Alice Jane Sloan Altmire

Alice Jane Sloan Altmire, 93, of Venango Township passed away at 9 a.m. Monday in the emergency room of Butler Memorial Hospital. She had suffered an illness at Oertel Personal Care Center of the Concordia Home in Cabot, where she had resided since last fall.

Born March 15, 1925, in Cherry Valley, she was the daughter of the late Henry L. and Annie McGinnis Sloan.

Alice was married for 64 years to Harold D. Altmire, whom she married on April 12, 1946, and who passed away on June 2, 2010.

She was a graduate of the former Eau Claire High School and had served many years as a postal clerk at the Eau Claire Post Office, where she retired.

A longtime and dedicated member of the East Unity Presbyterian Church, she attended the church for her entire 93 years, spanning from infancy until her passing. Alice served in various capacities of the church as a primary preschool teacher with the “little ones,” Sunday school and vacation Bible school teacher. She was a charter member and secretary of the Ruth Fleming Missionary Society of the church. She loved music and was a choir member as well as a member of the East Unity Trio.

She and her husband, Harold, were the proud parents of two children, their daughter, Martha J. Altmire, with whom she shared her home; and their son, David and his wife, Carol, of Orlando, Fla. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

The last surviving member of the Henry Sloan family, she was preceded in death by two sisters, Emaline Ross and Betty McCurdy; and three brothers, Harold, Donald and Walter Sloan.

ALTMIRE — Visitation for Alice Jane Sloan Altmire, who died Monday, June 11, 2018, will be held from 1 to 4 p.m. Thursday at H. Jack Buzard Funeral Home, 201 S. Washington St., Eau Claire, where funeral services will be conducted by Dr. Paul Schaffer.Private burial will follow Friday at East Unity Church Cemetery.To view or send condolences and to send flowers and sympathy cards, visit www.buzardfuneralhomes.com.