JOSEPH ROBERT BOUMAN passed away on Thursday, August 21, 2014. He was sixty-eight. Growing up on Cleveland's Near West Side, Joe graduated from St. Colman's School, St. Edward High School, and the University of Dayton. Joe proudly served his country as an Air Force captain. A lifelong learner, Joe supported higher education for all and worked as an educator at local schools and with at-risk youth. Joe loved passing along his nuggets of wisdom to his family and friends. Most recently, his greatest joy was spending time with his four grandchildren. Joe will be missed by his beloved wife, Jane Bouman (nee Cellars); children, Sarah and Bryan Lynch of Avon Lake, David and Leah Bouman of Washington DC, Mary Jane Bouman of Los Angeles, and Patrick and Annemarie Bouman of Brooklyn; grandchildren Mary Caitrin, Bryan, Rory, and Ellie Lynch; as well as a brother, James, and sisters, Kathleen and Mary Jo. Funeral Mass Monday, August 25, St. Brendan Church (4242 Brendan Lane, North Olmsted) at 11 A.M. Friends may call at CHAMBERS FUNERAL HOME of NORTH OLMSTED, 29150 LORAIN RD. AT STEARNS RD., SUNDAY 2-5 P.M. The family suggests memorial contributions to the Ohio Veterans Home and the American Diabetes Association in Joe's name.