Alice Brubakken, 93, died Wednesday, July 21, 2004 at Northwest Medical Center, CNC Unit, Thief River Falls, MN.

Funeral service will be 10:00 AM, Saturday, July 24, 2004 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN with Reverend Merrill Kindall officiating. Burial will be in Hoople Cemetery, Hoople, ND.

Visitation will be 4 " 7 PM. Friday, July 23, 2004 at Johnson Funeral Service, Thief River Falls, MN and for one hour prior to services at the church on Saturday.

Alice Constance Hanson was born October 4, 1910 in Minneapolis, MN, the daughter of John P. and Emma (Grytdal) Hanson. She was baptized and confirmed into the Lutheran Faith. In the 1920s, Alice moved with her parents to Saco, MT, where she grew up and attended school. The family moved to Thief River Falls, MN in 1926 and then moved to the Newfolden area.

On June 21, 1930, Alice was united in marriage to Thomas Brubakken in the Rindal Church, Thief River Falls, MN. The couple lived in Hoople, ND, where Tom farmed. In, 1946, they then moved to Crookston, MN, where Alice worked as a nurses aide for 11 years. In 1968, they moved to Thief River Falls, MN where they have resided since. Alice traveled with the Happy Seniors Band to Crystal, ND, where they presented a program at the Golden Years senior citizen club.

Survivors include daughters, Janice Williams, Naples, FL and Connie Maximeik, Barnwell, SC; sons, James, Waite Park, MN and Thomas (Ethel) New Berlin, WI; 14 grandchildren; 31 great grandchildren; sisters, Doris Larson, Thief River Falls, MN, Ester Brubakken, Grafton, ND, brothers, Arnold (Marion), Grafton, ND, Harold (Myrt), St. Louis, MO, Harvey (Venice), Thief River Falls, MN and John (Joyce) Hanson, Pequot Lakes, MN; sister in law Opal Hanson, Spokane, WA and step sister Myrtle (Ray) Johnson, Thief River Falls.

Alice was preceded in death by husband, Tom, parents, sisters, Margaret Hipsher and Lucille Bergman and a brother, Raymond.

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