Kim M. BoggsMENTONE – Kim M. Boggs, 63, of rural Warsaw and Mentone, passed away peacefully and surrounded by loved ones at 4:20 a.m., Monday, July 1, 2019, at Peabody Retirement Community of North Manchester.
He was born on March 30, 1956, in Warsaw to Harry Dale and Joyce Taylor Boggs.
He married on Feb. 28, 2019, in Fort Wayne, to Anna Hagedorn Stiles; she survives.
He was a lifetime carpenter, retiring in 2012, and then spent six years working for R.R. Donnelley.
Kim was a graduate of Warsaw High School in 1974. He enjoyed Thursday Night Men’s Golf League at Raccoon Run for over 30 years, bowling, throwing Frisbees and reading science fiction. He made multiple canoe trips to Canada with the Tom Maze/St. Anne’s Episcopal Church. He was a lifelong Yankees fan. Kim was commonly known by his close friends as “Boggsie” or “Dos.” His favorite place to visit in the world was Jamaica. He was known for building and making many things which included building homes for his whole family. He spent his years working at what he wanted to do everyday.
He is survived by wife, Anna Boggs, of Mentone; step-daughters, Autumn Jacobs and partner Sok Dunmyre, of Tacoma, Wash., Brooke and husband Nick Huffman, of Silver Lake, and Caylee and husband Shane Kline of Galveston; granddaughter, Brynne Nicole Huffman; mother, Joyce Boggs, of Warsaw; twin brother, Kevin and wife Faith Boggs, of Warsaw; sister, Pam and husband Bill Kolter, of Claypool; nieces and nephews, Brandon and wife Kelli Hepler, Nate and wife Karie Hepler, Jessica Lynn Boggs and husband Michael Davies, Loren Nicole Boggs and partner Zachary Harper, and Phillip Michael Boggs and partner Holly Perkin; and great-nieces and nephews, Kendall, Kale and Eli Hepler, and Isabella and Finn Davies and Sebastian Boggs.
He was preceded in death by father, Harry Dale “Jim” Boggs in 2016; father-in-law, David Hagedorn; and his best dog, Max.
The funeral service will be at 10:30 a.m. Saturday, July 6, at King Memorial Home, Mentone, with Rev. Jason Rice officiating.
His interment will take place in the Mentone Cemetery, Mentone.
Visitation hours will be from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, July 5, at King Memorial Home, Mentone.
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Memorials to the Scleroderma Foundation.
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