Heinz Alfred Boker M.D., 1918–2003 (aged 85 years)
- Name
- Heinz Alfred /Boker/ M.D.
- Given names
- Heinz Alfred
- Surname
- Boker
- Name suffix
- M.D.
|
Birth
|
|
|---|---|
|
Marriage
|
|
|
Birth of a brother
|
|
|
Birth of a brother
|
|
|
Birth of a son
|
|
|
Death of a father
|
|
|
Death of a mother
|
|
|
Death of a brother
|
|
|
Death of a son
|
|
|
Death of a wife
|
|
|
Burial of a father
|
Address: Oakland Cemetery |
|
Death
|
|
|
Burial
|
|
| father |
1882–1950
Birth: December 17, 1882
— Germany Death: June 27, 1950 — Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|
| mother | |
| Marriage | Marriage — — |
| himself |
1918–2003
Birth: January 6, 1918
35
30
— Berlin, Germany Death: August 30, 2003 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA |
|
2 years
younger brother |
1920–2006
Birth: February 17, 1920
37
32
— Berlin, Germany Death: September 11, 2006 — Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA |
|
17 months
younger brother |
| father |
1882–1950
Birth: December 17, 1882
— Germany Death: June 27, 1950 — Sandusky, Erie, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|
| stepmother |
Private
…–
|
| himself |
1918–2003
Birth: January 6, 1918
35
30
— Berlin, Germany Death: August 30, 2003 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|
| wife |
Private
…–
|
| son |
1947–2013
Birth: March 11, 1947
29
Death: January 17, 2013 — Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA |
| son |
| himself |
1918–2003
Birth: January 6, 1918
35
30
— Berlin, Germany Death: August 30, 2003 — Cleveland, Cuyahoga, Ohio, USA |
|---|---|
| wife |
1926–2001
Birth: January 30, 1926
— Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Death: February 9, 2001 — Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA |
| Marriage | Marriage — — |
| wife’s husband |
Private
…–
|
|---|---|
| wife |
1926–2001
Birth: January 30, 1926
— Columbus, Franklin, Ohio, USA Death: February 9, 2001 — Kelleys Island, Erie, Ohio, USA |
| stepdaughter |
Private
…–
|
| stepdaughter |
Private
…–
|
|
Note
|
Obituary - ISLANDS DOCTOR SERVED PATIENTS VIA PLANE, BOAT: Newspaper Obituary and Death Notice ISLANDS DOCTOR SERVED PATIENTS VIA PLANE, BOAT Dr. Heinz A. Boker [1918-2003], a physician who went by boat and plane to treat his patients on the Lake Erie islands, died Saturday in the Cleveland Clinic after what family members said was a brief illness. He was 85. Disenchanted after working a few years as a chemical engineer, Dr. Boker returned to Ohio State University, where he completed a medical degree in 1952. He served as a physician in the Army for two years and shortly thereafter established his own medical practice at Put-in-Bay, Ohio, where he grew up. "He covered the islands - not just Put-in-Bay," Arthur Boker, his son, said. "He had a boat and for anybody who had a problem that was how he would go." He traveled in all kinds of weather to reach patients, the son said. "It took a lot of guts," he said. "I don't care if it was 2 in the morning, he would go check them out." He was nearly 60 when he obtained a pilot's license to fly to South Bass, Middle Bass, North Bass, and Kelleys islands, earning him the moniker "the flying doctor." In 1961 he opened an office in Lakeside, Ohio. "He did it all," his son said. "He delivered babies. In Put-in-Bay, he had his own X-ray machine. He would take the pictures and run back upstairs and develop them." His son likened his father's medical practice to public service work. "Obviously, he was not in it for the money," his son said. "For his office visits, he charged very little. If they didn't have money, patients would repay him in some other way." In his years of flying he had only a few close calls. Even though his flights to the islands were less than 10 minutes long, he occasionally found himself caught over Lake Erie in fog so dense and weather so violent that a control tower operator had to talk him down. He served on the staff of Port Clinton's Magruder Hospital and was chief physician at the Ottawa County Riverview Nursing Home. For many years, Dr. Boker volunteered his medical services for four weeks a year to work primarily in Central and South American countries to treat people who had little access to medical care. During his lifetime, he built two homes on Kelleys Island, enjoyed gardening and re-caning chairs. "He was always busy," his son said. "He wouldn't sit down unless it was time to eat or to go to bed." His wife, Catherine, died in 2001. Surviving are his son, Arthur; daughters, Genevieve Titus and Cynthia Adams; brother, Kurt; 10 grandchildren, and three great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be at 3 p.m. Sept. 14 at Kelleys Island Cemetery. The body has been cremated. Arrangements are by the Quick-Park & Pfeil Funeral Home, Sandusky. The family suggests tributes to the Kelleys Island Emergency Medical Services or the Kelleys Island Library. Edition: CITY FINAL |
|---|---|