Dr. William F. Boeckmann, 59 years old of Fort Wayne, Indiana, passed away on Tuesday, March 31, 2009. He was born on Saturday, December 24, 1949 in Floral Park, New York to William and Hazel (Bohn) Boeckmann, who both preceded him in death, and was raised by Louis & Gertrude Haage. He married Janet Marbach on September 4, 1988 in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Dr. Boeckmann graduated from the University of Rochester in New York in 1973 with a B.A. in Biology/Psychology with Honors. He graduated from State University in New York with his medical degree in 1979 and in 1986 he completed his residency at Vanderbilt University Hospital in Nashville, Tennessee. He was Board Certified in Anesthesiology and Emergency Medicine and was employed by Professional Emergency Physicians in Fort Wayne, Indiana. He attended Aldersgate United Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Janet Boeckmann of Fort Wayne, three children; Sarah, Will & Seth Boeckmann all of Fort Wayne, two sisters, Mrs. Gerald (Barbara) Hester of Miami, Florida and Margaret (Alan) Boeckmann of Baltimore, Maryland and mother, Gertrude Haage of Punta Gorda, Florida. Family and friends will be received from 2:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. Saturday, April 4, in the Zwick & Jahn Funeral Home. Private funeral services will be held later. Preferred memorials are to donor's choice.