Alice Timm
November 24, 1913 ~ December 6, 2011
Served by: Luce, Luze & Reck Funeral Homes
Alice Timm, 98, of Miller, died Tuesday, December 6, 2011 at the Good Samaritan Center of Miller. Memorial service will be 11:00 a.m., Saturday, December 10 at the United Methodist Church in Miller with Rev. Mary Ann Sheldon officiating. Inurnment will be at the Alpena Cemetery at a later date.
Alice Lillie was born November 24, 1913 at Vivian, SD in Lyman County to Daniel and Alice (Bruyn) Lillie. On April 21st 1930 she married Cecil O. Smith at Mitchell SD. They lived in the Artesian area and in Mitchell for several years. In 1945 they moved to a farm south of Alpena. They had two daughters, Gerri and Elaine. Alice?s husband passed away in 1957. She moved to Huron in 1958 and worked as a waitress at the Marvin Hughitt coffee shop and the Chef Café
In 1971 she married Henry Timm of Huron and they moved to Miller in 1978. Henry passed away in November of 1988.
Survivors include a grandson she raised, Dennis L. Lyftogt of Tennessee; 2 step children, Donna (John) Roehr of Peoria, Illinois and Ronald Timm of Illinois; 11 grandchildren and spouses; 4 step grandchildren; 24great grandchildren; 3 step great grandchildren; 22 great-great grandchildren; 3 great-great-great grandchildren; son-in-law Keith Speirs of Miller; sister-in-law Marion Smith of St. James, Minnesota; and any nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, 2 daughters Gerri Speirs and Elaine Norton, 2 grandsons, 1 infant great granddaughter, 5 sisters and 5 brothers.
In lieu of flowers the family would like memorials to be directed to the Good Samaritan Society of Miller.
Alice Lillie was born November 24, 1913 at Vivian, SD in Lyman County to Daniel and Alice (Bruyn) Lillie. On April 21st 1930 she married Cecil O. Smith at Mitchell SD. They lived in the Artesian area and in Mitchell for several years. In 1945 they moved to a farm south of Alpena. They had two daughters, Gerri and Elaine. Alice?s husband passed away in 1957. She moved to Huron in 1958 and worked as a waitress at the Marvin Hughitt coffee shop and the Chef Café
In 1971 she married Henry Timm of Huron and they moved to Miller in 1978. Henry passed away in November of 1988.
Survivors include a grandson she raised, Dennis L. Lyftogt of Tennessee; 2 step children, Donna (John) Roehr of Peoria, Illinois and Ronald Timm of Illinois; 11 grandchildren and spouses; 4 step grandchildren; 24great grandchildren; 3 step great grandchildren; 22 great-great grandchildren; 3 great-great-great grandchildren; son-in-law Keith Speirs of Miller; sister-in-law Marion Smith of St. James, Minnesota; and any nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, 2 husbands, 2 daughters Gerri Speirs and Elaine Norton, 2 grandsons, 1 infant great granddaughter, 5 sisters and 5 brothers.
In lieu of flowers the family would like memorials to be directed to the Good Samaritan Society of Miller.
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I will forever remember you as the hardest working, most dedicated, most inspirational, and a woman with the most beautiful soul I have ever known. What a great matriarch you were for us Grandma. We have lost an incredible woman down here, but God now has another Angel by his side. I love you so much.
my sympathies to all of her family
You were a wonderful Grandmother, always so generous to all your grandkids. I know you were ready to leave your worn out body and you are in good company up there, but the tears still flow. I love you Grandma.
jennifer and Suzanne are daughters of Ron Timm, son to Henry Timm. I knew Alice as my Grandma Alice. I have many fond memories of her. I corresponded with her via mail up until she could no longer write. I had always wondered where she was or how she was doing. I had wanted to go visit her for the past 2 summers, but never got around to doing so. She is now reunited with Hank May she rest in peace.
my memories of my grandma timm are many, starting when I was little & she worked at the chef café in huron. also she lived straight down the street from the state fair grounds & the state fair was a big deal back then & it was easy to get there from grandma timms house! another memory was that I was always amused when grandma would save & sell grocery bags back to the store for a penny or 2 lol. But that was the nature of grandma Timms character, frugal, conservitive and strick, that?s the way she lived her life! so we were all shocked later in her life, at one her many birthday celebrations , when my brother announced in front of everyone that grandma had gotten a speeding ticket, her reaction of visable embaressment was so cute & we all laughed, but I knew grandma was truly ashamed of it even though, us younger generation didn?t find it that serious. That was the only memory of a blemish on the remarkable christian life she lived!!!!! She set the bar high to live our lives by & we all knew we would hear a lecture (but not judgment) if we didn?t meet the standards she set by example, and her approval was important to us as we grew up!!!! her contributions to our family & the world were many, & our hearts are left with an emptiness with her passing!!!! We will miss her dearly but I am gratefull that the suffering in her last days are done, & shes at peace in the arms of our Lord. I LOVE you grandma Timm!!!!!
To all of the Speirs family,
I am so sorry to hear of Grandma Timm’s passing. She always made me feel welcome and part of your family. I will forever remember her laugh and smile. She was a truly tremendous lady. I will share memories of her with my children, two of her Great-Grandchildren. My Dad and brother are now angels and I am sure they will help her to feel welcome. May God help you find peace in your time of loss.
Tammy Austad
What a wonderful lady, and our thoughts are with you at this time
Wayne and Rita Nelson
Remembering Aunt Alice, dads sister and the last of his family. Charlotte Lillie Boles and Alice Lillie Wilkinson