ALICE RUTH ANDERSON QVALE
(née STICKNEY)

Born: April 26, 1913   Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
Died: May 12, 1967   Webster Groves, St. Louis, Missouri
Buried: May 16, 1967   Fairview Cemetery, Willmar, Kandiyohi, Minnesota


Parents:
 
 
Education:
 
 
Marriage:
 
 
 
 
 
Occupation:
 
 
 
 
 
Francis Daniel Stickney
Ruby Edna Rhoades
 
Central High School, Minneapolis, Minnesota
Did not graduate
 
Walter Hodgson Anderson
August 29, 1930
Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
J. H. Yaggy, a Minister of the Gospel, officiated
Witnesses were Wilton Anderson and Inez Amidotra

Stenographer, clerk [Source: 1936 and 1937 Minneapolis City Directories]
Saleswoman at a retail store [1940 U.S. Federal Census]
Saleswoman at Edith's Country Shop, Wayzata, Hennepin, Minnesota

Alice Ruth Anderson Qvale (née Stickney), 1943

Children: Diane Rae June 17, 1932 † Jan. 20, 1999
       
Divorced: 1939
   
2nd Marriage: Richard Berger Qvale
  March 13, 1939
  Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota
  Paul J. Carroll, Judge of the District Court, officiated
  Witnesses were Donald Bain and Dorothy Erpenbach

Notes: At the time of the January 8, 1920 U.S. Federal Census, Alice R. was 6 years old and living with her parents in their
  rented apartment at 1502 2nd Ave. S., Apt. 403 in Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. Her father was working as an accountant for the railway. Alice and both her parents were born in Minnesota. She was attending school at the time and could speak English.
 
At the time of the April 10, 1930 census, Alice was 17 years old and living with her parents at 3649 Elliot Avenue in Minneapolis. For $37 a month they rented part of the home of Axel and Ellen Erickson, a couple from Sweden in their early 60s. The house was valued at $12,000 (approx. $120,000 in 2001 dollars). Neither the Stickneys nor the Ericksons owned a radio. Alice stated that she was born in Minnesota as were both her parents.
 
In June 1932, when daughter Diane was born, Walter and his wife Alice were living with her parents at 3649 Elliot in Minneapolis, MN.
 
At the time of the Apr. 15, 1940 U.S. Federal census, Alice R. was 26 years old and living with her 30-year-old husband Richard B., 7-year-old daughter from a previous marriage, Diane, and her 53-year-old widowed mother, Ruby Stickney, in a home rented for $35/month located at 2600 Tenth Avenue South, Minneapolis, Hennepin, Minnesota. In April 1935 her husband had been living in St. Paul, Ramsey, Minnesota, but she, her daughter and mother had been living in the same house in which they were currently residing. Richard had had five years of college education, she had attended high school through her junior year, and her mother had completed her freshman year of high school. Daughter Diane was currently in first grade. In 1939 Richard was employed as a draftsman for Northern Pump. He worked 40 hours a week for 13 weeks and earned $225, although he had additional income from other sources. Alice was employed as a saleswoman at a retail store; she worked 15 weeks in 1939 and earned $175.
 
In 1941 Alice and her husband Richard B. Qvale were living at 2600 10th Ave. S. in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Richard was working as a draftsman for General Mills. [Source: 1941 Minneapolis, Minnesota City Directory]
 
Alice always wanted to be a ballerina but never had the opportunity. She loved dogs, especially cocker spaniels. Three of her cockers were Candy Kid, Jinx, and Taffy. She made dog food from scratch for them from horsemeat and sang special songs to them. At the time of her death, she and her husband Dick had a springer spaniel named Moxie. Alice passed away without warning in her sleep.
 
Shirley Howe reminisces on Dick and Alice Qvale: "I didn't know him very well but I do have memories about your grandmother and Dick. Your grandmother was such a 'classy' lady and Dick was a good partner for her." -- from Jan. 7, 2002 letter to Rae Bordua

Ancestry: The Anderson Line [through marriage]
  The Knud Line [through marriage]
  The Roth Line
  The Robert Stickney Line
  The Stephen Webster Line
   
Family Surname Entries in the Minneapolis City Directory for
1910, 1930, 1932, 1936-1937, 1939, 1941-1942, 1952

Certificate of Marriage for Richard B. and Alice R. Qvale (née Stickney)

1950 Lake Minnetonka Directory

Dick Qvale is Lapidary in His Spare Evenings, by Evelyn Burke

1963-64 Lake Minnetonka Directory

A Visit to Our Grandparents' New Home, Webster Groves, MO -- August 1964

Letter from Alice Qvale to her granddaughter, Rae Stimler, January 28, 1965

Certificate of Death for Alice Qvale (née Stickney)

Gravestone of Alice Qvale (née Stickney)

Alice Stickney, age 7 months.
Alice Stickney
Age 7 months

Anna Stickney (née Noonan) with her granddaughter, Alice Stickney.
Anna Stickney (née Noonan) with her granddaughter, Alice Stickney
Minneapolis, MN
Approximately 1914

Alice Stickney with cat and her cousin Marilyn.
Alice Stickney with cat and her cousin Marilyn
Minneapolis, MN

Alice Stickney.
Alice Stickney
Minneapolis, MN

Dick and Alice Qvale at home with their dog Jinx, Wayzata MN, 1947.  Alice Qvale and Diane Anderson in their backyard, Wayzata MN, 1947.
Dick and Alice Qvale at home with their dog JinxAlice Qvale and daughter Diane Anderson in their backyard
Wayzata, MNWayzata, MN
19471947

Alice Qvale, Wayzata MN.
Alice Qvale, Wayzata, MN

Diane and Rae Stimler, and Alice Qvale, Wayzata MN.
Mom Diane and baby Rae Stimler with grandmom Alice Qvale
Wayzata, MN
1953

Alice Qvale, Wayzata MN.
Alice Qvale, Wayzata, MN
1956

Alice Qvale with her dog Taffy, Webster Groves, MO.
Alice Qvale with her dog Taffy, Webster Groves, MO
Late Spring 1966
This was the last photograph taken of Alice

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