N. Alice Schiesser, age 96, of Hortonville, passed away on Sunday, December 16, 2018 at her residence.
Alice was born to the late Carl and Jennie (Kooie) Baker in McCallister, WI on August 18, 1922. She was united in marriage to Gordon Schiesser on December 24, 1941. He preceded her in death in 2001. Alice loved to sew and quilt and was an avid scrabble and dominoes player. She was an excellent cook and well known for her apple pie. Alice’s charitable acts included volunteering at nursing homes, reading, writing letters and giving residents manicures, also sewing baby quilts for church, pillow cases for shelters, backpacks for back to school and aprons for the disabled. Above all Alice loved her family, neighbors and friends!
Alice is survived by her daughters, Anita (Richard) Slone, Neillsville; Beverly (Ed) Schiesser, Blachly, OR; Elaine Garza, New London and Jannis (Bruce) Pedersen, Plainfeld; her sons, Lloyd (Joan) Schiesser, New York and Raymond (Judy) Schiesser, Hortonville; beloved grandchildren: Mark, Dan, Chris, Mike, Rick, Scott, David, Kevin, Tim, Rivers, Mandy, Ramiro, Moriah and Jennifer and numerous grandchildren and great-grandchildren. Alice was preceded in death by her husband; daughter, Lorrey (Ron) Ciske; daughter-in-law, Donna Schiesser and siblings, Bob, Les, David, Roy, Francis, Edna, Ann and Lily.
The funeral for Alice will be held at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, January 5, 2019 at United Church of Christ in Dale. Rev. Steve Davis will be officiating. Visitation will be from 9:00 a.m. until the time of the service at the church. In lieu of flowers, please make donations to Larsen Winchester Lion’s Club and/or ThedaCare at Home Hospice. The Borchardt Moder Funeral Home in Hortonville is serving the family. www.borchardtmoderfuneralhomes.com
A very special thank you to all the neighbors and caregivers for always being there when Alice needed them!