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Paul Henry Boxleitner, 84
Paul Henry Boxleitner, 84, of Riggins, died Sunday, Oct. 16,
2005, in a McCall hospital. Services were conducted Thursday, Oct. 20, at St.
Jerome's Catholic Church in Riggins, with Father Don Fraser officiating. Burial
followed in the Riggins Cemetery under the direction of the Heikkila Funeral
Chapel, McCall.
He was born Aug. 12, 1921, in Keuterville, to Alois and
Frances Boxleitner. He graduated from Winchester High School and served with the
U.S. Army Air Force during WWII. He married Lois Samsel, on Sept. 2, 1946, in
Cottonwood. They lived in Winchester from 1946-49 and in Riggins from 1949-53
and again in Winchester from 1953-56. In 1956, they moved back to Riggins, where
he worked at the sawmill as a grader until 1967 at which time he became the
Riggins postmaster. He retired from the post office in February of 1984.
He enjoyed traveling, fishing and was a member of St. Jerome's
Catholic Church and the American Legion.
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