Alice Emma (Buckendahl) Hurley 1902 - 2008

BUCKENDAHL, MEYER, HURLEY, THIMMESCH, STONE

Posted By: Errin Wilker (email)
Date: 3/15/2008 at 10:37:10

Alice E. Hurley, 106, of New Albin died Tuesday, March 4, 2008 at Gundersen Lutheran Hospital in La Crosse, WI. Funeral services were held Friday, March 7 at St. Peter's Christian Community Church in New Albin, with Rev. James Olsen officiating. Burial was in St. Peter's Cemetery, New Albin.

Alice Emma Hurley was born January 14, 1902 in New Albin, the daughter of Henry and Anna (Meyer) Buckendahl. She grew up in the New Albin area and attended the New Albin Schools.

September 22, 1921 Alice married Otto Hurley in Winona, MN. For many years they operated a telephone office out of their home in New Albin. Alice was a long-time member of St. Peter's Christian Community Church in New Albin and also belonged to the Royal Neighbors of America. She enjoyed playing cards, flower gardening, and crocheting. Alice was an accomplished seamstress and often made costumes and doll clothes for her family. In recent years she had become an avid reader and she always looked forward to family times together.

Survivors include a son-in-law, Robert Thimmesch of Waukon; a granddaughter, Wendy (Tim) Stone of Waukon; and four great-grandchildren, Brandon, Chelsea, Lauren and Ethan Stone. She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Otto, who died in 1969; a son, Vincent; a daughter, Donna Thimmesch; brothers Albert, Alfred, Arthur, Gust, Herman, Percy and William; and sisters Emma and Matilda.

Casketbearers were Tim Stone, Brandon Stone, Leonard Heiderscheit and Walter Breeser.

Online condolences may be left at www.martinfunerals.com .

Source: Waukon Standard, Waukon, Iowa; 12 March 2008

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