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May 14, 1935 - Aug 23, 2025
What a sweet sweet lady. May she rest in peace. My sympathy to Dave and family.
Millie Rigby
August 27, 2025 | Butte, MT | Acquaintance
Alice Murphy Vicevich , 90, of Butte Montana was born on May 14, 1935 to Jeremiah and May Murphy. After graduating Butte Central she entered the Sisters of Charity of Leavenworth and earned a teaching degree from Saint Mary College. She spent her early adulthood teaching elementary school in places as far as flung as Denver and Leadville, Colorado. After leaving the Sisters of Charity she returned to Butte and continued her career as an educator. She taught elementary school in several Butte schools for over 20 years. After earning a master’s degree from Montana State University she became the first female principal in Butte at Hawthorn, Margaret Leary and Webster Garfield.
She met the love of her life, Louis Vicevich in Butte and they married in 1972. Having one son, David, in 1974.
After retiring she found a new passion in playing bridge through which she earned Life Master status and, more importantly, many dear friends.
She is survived by her son, David, her daughter-in-law Gillian, her grandchildren Amara and Justis, her niece Julie Mitzi and nephews Kevin and Michael Murphy.
Funeral Services will be celebrated on Tuesday, September 02, 2025, at 10:00 am in the Duggan Dolan Mortuary Chapel.
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