Alice was born on January 12, 1928 in East Grove Twp in Lee County, IL, the daughter of John and Alice (Donovan) McCoy.
She was a graduate of Amboy High School. She married Edward J. Garland on August 17, 1946 in Maytown. He died December 5, 1993. Alice was employed for 27 years at CGH Medical Center, in Sterling, as an account representative. She had also been the owner / operator of Alice's Prosthesis Shop in Deer Grove for many years. Alice was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Sterling, a past member of the Sterling Family Moose, the former Green River Country Club in Walnut, a past Democratic Precinct Committee person in Hahnaman Twp and a former member of St. Mary Church and Altar and Rosary Society member in Tampico.
Survivors include her daughter; her six sons; five daughters-in-law; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother James McCoy and three sisters, Patrice, Lillian and Esther.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, from 2 - 5 PM at the Garland Funeral Home, in Walnut. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Monday, at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Sterling, with the Reverend Thomas Doyle, Celebrant officiating. Burial will conclude at Holy Cross Cemetery, Harmon.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested in her memory to EWTN Global Catholic Television Network or Newman Central Catholic High School of Sterling, IL.
Sauk Valley News (Dixon, IL) - September 1 to September 5, 2023
Alice was born on January 12, 1928 in East Grove Twp in Lee County, IL, the daughter of John and Alice (Donovan) McCoy.
She was a graduate of Amboy High School. She married Edward J. Garland on August 17, 1946 in Maytown. He died December 5, 1993. Alice was employed for 27 years at CGH Medical Center, in Sterling, as an account representative. She had also been the owner / operator of Alice's Prosthesis Shop in Deer Grove for many years. Alice was a member of Sacred Heart Church in Sterling, a past member of the Sterling Family Moose, the former Green River Country Club in Walnut, a past Democratic Precinct Committee person in Hahnaman Twp and a former member of St. Mary Church and Altar and Rosary Society member in Tampico.
Survivors include her daughter; her six sons; five daughters-in-law; 18 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her parents; her husband; one brother James McCoy and three sisters, Patrice, Lillian and Esther.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 3, 2023, from 2 - 5 PM at the Garland Funeral Home, in Walnut. Celebration of the Mass of Christian Burial will follow on Monday, at 10:00 AM in Sacred Heart Catholic Church, in Sterling, with the Reverend Thomas Doyle, Celebrant officiating. Burial will conclude at Holy Cross Cemetery, Harmon.
In lieu of flowers, memorials are requested in her memory to EWTN Global Catholic Television Network or Newman Central Catholic High School of Sterling, IL.
Sauk Valley News (Dixon, IL) - September 1 to September 5, 2023
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