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- Fairmont Sentinel, February 3, 2016
Alice F. (Bassett) Winter
BLUE EARTH - Alice F. (Bassett) Winter, age 95, passed away Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2016, at St. Luke's Lutheran Care Center in Blue Earth, Minn. A memorial service will be held in the spring 2016. Patton Funeral Home of Blue Earth will be handling the services.
Alice Fay (Bassett) Winter was born June 24, 1920, on the Bassett farm in Prescott Township, Minn., to Arthur and Eva (Cram) Bassett.
She lived her life near or in Blue Earth, Minn. She attended Delavan Public School, excelling in academics and music; she enjoyed growing up on East Lawn Farm and spent many hours riding her beloved Arabian Horse, Daisy. She was married to Henry Warner Winter on July 4, 1937, where they farmed and raised a family in Faribault County. She was a 4-H leader and worked many years as the bookkeeper for Blue Earth Lumber Company and later for Smith Sales and Service, until her retirement. She was a devoted, lifelong member of First Methodist Church, actively involved with the Women's Society and her circle. Alice donated many gallons to the Red Cross Blood Drive during her long, busy life. She enjoyed singing in her church choir, gardening, sewing, and making many beautiful quilts. She truly lived a life of service to others, she loved to entertain her many relatives and friends. She had great love for cats, dogs and horses and for traveling the world. She is survived by her two daughters, Diane Jean (Roger) Whitney of Winnebago, Minn., and Patricia Kay (Charles) McCleary of Breezy Point, Minn.; daughter-in-law, Mary (Ahl) Winter of Winnebago, Minn.; 12 grandchildren; 20 great-grandchildren; 11 great-great-grandchildren; two nieces; one nephew; and two sisters-in-law. Alice was preceded in death by her parents; her husband, Henry; her son, Gary Dean; and her brother, Weldon Lee, who perished in the Korean War. Memorials are preferred to Hope United Methodist Church, Rice Lake Cemetery, and Hospice.
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