Therese Sedlock Boyd

Therese Boyd Obituary

Therese Sedlock Boyd

AGE: 86 • Middlesex

Therese Sedlock Boyd, 86, of Middlesex, N.J. and formerly of Scranton, died Saturday at Mountain View Care Center. She is survived by her husband, Gerald F. Boyd, with whom she celebrated 60 years of marriage on June 20, 2013.Born in Scranton, daughter of the late John and Mary Peason Sedlock, she graduated from Scranton Central High School, Class of 1945, and earned her nursing degree from Hahnemann School of Nursing in 1948. For over 60 years, Therese worked in her profession as a visiting registered nurse, and provided comfort and compassionate care to all of her patients, first with Scranton VNA and later in New Jersey with Somerset Valley VNA. She was a devoted parishioner of Our Lady of Mt. Virgin in Middlesex, and an active member of the church's Altar and Rosary Society. Therese was an amazing woman, full of life and boundless energy. A wonderful wife, an extraordinary mother, she was especially generous and direct, and her kindness and sense of humor, evident in her gift for storytelling, will be deeply missed. Surviving are a daughter, Ellen Duffy, Scranton; two sons, Gerald Boyd Jr., and wife, Wendy, Raritan, N.J.; and Timothy Boyd and wife, Pamela, Flourtown; a sister, Margaret Laybourn, Scranton; four grandchildren, Erica Lescota, Colin Boyd, Riley Boyd and Liam Boyd; a great-grandchild, Chloe Lescota; several nieces and nephews. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Joseph and John Sedlock; two sisters, Helen Woodyatt and Anna Mae McTiernan; and a beloved son-in-law, Daniel Duffy.

A Memorial Mass will be held at OLMV on May 10, 2014 at 11:00am in Middlesex, NJ.

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Published by Courier News on May 4, 2014.

Memories and Condolences
for Therese Boyd

4 Entries

May 4, 2014

Mrs. Boyd visited our home over 40 years ago when my mother was very sick and we were small children. Her kindness was never forgotten. Thank you, Mrs. Boyd.

Phil Lore

May 3, 2014

still remember watching Dylan on the Johnny Cash show over their house in 1969. very nice lady

Frank Prudente

April 30, 2014

Mrs. Boyd was a part of my very young childhood due to her and my Mother being good friends. I've always known of her of being kind and well educated. To me she was like a Motherly Figure to all the children that were blessed to have had such a wonderful woman as part of their childhood. May she rest in Peace…

Hacklebarney State Park

Tony Buhager

April 29, 2014

Mrs. Boyd, as she was known to me, always was such a kind woman to me no matter what the situation was. As a child, she was in my elementary school regularly as the nurse and would lovingly take care of me when I was sick. At her home, she frequently had something sweet for us to eat, pie or ice cream or cookies. My brother and I played with her son Timmy as young children do. My fondest memories of Mrs. Boyd is in October every year we would go to Hacklebarney State Park in Long Valley, NJ and have a family picnic together. My mom and Mrs. Boyd had always prepared the most delicious food, while us three boys played in the little creek nearby splashing each other and climbing on all the rocks. Mr. Boyd would always bring a radio so he could listen to the baseball games while we were picnicing. We built fires, cooked hamburgers/hotdogs, and later toasted mashmallows together. It was such a joyous time of my life growing up with the Boyd family in Middlesex, NJ. Later in the late 80's, I bought a house only 2 doors away from the Boyd's home on Loraine Ave and spent many times talking together and running into each other in the local markets. I also remember many times when Mrs. Boyd came to our home. Sometimes as a friend, other times as a visiting nurse. She was very dedicated to her work and her patience as she loved people and being together with them was very important to her. Serving others needs was always high on her priority list and it showed. My own mom is still here with me, however Mrs. Boyd is now the last of my childhood moms that I loved and felt real love from. You will be dearly missed Mrs. Boyd. Thank you for all the love you shared with me over the 50+ years I have known you!

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