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Obituary of Delbert E. Boarts, 71

Name of Deceased Delbert E. Boarts
Age 71
Date of Death 01/21/2010
Date of Birth 02/16/1938
Funeral Home Koch Funeral Home

Delbert E. Boarts, 71, of State College, died Thursday, Jan. 21, 2010, at home. Born Feb. 16, 1938, in Kittanning, he was a son of the late Eugene R. and Maude Heffelfinger Boarts.

In 1968 he married Vonny Unger, who survives. He earned an associate's degree at Penn State's Altoona Campus. After working a few years at ORL, he joined the Theatre Arts Department at Penn State, where he did sound and special effects. He retired in 2000.

Along with his wife, he is survived by a daughter, Chris Boarts Larson and her husband, Erik, of Richmond, Va., and a sister, Mary Frick and her husband, David, of Moses Lake, Wash., and one grandson, Stigandr Larson.

A Memorial Service will be held at St. Alban's Anglican Church in Pine Grove Mills on Monday, Feb. 1 at 1 p.m., with refreshments afterwards in the parish hall.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to St. Alban's Anglican Church, P.O. Box 170, Pine Grove Mills, PA 16868, or to The State Theatre, 130 W. College Ave., State College, PA 16801. Arrangements are under the care of Koch Funeral Home,