Alice was born in Billings, Montana to Ralph and Lucille Marian (Wolfskill) Blankenbaker on June 9, 1943. Growing up, she was a member of the National Honor Society during her years in school. She was a telephone operator at AT&T for most of her working career where she thoroughly enjoyed her work and co-workers. In 1962 she married Richard Henry and they were together 57 years until his passing.
In Alice’s free time she loved to travel, Mexico was one of her favorite places to venture to. Besides travelling, she enjoyed reading and spending time with her family, specifically lots of visits from her grandchildren and time with her furry family members, AKA her pugs.
Alice is survived by her daughter, Vonda Henry; son, Richard Kevin Henry (Joelle); mom, Marjorie Brown (Bill); brother, Charlie Blankenbaker (Barb); sister, Donna Swaningson (Dan); her grandchildren, Jake Henry, Tye Henry, and Brandon McBryde, and numerous nieces and nephews.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Richard John Henry; father, Ralph Blankenbaker; mother, Lucille Marian Wolfskill, and sister, Bonnie Sedlacek (Rick).
The family is honoring Alice's wishes of no formal or public services of any kind. Please consider instead, making a contribution to St. Jude's Children's Hospital to honor her memory, 80 SE Madison St. Suite 242, Portland, Oregon 97214, www.stjude.org.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.batemancarrollfunerals.com for the Henry family.
