Obituary: Dane County, Wisconsin: Mrs. Reuben BOYCE

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MRS. REUBEN BOYCE DIES AT HOME NEAR BROOKLYN

Had Lived Here Since 1849

Mrs. Reuben Boyce passed away suddenly at her home near Brooklyn, the
evening of Wednesday, November 25. She had seemed in her usual good spirit
at the supper table, but very soon afterward was taken ill and the end came
quickly. Mrs. Boyce was one of the oldest residents of this part of the
state, having lived in this vicinity for nearly three-quarters of a
century. She was well known and had many friends both in Brooklyn and in
Evansville.

She was born in Clark County, Ohio, July 30, 1831, the daughter of William
Wilson McLaughlin and Sarah Robinson McLaughlin. When she was but five
years old her mother died, the family then moved to La Porte, Ind., where
they lived until she was eleven years old. Here her father was married to
Emeline Hazeltine. In 1842 the family moved to Wisconsin and located in
Rock County. For three years Miss McLaughlin attended school in Evansville.

She was married July 4, 1849, to Reuben Boyce and immediately they took up
their residence on the farm near Brooklyn, where the home has since been.
Mrs. Boyce was the mother of seven children, Lewellyn died when a child.
Willis C. Boyce was at one time district manager of the Mutual Life
Insurance Company of New York, in North Dakota, dying in 1907. Frank L.
Boyce lived in Sioux Falls, S. D., and was a member of the law firm of
Boyce and Boyce. His death occurred in 1896. The surviving children are
Nellie B. Hersey, Jesse W. Boyce, a practicing attorney Sioux Falls, of the
firm Boyce, Warren and Fairbanks, Miss Anna L. Boyce, and Fred R. Boyce, a
farmer residing near Brooklyn.

Mrs. Boyce, when a young girl, became a member of the Methodist Episcopal
church, and in her younger days was a very active worker in her church.

The funeral services were held at the home at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon,
and were conducted by the Rev. D. Quincy Grabill, pastor of the
Congregational church of Evansville. The interment was in the family lot in
the Brooklyn cemetery. The funeral service was attended by a very large
number of friends and neighbors.

December 3, 1914, Evansville Review, p. 1, col. 2, Evansville, Wisconsin 

Mrs. Rebuen Boyce died Wednesday evening at her home, one mile west of
town. Mrs. Boyce was eighty-three years of age and except for rheumatism
that affected her, so she could walk but little, she was in splended health
up to the time she died. She came from Ohio to Wisconsin in 1849 and since
that time has resided near Brooklyn. The funeral was held Sunday afternoon
from the home, Rev. D. Q. Grabill of Evansville officiating and Mr. Paul
Chase sang "Thy Will Be Done." Interment at Mt. Hope. Those who came from a
distance to attend the funeral were Mr. Jesse Boyce, Sioux City, Ia.; Mrs.
Maud Boyce, Minneapolis; Mr. and Mrs. Frank Frisbee and Mrs. Fred Frisbee
of Sheldon, Ia.; Mrs. Anna Cartwright of Chicago; Mrs. Nellie Hersey,
Oconomowoc.

December 3, 1914, p. 3, col. 2, "Brooklyn" news, Evansville Review,
Evansville, Wisconsin