his family, watching TV westerns, collecting guns and pulling pranks on people. He was a member of the United Methodist Church and was a lifetime member of the NRA. George is survived by his wife, Doris, of Britt; three children, Sandy (Dallas) Shear of Ventura, Mike (Kim) Boekelman of Sergeant Bluff and Susie (Dan) Stiehl of Farmington, MN; grandchildren, John (Cassie) Shear and their three children, Hayden, Lyla and Brody, Tana and Ty Boekelman and Ava and Georgia Stiehl; a brother, Harold (Maxine) Boekelman of Britt; a niece, Ramona (Mike) Jacobson; and a nephew, Paul (Amy) Boekelman. He was preceded in death by his parents.