Alice Fischer

1917 - 2011  (94 years)

• Name	Alice Fischer
  Born	27 Nov 1917	McPherson County, South Dakota, USA
  Gender	Female
  Died	2 Dec 2011	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
  Buried	6 Dec 2011	Sunset Memorial Gardens, Bath Township, Brown County, South Dakota, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I173699	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Jacob Christian Fischer,   b. 7 Dec 1890, South Dakota, USA ,   d. 0May 1987, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 96 years)
  Mother	Lydia Schauer,   b. 30 Nov 1892, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 25 Dec 1962, South Dakota, USA  (Age 70 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1914
  Family ID	F46634	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Milton E. Schrenk,   b. 10 Jul 1916, Venturia, McIntosh County, North Dakota, USA ,   d. 23 Jan 1999, Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA  (Age 82 years)
  Married	6 Sep 1949	Aberdeen, Brown County, South Dakota, USA
  Children	1. Sheila Schrenk   2. Sherwood Schrenk
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F68129	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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  [S927] Obituary. ALICE SCHRENK The funeral service for Alice Schrenk, 94, of Aberdeen will be 10:30 a.m., Tuesday, December 6, 2011, at Calvary Baptist Church with Pastor Randy Battey officiating. Burial will be at Sunset Memorial Gardens, Aberdeen. Alice died Friday, December 2, 2011 at her home in Aberdeen Visitation will be from 1-7 p.m. on Monday with the family present from 5-7 p.m. at Spitzer-Miller Funeral Home, 1111 S. Main St., Aberdeen. Alice Fischer was born on November 27, 1917 to Jacob and Lydia (Schauer) Fischer at their home in McPherson County. She attended rural school. Alice went to Detroit Bible School in Michigan. After graduating, she returned to South Dakota. On September 6, 1949 Alice married Milton E. Schrenk in Aberdeen. They were blessed with a daughter, Sheila and son, Sherwood. They moved to Ellendale, ND in 1955 and owned the Red Owl Grocery Store. In 1964 they moved to Aberdeen and owned the Dixie Cream Bake Shop. Alice also worked at Klein?s at both their downtown location and the present location. Over the years, Alice also volunteered at Avera St. Luke?s Hospital. Alice was a charter member of Calvary Baptist Church where she played the piano, taught Sunday School and kept church historical scrapbooks. She was a member of the Women?s Missions Fellowship and also helped with the Awana program. Her strong faith has been an anchor for the congregation over the years. Alice had a heart for missions and she was able to visit her sister, Esther, who was in Africa as a missionary. She liked to travel and visited many areas around the United States, Canada, Europe and Africa. Alice enjoyed embroidering and gardening. She was a great cook and was known for her baking. Time spent with her family, especially her grandchildren and great grandchildren, always brought Alice great joy. Grateful for having shared Alice?s life are her daughter, Sheila (Keith) Rath, Aberdeen, son, Sherwood ?Woody? (Vickie) Schrenk, Aberdeen, granddaughter, Jan (Ken) Bjur and their children Jamie and Ashton Bjur, Aberdeen, grandson Steve (Nicole) Rath and their children Christian, Preston and Justin Rath, Britton, SD, grandson Chris (Ronna) Schrenk, Salt Lake City, UT and granddaughter, Lisa Schrenk, Alexandria, VA, and her sister, Helen (Jake) Ehman, Alpena, MI. Alice was preceded in death by her husband, parents, one brother, Albert Fischer and one sister, Esther Hoffman.