Alice Clausen October 19, 1931 - July 30, 2021
Obituaries-Mobridge / Posted Aug 2, 2021 | 9:13 AM / 243 views
Mass of Christian Burial for Alice Clausen, 89, of Mobridge will be 10:30 AM, Tuesday August 3, 2021, at St. Joseph’s Catholic Church in Mobridge. Burial will be at Greenwood Cemetery under the direction of Kesling Funeral Home of Mobridge. Visitation will start at 5 PM with a prayer service at 7 PM Monday at the funeral home. Alice passed away Friday, July 30, 2021, at the Mobridge Regional Hospital.
Alice K Clausen was born October 19th 1931 to Joseph and Hannah (Kraft) Fischer. She grew up in Eagle Butte SD and she was one of twelve children.
Alice attended school until 8th grade she ended up working for her uncle in Clark SD in a restaurant and met the love of her life Donald Clausen. They were married June 14th 1951 in Clark where they made their home for a short time. They moved to Mobridge in 1952.
Of this union they had four children. Alice worked at the Moose Lodge as a waitress for many years until Donald’s health became bad and she took on her role as caretaker as long as she was physically able to, eventually taking care of Jim and Dianna.
Alice loved her flowers her butterflies, her birds, she thrived on a clean house she loved cooking for her kids, cream style chicken, chocolate chip cookies, homemade pizza. She always made sure if you visited you had a cup of coffee and a full belly. She loved driving around looking at the river and going on lunch dates.
The ones closest to her knew her fiery personality, she’d say and do anything to get a laughing fit out of you. She loved telling stories to her grandkids about her childhood and she prided herself on having a sharp mind. She was an energizer Bunny never sitting down. Her zest for life was powerful and she always kept her Catholic faith and her faith in the Lord.
She is survived by her son Joe (Wanda) Clausen, her three Granddaughters Allison, Monica (JR) McKee, Kira (Jamie) Henderson, her great-grandchildren, Harmony, Dreamer, Meika, Jayden, Logan, Carson, Aurora, Paxton and Kellen, numerous nieces and nephews and friends.
She was proceeded in Death by her parents, all of her siblings, her husband Donald, her three children Allen, Jim, and Dianna