Donald L. Boos

Donald Lee Boos, 72, of Blue Springs, Missouri died on Saturday, October 29, 2011 at St. Luke’s Hospital on the Plaza. Mass of Christian Burial will be at 10:00 a.m. on Wednesday, November 2, 2011 at Church of Santa Fe, 231 S. Sibley St., Buckner, MO. Burial will follow in Leavenworth National Cemetery at 12:30 p.m. Visitation will be 6-8 p.m. on Tuesday at the McGilley Midtown Chapel, where the Knights of Columbus will pray the rosary at 6:30 and the parish rosary will be at 7:30 p.m.

Don was born on August 25, 1939 in Topeka, Kansas to Clemmons and Amelia (Sieb) Boos. Don was a regional manager for Deli Express for the Midwest before he retired. After retirement, Don was a driver for the Dignity Memorial Funeral Homes. Don was a U.S. Marine during Korea; a Fourth Degree Knight with the Knights of Columbus; an avid sports fan and strong Pro-Life advocate. Don was preceded in death by his parents; daughter, Michele Horkey; four brothers and five sisters. Don’s survivors include his wife of 52 years, Helen, of the home; two sons, Paul and wife Dovie Boos of Blue Springs, MO and Patrick and wife Julie Boos of Lee’s Summit, MO; two daughters, Sheri and husband Brad Dalen of New Market, MN and Nichole and husband Mike Enloe of Leavenworth, KS; brother, Jim Boos and wife Jean of Meza, AZ; 11 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren, and numerous nieces and nephews.