Sister Alice Wittenbach, OP entered eternal life on September 19, 2025 at the age of 88 after 67 years of religious life. We commend Sister Alice to your prayers.
Remembering Service
Wednesday, September 24 at 9:00 am
Chapel of the Word/Marywood
Funeral Mass
Wednesday, September 24 at 10:30 am
Chapel of the Word/Marywood
Returning to Grand Rapids, Sr. Alice began teaching at Aquinas College. Thus began a lifetime of teaching, learning, and serving with a joyful and energetic spirit. She led students on field trips to bogs, streams, ponds, wildflower areas, lakes and grassland habitats providing much more than book learning. One needed good boots as well as books in Sr. Alice’s classes. Her teaching embodied the conviction: “The more we know and love the Earth, the more we will appreciate it, and the more we will learn to live in such ways that protect Earth’s goodness.”
Sr. Alice’s life was rich with friendships, music, laughter, and love for all Creation. She has begun her last journey now to Tir N’Og, that heavenly home of a thousand welcomes. We do not say good-bye dear Alice but rather wish you “safe home” to be enfolded in the loving embrace of all you have loved and who love you still.
