Harold & Kathleen eloped as Herbert would not give permission for Kathleen to marry. (Clarence' 22.7.2018)

Became a teacher and taught for 4 years.

'Story of the Harold Boyce's.

In writing this I shall be concise and attempt to give someaccount of our family. I came to Clear Range School to teach in September, 1930, and was then Kathleen Duckering. Just briefly, my parents were Mr & Mrs H.C. Duckering who had come from England as Barr Colonists in 1903, first settling in Saskatoon. My father homesteaded in the Fenham District on a farm which was formerly known as 'The Uplands', Streamstown, Alberta. I completed my Grade XII in the High School at Streamstown in 1929 when Mr Frank Swan was our teacher. (This was the first year this school was in operation). In 1929 and 1930 I attended the Normal School in Edmonton and became eligible to teach school. At this point I taught at Clear Range for four years and during the first three years boarded at the home of Mr & Mrs Charles Boyce. Upon the very first night of my arrival in this district I met Harold, who was destined to become my husband and we were married on July 15, 1933. We lived on the farm for fifteen years and shared our home with Harold's parents, Mr and Mrs Coleman Boyce. We were blessed with two children, Glenn Harold, born August 15, 1935 and Beverley Ann, born July 25,1940. Due to the war, the teachers became scarce in the country schools and as a result it was necessary to resort to supervisors taking charge in the local schools and then having lessons which were correspondence courses, sent to the Correspondence School in Edmonton to be marked by qualified teachers. Because of the school conditions we decided to locate a home for our family in Edmonton where we bought a house in July, 1948. We completed the fall work and harvesting then moved to Edmonton on October 26, 1948. Harold's father accompanied us there and lived with us until his death in October, 1953. Grandma Boyce had passed away in March, 1944. We have had a varied experinces since being in Edmonton where Harold and I,now retired, still live. Before retiring, Harold had worked as a correction officer at the Belmont Rehabilitation Center. I spent the latter years before my retirement as a Business Education teacher in the Bonnie Doon Composite High School. Glenn completed his High School in 1953 and then attended the Nazerene College in Red Deer from which he graduated in 1957. He married Ieleen Grant of Red Deer in 1956. He has pastored churches in Yorkton, Saskatchewan; Lethbridge, Alberta; Meaford, Ontario; and is now in a church in Newmarket, Ontario. He and Ieleen have two daughters, namely Rhonda Lee who is now 17, and Kathy Margaret, aged 16. Beverley lives in Edmonton and is now Mrs Patrick Carley. She attened the University of Alberta and became a Home Economist. She is presently teaching in the city in the L.Y. Cairns School which is one for special education. She has taught for the Edmonton School Board since 1963. She and Pat have two children, namely, Patrick Harold who is seven years old, and Erin Kathleen, aged six. We have many happy memories of our days on the farm but I feel I speak for all of us when I say we have been blessed in many ways since coming to Edmonton and I think it is one of the finest cities in Canada.' (Article written by Kathleen Boyce and sent to me by Shirley Hutzkal 17.3.96)

A Look into the life of Kathleen M. Boyce, Our Much Loved Grandmother by Patrick Carley
Grandma was born on December 9, 1908 on the family farm in Streamstown, Alberta near Lloydminster. Her parents Herbert and Rosetta Duckering were hardy pioneers who moved to Canada withthree young children from Lincolnshire, England, in May of 1903as members of the Bar Colony. Grandma had 1 sister (Winifred -who later moved back to England) and 7 brothers - Howard, Arthur (who also moved back to England), Alfred, Ronald, Roy (n close sibling who died at the age of 23), Herbert and her youngest brother Clarence.

Her family experienced their first telephone on Halloween night in 1918. They had country party lines so everyone heard all that was said on that line. I am sure the howls irritate a few older folk.

They bought their first car, a Model T, in 1921 and first radio in 1930.

She attended the University of Alberta's Normal school in thefall of 1929 to become a teacher and follow in the footsteps ofone of her fondest teachers and role models, Mr Alan Boyce who later became her bother-in-law.

She began her teaching career on August 30, 1930 at Clear Range School, teaching 23 students between grades I and 8. Ironically she was hired by a Mr. Coleman Boyce who was later to become her fatherin-law. She boarded with Charlie and Irene Boyce. This is where she met Harold. They were married in July of 1933.

