Ernest and Dorothy Edward/Maye Boegner

Ernest was born August 20, 1927, in Flint, Michigan, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl and Gertrude (Eckley) Boegner. He and Dorothy Maye (Jansen) Boegner were united in marriage on November 8, 1952, in Flint. He graduated from Kearsley High School in 1945. He served in the United States Army during the Korean War. Ernest worked at Buick for 30 years as a forklift operator, before retiring in 1976. He was a long-time member of Great Lakes Baptist Temple in Grand Blanc. In his free time he enjoyed fishing, hunting, ice skating and roller skating. Left to cherish his memory are his wife, Dorothy; children, Carla and husband, Ed Perez, Donna and husband, Chris Reed, Dan and wife, Paula Boegner, Lisa and husband, Kevin Godfrey, Linda and husband, Paul Mohr; 13 grandchildren, Christopher, Kyle, Jonathan, Joshua, Zachary, Danielle, Tyler, Benjamin, Hannah, Josh, Audrey, Cooper, and Colston; and seven siblings, Alberta, Joe, Norm, Elsie, Evelyn, Janet, and Eugene; many nieces; nephews; cousins and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and brother, Wayne Boegner.