Alice Swenson Obituary

Alice Josephine was born August 13, 1929 on the family farmstead in Fredrick Township, Divide County to Otto and Mabel (Lerbakken) Vicha. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith at Corinth Zion Church. She attended Liberty Country School through the eighth grade and graduated from Alamo High School.
She was united in marriage to the love of her life Earl Swenson on October 11, 1953 at McGregor Lutheran Church. They moved to the Swenson farm where they spent 13 years. She was Earl's helper, driving truck, running the combine, plus many other tasks. From this marriage they were blessed with three daughters.
In 1968 Earl decided to sell insurance so they moved to Tioga. After their girls graduated high school Alice decided to get a job, she worked at Earls insurance office, Dakota Trends, and Tioga Drug.
She was a member of First Lutheran Church, Rebeka Lodge, McGregor Twirlers, Tioga Senior's, ELCU, and McGregor Bowling League.
It brought her great joy to watch and cheer for her three girls, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren playing sports- hockey, football, basketball, soccer, dance, wrestling and baseball. They traveled many miles and missed very few games.
She loved to travel, play bridge and other card games with her friends, gardening, canning, and baking with family. Together, Earl and Alice took many trips- cruises, skiing, camping, including to several countries.
She was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother, and friend and she will be dearly missed.
She is survived by her daughters, Jaclyn (Daryl) Wallin, Joni (Robert) Syverson, and Joy (Randy) Lalim; her grandchildren, Desi Hodges, Danett (Jason) Rice, Jeremy (Tara) Wallin, Matthew (Candyce) Wallin, Ryan (Tara) Syverson, Lyndsay Wild, Erin (Mike) Einarson, Jace (Kayla) Lalim, and Tyler (Meghan) Lalim; 25 great-grandchildren; her sister, Cheryl Forhart; and numerous nieces and nephews.
Alice is preceded in death by her parents, Otto and Mabel Vicha; her husband, Earl; her in-laws, Oscar and Cecilia Swenson; two brothers, Arthur Vicha and Glen Vicha; two sisters, Gladys Herdt and Vivian Thorson; brothers-in-law, Elmer Herd and Al Forhart; sister-in-law, Lois Vicha; nephew, Jerry Herdt; and numerous aunts, uncles, and cousins.