Kathleen is survived by her youngest brother Clarence and his wife Grace. Two Children: Glenn and Ielene Boyce of Innisfail and Beverley and Patrick Carley of Edmonton. Grandchildren: Rhonda and Neil Amundson, Kathy and Lyle Knopp, Patrick and Janel Carley, Erin and

Daniel Turkstra; and Great grandchildren: Kimberly, Jennifer,Joy-Lynn, Mackenzie, Morgan and Emiley.

In the fall of 1948, Harold and Kathleen and their two Children, Glenn and Beverley moved to Edmonton. This was an exciting period for Kathleen - just the thought of turning on a lightswitch, ready supply of running water at the kitchen sink, etc. Not so for Glenn and Beverley. Leaving the farm was tough. The first Halloween in the big city and unlimited supply of candy helped to ease the pain.

Kathleen attended Alberta College to upgrade her skills in business education in 1955. In 1959 she joined the Edmonton Public School board and found much fulfillment in teaching Pittman shorthand and typing until her retirement in 1974 at the age of 65. After taking several years of summer classes and brief sabbatical she obtained her Bachelor of Education Degree in the spring of 1969.

Grandma had an adventurous side to her and loved to travel. My grandfather had a fear of flying and this meant that Grandma had to make the treks with her children or other close friends. She traveled to most parts of the world including North America, Europe, the Middle East, Asia, the South Pacific and Australia. It still amazes me that she was able to go on her own to Australia for several weeks in her late eighties. Even more amazing was her winning a talent show on a cruise to Bermuda at the age of 93 singing "Moonlight Roses" with my mother - a song they used to sing together on the old upright piano at the farm.

Some of the trips I had the fortune of tagging along. I have several memories of visiting relatives in England and getting lost in Harlem NY with Grandma.

Grandma's 31 years of retirement were certainly golden years. he and Harold celebrated their 50th wedding anniversary in the summer of 83. Grandpa would pass away in 92. This was hard for Grandma but she took great comfort, joy and pleasure in her family. She was certainly fond of her grandchildren and greatgrandchildren.
Grandma was a wonderful cook - I have many memories of Sunday meals, especially the good chicken dinners.

She loved to play games, especially a game of rook. I always wanted to be her partner - she was sharp and an matched mycompetitive nature to a tee.

She had an undeniable love for God and others. She had a kind and gentle spirit which touched and impacted the lives of many.

Grandma was an amazing God fearing woman who lived to the age of 96.
I am blessed to have had her as an important woman figure androle model in my life. Grandma always brought the best out of everyone. We will miss you Grandma until we meet again.

A Tribute to Kathleen, December 9, 1908 - September 7, 2005 by Erin Carley

Losing Grandma is something I could never be ready for -honestly I believed she would always be with us. She and Grandpa were the most influential people in my life, next to my parents and Patrick. Patrick and I are their namesakes. We were blessedto have known them so well and to have had them in our lives. They were truly wonderful grandparents - beyond compare. Grandma was the kind of grandmother and mother that everyone longs for.

My early memories of my grandparents are like a story book -going over to their place for Sunday dinner or to stay for the weekend, going for walks at the park with the pugs, going tochurch with them, playing cards and shuffleboard, singing, listening to the yodel records, spelling-B's, helping Grandma make toffee or raspberry jam. I don't know where she found all the time to make the buns and jelly and chocolate cake and pies and matrimonial squares and mincemeat tarts and many other goodies. It's no wonder we all like sweets! She was a talented cook and enjoyed having her family over for meals. She was well organized, hardworking, efficient and capable. Her house was extremely neat and her own appearance impeccable. She and

Grandpa were always happy to see us - and their joy was infectious. Sleeping over at their place was a treat. Grandma was always so cheerful and I loved being with her as a little girl - and that never changed as I grew up. She was rarely stern with us - that was left up to Grandpa. She would encourage me to go shopping with Grandpa for groceries (first we would stop at the Co-op and then go to Safeway). Grandpa always followed the same routine. And he always bought me and Patrick the samethings - a large bag of popcorn twists and black licorice (eventhough I told him I wanted red licorice - he insisted that black was better). And then on the way out he would split all his change between Patrick and I to use in the candy machines just inside the doors of the store. He always laughed at us. He had a strong presence, firm opinions, and we always knew where we stood with him. But he knew how to enjoy life and people. He was predictable - in a good way - and honest - and we loved him for it. As did Grandma. Grandma and Grandpa had fun together. They teased each other often. A few times, when Patrick and I were quite young, she would turn on the tape recorder during supperand put it under the table, unbeknownst to Grandpa. On the tape you can hear Grandpa saying to us "Come on now - eat up!" "Chewup now and get going! Smarten up!" - and in the background you can hear Grandma desperately trying to hold back her laughter as she giggled and listened on.

