Loy Lavel Boardman

1927 - 2015  (88 years)

• Name	Loy Lavel Boardman
  Birth	30 May 1927	Newcastle, Dixon County, Nebraska   [1, 2, 3]
  History	On 27 December 1956, the family was on their way to visit Gladys' sister for Christmas, when a drunk driver hit them head on. Danny was thrown from the vehicle and killed. Loy's foot went through the floor board trying to break, and he suffered a broken jaw, foot, and other minor injuries. Gladys was the only conscious person after the accident, and crawled up the bank to the road side to flag down help. She had neck and back pain for the rest of her life. Both she and Barbara were originally pronounced dead at the hospital. Rodney had a broken leg. Barbara had a broken jaw and leg. Jimmy had a skin graft performed to his severe head wound. Mary had minor injuries. The family stayed with their grandmother Fisk after the accident while those in the hospital were recovering. None of them were able to attend the funeral of Danny. According to his obituary, Loy learned the value of hard work at an early age during the Depression, as he left school to help his father support their large family. He worked in the shipyards in Washington, built bridges, dams, and highways all over the Midwest and for many years maintained the country roads around Unadilla. Loy and Darlene established Red?s Café, known for good homecookin? and cold beer. Loy always advised his children, ?There?s always a job out there if you?re willing to work.? He served in the U.S. Army near the end of WWII. In 1948, he came to Syracuse to work on Highway#50 and met Darlene Fisk at Elms Ballroom. They were married on June 19th that year, raising 7 children together. There wasn?t any job or problem he wouldn?t tackle, including checking his children?s homework. Loy loved his family above all else and took great joy in the arrival of each grand and great-grandchild.  [3, 4]
  Residence	1984 (56 years)	Unadilla, Otoe County, Nebraska   [5]
  Residence	1985 (57 years)	Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska   [1]
  Death	25 Sep 2015	Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska   [4]
  	Agency: the Good Samaritan Society
  Burial	3 Oct 2015	Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Unadilla, Otoe County, Nebraska   [4]
  Siblings	7 Siblings
  + 1. Loy Lavel Boardman,   b. 30 May 1927, Newcastle, Dixon County, Nebraska d. 25 Sep 2015, Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska  (Age 88 years) + 2. Major Franklin Dean "Frank" Boardman, US Army Ret + 3. Elaine O. Boardman,   b. 02 Oct 1928, Newcastle, Dixon County, Nebraska d. 08 Dec 2007, North Platte, Lincoln County, Nebraska  (Age 79 years) ▻ Michael Henry "Mike" Higgins + 4. Melva Jean Boardman + 5. Darlene Boardman + 6. Yvonne Gertrude Helen "Bonnie" Boardman ▻ Daniel Neuhalfen,  m. 23 Jan 1956 + 7. Alice Susan Boardman,   b. 10 Oct 1940, Crofton, Knox County, Nebraska d. 10 May 1992, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa  (Age 51 years) + 8. Janice Elizabeth Boardman
  Person ID	I4331	| Clan of Jonathan, Tribe of Alvin
  Last Modified	28 Sep 2015

  
  

  Father	Chester Frank Boardman,   b. 19 Dec 1901, Union, Cass County, Nebraska d. 23 Jun 1984, Denison, Crawford County, Iowa (Age 82 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Mother	Gertrude Noecker,   b. 23 Apr 1903, Crofton, Knox County, Nebraska d. 28 Nov 1994, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota (Age 91 years)
  Relationship	Birth
  Marriage	05 Nov 1921	Wayne, Wayne County, Nebraska
  Age at Marriage	He : 19 years and 11 months - She : 18 years and 7 months.
  Family ID	F1661	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Gladys Darlene Fisk,   b. 05 Apr 1927, Anselmo, Custer County, Nebraska d. 20 Jan 1985, Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska (Age 57 years)
  Marriage	19 Jun 1948	Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska   [1, 2, 3]
  Age at Marriage	He : 21 years and 1 month - She : 21 years and 2 months.
  Children	+ 1. Barbara Jean Boardman   2. Rodney Dean Boardman + 3. Jimmy Loy "Jim" Boardman   4. Linda Kay Boardman,   b. 29 Jan 1953, Crofton, Knox County, Nebraska d. 06 Jul 1960, Yankton, Yankton County, South Dakota (Age 7 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth]   5. Danny Wayne Boardman,   b. 10 Mar 1954, Spencer, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma d. 27 Dec 1956, near Lincoln, Otoe County, Nebraska (Age 2 years)  [Father: Birth]  [Mother: Birth] + 6. Mary Elaine Boardman   7. Larry Lee Boardman
  Family ID	F2105	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Elda Alpha Halm
  Family ID	F2106	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	12 Oct 2014

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 30 May 1927 - Newcastle, Dixon County, Nebraska Marriage - 19 Jun 1948 - Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska Child - Linda Kay Boardman - 29 Jan 1953 - Crofton, Knox County, Nebraska Child - Danny Wayne Boardman - 10 Mar 1954 - Spencer, Oklahoma County, Oklahoma Residence - 1984 - Unadilla, Otoe County, Nebraska Residence - 1985 - Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska Death - 25 Sep 2015 - Syracuse, Otoe County, Nebraska Burial - 3 Oct 2015 - Hopewell Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Unadilla, Otoe County, Nebraska  = Link to Google Earth
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  [S288] Boardman, Loy. letter: 2000-08-07, (Letter to Robert Roy, 7 August 2000). [S464] Hanke, Mary E. email: 2005-06-05 "Corrections for Mary E. Boardman Hanke #4713 and siblings, (Email message from hankemary (at) cox.net at Omaha, Nebraska. 5 June 2005). [S737] Hanke, Mary E. Boardman Descendants, (Omaha, Nebraska: manuscript, 2011). [S935] Obituary of Loy Boardman , (Fusselman-Allen-Harvey Funeral Home). [S219] Neil, Ruth. Email: 2000-04-05, (Email from St. Clairsville, Ohio, 5 April 2000).