Anthony E. Boyk

MIDDLEFIELD – Anthony E. Boyk, age 88, of Middlefield, formerly of Troy Township, passed away peacefully Saturday morning, March 19, 2022, at home.

He was born in Cleveland, on Dec. 2, 1933, to the late John S. and Frances (nee Wlodarczyk) Boyk.

Anthony married LoisAnn Renner on Feb. 14, 1994.

Anthony as a youth attended St. Casimir Church in Cleveland, where he was an altar boy. He then attended St. Benedictine High School (which he was quite proud of) up to the 11th grade. At that time, he left his grandparents to join his parents and brothers who had previously moved out to the ‘country,’ that being Troy Township in Geauga County. Once there, Anthony, his mother, father and his three brothers joined St. Edwards Catholic Church in Parkman Township.

Anthony attended 11th grade at Troy High School. Due to the closure of Troy High School, he had to attend Burton High School, where he graduated in the Class of 1951. Tony played football, basketball and track & field at both schools, of which he lettered in football, basketball and track & field his senior year.

After graduation Anthony started his own trucking company, hauling coal, slag, sand and gravel. Years later, he worked. at IBM and Sherwin Williams in Cleveland.

Most of his working career he spent in the civil construction industry as a construction equipment operator working for several Northeast Ohio construction companies such as Cary & Zeigler Excavating, George Stone Construction, Cleveland Trinidad, Schloss Paving and Ronyak Brothers Paving.

In 1981, he left the civil construction industry and set off to help his brother Lawrence start and become part owner of Larry’s Discount Auto Parts, established in Naples, Fla., where he lived until 1991. Anthony then moved back home to Troy, where he worked once again for Schloss Paving until he retired in 1994.

Even though he left the civil construction industry for close to 10 years, he continued to be a member of International Union of Operating Engineers Local 18. On Dec. 2, 2013, Anthony was recognized by the International Union of Operating Engineers for achieving 50 years of membership with Local 18.

When Anthony was not working, he enjoyed helping family and friends with whatever they were undertaking and needed help with. In addition to that, he enjoyed cutting trees and working in the woods at the family homestead and his old house, affectionately referred to as the “Cottage.”

Anthony also enjoyed the occasional fishing excursions he would go on over the years. When Anthony was in his early 20s, he enjoyed ‘souping up’ his hotrod Model A Ford.

Anthony was also proud to be a past member of the Troy Township zoning board and selected as “2017 Mr. Troy” at the Troy Homecoming.

The virtue that would exemplify Anthony the most would be that of charity, the highest form of love. Only Anthony, Our Lord and those that Anthony helped, know the many acts of charity he performed during his humble, just and righteous life.

Anthony will be sadly missed by his best friend and loving wife of 28 years, LoisAnn; brother Norbert (Nancy) Boyk; nephews, God son, Joseph (Analyn) Boyk, Mark Boyk, Michael Boyk, John (Amy) Boyk, Christopher (Tiffany) Boyk; nieces, Regina “Gigi” (Dale) Spicer, Lisa (Mark) Pollari; 23 grandnieces and grandnephews; five great-grandnieces and great-grandnephews; step-children, Jeffrey (Candace) Renner, Laurie (Mark) Bevington, Larry (Andrea) Renner, Sherri (Mike) Dolgner, Cindy Renner; sisters-in-law, Gladys Boyk and Mary Lou Garver (Joel); nine step-grandchildren; 18 step-great-grandchildren; and many friends.

He is preceded in death by his parents; brothers Larry Boyk, Jerry (and wife, Jeanette) Boyk; and niece Denise Boyk.

A Memorial Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022, at St. Edwards Catholic Church, 16150 Center St., Parkman. Friends will be received from 10 a.m. on Saturday until the time of mass at the Church.

Anthony’s final resting place will be in Troy Township Cemetery.

Arrangements have been entrusted to Best Funeral Home, 15809 Madison Road, Middlefield, 440-632-0818. Online condolences may be sent at www.bestfunerals.com.