J. Clarine J. Boyken's Homepage

E-Mail: clarineb@netins.net

Brief Biographical Sketch

Born rural Ellsworth, Hamilton County, Iowa. Parents: Mathilda F. (Ringstad) and Jesse M. Johnson. Elementary Education, Spring Valley School, Scott Township, Hamilton County, Iowa. High School Education, Ellsworth High School, Ellsworth, Iowa; Kindergarten and Primary teaching certification, Iowa State Teachers College (now UNI), Cedar Falls, Iowa. Taught second and third grades at Buffalo Consolidated School, Titonka, Iowa. Married, Edward Boyken; Luther College, Decorah, Iowa; Chairman Emeritus of the Board, Titonka Savings Bank, Titonka, Iowa.  King and Queen, Titonka Centennial, 1998.

Sons:

Allan: BS Chemical Engineering, ISU, Ames, Iowa; MBA, with distinction, Graduate School of Business, Harvard University; President of the Titonka Savings Bank, Titonka and Forest City; married, Joy Tjaden, BA Education, St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota, physical education teacher; homemaker, volunteer service, past president, Titonka Consolidated School Board of Directors. three sons: Aaron, Marshall, Lucas.

Jeffrey: BS, Aerospace Engineering, ISU, Ames, Iowa; MBA, cum laude, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; American Airlines pilot, international; Captain, American Airlines, married, Carolyn Thompson, BS English, ISU, Ames, Iowa; Preschool/Elementary Certification, Edgewood College, Madison, Wisconsin; classroom teacher, Madison, Wisconsin. Two sons: Wade, Grant.

Mark: BS Zoology, with distinction, ISU, Ames, Iowa; MD, College of Medicine, SUI, Iowa City, Iowa; Roche Award, Certified Family Physician, River Valley Medical Center, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin; married, Barbra Gilbertson, BA Education, Gustavus Adolphus, St. Peter, Minnesota; classroom teacher, St. Croix Falls, Wisconsin. Two sons: Jon, Steven.

Karl: BS, MS English, ISU, Ames, Iowa; BS, MS Computer Science, SUI, Iowa City, Iowa; Computer Science Systems Programmer, University of Iowa, Iowa City, Iowa; married Diane Nash, Iowa Central College, Fort Dodge, Iowa; RN, Mercy Hospital, Iowa City, Iowa. Daughter, Fran, son, Eddie.

Quentin: BS Business Administration, with distinction, ISU, Ames, Iowa; CPA Coopers and Liebrand, Minneapolis, Juris Doctors Degree, cum laude, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, Michigan; Attorney at Law, Belin Harris, Lamson, McCormick Zumbach, Flynn Law Firm, Des Moines, Iowa; Inez Rippentrop, Central College, Fort Dodge, Iowa, Certified Medical Technician, homemaker, volunteer service. Two sons: Scott, Eric.

Grandsons, Granddaughter:

Wade: BS Aviation Technology, Purdue University; Pilot, DHL Worldwide Transport, international, Cincinnati, Ohio; Captain, Delta Airlines; married, Mary Willoughby, Delta Airlines attendant;.  Two sons, Tyler, Kurt.

Grant: BA Psychology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin; MA Sociology, University of California, Davis, California; doctoral candidate, University of California, Davis, California; married, Kim Johnston, Juris Doctors Degree,  College of Law, University of California, Davis, California; Clerk of Court, Los Angelos; son, Max Oliver.

Aaron: BS Computer Science, ISU, Ames, Iowa; Computer Programmer, Mary Greeley Hospital, Ames, Iowa; Computer Specialist, Titonka Savings Bank, Titonka, Iowa; ABS Computer Professionals; married, Jennifer Carden; higher education, ISU, Ames, Iowa, homemaker; Daughter, Rebecca, Sons, William, Robert.

Marshall: BS Civil Engineering, ISU, Ames, Iowa; Graduate Research Assistant,  ISU, Ames, Iowa; Bio Water Technology, ISU, Ames, Iowa; MS Bio Water Technology, ISU, Ames, Iowa;.  Hydraulic Engineer, Army Corps of Engineers, Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Jon: BA Education, University of St. Thomas, St. Paul, Minnesota; Classroom Teacher; married, Anne McInerney, BA Education, University of Minnesota, Minneapolis; coach, Minneapolis.

Steven: MA, Political Science, Hamline University, St. Paul, Minnesota; graduate student, International Business, office assistant, College of St. Mary, Minneapolis office.

Lucas: Student, Iowa State University, Ames, Iowa; ABS Computer Professionals. US Air Force, Computer Programmer, Lakenheath Air Force Base, England.

Fran: City High student, Iowa City, Iowa.

Scott: Valley High student, West Des Moines, Iowa.

Eddie: City High student, Iowa City, Iowa.

Eric: Junior High Student, West Des Moines, Iowa.

My Great-Grandchildren:

Rebecca, William, Robert (Aaron), Tyler, Kurt, Max (Jeff)

Author:

WHISTLE AND A SPUR, a History of Titonka, with committee, 1973.

ECHOS OF SPING VALLEY, the one-room rural school of yesteryear, 1978.

HEY, GRANDMA! How to help your child to become a scholar, 1992.

THE WHISTLE BLOWS AT NOON, Centennial History of Titonka, with committee, 1997.

Artist:

AT THE END, THE BEGINNING, Oil on canvas. Signed, numbered prints available. The Original Titonka depot.

RAINBOW BRIDGE, Oil on canvas. Signed, numbered prints available.

Volunteer:

Titonka Federated Club; past chairman of the Titonka Public Library Board, past District VI Chairman, Iowa Library Association; Titonka Consolidated School PTA; past conference chairman, church woman's group, Emmetsburg Conference, Iowa District, American Lutheran Church; church council, chairman, church parish education, chairman, church women's group, Sunday School teacher, Bible School teacher, choir, Good Hope Lutheran Church, Titonka, Iowa; Cub Scout Den Mother; officer, Titonka Area Community Betterment, Inc.; Kossuth County's nominee to Iowa Volunteer Hall of Fame, 1996. 

Ask not what your community can do for you, but what you can do for your community.

Computer Expertise:

Radio Shack Model IV, 1983; Tandy Laptop, 1990; Daisy Wheel Single Strike Letter Quality printer. Texas instruments Laptop, 1993; Dell Desktop, 1994; Dell Dimension XPS P133s Minitower, 1996. Also: HP Laser Jet 4P and a Canon Bubble Jet 620 Color Printer.

Last Modified: 7/29/2001