Preceded in death by his parents, Adolphine Weckwerth Boettcher and Paul August Boettcher; sister and brother-in-law, Gertrude Ehlers (Robert); brother and sister-in-law, Harlan Boettcher (Marjorie); and wife, Barbara Farber Boettcher. Survived by his wife, Joyce Hood Boettcher; daughters, Bonna J. Boettcher (Mary E. Zachary) and Elizabeth M. Wegner (Bruce); and Joyce’s children, Connor Hood (Lee), Tim Hood (Pam), Sarah Hood, and Sunia Pallante (Philip); grandchildren, Benjamin Wegner, Abigail Wegner (fiance, Tom Hanson), Alex Pallante, and Parker Pallante; nieces and nephews, Gwynn Mundinger (John), Rodney Ehlers (Beth), Brian Boettcher (Marie), Susan Boettcher, and Ann L. Patteson (Dennis Lautenschlager); and many great-nieces and -nephews. Memorial Service 8 May at 11am at Trinity Lutheran Church, 1205 Sixth St., Hudson, WI. Visitation 3-5pm, Trinity Lutheran on Sunday, 7 May and again 1 hr prior to the service at church. Interment at a later date at St. John’s Lutheran Church in Montevideo.