Alice Marie Anderson, age 86 of Appleton, WI passed away peacefully on February 19, 2026, surrounded by family after living courageously with Alzheimer’s disease and ultimately succumbing to B-cell lymphoma. She was born to Carl and Grace (Morstad) Anderson on February 5, 1940, in Leeds, ND.
Alice’s calling was that of service. She devoted her life to caring for others: her family, her patients in nursing, her students in teaching, and those she mentored through many organizations. She was active in church, WELCA, PEO, Sons of Norway, the Emergency Shelter, and choral groups. Her passion and talent for singing and music remained through to the end with On a Positive Note choir.
Alice is predeceased by her parents, Carl and Grace, and her brothers, Gerald (Millie) and Wayne. She will be missed deeply by those she has left behind: her husband of 63 years, Gary; her children Mike (Sue), Kathy (Neal), Emily (David), and Amy (Dennis); her grandchildren Becca, Baxter, and Addy; and many extended family and friends.
Alice was a fervent participant in the research study Wisconsin Registry for Alzheimer’s Prevention for decades, and her contribution to that research extends after life with organ tissue donation.
Alice’s family would like to extend a special thanks to the many Home Instead caregivers; her hospice nursing team with Compassus; the Cancer Center at Ascension NE Wisconsin – St. Elizabeth Hospital; and Annie Meulemans of Thrive Music Therapy and the Fox Valley Memory Project singing group, On a Positive Note.
A memorial service will be held on Friday, April 24, at Prince of Peace Lutheran Church in Appleton, WI at 11:00 am. There will be a visitation starting at 9:00 am prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, please consider making a donation to Wisconsin Alzheimer’s Association, www.alz.org/wi; the Fox Valley Memory Project, www.foxvalleymemoryproject.org/donate; or a charity of your choice.