On June 7, 2018, beloved mother, wife, and aunt, Alice Maureen Duschanek-Myers passed away at 66 years of age at St. Marys Hospital in Rochester. She had been diagnosed with cancer only a short time before her passing but was surrounded by family and friends until the end.
Alice was born in Council Bluffs, Iowa, to Ervin Duschanek and Roseanne (Wiskus) Duschanek on February 2, 1952. Alice moved to Minnesota to continue her education at Winona State University where she met the love of her life and children’s father, Robert E. Myers, and they married in August of 1985. She completed a degree in special education with an emphasis on early childhood development, and later in life completed a degree in medical coding. Alice worked in group home settings with individuals with special needs for 38 years, including Hiawatha Homes (1980-2007), Possabilities, and REM in Rochester. She was also a journalist for 25 years at the News-Record.
Alice is survived by her husband, Robert E. Myers; daughters, Ariel Duschanek-Myers and Gisele Duschanek-Myers; nieces and nephews, Jenna and Neal Morrison, and Ann and Martin Killion; great-nieces and nephews, Brianna Killion, and Ashley and Zach Killion.
Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Ervin and Roseanne (Wiskus) Duschanek; sisters Helen Killion and Phyllis Morrison; and brother Phillip Duschanek; along with lots of colleagues and friends.
A celebration of life will be held on June 22 at 1 p.m. at her home in Douglas. It will be a potluck and people are welcome to bring tents/campers to camp out in the yard. For address and directions call Gisele at (507) 369-4616.