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Erin S.

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Boylan

October 13, 1943 – November 15, 2008

Obituary

Birthplace: Council Bluffs, Iowa Resided In: Red Oak, Iowa Erin S. Boylan, age 65, of Red Oak, Iowa, passed away on Saturday, November 15, 2008, at her winter residence in Sun Lakes, Arizona. Erin Sheila Boylan was born on October 13, 1943, in Council Bluffs, Iowa the daughter of Donald and Loretta (O'Connell) Fischer. She attended St. Francis School in Council Bluffs and graduated in 1961 from Abraham Lincoln High School in Council Bluffs. She furthered her education at Creighton University in Omaha and received her degree in Dental Hygiene. On November 9, 1963, she was united in marriage to Michael D Boylan at St. Francis Parish in Council Bluffs. To this union were born 3 sons, Patrick Michael Boylan, Philip Mark Boylan and Brian Thomas Boylan. Erin and Mike lived in Norman, Oklahoma, from 1963 until 1968 while Mike completed his education and Erin worked as a dental assistant. In 1968, they moved back to Council Bluffs when Mike became employed at Meyer Funeral Home. In 1971, Mike and Erin moved to Red Oak, Iowa where they purchased the former Nelson Funeral Chapel then becoming Nelson-Boylan Funeral Chapel which they owned and operated for 30 years before their sale to Brian and Dawn LeRette in 2001. Erin was a very compassionate person and enjoyed her work helping other people at their time of need through her work in the funeral business. She most enjoyed her time spent watching her sons as they progressed through their school years, never missing the FBLA activities of son, Patrick and the sports activities of son, Brian and being just "MOM" to her other numerous extended families. She loved entertaining at her home in Red Oak. She was an accomplished musician and loved playing her piano. She enjoyed her time water skiing, boating at her lake house at Lake of the Ozarks, Missouri and her winter home in Sun Lakes, Arizona. She also was an avid flower grower and loved her volunteerism as a long time member and Past President of the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Auxiliary. She was Past President of the Red Oak Business and Professional Women's Club, the Montgomery County Heart Association and the Acorn Acres Board. She was a former member of the Monday Club and recipient of the 2000 Montgomery County Fair Hall of Fame Award and 1996 Red Oak Chamber of Commerce Business Award. She had served and was very proud of being a member the 1168th Iowa National Guard Advisory Board. Erin was preceded in death by her parents and son, Philip. She is survived by her husband Michael, 2 sons, Patrick of Norman, Oklahoma and Brian and his fiancée, Heidi Straight of Denton, Texas, her brother Dr. Donald Fischer, Jr. and his wife Cassie of Scottsbluff, Nebraska, and her sister Nan Dew and her husband Don of Barron, Wisconsin, her nieces and nephews, and her faithful companion, Tuxedo the Cat. Funeral services for Erin Boylan will be held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, November 20, 2008 at St Mary's Catholic Church in Red Oak with burial in the Evergreen Cemetery in Red Oak. Recitation of the Rosary will be at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, November 19, 2008, followed by visitation with the family at Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel in Red Oak. Memorials are suggested to the Montgomery County Memorial Hospital Foundation or the Susan G. Komen Foundation for Breast Cancer Research.
Visitation:
Date: 11/19/2008 Time: 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Comments: Recitation of Roasary will be held at 6 PM with visitation with the family to follow. Nelson-Boylan-LeRette Funeral Chapel 410 N 6th Street Red Oak, IA Get a Map Driving Directions
Service:
Date: 11/20/2008 Time: 11:00 AM Comments: St. Mary's Catholic Church 1510 Highland Red Oak, IA Get a Map Driving Directions
Burial:
Date: 11/20/2008 Time: Following the service Comments: Evergreen Cemetery North 8th St. Red Oak, IA Get a Map Driving Directions
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