Brenda Boehm

Published 12:00 am Friday, May 14, 2010

Brenda Northwick Boehm, 52, of West Des Moines, Iowa, formerly of Austin, died Wednesday at the Mercy Hospice, Johnston, Iowa.
Brenda was born June 23, 1957 at Rochester, Minn., the daughter of Kermeth and Alice (Olberg) Northwick. She graduated from Austin High School and attended Gustavus Adolphus College and South West Missouri State University. For many years, she was employed in the hospitality industry serving as the general manager for the Village East Resort at Lake Okoboji and the Dakota Dunes in South Dakota; while in Des Moines she worked for Citigroup, Sears Credit and Qwest.
Brenda was married to Michael Boehm on May 22, 1998 at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin.
Brenda was an avid reader and sports fan of all Minnesota Sports teams; she also enjoyed traveling and taking many trips with her husband and parents.
She is survived by her husband, Michael Boehm of West Des  Moines, Iowa; father, Kermeth W. Northwick of Austin; her golden retriever, Ole; mother-in-law and father-in-law, Jo and Dave Boehm of Boone, Iowa; sister-in-law and husband, Julie and Steve Hicks and their son Zach of Ottawa, Ill.; aunts, Ethel Northwick of Glenview, Ill., Karen Olberg of Willmar, Minn., Shirley Kelliher of Belleville, Wis., Audrey Rear of Verona, Wis.; cousins. 
She was preceded in death by her mother, Alice; and sister, Karrin Northwick.
A memorial service will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday at St. Olaf Lutheran Church in Austin with the Rev. Ron Barnett officiating. Interment will be in the Northfield Cemetery, Northfield, Minn.  Visitation will be held from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday at the Clasen-Jordan Mortuary in Austin, and at the church on Saturday from 10 a.m. until the time of the service. There will be no reviewal. Memorials are preferred to the Animal Rescue League of Iowa, Inc, 5452 NE 22nd Street Des Moines, IA 50320 or to the donor’s choice.
Arrangements are by Clasen-Jordan Mortuary.