Alice Cruse Crouch entered into glory-land on Sunday (Dec. 6, 2015). She was born on Valentine's Day, 1915, in Iola, daughter of Lutellus and Leora Owens Cruse.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon; brother, Buford Cruse; sister, Loraine Cruse Burtch and half-sister, Alma Cruse Bonjes.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, one sister-in-law,and various grandnieces and grandnephews.
Alice's early life was altered dramatically on Groundhog Day, 1945, when a bullet from a sniper's gun in World War II Germany killed Vernon, the love of her life, a trauma from which she never quite recovered. In her quest to pick up the pieces, Alice pursued a career as a high school teacher in home economics in Shelbyville.
Her hobbies included singing in the Methodist church choir.
When a progressive form of hearing loss forced her into early retirement, Alice refocused by actively volunteering at the local hospital. She also spent time being arguably the best baby sitter in town, more a labor of love than a job. Alice loved babies. She also cared for, housed and visited invalids and shut-ins.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 10, 2015
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon; brother, Buford Cruse; sister, Loraine Cruse Burtch and half-sister, Alma Cruse Bonjes.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, one sister-in-law,and various grandnieces and grandnephews.
Alice's early life was altered dramatically on Groundhog Day, 1945, when a bullet from a sniper's gun in World War II Germany killed Vernon, the love of her life, a trauma from which she never quite recovered. In her quest to pick up the pieces, Alice pursued a career as a high school teacher in home economics in Shelbyville.
Her hobbies included singing in the Methodist church choir.
When a progressive form of hearing loss forced her into early retirement, Alice refocused by actively volunteering at the local hospital. She also spent time being arguably the best baby sitter in town, more a labor of love than a job. Alice loved babies. She also cared for, housed and visited invalids and shut-ins.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 10, 2015
Alice Cruse Crouch entered into glory-land on Sunday (Dec. 6, 2015). She was born on Valentine's Day, 1915, in Iola, daughter of Lutellus and Leora Owens Cruse.
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon; brother, Buford Cruse; sister, Loraine Cruse Burtch and half-sister, Alma Cruse Bonjes.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, one sister-in-law,and various grandnieces and grandnephews.
Alice's early life was altered dramatically on Groundhog Day, 1945, when a bullet from a sniper's gun in World War II Germany killed Vernon, the love of her life, a trauma from which she never quite recovered. In her quest to pick up the pieces, Alice pursued a career as a high school teacher in home economics in Shelbyville.
Her hobbies included singing in the Methodist church choir.
When a progressive form of hearing loss forced her into early retirement, Alice refocused by actively volunteering at the local hospital. She also spent time being arguably the best baby sitter in town, more a labor of love than a job. Alice loved babies. She also cared for, housed and visited invalids and shut-ins.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 10, 2015
She was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Vernon; brother, Buford Cruse; sister, Loraine Cruse Burtch and half-sister, Alma Cruse Bonjes.
She is survived by several nieces, nephews, one sister-in-law,and various grandnieces and grandnephews.
Alice's early life was altered dramatically on Groundhog Day, 1945, when a bullet from a sniper's gun in World War II Germany killed Vernon, the love of her life, a trauma from which she never quite recovered. In her quest to pick up the pieces, Alice pursued a career as a high school teacher in home economics in Shelbyville.
Her hobbies included singing in the Methodist church choir.
When a progressive form of hearing loss forced her into early retirement, Alice refocused by actively volunteering at the local hospital. She also spent time being arguably the best baby sitter in town, more a labor of love than a job. Alice loved babies. She also cared for, housed and visited invalids and shut-ins.
Published in the Champaign, Illinois News-Gazette. Dec 10, 2015
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