Alice Finch (nee Franz)
November 2, 1929 – January 14, 2023
A Celebration of Life will take place on Saturday, April 29, 2023, at 11 a.m. at the Vermilion Bay Lions Hall. Interment will follow in the Waldhof Cemetery.
In remembrance of Alice, the family asks that you please wear butterflies, hummingbirds or brightly coloured items.
The sweetest little mother, grandmother, great grandmother, and great-great-grandmother has passed from her family here to her family in heaven.
Alice was born in Dryden and grew up in Waldhof and Vermilion Bay. She was a widowed mother of two, Doug and Carol, when she was introduced by a friend to a handsome blue-eyed divorcee named Jack. Jack had four children, Reg, Chris, Muriel and Syd, the three eldest of whom lived with him. When they were married they had an instant family of 5, all 8 and under. A few years later they had Shirley followed shortly by Arlene, and their family was complete.
If life wasn’t hectic enough with seven children in the house, they also started a business, J.H. Finch & Sons. Alice worked in the business doing the bookwork in addition to caring for her large and energetic family.
Alice and Jack were inseparable and Jack made sure they had lots of fun. After Jack retired, Alice got her dream home on the lake where they spent many happy hours fishing and hosting family and friends. They loved road trips and as they got older they travelled all over Canada and the US in their motor home, often in the company of their friends Mel and Sandra Altenberg. They were always having some adventure and meeting the most interesting people. Alice particularly enjoyed their trip to Churchill to see the polar bears where she took some amazing photographs.
Alice lost the love of her life in 2005, when Jack passed away. In 2021 she lost her eldest daughter, Carol. She was also predeceased by her parents, her stepfather, her son Doug and many cherished family members.
To know Alice was to love her as she never had a bad word to say to or about anyone. Her diminutive size belied the size of her heart. She was always cooking, knitting, or crocheting some kind of treat or treasure to present to family and friends. She will be greatly missed by her children Reg (Linda), Chris (Audrey), Muriel (Kelly), Sydney (Cathy), Shirley (Marcel), Arlene (Wes) and son-in-law Rolf, her grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and newest great-great-grandchild Quinn. She will also be missed by her many friends and extended family members.
The family would like to thank the doctors and nurses who provided superlative care to Alice in her final days.
In lieu of flowers, if friends and family so desire, donations may be made to Second Chance Pet Network, Box 343, Dryden, ON P8N 2Z1, in memory of Alice, as she loved her furry family members too, or to St. Mark Lutheran Church c/o Our Saviour Lutheran Church, 175 Cecil Ave, Dryden, ON P8N 2X6 or a charity of your choice.
Condolences may be posted at www.dcfh.ca
Arrangements entrusted to the Dryden Community Funeral Home, 249 Grand Trunk Avenue, Dryden, ON P8N 2X3
