John A Boll Sr

John A. Boll Sr., 93, who started one of the largest manufactured housing companies in the world, died Wednesday, Aug. 24, 2022. While serving in the U.S. Army, Boll met Marlene Miller in the summer of 1951. .John and Marlene were married June 19, 1954. Mr. Boll is survived by his wife of 68 years, Marlene (nee Miller) Boll; his children, John Boll Jr. (Donna), Lora Mazza (Sergio) and Kristine Mestdagh (Jim); eight grandchildren, Amanda Sandulescu (Andrei), Alexandra Higgins (Nicklaus), Abigail Boll, Anton Boll, Justin Mazza (Margot Valladon), Giacomo Mazza, Casey Mazza and JT Mestdagh; and three great-grandchildren, Lilly Mazza, Lucy Higgins and Thea Sandulescu. Mr. Boll was predeceased by his parents, Anton and Alberdiena Boll; and sisters, Weya Alberdiena “Diena” Nelson and Henderiene “Riene” Wheatley. In 1964, he launched Chateau Estates, a developer of manufactured housing communities that created more than 100,000 residential home sites consisting of 240 communities in 36 states before selling his company to the State of Washington Pension Fund for $2.3 billion. He was the first person to take a collection of manufactured housing communities to Wall Street. Along with his wife, Boll established the John A. and Marlene L. Boll Foundation. Boll enjoyed spending time at his homes in Key Largo, Fla., Grosse Pointe Shores and Beaver Creek, Colo.