Alice Jeanette Hartle, 80, passed away May 20, 2022, at Sunshine Meadows Retirement Community, Buhler. She was born May 20, 1942, in Hutchinson, to Alva Leroy and Christina Dora (Wakefield) Johnston.
Alice was a 1960 graduate of St. Teresa High School, Hutchinson, KS, and 1986 graduate of McPherson School of Nursing, McPherson. She became a licensed practical nurse (LPN) because of the inspiration that she received when volunteering as a ‘Candy Striper’ during her teenage years.
Alice enjoyed fishing, quilting, crafts, cooking, scrapbooking, and was skilled in genealogy even before the implementation of electronic genealogy. She was a ‘master gardener’ and had a hand dug pond in her backyard that contained koi fish. Alice was funny, goofy, quirky, and her laughter was contagious. She was a caring person who took pride in doing respite foster care for many children. Alice held many titles in her lifetime, but the most treasured titles were wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, great-great-grandmother, daughter, sister, and friend.
On August 10, 1985, she married Jack Arlen Hartle, in McPherson. They shared over 36 years of marriage.
Alice is survived by: her husband, Jack Hartle of Buhler; daughters, Julie Kitston and Suzy (Mark) Mattison, both of Hutchinson; stepsons, Alan Hartle of Florida and Jerod Hartle of Hutchinson; adopted son, Christopher (Kara) Hartle of Hutchinson; eleven grandchildren; thirty great-grandchildren; five great-great-grandchildren; and siblings, Mary (Terry) McCoy and Russell (Jolene) Johnston.
She was preceded in death by: her parents; daughter, Glenna Mitchell; sister, Virginia Rife; and stepson, Gregory Hartle.
Funeral service will be 2 p.m. Thursday, May 26, 2022, at Elliott Mortuary, with Father Matt Glazier officiating. Friends may call from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. Wednesday, May 25, 2022, with the family present from 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday at Elliott Mortuary. To view the funeral service online, the link will be available at the end of Alice's obituary on the Elliott Mortuary website on the day of the service beginning at 1:45 p.m.