After celebrating her 102nd birthday on Monday, July 13, Alice Catherine Borchelt, of Parkersburg, West Virginia, went to be with her Lord and Savior, Jesus Christ, on Thursday, July 16, 2015. She was born July 13, 1913, in Zenda, Kansas, to the late August and Mary Marx Eining, and she moved to Donna, Texas when she was five.

Alice married Eric Borchelt on September 27, 1941, and they moved to Beaumont, Texas, where she lived until 2000, when she went to live with her daughter and son-in-law, Carolyn and Kenneth, in Parkersburg, West Virginia. She will be remembered for her devotion to her family, her commitment to her Savior, Jesus Christ, her positive attitude and gratefulness, her beautiful smile, her sense of humor, and her way of always putting others before herself. Alice was a member of North Parkersburg Baptist Church and a former member of St. John Lutheran Church in Beaumont.

Alice is survived by her daughter, Carolyn Hoelscher and her husband, Ken; grandchildren, David Hoelscher and his wife, Annette, of Kirkland, Washington; Heather Garcia and her husband, Joseph, of Charleston, West Virginia; and Kyndale Boram, of Lumberton, Texas; great-grandchildren, Eric, Julie, and Elena Hoelscher, all of Kirkland, Washington; and Kylee and Cameron Boram of Lumberton, Texas; daughter-in-law, Naomi Borchelt of Beaumont, Texas; and sister-in-law, Helen Eining of Denver, Colorado.

She was preceded in death by her husband, Eric; son, Dale Borchelt; daughter, Joanne Borchelt; brothers, Delbert Eining and Ralph Eining ; sister, Irene Eining; and sister-in-law, Ruth Eining.

A graveside service for Mrs. Borchelt was held Friday, August 7, 2015, at Magnolia Cemetery, Beaumont, under the direction of Broussard’s, 2000 McFaddin Avenue, Beaumont. Her memorial service was held in Parkersburg, West Virginia, under the direction of Leavitt Funeral Home Parkersburg.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Friendship Kitchen at North Parkersburg Baptist Church, 3109 Emerson Avenue, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26104; or to Women’s Care Center, 2104 Dudley Avenue, Parkersburg, West Virginia 26101.