Alice Schlacke

Alice G. Schlacke, 84, of Waukon, IA, passed away early Sunday morning, January 19, 2020, at West Ridge Care Center in Cedar Rapids, IA. Funeral services will be held Friday, January 31st, at 12:00 PM at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon with Rev. Kim Thacker officiating and a lunch will follow. Burial will be at 2:30 PM Friday at Waterville Lutheran Cemetery. Friends may call from 10:00 AM until the time of services on Friday at the church. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon is handling arrangements.

Alice Gretchen (Wacker) Schlacke was born in Farmersburg, IA, on Halloween, October 31, 1935, to Andrew E. and Sophie E. W. (Mueller) Wacker as one of 14 children. Alice married A1C Ronald Victor Schlacke on November 26, 1954, at Zion United Church of Christ in Waukon and began her career as an Air Force wife of 32 years. Together they lived in four states and three overseas countries, where she stayed busy managing a household with three children.

In 1985, when Ron retired from the military, they moved back to the family farm in Waterville, IA, where she enjoyed her church activities with the ladies of Waterville Lutheran Church and Zion UCC. She was also an active member with the Farm Bureau.

After she was widowed in 1997, she moved to Waukon and became more involved with the church ladies of the UCC and continued with Farm Bureau. She especially loved tending to her flowers and displayed them beautifully in her yard every summer.

Alice is survived by her children: Peggy Schlacke (Robert) Knoll of Prescott AZ, Randy Alan Schlacke of Prescott Valley, AZ, and Rusty Alan (Lori Riha) Schlacke of Cedar Rapids, IA; and eight grandchildren: Robert Coldren, Ryan Schlacke, Kristina Gehrls, Allison Gehrls, Taylor Schlacke, Bailey Schlacke, Riley Schlacke, and Kyler Schlacke.