Lois Elaine (Scace) BOYLAN

SCACE, BOYLAN, BEERS, GRAETINGER, ARENS, KATSUKI, COHLESSY, BESTICK, STOY, COOK, KOVALESKE

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 9/8/2010 at 11:57:33

Sioux City Journal - Iowa
March 1, 2006

January 9, 1910 --- February 26, 2006

LE MARS, Iowa -- Lois E. Boylan, 96, of Le Mars died Sunday, Feb. 26, 2006, at Plymouth Manor Care Center in Le Mars. Graveside services will be 3 p.m. Thursday in Memorial Cemetery, Le Mars, with the Rev. Jason Larson of Le Mars United Methodist Church officiating. Family and friends are invited to return to the Carlsen Funeral Home Fellowship Hall in Le Mars to join the family for a luncheon and fellowship time.

Lois Elaine Scace was born Jan. 9, 1910, on a farm in Baker Township, O'Brien County, Iowa, to Fay and Bethany Elizabeth (Beers) Scace. The family farmed near Bigelow, Minn., and in 1916 moved to Corwith, Iowa, and operated Corwith Telephone Company. She graduated from Corwith High School and Iowa State College with a degree in home economics. She taught in high schools in Akron, Colo., and Hubbard, Iowa. She married Wendell H. Boylan of Hubbard on April 21, 1934, at the Little Brown Church in Nashua, Iowa. In 1935, they moved to Le Mars with his parents, S.S. and Bessie Boylan, and sister, Harriet. She worked with her husband and family at the B&B Store for nearly 40 years. She had a passion for music that ranged from a teenager playing the saxophone for silent movies to retirement years when they both enjoyed the Hammond organ. Vacations in Florida led her to begin her extraordinary seashell collection. Later, they spent their winters in Texas, playing music until her husband died in 1989. She then stayed in Iowa, as she loved the winters and snow. Her hobbies included leather crafts, knitting, sewing and recovering furniture. She was a founding member of the TTT Chapter AO in 1943.

She was an exceptional story teller. Her wisdom, emotion and expressions captivated her family. With quick wit and brilliance, she spent many hours telling stories of her life and the many that surrounded her. Her family was truly her pride and joy. Maggie was one of the most recent treasures added to her life. Her little canine four-legged friend provided entertainment and adventure to her life each day. She also wrote special poems to celebrate birthdays and holidays for her family. Her talent with words and a pen was unique and will be cherished by many. She emphasized the need for education for all.

She will be missed by her son and his wife, Hugh and Carol Boylan of Le Mars; eight grandchildren and their spouses, Christie and Tim Graetinger of Cherokee, Iowa, Wendy Boylan of Le Mars, Julie and Chris Arens of Remsen, Iowa, Scott and Mona Boylan of Le Mars, Mark and Camilla Boylan, Lisa and Rusty Katsuki, Anne and Steve Cohlessy, all of Boise, Idaho, and Jonathan and Sally Boylan of Cairo, Egypt; a sister, Betty Bestick of Fort Dodge, Iowa; a daughter-in-law, Margie Stoy of Boise, Idaho; 15 great-grandchildren; a great-great-grandchild; and many nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Wendell H. Boylan; a son, Richard F. Boylan; a daughter in infancy, Patricia; a sister, Dorothy Cook; and a sister-in-law, Harriet Kovaleske.

Pallbearers will be her grandchildren, Christie Graetinger, Wendy Boylan, Julie Arens, Scott Boylan, Mark Boylan, Lisa Katsuki, Anne Cohlessy and Jonathan Boylan. Honorary pallbearers will be Darwin and Julie Dirks and Vern Varenhorst.