Lula "Lou" J. Boller

Lula J. (Lou) Boller passed away peacefully at age 86 on Saturday, August 31, 2013 at Prairie Meadows Senior Living in Kasson, MN.Funeral services for Lou will be at 11:00 a.m. on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Ranfranz and Vine Funeral Homes, 5421 Royal Place NW, Rochester, MN.Visitation will be one hour prior to the service at the funeral home.Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery. Lou was born on December 25, 1926 in Ward, South Dakota to Karl and Emma (Schadwinkel) Langholz.She grew up in Hutchinson, MN where she attended school.As a child, she spent many happy hours playing with the barn cats at the farm of her grandparents and helping out at home in the garden.She was an accomplished horsewoman and spent her time after school exercising the show horses owned by her family. On September 24, 1946 she married Harry Boller.Following the birth of their first child in 1948, Lou and Harry moved to Rochester, MN.Lou worked as a waitress at Wongs Caf in downtown Rochester.She worked for many years at Matzkes Sewing Center until her retirement.She was an expert seamstress, and sewed everything from draperies for her home to swimsuits and prom dresses for her granddaughters. She also loved to garden and spent many hours canning and freezing the bounty from her garden. Lou is survived by her daughter, Linda (Jay) Phillips of Byron, MN and her son, Timothy (Sherrie) Boller of Kansas City, MO, four grandchildren, Stacy VanBenschoten, Heather Phillips, Ryan Boller and Jenna Boller, five great grandchildren; one sister, Doris (Darrell) Ruesink of Rochester MN and several nieces and nephews along with her good friend Rosemary Matzke.She was preceded in death by her parents, spouse, two brothers and one sister.