Alice Margaret Maly

MALY, HANSON, EALY, KRISTAN

Posted By: Kaye Sanchez (email)
Date: 5/1/2007 at 21:00:22

Des Moines Register-Feb 21, 2007-Alice Margaret Maly-A gift put on this earth in 1912 has gone to Heaven, and she will be there forever with Jesus. Alice Margaret Maly, a gentle lady with a loving heart, left us Feb 20, 2007. Alice graced this world for nearly 95 years and she will be missed greatly by her family and her many friends. Her funeral will be Friday at Mt. Olive Lutheran Church, of which she was a member. Burial will be at Sisley Grove Cemetery in Cedar Rapids, IA. Alice was born Feb 24, 1912 in Cedar Rapids, IA. and spent most of her life there. She moved to West Des Moines, IA. 13 years ago to be closer to her family. Indeed, her family was the center of her universe. Those who knew Alice well, will recall that her sons, their wives, her grandchildren, their spouses & her great grandchildren were paramount. One day a couple of years ago, when she sensed her time on eath was growing shorter, she used her beautiful penmanship, that was her trademark, to write some of the things she wanted included in her obituary. She mentioned that she was a graduate of Grant High School in Cedar Rapids, as well as the Cedar Rapids Business College. She did secretarial work for 20 years at the Cedar Rapids Block Co. and for 11 years at Pal Engineering in Cedar Rapids. Alice was proud that she was a longtime member of the American Business Women's Assoc. Alice Margaret & Julius William Maly were parents of 2 sons, Ronald Wesley Maly and Philip Roger Maly. Phil preceded his mother in death in 1993. Julius Maly died in 1978. Also, preceding her in death were her parents, Mary & John Usher, and a brother, Charles Usher. In addition to her son, Ron & Maxine Maly, Alice is survived by grandchildren Lonn (Julie) Maly, Mark (Polly) Maly, Kevin (Donna)Maly, Lance (Maureen) Maly and Michelle (Carter) Hanson. Her great grandchildren
are Jerika & Shelby Maly, Cole & Claire Maly, Nathan & Megan Maly, Kaitlin & Luke Maly and Sophie & Elsa Hanson. Among Alice's other survivors are Emrie Ealy, a niece and Martha Kistan, a sister-in-law.