Border Watch (Mount Gambier, SA : 1861 - 1954) Saturday 15 May 194341403

OBITUARY

Mr. Julius Boehm

Mr. Julius Boehm, who died at
his residence, South Terrace, on
Monday, May 10, was a son of
the late Mr. and Mrs. Emil
Boehm, pioneer residents of the
district, and he was born in
Mount Gambier in November,
1866.
After leaving school he spent
seven years in Melbourne as an  
apprentice to a firm of painters  
and decorators, where he learned
the various branches of the trade,  
especially graining, an art in
which he excelled.      
After completing his appren-  
ticeship he returned to Mount  
Gambier, and soon after started
in business on his own account,
and,he soon made a name for  
his work.      
In 1897 he married Miss Marie
Nitchke, who predeceased him.
They had two sons. One died
many years ago. His other son,
Julius Carl, is head teacher of
the Woodwork Department of the
Rose Park School, Adelaide. His
son, Julius, was a member of the
First A.I.F., and served with the
Light Horse in Palestine and
Syria. His grandson, Jack, en-  
listed at the age of 16 and served
in the Middle East in the present
conflict. He has returned to Aus-
tralia.      
Mr. Boehm had one brother,
Adol, and one sister, Mr. E. E.  
Boys, both of whom predeceased  
him. Messrs. Les Boys (Elder,
Smith & Co. Ltd.) and Theo Boys
(Goldsbrough Mort & Co. Ltd.,  
Adelaide), are nephews.    
During his younger days the  
late Mr. Boehm was a keen fol-
lower of all kinds of manly sport.
He was an excellent wingman in
the football field, a fair cricketer,
a good swimmer, and a firstclass
amateur boxer. In a social way
his services as a singer of comic
songs and step dancer were in de-
mand at entertainments.
He was passionately fond of
animals, and it was not uncommon
sight to see him outside his home
feeding stray dogs and cats. Even
the birds were his friends, and
would come at his call for titbits
left over from his table. Some
of the magpies in the neighbour-
hood became so tame that they
would eat out of his hand or even
settle on his shoulder.  
Besides his son Julius, he
leaves four grand children—two
sons and two daughters.    
He was a member of the local
branch of the Ancient Order of
Oddfellows, and passed through
all the chairs. He was also a
member of the old Volunteer  
Company.  
Mr. Boehm's remains were in-
terred in the local cemetery on
Wednesday, May 12. The Rev. E.
Sprengel conducted the service at
the grave, and Mr. Ern James
carried out the funeral arrange-
ments.