William Boyce Lambe Obituary (2023)

Long time Cle Elum resident William "Boyce" Lambe passed away peacefully in his sleep on October 16, 2023 at Prestige Rehabilitation Center in Ellensburg, Washington. He was 88 years old. Boyce was born in Seattle, Washington to William E. Lambe and Clara F. Lambe in 1935. After graduating from Edmonds High School, he joined the Navy. In 1956, he married his high school sweetheart, Dianne Beaudin and had 2 sons. He went to work for Union Oil out of Edmonds, Washington and drove tankers for 35 years. Boyce retired in Cle Elum, Washington and kept busy volunteering for Kittitas County Search and Rescue and delivered heating oil to residents in the Cle Elum/Roslyn area for DeVere Oil. He also enjoyed volunteering for the Putnam Senior Center in Cle Elum. Boyce was an outdoorsman; he loved to hunt and fish and spend time teaching his young sons to ski at Snoqualmie Pass. Boyce was preceded in death by his father William E. Lambe, his mother Clara F. Lambe and his brother Dean Lambe. He is survived by his son Brad Lambe (Jeanie), Rod Lambe (Kathryn), sister Jeanne Chadwick (Gary), nephews Doug Chadwick (Lara) and Dan Chadwick (Amy), 4 grandchildren and 3 great grandchildren. Graveside Service Edmonds Memorial Cemetery Saturday, November 11, 2023 2:00 PM 820 15th St SW Edmonds, WA 98020