Dianne Carol Boyce's Obituary
Dianne Carol Boyce was born Dianne Carol Hahn in Columbus, Ohio January 4, 1941 to Harry S. and Lucile “Pat” Hahn. She was their only child. Her formative years were spent traveling the country with her parents, horsemanship, and swimming. Her love for nature endured until her passing in the form of gardening and surrounding herself with potted plants and flowers.
Dianne married Richard E. Woodbridge in her late teens and they had one son, Richard E. Woodbridge Jr. Her second marriage was to Marlyn James Boyce, and they had two sons, James E. Boyce and David A. Boyce, and together with her son from her first marriage, settled down in the Westside of Columbus, Ohio. Dianne worked as a file clerk for Battelle Memorial Institute on the campus of Ohio State University during their tenure on the Westside of Columbus.
In 1974, the Boyces moved to Grandview, Ohio, a suburb within the Columbus city limits. Soon after that move, Dianne quit work to be a stay-at-home mother. In 1979, her husband, Marlyn, took a job offer with Hilti Corporation as warehouse manager for the company’s newly opened American manufacturing facility in Broken Arrow, Oklahoma and they moved there that year. Dianne’s father died in 1976 and her mother, who moved with them to Broken Arrow, died the month they arrived.
Dianne was diagnosed with Lupus shortly after the move to Oklahoma, which slowly crippled her with arthritis throughout the rest of her life. In great pain, losing the mobility of most of her joints over time, she never uttered a word of complaint and determined to live as normal a life as possible, giving Glory to God always for her blessings and her struggles.
Dianne decided after arriving in Broken Arrow to work for the Oral Roberts University in the Library. In 1996, her husband was diagnosed with leukemia and died from its complications on September 14, 2001, three days after the 9-11 attacks on the twin towers in New York City. Her children had left the home years earlier, leaving her widowed alone in the home they lived in for over 20 years. She made the decision after a year in that state to volunteer with Global Recordings Network in Temecula, CA and moved to Murrieta, CA, a neighboring town to serve there. She stayed with GRN as a remote volunteer for the years leading to her passing.
She eventually moved to Oceanside, CA to be close to her son, Jim, and eventually her son, Rick. She lived independently until several months before her passing.
Dianne loved her family. Christmases during her Broken Arrow tenure were always at her house with her sons, their wives and children. She was a dedicated prayer warrior, her knee prints permanently embossed at the end of the couch from which she prayed at 5 a.m. every morning at the Broken Arrow residence. She took every opportunity to share the gospel to the lost and encourage the brothers and sisters and children in the Lord. She did this consistently from the time she gave her heart to the Lord at age 20 until her passing. She always had a kind word, never departing from her commitment to Jesus Christ in 64 years. She is dearly loved and missed.
Dianne is survived by her three sons and their wives, twelve grandchildren, twenty three great-grandchildren, and her dog, Chance. Dianne passed on to Glory Tuesday, January 7th, 2025, three days after her 84th birthday.
A graveside service to honor Dianne's life will take place at 12:30 PM on Friday, February 7, 2025, at Floral Haven Memorial Gardens in the Garden of Remembrance, located at 6500 S 129th E Ave, Broken Arrow, OK 74012, with Pastor John Penrose officiating. Dianne will be laid to rest by her husband, Marlyn.
Arrangements entrusted to Floral Haven Funeral Home.
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