Obituary of Diane Bolyard

In the early hours of September 4, Diane (Elaine) Hoagland Bolyard, 75, passed away surrounded by her three daughters and a niece. She had been recently diagnosed with pancreatic cancer. Diane is survived by her daughters and their husbands: Dawn and John Schramm of Port St. Lucie, Florida; Dr. Wendy Bolyard of Highlands Ranch, Colorado; and, Danielle and John Armbruster of Monument, Colorado. She is also survived by three grandchildren: Kyle Schramm, Adyson Armbruster, and Audrey Armbruster. Diane was preceded in death by her beloved husband of 40 years, Carl H. Bolyard. Diane was born on February 24, 1944, in Plainfield, New Jersey. She returned to Colorado in 2015 to be near her young grandchildren. She had previously lived in Colorado, New Jersey, and Orlando and Port St. Lucie, Florida. Having graduated from secretarial school, Diane worked as a secretary at the Naval Air Engineering Station at Lakehurst, New Jersey and the Naval Air Warfare Center in Orlando. Diane loved playing golf, wearing flip flops, doing puzzles, and spending time with her family. She was a quiet soul with tremendous strength. She will be dearly missed. Diane humbly asked that there be no services; instead, her daughters will receive family and friends at the home of Wendy Bolyard on Saturday, September 7 from 1-3pm. Please email for the address: wbolyard@gmail.com. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to Diane’s favorite nonprofit organizations: American Red Cross (https://www.redcross.org/donate/donation.html/) and Alzheimer’s Association (https://www.alz.org/).