Robert E. Boice
Robert E. Boice, 80, of Prospect passed away July 14.
Born April 4, 1938, in Valencia, he was the son of the late David and Charlotte Platt Boice.
Bob led a very busy life. He worked at Callery Chemical, Union Chillmat and Myers Tire, was a partner in Air Turbine Propeller, and retired from Armco Steel.
For 30 years, he owned and operated his vehicle repair and inspection garage. He was a sewage enforcement officer for 25 years. He was PER of the Butler Elks Lodge 170, a past member of the New Castle Consistory, a member of Harmony Lodge F&M 429, the Butler Council 61, PEC of Lorraine Commandry, the Syria Shrine and the Syria Shrine Chanters.
He loved singing with the Olde Time Harmony Barbershop Chorus, the Just Us Quartet and the Butler Notables.
He served as a supervisor in Connoquenessing Township and was a current councilman in Prospect Borough.
Bob attended the Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church.
Surviving are his wife, Janice Charles Boice, whom he married Oct. 3, 1959; his son, Matthew (Linda) Boice of Washington, Pa.; his daughter, Wendy (Reuben III) Holt of Chicora; his son, Dwight (Tammy) Boice of Butler; his grandsons, Reuben IV and Buck Holt of Chicora; his granddaughters, Sarah Boice of Pittsburgh and Kelly (Dustin) Fuller of Lawrenceburg, Ky.; his sisters-in-law, Nancy Boice and Jenny (Paul) Scioletti; his brother-in-law, Murray (Sandy) Charles; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, Bob was preceded in death by his sisters and their husbands, Ruth Bergman, Dorothy Snyder, Mabel Govan, Esther Flinchbaugh, Bertha Bates and Lois Pakozdi; and his brothers, Albert (Emma) Boice and Kenneth Boice.
BOICE — A memorial service for Robert E. Boice, who died Saturday, July 14, 2018, will be at 11:30 a.m. Saturday at Valencia United Methodist Church, 66 Almira St., Valencia.A luncheon and time for reflection in the church social hall will follow immediately after the service.Memorials may be made to the Mt. Nebo Presbyterian Church Chair Lift Project, 405 Kennedy Road, Prospect, PA 16052.Arrangements are under the direction of the McDonald-Aeberli Funeral Home, 238 Crowe Ave., Mars.Condolences are available at www.mcdonald-aeberli.com.
