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Patrick Boffa
Patrick Boffa, age 74, of Babbitt, passed away on Sept. 18, 2024, at the Waterview Winds Assisted Living in Eveleth.
Patrick Joseph Boffa was born to Rose Marie and Joseph Boffa on December 28, 1949, in Winona, Minn. He attended Babbitt High School, Vermilion Community College and graduated from UM-Duluth.
In February 2017 he married the love of his life, Stephanie Grahek
He loved the woods, and spent three months each year living out in the woods, eating fish he caught, and animals he hunted. Those months were the best of each year to him.
He was an avid coin collector and spent hours researching coins, and the history behind them.
He was GENEROUS to a fault...if he had it, and you needed it, it was yours!
He loved nature and all creatures, especially dogs. He also loved America, and proudly served in the Navy, doing a tour in Vietnam. The time spent there changed him forever.
He was a kind and gentle soul, who did not care what anyone thought, as long as he knew he was not harming anyone or anything.He loved his life and had more adventures than most, hitch hiking to and through nearly every state in the country. He was an old hippie through and through.
He is survived by his sister Roxanne (Brad) Sader, Jill (Dave) Lossing and brother Joseph (Patty) Boffa; nieces and nephews Amy Sader, Chris Lossing, Kate (Matt) Hall, Derek (Carlyn) Lossing, Jay (Natasha) Boffa, Emily (Eddy)Acquah, Cory Lossing, Shannon Boffa; and many great nieces and nephews that he was very fond of.
He was preceded in death by his parents, his wife, and two nephews, Joey and Ryan Lossing.
Family arrangements have been entrusted to Kerntz Funeral Home of Ely.
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Mary Pernu
September 22, 2024
Rest in peace my friend.
Edna LaFrenier
September 19, 2024
Rest in Peace, Pat. Thank you for being our friend. Condolences to Roxanne, Jill, and Joey.
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