Alice Elizabeth Shank

Alice Elizabeth Shank, 88, of Van Wert, died at 9:11 p.m. Monday, April 18, 2016, at the Van Wert Area Inpatient Hospice Center.

She was born August 31, 1927, in Van Wert County, the daughter of Albert and Wilma (Kerns) DuVall, who both preceded her in death. On June 1, 1947, she married Paul E. Shank, who died July 2, 2014.

Survivors include two children, Paul Timothy (Jean) Shank of Conway, South Carolina, and Debra E. (John) Shank Thern of Millersburg; three grandchildren, Stephanie L. Farmer, Curtis Shank, and Taryn A. Shank; and six great-grandchildren.

Four brothers, Otis William DuVall, Harold Elmer DuVall, Dale Kenneth DuVall, and Wayne Ray DuVall; and three sisters, Ruth Evelyn Tribolet, Margaret Kathryn Horstman, and Mary Louise Gear, also preceded her in death.

Alice was a homemaker and a farmer’s wife. She had friends of all ages that she enjoyed. She was a member of Trinity Friends Church in Van Wert, where she had taught youth Sunday school. She continued to be a prayer warrior for the Lord until He called her home. She and Paul were involved with Gideons International’s Van Wert Camp.

Funeral services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Sunday, April 24, at Alspach-Gearhart Funeral Home & Crematory in Van Wert, with the Rev. Steve Savage officiating. Burial will be in Ridge Cemetery in rural Van Wert County.

Visitation is from 2-8 p.m. Saturday, April 23, at the funeral home.

Preferred memorials: Trinity Friends Church or Gideons International.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.alspachgearhart.com.