Alice Eugenia Nash

Alice Eugenia Nash age 69 of Hastings, died Sunday May 4, 2008 at Hastings Tendrecare. She was born July 29, 1938 the daughter of Charles and Alma Bascom. Alice graduated from Kellogg High School in Nashville and later in life received her degree as an LPN. She worked for the former Barry County Medical Care Facility , Pennock Hospital in Ex-ray and more recent she was a greeter at Hastings Walmart. From 1960 to 1980 she was a foster parent for over 100 children. Alice was a music lover who played the piano and guitar. She was a member of the Red Hat Club, she enjoyed reading writing and playing bingo. She was preceded in death by her parents and a brother , Steven Shaffer. Alice is survived by her children, Caroline (Ernie) Halliwill of Curtis, Mi., Rosemary Martin of Holt, Melissa (Bear) McLeod of Nashville, Jonathan (Monti) Nash of Hastings, Cecelia (Ronald) Zinn of Grand Rapids, 16 grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren, brother, Michael(Wendy)Shaffer, sister, Judith Singleton and many nieces and nephews. Visitation will be held Wednesday from 11:00am until service time. Funeral services will be held Wednesday May 7, 2008 at 1:00pm at the Girrbach Funeral Home in Hastings with Rev. Carla Smith officiating. Memorials can be made to Hastings Tendercare or Thornapple Valley Church. Arrangements are by the Girrbach Funeral home in Hastings. You may leave a message or memory to the family at (girrbachfuneralhome.net).