Alice Ann (White) Denk, 82, formerly of Hill City Kansas passed away
peacefully in Lindsborg, Kansas, January 18, 2021. Born Alice Ann White
July 27, 1938, in Studley, Kansas to Elsie and Robert White. She was the
ninth child of ten children. She graduated from Hoxie High School in
1955.
She was the loving wife of Alvin Frances Denk. The couple was
married October 10, 1959. Alvin passed away March 11, 2007. Alice and
Alvin were the proud parents of two sons: John and James. The family
lived in Hill City and operated A and A Gambles there and were invested
in the community.
Alice was a woman of faith, family and service. She wore many
occupational hats in her life: bookkeeper, secretary, EMT, and nurses’
aide, but her life-long love of art was always part of her identity.
Sharing her talents in service and love for her family, friends, and
community was Alice’s core. She contributed by establishing parks,
planting trees, and gifting holiday art and decorations to the Hill City
Park. She was instrumental in establishing the Emergency Medical
Service (EMS) of Graham County. She was also a devoted member of the
Immaculate Heart of Mary Parish and served many funeral dinners as a
leader of the Altar Society.
Family meant everything to Alice. She cherished her moments with
her grandchildren and looked forward to every visit. She and Alvin
visited both their children and grandchildren regularly, and she
cherished their visits, admitting that she even hated cleaning her
windows that were covered in little handprints. She stayed close with
them throughout her long and well-lived life.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Alvin; her parents, bob
and Elsie White; brothers Fred, Ted and Bob; sisters: Rosa Doris Brock,
Kay Rueschhoff, Frances Keith, and Dorothy Taylor.
She is survived by her sons and their wives: John and Laurie Denk,
of Lindsborg, Jim and Janet Denk, of Matthews, North Carolina;
grandchildren: Connor Denk (Kathrine Berry), and great grandson Liam
Denk of Lindsborg, Claire Denk of Mishawaka, Indiana, David Denk of Las
Vegas, Nevada, and Alison (Ali) Denk of Charlotte, North Carolina;
sisters: Ramona Ball and Elizabeth Legere.
We will miss Alice but know she is feeding her beloved birds and loving us all.