Terry Boyce

1937 - 2022

Theresa “Terry” Boyce (née Harty), beloved wife of the late Ronald Boyce, passed away in Lethbridge on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at the age of 85 years.

The burial service was held at Mountain View Cemetery, Lethbridge on Saturday, September 10, 2022 at 2:00 P.M. with Life Celebrant, Shelly Dawn Bassett officiating.

Theresa will be lovingly remembered by her four children: Kate (Wayne), Bev (Alec), Bill (Jane) and their sons Tyson and Caden, and Alan (Pennie) and their son Steven (Kirbi). She is also survived by her brother Tom (Beth), sister Ann (Ray) and by numerous nieces and nephews. She will be sadly missed but fondly remembered by everyone.

She was predeceased by her husband Ronald, her sister Mary Eva and by her parents and her in-laws.

Theresa was born in Foremost to Thomas and Bertha Harty. Along with her brother Tom and sister Ann, she grew up on the family farm east of Milk River. She attended school at Hoping, Alberta and Masinasin, Alberta and graduated in 1955 from Warner High School.

Following graduation, Theresa worked for Alberta Government Telephones and it was there that she met Ronald Boyce, a rebel with a motorcycle and a love of fast cars. She married Ronald at St. Patrick’s Church in 1957 and they were together until his death thirty five years later.

Theresa worked as an administrative support at Catholic Central High School, as the Computer Lab school aide at St. Mary’s and as a part-time computer instructor at Lethbridge Community College.

Theresa was amazingly resourceful and creative. In retirement, she enjoyed travel and line dancing. She was always supportive of her children's activities including athletics, education and motorsports.

If friends so desire, memorial tributes in Theresa’s name may be made directly to St. Therese Villa, Lethbridge in care of Covenant Foundation, Room 3C60, 11111 Jasper Avenue, Edmonton, Alberta T5K 0L4 www.covenantfoundation.ca or to a charity of your personal choice. The family would like to extend a special thanks to the staff at St. Therese Villa for the compassionate care given to Theresa.