June 3, 1934 - September 19, 2024
Alice died peacefully in the Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital, on September 19th, 2024. She is survived by her husband, Vern, daughters Lisa and Theresa (Rick), grandchildren Tatum and Tyler, and brother Marcel.
Born in Willowbunch, Saskatchewan, the youngest of nine siblings, Alice grew up on the family farm in St. Paul, Alberta. At 21, she came to Vancouver on a holiday, fell in love with the coast and decided this was home. She met her husband, Werner, on a blind double date in 1960, and they married on November 3, 1962. Little did they know then the love would last 62 years.
Alice and Werner moved to Sechelt in 1975 where Alice supported her husband's business, "Vern's Backhoe Service", had her own reflex-ology practice, and was a loving mother to their two daughters. Alice spent countless hours over 40+ years volunteering at the hospital auxiliary Thrift Store in Sechelt. She was an active member of the Catholic Church in Sechelt, and she carved out an almost part-time job driving her "little old ladies" (and some gents) to church, appointments, shopping, whatever they needed, until she became one herself.
Alice loved skiing in her younger years, as long as her knees allowed. When they didn't, she found great joy in taking care of children: her own, their friends, the neighbourhood kids, and eventually her grandchildren and their friends. Children gravitated to her joyful presence and bottomless jello.
Alice will be remembered as a kind, caring, funny, firecracker who will certainly beat you at crib. Ask her for a game in heaven if you dare.
Donations in lieu of flowers to the Sechelt | shíshálh Hospital.
We love you, Sweetie, Mum, Nan.
