Bice, Aleeta M. (Brown) (1930 - 2022)

BICE, BROWN, BAGGETT, THOMPSON

Posted By: Denise Wurner (email)
Date: 4/5/2022 at 14:16:08

Name of deceased: Aleeta M. Bice (nee Brown)

Aged: 92 yrs, 1 mo, 26 days

Residence: Kimballton, Audubon County, IA

Born: Jan. 24, 1930; Humboldt, Humboldt County, IA

Died: March 22, 2022; Unity Point-Methodist Hospital, Des Moines, Polk County, IA

Funeral services: Saturday, March 26, 2022; Elk Horn Lutheran Church, Elk Horn, IA; burial was Wednesday, March 30, 2022, at Mountain View Cemetery, Mesa, AZ.

Survived by: Children, Kent Bice of Winter Haven, FL, Kevin (spouse, Debbie) Bice of Springhill, FL, and Karen Baggett of Kimballton, IA; 12 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren; other family members and friends

Predeceased by: Parents, Emma Christina (nee Thompson) Brown and Paul Thorvald Brown; husband, Glenn L. Bice deceased in 1986); brother, Paul Brown

Education: Graduated from Humboldt (IA) High School, Class of 1948; while there, she was in the school band and played the trombone; she returned to college in the late 1970’s and attended Hillsborough Community College, Tampa, graduating with her degree in medical transcription. and worked in that field until after she was 80 years old.

Religious affiliation: no information provided

Military service: n/a

Marriage: Glenn Bice; Oct. 5, 1948; location not provided

Employment: Farmer’s wife until the family moved to Tampa, FL, in 1957; there, she was employed by Turners Dairy for several years during the 1960’s. After achieving her degree in medical transcription, Aleeta worked in that field until after she was 80 years old.

Hobbies/Interests: Member, the Red Hat Ladies in Florida and Iowa; loved to travel including trips to Denmark, England, Bermuda, Canada, South Dakota, the Ozarks, and Hawaii, as well as numerous roads trips along the eastern and western coasts of the U.S.; enjoyed going to the theatre; was an avid reader

Sources: kjan.com; Schmidtfamilyfh.com