on their own farm southwest of Malvern. Ray raised calves and worked for Mills County (John Deere) Equipment in Malvern, until his retirement in 1983. Alice enjoyed being a homemaker and mother. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church, Farm Bureau and AARP. Alice enjoyed reading and sewing but she especially enjoyed taking care of her flower and vegetable gardens, canning and drying vegetables for her family's needs. Alice and Ray had been married 55 years, when Ray died at their home on August 1, 2002. Alice continued to make her home on their farm. She moved to live in La Vista, Nebraska in April 2012. Alice passed away at Westgate Assisted Living in La Vista, on October 9, 2018, at the age of 94 years, 1 month, and 4 days. In addition to her beloved husband Ray, she was preceded in death by her parents Anna and George Anderson; infant brother Robert Roy Anderson and brothers, Leonard Anderson and Raymond Anderson; and sisters, Pauline Kaufman and Julia Toman. Alice is survived by her daughters, Carole Gushard and Roberta Horn, both of La Vista, NE; son Robert Horn; six grandchildren, Karie Gambrill, Kandie Horn, Kellie Alisa Horn, Kristopher Ray Horn, Kory A. James Horn, and Klinton Horn; 11 great grandchildren; sister-in-law Barbara Anderson of Council Bluffs; nieces and nephews; other relatives and friends.
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