Backes, Alice b. 28 Mar 1908 Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA d. 2 Oct 2006 Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA: 1FAMILYTREE Genealogy

1908 - 2006 (98 years) Has no ancestors but 2 descendants in this family tree.

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Name	Backes, Alice
Born	28 Mar 1908	Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
Gender	Female
1940 Census	1940	Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
Joseph Stier47 Alice Stier32 Robert Stier23 Richard Stier20 Katherine M Stier4 Joseph Stier3 Alice Stier1 Barbara Stier6/12
Died	2 Oct 2006	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
Obituary	4 Oct 2006
Appleton Post Crescent
Alice B. (Backes) Stier, of Neenah/Appleton, age 98, died at St. Paul Elder Services, Kaukauna, on Monday, October 2, 2006. She was born on March 28, 1908, in the Town of Royalton, daughter of the late John and Barbara (Heckel) Backes. She graduated from St. Joseph School of Nursing in Marshfield in 1929. Alice was a registered nurse doing private duty and caring for patients in the Neenah area until her marriage. She married Joseph L. Stier on February 16, 1935. They lived in Neenah where Joseph operated the Stier Tea Company Grocery Store on Commercial Street. Joseph preceded her in death in 1968. She was a wonderful homemaker known for her baking, especially her angel food cakes, homemade bread and rolls. She also made afghans, and sewed pajamas for her new grandbabies. She was also known for her colorful comforters. Alice was a devoted wife, mother, grandmother, and great-grandmother. After she raised her family, she returned to nursing at St. Elizabeth Hospital in Appleton where she cared for babies in the newborn nursery. Alice was a faithful member of Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Appleton. She was dedicated to praying the rosary and for many years belonged to the Blue Army Prayer Group. Alice is survived by her children: Catherine (Gerald B.) Nytes, Carol Maher, Barbara Krupka, Joan (James) Gillitzer, and Peter (fiancee, Sue) Stier; 13 grandchildren; 22 great-grandchildren with one expected; sister, Naomi (Warren) Whitlinger; brother, Jerome (Roseanne) Backes; step-sister, Kathryn Downie; daughters-in-law: Tilly, Ruth and Cathy Stier; and sister-in-law, Agnes Backes. She was preceded in death by her husband, Joseph; her parents; sons: Joseph T. and Thomas J. Stier; sisters: Marie (Rollin) Gerold, Frances (Robert) Piel and Mary Bernice (Orville) Reffke; brothers: Paul (Marie) Backes, Eldon Backes and Roger (Luella) Backes; step-sons; Kenneth, Robert and Richard Stier; step-mother, Ann Behnke; and a son-in-law, Dennis Krupka. The Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 12 p.m. on Thursday, October 5, 2006, at SACRED HEART CATHOLIC CHURCH, 222 E. Fremont St., Appleton, with Fr. Robert Karuhn officiating. Friends will be received at church from 10 a.m. until the time of the Mass. The burial will be at 3 p.m. on Thursday at Oakwood Cemetery, Weyauwega. The family extends a heartfelt thanks to St. Paul Elder Services for their kind and compassionate care. To all who visited Alice, wrote a note, or stopped to say "Hi," we love you all. Mamma, thanks for being the best Mother. Your Stier kids. WICHMANN FUNERAL HOME 537 North Superior Street Appleton 920-739-1231 www.wichmannfuneralhomes The Post - Crescent [Appleton, Wis] 04 Oct 2006: C.4. Name:Alice B. Stier (Backes) Birth Date:28 Mar 1908 Birth Place:Town of Royalton, WI Death Date:2006 Burial Place:Weyauwega, WI Cemetery:Oakwood Cemetery Publication Date:4 Oct 2006 Publication Place:Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Publication Title:Post-Crescent Spouse Name:Joseph L. Stier Notes:Maiden Name: Backes
Person ID	I202355	1FamilyTree
Last Modified	11 Nov 2016

Family Stier, Joseph, b. 19 Apr 1893, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 14 Apr 1968 (Age 74 years)

Married 16 Feb 1935

Children

	1. Stier, Joseph Thomas, b. 28 Mar 1937, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA , d. 15 Nov 1991 (Age 54 years)
	2. Stier, Thomas James, b. 27 Mar 1942, d. 27 Aug 2001 (Age 59 years)

Last Modified 11 Nov 2016

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	Born - 28 Mar 1908 - Royalton, Waupaca, Wisconsin, USA
	1940 Census - 1940 - Neenah, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA
	Died - 2 Oct 2006 - Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA