Private services will be held with burial to follow in Memorial Cemetery Fremont, NE. Donations may be made to the family. Online condolences may be expressed at www.rungemortuary.com.
Boyd was born on August 21, 1942, to Warren and Florence Conklin in Cedar Bluffs, NE and graduated from Cedar Bluffs High School in 1959. Boyd served in the US Army 1960-62 stationed in Germany.
In 1975 Boyd married Kathleen Storjohann, they divorced in 1986 but she remained the love of his life till the end.
Boyd was employed by John Deere Harvester Works, Moline, for twenty five years.
Sunday mornings were spent joyously at St. Mark’s Lutheran Church, Davenport. Boyd was an inquisitive world traveler, having most recently visited Russia. Trains and baseball were his passions, and Boyd was proud to have been an extra on several movie sets.
Surviving are Kathleen Storjohann Conklin; children, Tami Jo (Travis) Dennis and Anthony Conklin; his twin brother, Lloyd, and siblings, Howard and Goldie; and many beloved nieces and nephews.
Boyd was preceded in death by his parents and a sister Hilda.
The family thanks the kind staff at Beacon of Hope Hospice and Serenity Nursing Home, Moline.