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Delmar R. Boice, 75, of Sugar Hollow, Tunkhannock, died Tuesday morning at Tyler Memorial Hospital, Tunkhannock, after an illness. He was born on the family homestead in Sugar Hollow, a son of the late Solomon and Evelyn Wright Boice. He and his wife, the former Frances Synder, would have celebrated their 28th anniversary in November. He formerly managed Fassetts Department store in Tunkhannock. He was a general contractor, worked at Keystone College in the Maintenance Department and retired from Tunkhannock Area School District Maintenance Department. He and his wife owned and operated Boice's Hoagie Barn in Tunkhannock for 15 years. He was a 1952 graduate of Tunkhannock High School, was a member of the Tunkhannock Rotary Club, Triton Hose Company and Tunkhannock Ambulance Association. He had a heart of gold and was always there for his family. He was a collector of old John Deere tractors and antique cars. He was preceded in death by a son, Solomon; brother H. Carl Boice; and stepsons Robert and Eugene Rought; and a grandson, Scott Rought. Surviving beside his wife are two daughters, Laurie and her husband, Bill Kintner, of Mehoopany; Bonny Ruscetti, of Tunkhannock; stepson Walter Rought, of Nicholson; a sister, Shirley Stefanko, of Tunkhannock; grandchildren Faith Sands, Heather Winters, Christa Truesdale, Michael Ruscetti, Lindsey Banks, James Rought, Jessica Howell, Azure Kintner; several great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Funeral services will be Saturday at 11a.m. at the Harding-Litwin Funeral Home, 123 W. Tioga St., Tunkhannock. Interment will be in Sunnyside Cemetery, Tunkhannock . Services will conducted by the Rev. Joe Billingsley of the Mehoopany Baptist Church. Friends may call on Friday, from 4 to 8 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to Triton Hose Company or Tunkhannock Ambulance Association.
Birth: Sep. 25, 1933, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA; Death: Sep. 8, 2009, Tunkhannock, Wyoming County, Pennsylvania, USA/ http://www.findagrave.com
Name: Delmar R. Boice, Born: 25 Sep 1933, Died: 8 Sep 2009; Last Residence: 18657 Tunkhannock, Wyoming, Pennsylvania