Harold Allen Boelsen, 96 of Richmond, Missouri, formerly of Carrollton, Missouri, died at 7:35 a.m. February 25, 2025, at Oak Ridge Assisted Living in Richmond, where he resided for the last eight years.  Harold Allen was born on February 25, 1929, at Miami Station, Missouri, the son of Henry A. C. Boelsen and Nellie Lee (Haney) Boelsen.  On June 5, 1949, he married Lois Catherine Fergason of Carrollton.  To this union they were blessed with two daughters, Sandra (Boelsen) Goodwin and Janice Ann Boelsen.

Harold Allen graduated from Carrollton High School in 1947 and continued his education at the University of Missouri, Columbia. He was a dedicated farmer and independent insurance agent until his retirement at the age of 72.  Aside from being a loving and devoted family man, Harold Allen was a devout Christian.  His second family was his church family at the First Christian Church of Carrollton.  As an active member of the church, he served in multiple leadership capacities and had trouble saying "no" when asked to serve.

Harold Allen's hard work and leadership in the field of agriculture led him and others to establish the Mi-De Levee District in 1967.  That same year he began his tenure as a member of the Board of Directors for the District.  His goal was to prevent the devastation that he and many others suffered in the floods of 1951 and 1993.  Because of his vast knowledge of the history of the Missouri River, its subsidiaries, and their levee drainage systems he was elected President of the Board where he proudly served for 50 consecutive years.  It was not uncommon to find Harold Allen walking the levees, driving the levees and sandbagging well into his 80s.

After years of doing business as an independent insurance agent selling Cameron Mutual Insurance Company (formerly known as Farmer's Cooperative Mutual).  He served as President of the Board for decades spanning from the 1980s through the early 2000s.

Survivors include two daughters, Sandra Goodwin and her husband Lyndon, of Richmond, and Janice Boelsen and her husband Michael Jones of Blue Springs, a grandson, Mark Goodwin and his wife Robyn (Cook) Goodwin, and two great-granddaughters, Scarlette and Ainsley, all of Richmond, Missouri.

Harold Allen was predeceased in death in 2008, by his wife of 59 years, Lois Catherine Boelsen; his brother, Stewart Henry Boelsen; his sisters, Audrey Lee Linton and Melba Jean Moeller; and a great-grandson, Samuel Allen Goodwin.

The family suggests memorial contributions be made to the Endowment Fund of the First Christian Church of Carrollton or Shirkey Hospice and Palliative Care.  They can be left at or mailed to Thurman Funeral Home, 507 East Main Street-P.O. Box 190, Richmond, MO 64085.

Visitation with funeral services will be held on Monday, March 3, 2025, at First Christian Church in Carrollton, with visitation beginning at 10:00 A.M., with services to follow at 11:00 A.M.  Burial will be in Carroll Memory Gardens, Carrollton.  Please remember to share your memories of Harold with the family by visiting www.thurmanfuneralhome.com.