Jean Boyle

March 24, 2005

Memorial services for Jean Boyle, 86, of Jefferson, formerly of St. Louis Park, MN, will be 1:00 pm Saturday, April 2, 2005 at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home, Jefferson. Interment in Minneapolis will take place at a later date. Jean Boyle is survived by her daughter Kathy Morain of Jefferson, IA two sons: Michael Boyle of Brooklyn Park, MN and James Boyle of Minneapolis, MN; 6 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren; and 2 brothers: Wayne Dyson of Prior Lake, MN and Gordon Dyson of Argo, IL. Memorials are preferred to the American Heart Association, the Diabetes Association of the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit. Jean M. Boyle of Jefferson, Iowa, formerly of St. Louis Park, MN, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2005 in Fort Myers Beach, FL. Jean was born May 4, 1918 in Becker, Minnesota to parents Wilfred and Grace Dyson. Jean graduated from Becker High School in 1936 and the St. Cloud School of Business in 1938. She was employed by Butler Brothers, Minneapolis until her marriage in 1940. Jean worked as an assessor for the City of St. Louis Park, MN until her retirement in 1973. She was a devoted wife, mother and grandmother. We will miss “Grandma Jean” but rejoice in the rich legacy she has left us. Jean was preceded in death by her parents, and her husband of 52 years, Edward. Jean will be deeply missed by her children Kathleen (Rick) Morain of Jefferson, IA; Michael Boyle of Brooklyn Park, MN, and James (William Neumann) Boyle of Minneapolis, MN; grandchildren Daniel (Ann) Murray; Molly (Brad) Phillips; David (Erin) Morain, Brandon Boyle, Matthew Morain, Brent Boyle; great grandchildren Jeffrey, Laura and Katelyn Murray; brothers Wayne Dyson of Prior Lake, MN and Gordon Dyson of Argo, IL; and many nieces and nephews. A celebration of Jean’s life will be held Saturday, April 2, at 1:00 p.m. at Slininger-Rossow Funeral Home, Jefferson, Iowa. Private interment in Minneapolis will take place at a later date. Memorials are preferred to the American Heart Association, the Diabetes Association, or the Greene County Medical Center Long Term Care Unit.