ROSARY
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405 Fifth Avenue S
Edmonds, Washington 98020
(425) 771-1234
January 17, 2010
Begins at 3:00 pm
Ends at :00
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FUNERAL MASS
6511 - 176th SW
Lynnwood, Washington 98037
January 18, 2010
Begins at 11:00 am
Ends at :00
RECEPTION
6511 - 176th SW
Lynnwood, Washington 98037
January 18, 2010
Following Funeral Mass
RECEPTION
205 NE 205th
Shoreline, Washington
January 18, 2010
Following Reception
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June 22, 1924
South Beloit, Illinois
January 12, 2010
Seattle, Washington
South Beloit, Illinois
January 12, 2010
Seattle, Washington
Alice Mae Smith, June 22, 1924, to January 12, 2010. Alice was born in South Beloit, Illinois to Milton and Alma Smith. They relocated to Britton, South Dakota, when Alice was an infant. At the age of 4, Alice lost her mother to tuberculosis. She spent her childhood and teen years in Britton where she formed friendships that endured her entire life. Some of her happiest childhood memories revolved around the time she spent living with her beloved Aunt May and May's husband, Dewey, her dog Bum and little lamb, Peggy. May and Dewey were later known by her daughters as Grandma and Grandpa Martin. She supported herself during her senior year of high school following her father's move to Bremerton, WA, to work in the shipyards. The day after graduating at the top of her class she boarded a bus to the Pacific Northwest to be near her father. While employed at a drugstore soda fountain in Bremerton she met the love of her life, her future husband Richard (Bud) Wirth. After WWII she worked hard to help put her husband through college at the University of Washington as they started their family together in their new home, Seattle. Together they raised three daughters in a home filled with laughter and love. After losing her husband when she was only 47, Alice remarried Jorvard Smith who also pre-deceased her. She retired in the early 80's following a long career as a secretary...
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