Frank De Boer, 89, Hills, died Tuesday, Dec. 27, 2005, at the Avera McKennan Hospice Unit in Sioux Falls, S.D.Services were Friday, Dec. 30, at United Reformed Church in Hills. The Rev. Doug Barnes officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery.Frank De Boer was born to Charles and Maggie (Elgersma) De Boer on Sept. 30, 1916, at Primghar, Iowa. He attended school in the Sanborn, Iowa, area, graduating from the eighth grade at Sanborn Christian School. He married Berdella Vander Meulen on Feb. 20, 1940, at Ocheyedan, Iowa. They began living in Rock Rapids, Iowa, and then moved to Sanborn, Iowa, to Ocheyedan, and back to Sanborn, working for farmers and driving truck. In 1944 they began farming at Harris, Iowa, and then Lake Park, Iowa, before moving to Hills to begin a portable feed grinding business. He sold the feed grinder and worked for Hills Co-op Farm Service until retiring at age 65. The couple served as foster parents to several children. He moved to Tuff Memorial Home in Hills in 2002.Mr. De Boer cherished his connection to the farming community, especially working and visiting with the farmers. Survivors include his wife, Berdella De Boer, Hills; seven children, Charles (Rheta) De Boer, Erwin (Faith) De Boer, all of Hills, Mary (Allen) Van Raalte, Larchwood, Iowa, Alma (Erwin) Kooistra, Rock Valley, Iowa, Burdett "Butch" De Boer, Alvord, Iowa, Mina (Marvin) Brandt, Remsen, Iowa, and Carmen (Greg) Dougherty, Valley Springs, S.D.; 23 grandchildren; 55 great-grandchildren; one brother, William (Nelva) De Boer, Sibley, Iowa; and one brother-in-law, Ralph Weerheim, Rock Rapids. Mr. De Boer was preceded in death by his parents and one sister, Geneva Weerheim. Roste Funeral Home, Hills, was in charge of arrangements.