Alice Pooley Berry was our dearly beloved wife, mother, sister, cousin, auntie, friend, and volunteer. She enjoyed visiting with family and friends and enjoyed her garden and having wine or iced tea on her back patio with loved ones. She loved her cruise ship vacations and they saw and visited so many places. After raising their 4 kids she wanted to give back and she did that through her volunteer work in Auburn, CA.
Alice Pooley was born July 4th, 1938 at Bay Farm Island, Alameda, CA. She was born to Wendell Pooley and Florence Alice Pooley. For most of her childhood, she was raised in rural California homes. She had three older brothers, Kenneth, James, and Robert Pooley. Her parents and three brothers have since passed away. Alice’s younger
Sister, Linda Pooley-Peck now resides in Hawaii. Alice went to high school at Alameda High in Alameda CA. Her best girl friends were Evelyn and Marcia with whom she remained dear friends until their deaths. She and Albert Berry met at Alameda High School and ate lunch outside the school grounds. The three girls asked Albert what kind of sandwich he had and tasted his liverwurst sandwich and they liked it!
Albert got to know them all and dated Evelyn and Marcia and Alice. Albert soon went steady with Alice his senior year and they graduated from school and continued going steady after graduation. Albert only had eyes for her!
The draft was going on and he enlisted for 4 years in the Air Force and was deployed to Germany. While in Germany Albert found a beautiful Rosenthal China set and Cutlery set and shipped it to Alice. Alice waited, waited, and waited for Al to come home. They got married soon after he arrived back from the Air Force.
They were married on July 16th, 1960 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in Alameda. They moved into an apartment in Oakland and then Albert enlisted with the Air National Guard in Hayward. Albert worked Monday through Friday maintaining the Radars and he also worked in the Reserves on the weekends. Alice worked at Woolworth's food counter along with her mother. They soon purchased a house in San Leandro and had 4 children, three sons and one daughter, Lane, Lonnie, Ladd, and Lyle. Many Family members lived in and around San Leandro such as her Brother and Sister in Law, Margaret and Paul Paulson, nieces, and cousins.
Alice was a stay-at-home mother for approximately 13 years and then started to work part-time for Montgomery Wards in the credit office. She made many good friends at Ward's. Alice fought a battle with Stage 3 Colon Cancer and kept working for Wards as much as she could. She won that battle. They lived in their San Leandro Home for 39 years. Many great, great memories were made in that home and many grandchildren were babysat there.
They sold the San Leandro house and purchased their house in Auburn, CA after retirement from Montgomery Wards and the Military a little more than 20 years ago. They love the community in Auburn. They have many dear, dear neighbors and friends in Auburn. They are members of the Elks Lodge and Alice volunteered at Auburn Memorial Hospital for about 20 years. They both volunteered at the Elks Lodge for many activities for many years. Alice also volunteered at the American Cancer Society
Discovery Shop in Auburn CA with her friend Evelyn.
Alice lost her battle with cancer on May 28, 2024.
Alice & Al have recently sadly suffered the loss of their adult Grandson, Tyler Berry. Alice Berry is survived by her husband Albert E Berry, their children, Lane Berry, Lonnie Ilmberger, Ladd Berry, and Lyle Berry, their Grandchildren Denise Marshall, Lane Berry Jr, Brandon Berry, Stephen, Sydney, Ryan and Allison Ilmberger, Joseph and Jacob Berry, Zachary Berry and their Great Grandchildren, Ariana, Alexis, Harley, Savannah, Nova, Makenna, Santana, Tyler Jr., and Hunter.
Alice will be deeply missed but will remain forever in our hearts.
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