Carol Constance Boyer

1926 - 2008

Carol Constance Boyer, 82, of Denver, Colo., died on Friday, October 17, 2008, at the Hospice of St. John, Lakewood, Colo. She was born July 21, 1926, at Lodi, Ohio, to Franklin and Edna Mae Younker. She married Max Boyer on August 27, 1946. He survives. She was Valedictorian of the Class of 1943 at Central High School in N. Manchester, Ind., and violinist for five years in N. Manchester Civic Symphony. She worked her way through college with a BA in chemistry, zoology and German and graduated in 1946 from Manchester College. She graduated in 1947 from St. Elizabeth Medical Technology School in Lafayette, Ind., and became a registered M.T. (ASCP) in 1947. She received her MA in Librarianship in 1970 from the University of Denver and was a member of Mensa and Intertel. Constance was a part-time "lay reader" for Denver High School and University of Colorado English classes from 1960 to 1970. In addition, she was a cataloging librarian and cataloging supervisor in Denver Public Library from October of 1970 to February of 1988. Constance was an avid amateur genealogist with numerous published family histories and articles, a collector of fossils and books, and she loved to play bridge.
She is survived by three sons, Kim Y. (Judy) Boyer, of Littleton, Colo., Kerry G. (Martha -Marti) Boyer, of Boones Mill, Va., and Todd B. (Jacquie) Boyer, of Littleton, Colo.; six grandchildren, Dawn Gonzales, of Roanoke, Va., Keenan Boyer, of Lima, Ohio, and Kyndal Boyer, of Boones Mill, Va., Marcus Boyer, of Denver, Colo., Mara Seipp-Katz and Zanna Seipp-Katz, of Winnipeg, Canada; and two great grandchildren, Alyssa Thompson and Elijah Thompson, both of Roanoke, Va. Also surviving are three sisters, Shirley Wilcox, of North Manchester, Ind., Phoebe Palazzo, of Costa Mesa, Calif., and Mary Ann (Cameron A.) Hall, of Sheridan, Wyo. There will be a memorial open house at St. Paul's Community Church, Lakewood, Colo. Burial will be held at a later date at Fort Logan National Cemetery. In lieu of flowers, preferred memorials are Denver Public Library-Genealogy Department, Manchester College, 604 E. College Avenue, North Manchester, Ind. 46962 or to charity of donor's choice.