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Robert Eugene Boyce

Birth
Wayne, Wayne County, Nebraska, USA
Death
20 Feb 2022 (aged 82)
Iowa, USA
Burial
Sioux City, Woodbury County, Iowa, USA Add to Map
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Robert "Bob" Eugene Boyce, 82 won his battle with dementia on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 9:25 in the morning. A Memorial Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City, Nebraska with Reverend Bill Boyce officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 25th at the funeral home, with a Masonic Service beginning at 6:00 p.m. Bob was born on June 12, 1939 in Wayne, Nebraska to Collier J. and Alice May (Martin) Boyce. He received his education in the Wayne Public Schools before joining the United States Army, where he played drums with Elvis Presley in the commissary, due to Bob and Elvis being in the same unit. Upon his honorable discharge, Bob married Perriann P. Bradley on May, 30, 1959. He was married to the love-of-his-life for 62 years, and the couple had three children: Ken and Troy from Sioux City, and a daughter Dawn (Mike) Carper from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob was known for his outgoing personality, his sense of humor, and his love for his family. He loved vintage cars and was a member of 2 car clubs: The Sioux City Strollers and The Vintage Wheels. Bob belonged to the Odd Fellows Lodge and was a member of Triangle Lodge #643 and the Abu Bekr Shrine. He enjoyed being a Hospital Dad and a Shrine Clown (Bo Bo). He was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan. Bob knew no strangers and touched the hearts of every single person he encountered. Bob is survived by his wife Periann of Sioux City; sons Ken and Troy, daughter Dawn (Mike) Carper; grandson Shane Carper; granddaughter Brianna White; and great-grandson Asher Carper; brother Larry Boyce; sisters Lois (Vern) Miller and Linda (Jim) Martindale; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers: Terry, Don, and Dick.
Robert "Bob" Eugene Boyce, 82 won his battle with dementia on Sunday, February 20, 2022 at 9:25 in the morning. A Memorial Service will be at 10:00 a.m. Saturday, February 26, 2022 at Mohr & Becker-Hunt Funeral Home in South Sioux City, Nebraska with Reverend Bill Boyce officiating. Burial will be at a later date at Graceland Park Cemetery. Visitation, with the family present, will be from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. Friday, February 25th at the funeral home, with a Masonic Service beginning at 6:00 p.m. Bob was born on June 12, 1939 in Wayne, Nebraska to Collier J. and Alice May (Martin) Boyce. He received his education in the Wayne Public Schools before joining the United States Army, where he played drums with Elvis Presley in the commissary, due to Bob and Elvis being in the same unit. Upon his honorable discharge, Bob married Perriann P. Bradley on May, 30, 1959. He was married to the love-of-his-life for 62 years, and the couple had three children: Ken and Troy from Sioux City, and a daughter Dawn (Mike) Carper from Fort Wayne, Indiana. Bob was known for his outgoing personality, his sense of humor, and his love for his family. He loved vintage cars and was a member of 2 car clubs: The Sioux City Strollers and The Vintage Wheels. Bob belonged to the Odd Fellows Lodge and was a member of Triangle Lodge #643 and the Abu Bekr Shrine. He enjoyed being a Hospital Dad and a Shrine Clown (Bo Bo). He was an avid Nebraska Cornhusker fan. Bob knew no strangers and touched the hearts of every single person he encountered. Bob is survived by his wife Periann of Sioux City; sons Ken and Troy, daughter Dawn (Mike) Carper; grandson Shane Carper; granddaughter Brianna White; and great-grandson Asher Carper; brother Larry Boyce; sisters Lois (Vern) Miller and Linda (Jim) Martindale; and numerous nieces and nephews. Bob was preceded in death by his parents, and three brothers: Terry, Don, and Dick.


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