Etta Bernice McAlister Obituary (1929

Etta Bernice McAlister (known as Bernice), age 87, passed away early Thursday, November 10, 2016 at St. Alphonsus Medical Center in Nampa, Idaho. Her funeral service will be held at 2:00 PM on Tuesday, November 15, 2016 at the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Baker City. Interment will follow at the North Powder Cemetery in North Powder, Oregon. Friends are invited to join the family for a reception in the church multipurpose room after the committal service. On January 24, 1929 at St. Alphonsus in Nampa, Idaho, Andrew and Erma (Simpson) Patterson welcomed Etta Bernice Patterson into the world. Bernice attended high school in North Powder, Oregon and graduated in 1947. She was a homemaker, mother, the best grandmother and great-grandmother. Bernice also worked for the Baker School District for 12 years before retiring in 1974. Bernice married Frank Alison McAlister in Albany, Oregon on August 23, 1974. They were married for 36 years before Franks passing on May 21, 2011. Painting, sewing, cross-stitch, completing crossword puzzles, gardening, spending time with grandchildren and crafting were hobbies Bernice enjoyed and she was a proud member of the LDS Church. Bernice leaves behind her children and their spouses; Jeannie, Bob, Paulette, Deb, Doug, Conan, Jana and Mike, her grandchildren; Lee, Jocelyn, Amy, Ashley, Jacob, Cameron, Aly, Brendan and Kai, and her great grandchildren; Ty, Case, Ryder, Oliver, Ezra. She is preceded in death by her husband Frank McAlister and her infant daughter Jayme. Should friends and family desire, memorial contributions may be made to the LDS Relief Society through Gray's West & Co. Pioneer Chapel at 1500 Dewey Ave. Baker City, OR 97814. LDS Relief Society1500 Dewey Ave, Baker City OR 97814Tel: 1-541-523-3677Email: gwestco@eoni.com