Agatha Boyd

Agatha C. Boyd, 82, of Perkins Pavilion, died Wednesday, November 29, 2000 at Perkins Pavilion.

Memorial Mass will be Monday, December 11, 2000; 10:30: A.M. at St. Cecilia's Catholic Church with Father Larry Gyhra officiating. Interment will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska.

Agatha C. Boyd was born February 22, 1918 in Humboldt, South Dakota to Charles & Mary (O'Connell) Feyder. She graduated from Humboldt High School in 1936. While in high school, she worked as a switchboard operator and played the piano for silent movies at the local theater. She was also a switchboard operator at Sioux Falls, South Dakota at the Cataract Hotel. On June 22, 1940 she married Earl E. Boyd in Sioux Falls, South Dakota. He died in 1987. She moved to Ogallala, Nebraska in 1941 and lived in North Platte, Nebraska & Great Falls, Montana before moving to Hastings, Nebraska in 1950. She was a switchboard operator for Nash Finch Company, Hillcrest Jack & Jill and Clark Hotel. In 1962, she became the switchboard operator at Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital, retiring in 1987. She was a member of St. Cecilia Catholic Church, Catholic Daughters and Mary Lanning Memorial Hospital Auxiliary.

Agatha C. Boyd was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Earl, 1 son, Richard and 2 sisters.

Survivors include, Daughters & Sons-in-law, Sharon & Max Hecht - Juniata, NE, Kathy & Dean Clark - York, NE; Son & Daughter-in-law, Neal & Joyce Boyd - Johnson Lake, NE; 9 Grandchildren; 8 Great Grandchildren

Memorial maybe given to Hastings Catholic Schools or Good Samaritan Village

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