Alice Mae Andersen, age 88

Alice M. Andersen

    Her angel wings were ready but our hearts were not. Alice Mae Andersen, age 88, left us Tuesday, October 11, 2016 at Sanford Care in Fargo, N.D., surrounded by family members.
    Alice was born April 28, 1928 at Waubay, S.D. She was the daughter of Julius and Marie (Leimkuhl) Schmig.
    She met Henning C. Andersen in Sioux Falls, S.D., on a blind date. They were married November 21, 1953 in Sioux Falls.
    They made their home on the family farm in Hope, N.D. where they farmed for many years before moving into an apartment in Hope, in 2007.
    They were married for 57 years until Henning's passing in 2011.
    Alice was a member of the Redeemer Lutheran Church, American Legion Auxiliary, Eastern Star, the Homemakers club, the Hope golf course and the birthday club.
    Her favorite hobbies included playing cards, puzzles drinking coffee, and dining out. Coffee-drinking visitors were never disappointed. She especially enjoyed spending time with family and friends.
    She is survived by her three children, Carmen (Gary) Bakken, Hope, N.D., Lori (Rod) Wanner, Bismarck, N.D., Julie (Clayton) Schumaker, Bismarck, N.D.; seven grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; two siblings, Opal Lynch, Ohio; and Ray "Bud" Schmig, Sioux Falls, S.D..
    She is preceded in death by her parents, husband; seven brothers; and three sisters.
    Please send healing prayers to the Clayton Schumaker family.
    Visitation will be Sunday, October 16, 2016 from 5 – 7 pm with a Prayer Service at 6pm in the Redeemer Lutheran Church, Hope, ND. Visitation will continue from 1- 2 pm, followed by a
    Funeral Service was held Monday, October 17 at the redeemer Lutheran Church in Hope.
    Interment followed at the Hope Cemetery, Hope.
    Arrangements are with Quam-Plaisted-Cushman Funeral Home.

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