Alice
Mae Vlchek, 87
Thief
River Falls -Alice Mae Vlchek, 87, died
Tuesday, June 11, 2002 at Northwest Medical Center
in Thief River Falls.
Funeral
services were held at 11 a.m. on Thursday, June 13,
at Green Funeral Home in Thief River Falls with
Rev. Gary Johnson officiating. Ida Nordvall was the
organist, and the soloist was Al Walseth.
Casketbearers included Dave Johnson, Dwight
Johnson, Mylan Abrahamson, and Al Walseth.
Interment was in Greenwood Cemetery in Thief River
Falls with Green Funeral Home in charge of the
arrangements.
Alice
Mae Carlson was born on April 1, 1915 in Gatzke,
the daughter of Robert and Anna (Hegg) Carlson. She
was baptized at home in Rollis Township near Gatzke
and attended school in Gatzke. She stayed home and
took care of the house for her dad and brothers
after her mother died when Alice was 13 years
old.
In
1933, she was united in marriage to Richard Vlchek
at Middle River. The couple farmed near Gatzke for
a short time and then moved to Wenatchee, Wash.
Alice worked in the Washington area, picking fruit
and tending bar. In 1947, the couple returned to
Thief River Falls where Alice worked at the Eagles
Club and Red Owl Store. Richard died on April 1,
1962. Alice retired in the late 1980s and moved to
Valley Home in 1998.
Survivors
include several nieces and nephews.
Preceding
Alice in death were her husband, parents, and five
brothers, Raymond, Carl, Harold, Hjalmer, and
Norman Carlson. 003B2002JU19
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