Grandma had a penchant for a few things. She loved pugs, especially the young ones with high spirits who tease and play. She would say "you're a scamp" or a "little imp". And I knew what she meant by "imp" because we had seen the Lincoln Imp together in England. My Grandpa loved pugs a lot too - we think part of the reason he would never get on a plane was that he couldn't take the pug along on the trip if they flew somewhere.

Grandma loved music too. She played the piano and sang often. She played light opera tunes on the piano at the farm and taught my mom how to sing. She still had a young voice when she died.

Grandma loved chocolates too - and always had them on hand. In the later days, my mom always kept her in good supply of dark Purdy's or Callebaut chocolate. This she passed on to my Mom and I as well - as she always insisted that we have a few when we visited.

Up until about 5 few years ago, Grandma still drove a car. When I was young, she had a yellow 1970 VW Beetle. She was a very fast driver - and sometimes got caught speeding. I loved driving with her in that car around town. My dad told me recently that she is the only person he ever saw that drove with 2 feet. Leftfoot on the brake and right foot on the gas! One day when I was twelve years old, I convinced her that I knew how to drive and that I could drive us downtown in her Beetle. She said OK and so off we went. When we got to the traffic circle I got nervous -so I told her she had better take over - so we switched seats.She always believed in me. Five years later she gave the car tome when Grandpa became too ill to drive and gave her his car. That summer I got a job in Kelowna at the church camp and Grandma took the trip with me through the mountains in the Beetle so that I could have the car with me all summer. We went over 90 miles per hour down some of those mountain roads a ttimes - but that didn't seem to worry her at all.

When I moved to Ontario to go to Queen's University Grandma came with me to help me settle in there. Grandma came out there many times - she was there for my convocations and Call to the Bar, my wedding, and for holiday visits as well. The bond we had never weakened. Grandma has always been concerned about me - and her whole family for that matter. She prayed for all of us everyday.

Grandma started writing her autobiography in 1985. It was something that was very important to her and she spent time working on it daily at her computer. My mother and I stepped into help her complete it early this Spring, which truly delighted her. She would read it over everyday after it was done. We think she loved to read about all of the stories of the significant people and events in her life. If you read it, you will see how truly remarkable her life was. Her parents emigrated from England in 1903, and she was born on the farm near Streamstown. It must have been extremely difficult for her mother to leave her loving family and refined life in England to come to a stark cold prairie. But they survived and flourished. Grandma embraced this pioneering spirit. She lived a full life right up until the end.

As I grew up I got to know Grandma as an adult and my admirationfor her grew deeper. She was always so proud of me and my accomplishments - but it's all relative. Her faith in God was always evident to me. She had a very strong character and came from a courageous line of women. Grandma, Mom and I had the kind of bond that was unbreakable. We traveled together to England several times where we met many of Grandma's relatives. In 2000 we were blessed to have gone as 3 generations to Israel together. We went to Jerusalem and saw all of the important places where Jesus had been. Grandma was 92 then and seemed to have more energy than I did at times. We went to the Garden Tombin Jerusalem for the sunrise service on Easter Sunday. The garden was beautifully kept - there were lilies and birds and wesaw the sun rise over the garden wall that morning. During the service Grandma asked my mom "Do you think this is what heaven will be like?" My mom told her she couldn't think of anything that was more like heaven. Clearly Grandma knew where she was going, and I can't wait to see her again.

Obituary Edmonton paper: "BOYCE, Kathleen. On September 7, 2005, Kathleen BOYCE of Edmonton went home to be with her Lord at theage of 96 years. Left to cherish her memory are her children, Glenn (Ieleen) BOYCE, Beverley (Pat) CARLEY; grandchildren, Rhonda (Neil) AMUNDSON, Kathy (Lyle) KNOPP, Patrick (Jane)CARLEY & Erin (Daniel) CARLEY-TURKSTRA; six great-grandchildren, Kimberley, Jennifer, Joy, Mackenzie, Morgan, emily; her brother Clarence (Grace) DUCKERING; as well as numerous nieces, nephews & many dear frriends. Funeral service will be held on Monday, September 12, 2005 at 2.00pm at Southside Church of the Nazarene, 10712-29 Avenue, Edmonton, with Reverend Doug HERBERT officiating. Serenity Funeral Service, 5311-91 Street, 450-0101, Condolences: www.serenity.ca. Your Community Owned Not For Profit Society."