Alice M. COLLETTE

Alice M. Collette, 95, of Park River, North Dakota formerly of Oakwood, North Dakota died Sunday, January 30, 2005 at the Good Samaritan Center in Park River. Alice Marie Collette was born December 5, 1909 at Oakwood, North Dakota the daughter of Silvio and Maria Anne (French) Collette. She was reared and educated there and graduated from St. Aloysius Academy on June 1, 1929. After graduation she continued to live on the farm where she helped raise the family. She also taught her siblings to play the piano/organ. In 1995 she moved to the Good Samaritan Center in Park River. Alice was a member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church where she played the organ for many years. She was also a member of the Sacred Heart Choir. Alice loved sewing and was a very good seamstress. She also loved crocheting, playing cards, putting together puzzles, reading, especially history, gardening and flowers. Alice always worked in the background and was a very humble person. Alice is survived by her sisters: Bernadette Gallagher of Grand Forks, North Dakota and Germaine (Ray) Perkerewicz-Schultz of Grafton, North Dakota; brothers, Dominic Collette of Grand Forks, North Dakota and David Collette of Park River, North Dakota; several nieces and nephews also survive. She was preceded in death by her parents; sister, Mary Blanche; and brothers, Louis, Lionel, Bruno, Daniel, Antonio and Gerard "Butch'. Mass of Christian Burial will be 10:30 a.m., Thursday, February 3, 2005 at Sacred Heart Catholic Church of Oakwood with burial in Sacred Heart Cemetery of Oakwood. Friends may call at the Barnes Family Funeral Service, Henriksen-Kamrowski Chapel on Wednesday from 5:00 p.m. until 7:00 p.m. with a 7:00 p.m. Prayer Service and one hour prior to services in the church. If memorials are preferred they may be directed to the Park River Good Samaritan Center or the Sacred Heart Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund. Barnes Family Funeral Service, Henriksen-Kamrowski Chapel, Grafton Published in the Grand Forks Herald on 2/1/2005.