Mildred Elizabeth Boessen, 92, died Tuesday, August 6, 2013, at Adams Street Place, Jefferson City. She was born on March 23, 1921, in Mary's Home, MO, the daughter of the late August Schulte, Jr., and Magdalina "Lena" Kurtz Schulte. She was married on August 30, 1938, in Mary's Home to Henry A. Boessen who preceded her in death on October 22, 2001. Mildred's devotion to her faith, family, and love of cooking were her true passions in life. Through her down-home style cooking, she was able to touch the lives of governors, bishops, and numerous families in the Central Missouri area. She founded Boessen Catering in the late 1960s where a legacy of serving good food to family and friends began and continues today throughout the Boessen family. Her cookbook, Recipes for Life, Faith, Family, Food and Fun, chronicles her days on the farm raising children, farming, volunteering, and caring for those around her. She was a member of St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in St. Thomas, MO; and later a parishioner of St. Stanislaus Catholic Church in Wardsville, MO. Survivors include ten children: Sr. Rose Mary Boessen, Twin Falls, Idaho; Robert (Donna) Boessen, Holts Summit, MO; Henrietta (John) Gentges, Jefferson City; Allan (Kathy) Boessen, Troy, MO; Allene (Leroy "Red") Sanders, Jefferson City; Joseph (Ann) Boessen, Fairfax, VA; Eugene (Cheryl) Boessen, Wardsville, MO; Stanley (Carol "Cake") Boessen, Jefferson City; Mary Lynn (David) Marr, Naples, FL; and Genarose Hohertz, Eden Prairie, MN; thirty grandchildren; forty-five great-grandchildren; and one-great-great-grandson. She was preceded in death by two grandchildren and ten siblings. Mass of Christian Burial will be 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, August 10, 2013, at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church in St. Thomas, MO with Rev. Jeremy A. Secrist and Rev. Joseph Hoi concelebrating. Burial will be in St. Thomas the Apostle Cemetery. Visitation will be Friday, 3-7:30 p.m. at Dulle-Trimble Funeral Home, Jefferson City, with a prayer service at 2:30 p.m. An additional visitation will be Saturday, 9-11:00 a.m. at St. Thomas the Apostle Catholic Church. Memorials are suggested to Sr. Rose Mary's Ministry, La Posada, P. O. Box 1962, Twin Falls, Idaho 83303. Those wishing to email tributes or condolences to the family may do so at the www.dulletrimble.com website.