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Alice Schuh Obituary

SCHUH, Alice T. Alice (Torno) Schuh, 78 of Manchester, loving wife for 55 years of Waldemar Schuh, died Wednesday (May 31, 2006) at her home. Born in Friedenslust, Poland January 27, 1928, daughter of Gottlieb and Lydia (Langhof) Torno, Alice was raised in Poland and survived many hardships during and after the war before coming to Manchester with her husband in 1952. She was a longtime member of the Zion Evangelical Church in Manchester, and was a devoted and loving wife, mother, and grandmother. Family gatherings always featured her homemade specialties filled with love. Along with her husband she is survived by two sons, Carl Schuh and his fiancée Colleen Brand of Andover, and Harry Schuh and his wife Carol of Harwinton; two grandchildren, Erin Schuh and Kyle Schuh; a sister, Olga Krause in Germany. Alice was a longtime member of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church in Manchester. Funeral services will be held Monday June 5 at 10:30 a.m. at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, 112 Cooper Street, Manchester. Burial will follow in the East Cemetery in Manchester. Friends may call at the Holmes Funeral Home, 400 Main Street, Manchester Sunday June 4 from 2-4 p.m. Memorial contributions may be made to the Zion Ev. Lutheran Church Memorial Fund or the American Cancer Society (Manchester North Unit), 538 Preston Ave., PO Box 1004, Meriden, CT 06450. For directions to the funeral home or to sign the online guest book please go to www.holmes-watkinsfuneralhomes.com (services).

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Published by Hartford Courant on Jun. 2, 2006.

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Jim Woolley

June 4, 2006

Carl,



Melissa and I send our sympathies to you and your family during this difficult time.

Silvano Josie

June 4, 2006

We are so sorry for your loss. May your memories bring you comfort.

With our deepest sympathy,

-the Josie family

Edie Cole

June 3, 2006

We wish you peace, courage, and strength. Memories of Tante Alice will always be in our hearts.

Love, Paul and Edie Cole

Nancy Fuller

June 2, 2006

Sorry for the loss of your mother. My deepest sympathy to the family during this time.

Hans and Margaret Maertins

June 2, 2006

Our hearts go out to your family at this time of loss and sorrow.

Our deepest sympathies,

Love

Renee / Karen Blondin

June 2, 2006

May God Bless you and your family.

Rebecca Maertins

June 2, 2006

May you find strength from the love of your family, joy and peace from her memory.

Jeanne Barone

June 2, 2006

Carl,Colleen & Family,

I am sorry for the loss of your mother and my thoughts and prayers are with you.

Michael & Denise Worster

June 2, 2006

Our most heartfelt sympathy, prayers and love go to you all at this time of lose.

Joanne Larson

June 2, 2006

My thoughts and prayers are with you. My God give you peace and comfort in your time of loss.

Holmes Funeral Home

June 2, 2006

With deepest sympathy during your time of mourning.

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