James Boerner

James (Jim) Vincent Boerner, 80, of Whitefish, entered into his eternal rest Aug.10, 2006, at his home in Mountain View Manor.

A dual citizen of Canada and the United States, Jim was born Oct. 17, 1925, at Dromore, Prince Edward Island, Canada. He was the younger son of Emil Boerner, of Whitefish, and Stella Hughes Boerner, of Prince Edward Island.

His father, Emil, and his stepmother, Katie Boerner, reared Jim in Whitefish. After living much of his life as a free-spirit wanderer, Jim returned to his Whitefish roots in his later years.

His parents, and his brother Arthur Emil Boerner preceded him in death.

Though Jim had no children of his own, his nieces and nephew, sister-in-law and many other extended family members will fondly remember him.

Jim is survived by his sister-in-law Patricia Boerner Silliker of Kalispell; nieces Linda (Boerner) Borgos of St, Paul, Minn., Judith (Boerner) West, of Little Rock, Ark., and Katherine (Katie) Boerner, of Naples, Idaho; nephew Robert Jones, of Seattle, Wash.; and many grand nephews and grand nieces.

Other family members and friends will remember Jim's kind heart and adventuresome spirit as well.

Memorial services took place on Saturday, Aug. 19, 2006, at Christ Lutheran Church, in Whitefish.