Paul B. Boyce

SCHENECTADY, N.Y. - Paul B. Boyce died July 11, 2012, after a long battle with cancer.

He was born in Poultney, Vt., in 1927, the son of the late George P. and Emma (Bree) Boyce.

Educated in Poultney, he served in the U.S. Army from 1945-1947.

He was a graduate of the University of Vermont and the State University of New York at Albany. From 1955 until his retirement in 1988, he was employed by the South Colonie School System first as a teacher, then as a guidance counselor. For several years he served as curator of the Poultney Historical Society Museum.

His hobbies included gardening, cooking, reading, listening to music, and traveling.

Mr. Boyce is survived by his wife of 58 years, Harriet (Parker), two children, and one grandchild. Daughter Janet L. and her husband, James Hacknauer, and their daughter, Melissa, live in Niskayuna; son Paul G. lives in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. Other survivors include two sisters, Mary Kelly of Schenectady and Anne Ashley of Williston, Vt.; four brothers, George (Myrna) of Bristol, R.I., Charles (Shirley) of Spring Hill, Fla., Stephen (Wendy) of San Francisco, Calif., and James (Janet) of South Pasadena, Calif.; also several nieces and nephews. Sister Sylvia of Wells, Vt., wife of Dr. Nicholas Murphy, died in 2006, and brother John of Bridgeport, Conn., died in 2011.

Services will be at the convenience of the family with burial in Poultney, Vt.

Memorial contributions may be made to Community Hospice of Schenectady or the American Cancer Society.

Arrangements are entrusted to Light's Funeral Home, Schenectady, N.Y. To express condolences, visit sbfuneralhome.com.