Alice Grimes Daeschner (June 28, 1939 – March 17, 2023)
Alice Grimes attended Grinnell College for two years and resided her freshman year in Mears Hall and her sophomore year in Read Hall.
She transferred to the University of Washington and graduated from there in 1963. In Seattle she met and married William Daeschner, and they had two children: Michael Daeschner, who died in 2011, and Deborah Daeschner Barewicz, who lives in Vermont. Alice’s father died in World War II, and her mother was a college professor.
Alice moved often, since her husband served in the Navy as a career officer. Various locations where they lived were the Philippines, California, Japan, Pennsylvania, and Virginia. She enjoyed doing needle crafts, and much of what she made were donated as a part of Nelly’s Needlers, a group supporting Woodlawn Plantation in Virginia.
In 2019, Alice moved to Jerico, Vermont to live with her daughter Debbie, husband Michael Barewicz, and their three children: Meaghan, Choe, and Ryan.
Alice was buried next to her husband in Arlington National Cemetery on July 12, 2024. She is survived by her daughter and family in Vermont, as well as a younger brother in Seattle.
Alice’s daughter wrote: “My mom was generous and did an amazing job of raising my brother and myself. It was not easy being a military family, but she was wonderful at keeping us all centered and well-adjusted. She and my dad focused on education for my brother and me, and we are/were better people for that focus. Mostly, I think she would like to be remembered as a fantastic grandma, since she had very special relationships with my kids”.
