Kristeen Boyd

Kristeen Ann Boyd of Charles City died peacefully surrounded by family on July 3, 2023, at the Cedar Valley Hospice House in Waterloo, IA. She fought a brief, but courageous fight with pancreatic cancer following a long struggle with multiple autoimmune diseases.

Kristeen Boyd was born on Feb. 21, 1949 in Charles City, Iowa, the fourth daughter of Norman and Leona Hallberg. She graduated from Charles City High School in 1967 and married her high school sweetheart, Leland Boyd, on Dec. 28, 1968. They enjoyed traveling together including several trips to Hawaii, Europe, the Holy Lands, Australia and to their cabin in Canada. Kris cherished time with family, especially if games were involved, and many of their travels were to visit her three sisters or her children and grandchildren. One her favorite trips was taking their children, spouses and grandchildren on a cruise to celebrate their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Kristeen was the bookkeeper for the family farm, D & L Stock Farms, along with managing her family, home, and yard. She took great pride in her garden, landscape, houseplants and sharing their bounty with others. She loved children and provided daycare in her home for many years. Music filled her life as she enjoyed being a member of the Charles City Singers and a local Madrigal Group and filled her home with faithful music. She found solace in her deeply rooted faith in our savior Jesus and attended many bible studies and small groups.

Living family members include, husband, Leland Boyd of Charles City; daughters, Angela (Greg) Townsend of Cedar Falls, IA, Melissa (Wendy Haroldson) Boyd of Lakeville, MN; grandchildren, Caleb (Carlye) Townsend, Tyler Haroldson, Elijah Townsend, Abigail Townsend, Gabrielle Townsend, honorary family members Matt and Julie Vance, sisters, Karen Spratt, Karla (Bill) Smith, Kathy (Mel) Blanton and sister-in-law, Karen (Steve) Rankin and many nieces, nephews and great nieces/nephews. She was preceded in death by her parents (Norman and Leona Hallberg), parents-in-law (Duane and Genevieve Boyd), and brother-in-law (Roger Spratt).

Visitation will be held Sunday, July 9 from 3-7 p.m. at Bethany Alliance Church in Charles City, IA. Funeral services will be at the same location on Monday, July 10 at 10:30 a.m. Her ashes will be buried at Riverside Cemetery in Charles City at a later date.

Memorials will be directed by the family to Hope for Life, Charles City and Cedar Valley Hospice.