Obituary of Nelson Antonio Boyer

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BOYER, Nelson

Nelson, the youngest of six children, was born on January 23, 1936 near St. Louis, SK to Jean and Léonie (née Régnier) Boyer. He obtained his teaching degree in Ottawa which led to a 30 year career as a teacher in several prairie towns and cities.  On June 29, 1963, he married his wife, Claudette (née Mailhot).  After 7 years they moved to Sénégal, Africa with their three young children where Nelson taught English through the CIDA program. Upon returning to Canada in 1975 they moved to North Battleford, SK, and then finally retired in Regina, SK in the 1990s.  Nelson married Blanche Abello after the loss of Claudette. Nelson was an avid sportsman and loved playing ball and hockey, and coached many sports. A memorable event was an old-timers hockey game where he played against Maurice ‘The Rocket’ Richard.  He was a computer geek, a gardener (carefully nurturing his columbines and tea roses), and an accomplished wine maker.  All his life he enjoyed singing and playing guitar, and was a lifelong learner, even teaching himself to play the piano when he was in his 60s.  He was a faithful Catholic his entire adult life, and had a deep devotion to Mary and a belief in eternal life with God. May he rest in peace.  We would like to thank the staff at Marian Chateau, and also friends and family in Regina, for their friendship, and care and concern for Nelson during the last five years.  Nelson leaves behind his two children Marc and Yolande, two grandchildren Aubrie and Rémie, his brother, Ovide and wife, Blanche.  He was preceded in death by his wife Claudette; parents; four siblings Lionel, Val, Gerald and a baby; his eldest daughter, Christine and his granddaughter, Clare. Prayers will be held at Speers Funeral Chapel, 2136 College Avenue, Regina SK on Tuesday, August 11, 2020 at 7:00 p.m. Funeral Mass will be held at Blessed Sacrament Roman Catholic Church, 2049 Scarth Street, Regina SK on Wednesday, August 12, 2020 at 10:00 a.m. To view the livestream of the service, please click on the link to Speers TV at the top of Nelson’s Tribute Page.