Catherine R. Boyd

Catherine (Kate) R. Boyd, 84, of Conneaut Lake, passed away Thursday, March 28, 2013 at UPMC Horizon, Greenville. She was born June 27, 1928 in Meadville, a daughter of Carl J. and Ethel C. Sheriff Engels. She married C. Lewis Boyd June 9, 1949 and he preceded her in death December 21, 2005. Kate was a 1946 graduate of Meadville High School and was a graduate of the Orra-Jean Beauty Academy in Erie. She worked for 5 years as a beautician at the Ardis Beauty Salon and was a homemaker. An active member of Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, Conneaut Lake, she was a member of the Altar Rosary Society, Care and Concern Committee and the church choir. Kate was a 4-H leader for 19 years, former Girl Scout leader and member of the Red Hat Society. She enjoyed sewing, crafts, needlework, gardening, traveling and most of all time spent with her family and especially her grandchildren and great-granddaughter. Survivors include four children, Caroline Bitting and her husband H. Brian of East Greenville, LuAnn Carter and her husband Peter of Goffstown, NH, Robert P. Boyd of Conneaut Lake, and Nancy Miller and her husband Randy of Conneaut Lake; five grandchildren, Shannon Panella and her husband Joseph, Andrew Bitting, Lt. Nicholas Bitting, Savannah Miller, and Chaney Miller; a great-granddaughter, Elliana Panella; and two sisters, Lucille Engels Albaugh of Meadville and Frances Engels Main of Chandler, AZ; and several nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by an infant daughter, Diane Eleene Boyd and two brothers, Robert L. and Charles W. Engels. Calling hours will be Tuesday from 4 to 7 p.m. at Waid-Coleman Funeral Home, 12422 Conneaut Lake Rd., Conneaut Lake with a Rosary service at 7:00 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be Celebrated Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. at Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, 155 S. Ninth St., Conneaut Lake with Fr. John Lucas as Celebrant. Interment will be in Our Lady Queen of the Americas Cemetery. Memorials may be made to Our Lady Queen of the Americas Church, P.O. Box 110, Conneaut Lake, PA 16316. Share your memories and condolences at waidcolemanfh.com