MORRISON – John S. Boland, 97, of Morrison, died Tuesday, Dec. 25, 2012, at Resthave Nursing Home in Morrison. He farmed in Whiteside and Clark counties, and before that was an assistant farm adviser for the Whiteside County Farm Bureau.

John was born Jan. 14, 1915, in Paris, Ill., the son of Chester Risser and Olive (Swank) Boland. He married Marjorie Hammer on June 4, 1939, in Morrison. She preceded him in death on Feb. 12, 1995. He was a member of Morrison United Methodist Church.

Survivors include his son, John Richard (Diane) Boland of Coarsegold, Calif.; daughter-in-law, Mary K. (Don) Heinzel of Peoria; five grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.