Glyndon, MN and Randy (Julie) Boyer of Moorhead, MN, four daughters; Mary (Ronald) Hendrickson of Lake Park, MN, Lola (Sam) Archuleta of Las Vegas, NV, Deb Mattson of Lake Park, Stacey (Bernie) Rick of Pelican Rapids, MN, He is also survived by eight grandchildren: Amy Hendrickson, Kayla Walton, Justin Hendrickson, Lindsey McIntire, Nathan Boyer, Alexander Mattson, Mariah Hanson, Deven Rick, along with four great grandchildren: Kaitlyn, Abigail, Morgan and Aiden, and one sister, Kaye Halvorson of Portland, OR.



He was preceded in death by his wife, Abbie; his parents; three brothers: John, Phillip and Randolph; five sisters: Helen, Elizabeth, Angiline, Esther and Charlotte.