Alice Muriel Roberts, age 96, of New Ulm passed away Friday, October 20, 2023 at Johanna Shores in Arden Hills.
Funeral service will be 11 a.m. Thursday, October 26, 2023 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm. Pastor Timothy Smith will officiate. Burial will follow in the New Ulm City Cemetery.
Visitation will be from 9-11 a.m. Thursday, October 26, 2023 at St. Paul’s Evangelical Lutheran Church in New Ulm.
To leave an online condolence for the family, or to sign the guestbook, please visit: www.mvfh.org.
Alice is survived by her daughters, Nancy (Charles) Earl of New Ulm, Julie (Grayson) Otto of Woodbury; son, Tim Roberts (special friend, Charyl) of Mankato; grandchildren, Jarad (Kristen) Roberts, Hilary Roberts, Ethan (Raechel) Roberts, Noah Otto; great-grandchildren, Hailey Roberts, Alex Roberts, Avery Roberts, Danielle Roberts; brothers, Jerome (June) Walden and George Walden.
She was preceded in death by her parents and step father, Lawrence Walden, Lydia Brey, and Wolfgang Brey; husband, James Vernard Roberts; granddaughter, Amanda Earl; siblings, Rev. Theodore Matthiesen, Lawrence “Eddie” Walden, James Walden, Lorraine Schewe, and Vernard Walden.
Alice Muriel Walden was born February 2, 1927 to Lawrence and Lydia (Hoppe) Walden in Sleepy Eye. She attended school in Sleepy Eye and began working. On May 12, 1946, Alice was united in marriage to James Vernard Roberts in South Sioux City, Nebraska. The couple relocated to New Ulm and Alice dedicated her life to raising and providing a home for her family. Alice’s life revolved around taking care of the people she loved. Whether it was raising her children, her parents when their health began to decline, taking care of her husband after he suffered a stroke, or taking care of stray animals in need of a meal, Alice did it all with a gentle and kind heart. She was also known for her cooking, baking, drawing, gardening, and food prepping. Alice especially enjoyed raising horses and going horseback riding in her younger years, as well as hosting gatherings and holidays for all her family and friends. Above all else, Alice loved all the time she was able to spend with her family over her 96 treasured years of life. She will be dearly missed by those that knew her. Blessed be her memory.
