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Leonard Francis Boyce 1921 - 1981

Leonard F Boyce of Oceanside County, California United States was born on May 23, 1921 in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey USA to Reginald "Reggie" Boice and Agnes Moore. He had siblings Agnes Boyce and Marcella Boyce. Leonard was baptized in May 1921 at Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Hoboken. He married Stephanie R Pietrucha on September 2, 1942 and they later divorced in 1947. They had a child Leonard Francis Boyce, Jr. He would also marry Louise Matilda (Dittmar) Boyce in December 1948 and they later divorced in 1970. They had children Lois Ann (Boyce) Flack, Linda Lee Boyce, and Leonard William Boyce. Leonard Boyce died at age 60 years old on October 2, 1981 in Oceanside, San Diego County, California United States, and was buried at Ashes sent to oldest daughter. in Black River, Jefferson County, New York USA.
Leonard F Boyce
Lenny, Lenny Boyce
Oceanside County, California United States
May 23, 1921
Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey, USA
October 2, 1981
Oceanside, San Diego County, California, United States
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  • 05/23
    1921

    Birthday

    May 23, 1921
    Birthdate
    Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey USA
    Birthplace
  • Ethnicity & Family History

    White, Citizen
  • Nationality & Locations

    U S CItizen
  • Early Life & Education

    Hoboken, NJ schools
  • 05/dd
    1921

    Baptism

    May 1921
    Baptism date
    Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Hoboken, Hudson County, New Jersey USA
    Place of worship
  • Religious Beliefs

    Roman Catholic at birth
  • Military Service

    Military serial#: 20223297 Enlisted: September 16, 1940 in Jersey City New Jersey Military branch: Infantry Rank: Private, National Guard (officers, Warrant Officers, And Enlisted Men) Terms of enlistment: One Year Enlistment US ARMY - WWII Served in France.
  • Professional Career

    Manufacture Of Furniture, N.e.c. Corp, paper mill, owner/operator of retail grocery store, Holcomb Street Market, 710 Holcomb St, Watertown, NY
  • Personal Life & Family

    Vestryman, St Pau's Episcopal Church, Brownville, Jefferson Co, NY
  • 10/2
    1981

    Death

    October 2, 1981
    Death date
    heart disease
    Cause of death
    Oceanside, San Diego County, California United States
    Death location
  • Gravesite & Burial

    mm/dd/yyyy
    Funeral date
    Ashes sent to oldest daughter. in Black River, Jefferson County, New York USA
    Burial location
  • Obituary

    Leonard F. Boyce Dies at Age 60 Leonard F Boyce, 60, Oceanside Calif., former operator of the Holcomb Street Marker, died Friday in an Oceanside hospital following a heart attack. Following cremation in California, his ashes will be sent to Watertown. Surviving are his wife, Edathy, Oceanside, Calif; two daughter, Mrs. Wallace B. (Lois) Flack, Felts Mills, Mrs. T. Douglas (Linda L.) Fulton, Groton; a son Leonard W. Boyce, Brownville; two sisters, Mrs. Joseph (Agnes) Stack, and Mrs. George (Marcella) Koeningsfest, both of Hoboken, N.J., three grandsons and an aunt. Born May 23, 1921 the son of Reginald and Agnes Boice of Hoboken, N.J., he attended New Jersey schools and was a sergeant during World War II while stationed in France. He returned to Watertown and in 1948 married the former Louise M. Dittmar of Jersey City, N.J. The couple lived at Brownville for 14 years where Mr. Boyce served on the vestry of St. Paul’s Episcopal Church. Shortly after his marriage, Mr. Boyce purchased the Holcomb Street Market, which he operated until 1968. Following a divorce, he married former Watertown resident Edathy Adderley in 1970 in California. He was a former member of Trinity Church.
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Leonard Francis Boyce was born on May 23, 1921, in Hoboken, New Jersey, to Agnes Moore, age 21, and George Reginald "Reggie" Boyce, age 28. He was baptized in Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church in Hoboken, NJ, probably in May of 1921. He had two sisters; Agnes and Marcella Boice. He had a good singing voice and sang in a local quartette. He married Stephaine R Pietrucha at the Saint Aloysius Church, Newark, New Jersey, on September 2, 1943, when he was 22 years old. He had enlisted in the US Army on Sept 16, 1940 at age 19. He went on to serve in the Army overseas during WW II. On August 22, 1944 his son, Leonard Francis Boyce, Jr was born. At some point after the birth of his son, he and Stephanie were divorced. He and Louise Matilda Dittmar, also of Hoboken, NJ were married in the Town of Pamelia, Jefferson County, New York by Justice Chester Paul, Mr and Mrs August F Tafel were their witnesses. They lived in Brownville, NY until 1963, where he was a Vestryman at Saint Paul's Episcopal Church in Brownville. Originally, they lived with Louise’s Aunt, Anna Lawler Tafel. She passes away in 1957. He had three children with Louise; Lois Ann, Linda Lee and Leonard William Boyce. Lenny play steel guitar a little and love Johnny Cash. In October 1963 the family moved to Watertown, Jefferson Co, NY where the couple had, had a grocery store, the Holcomb Street Market, since sometime in the 50s. After purchasing a home at 516 Holcomb Street the couple ran the grocery store together. They purchases a few horses, and eventually had a stable on outer Gotham St in Watertown, called Gotham Hill Stables. Lenny enjoyed horses and riding as he and Louise had ridden together when they were still in New Jersey and in NY before they had children. He had artistic ability and was good with math. He was a member of Trinity Episcopal Church in Watertown. On 29 Jan 1968, one day before his wife's 45th birthday and two months before his oldest daughter was to leave for England to study equestrianship, he left his family without a word. He had fallen from a horse the Sunday before and it was feared he had a head injury. That was not the case. Lenny left town and moved to Oceanside California. There he divorced Louise and married Gladys “Edith” Keen Adderley from Watertown, New York. Sometime during the early 70s (possibly 1972) he had his first heart attack. After his recovery, he visited Watertown (around 1974) and his saw his three children and met his first two grandchildren, twin boys, Scott and Eric Boyce, sons of his son Leonard William. He and his third wife separated at some time after this, around 1980. He tried to get his former wife, Louise to move to California to be with him, but she was not willing to leave her children and grandchildren who were in New York. He eventually reconciled with his wife and then passed away in Oceanside, San Diego, California, 2 OCT 1981. His ashes were sent to his oldest daughter to be buried with her at the time of her death. Along with his four children, one from his first marriage, and three from his second, he had three grandchildren; Scott, Eric and Rick Boyce of Watertown and Christopher from at the time of his death. 
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