Alice Ruth Bolton

Alice Bolton, age 81, of Bloomington, passed away October 26th, 2024. Preceded in death by her parents, Carl and Dorothy Reeves, and her brother, Robert Reeves. Alice was born and raised in the Detroit, Michigan area, and went to college at University of Michigan, Ann Arbor. She was always proud of her ties to Michigan, and especially the U of M (Go Wolverines!). She met and married her husband, Phillip Bolton, while attending college, and graduated with a degree in Chemistry. She and Phil settled in Minnesota, and after a brief time living in California, made Bloomington their permanent home. They raised two children there, Tracy and Greg, and welcomed 6 grandchildren as well as many others into their family through the years. Alice worked for many years as an immuno-diagnostic chemist, but her spirit for fun and community meant that she was most often remembered for helping to plan company parties, creative skits among her coworkers, and in general make her coworkers in the lab a fun family. Alice and Phil enjoyed travelling together, and visited countries all around the globe, usually with church groups or friend groups. She was always up for an adventure, and so they came back with stories of ziplining, hang gliding, bungee jumping, biking down mountains, and so much more. Alice was devoted to her church community, and to making sure all of her grandkids would learn about Jesus. She taught Bible Club, helped out with Vacation Bible School, and taught Sunday School for a time. She also played in the handbell choir, organized biking trips, and served and supported many local outreach and support agencies that the church worked with. Alice is survived by her husband of 60 years, Phillip; her daughter Tracy (Eric) Dungan, her son Greg Boltz Bolton, and 6 grandchildren. Her love and support will be dearly missed by all. A Celebration of Life service will be held Sunday, November 17th, at 3pm, at Normandale Hylands UMC, 9920 Normandale Boulevard, Bloomington. The visitation will be one hour prior to the service. A light dinner will be served afterwards. Memorials can be sent to Normandale Hylands UMC, or to the Alzheimer's Association. As a special request: Caring for mom during her years of Alzheimer's means that memories of "mom when she was mom" have been covered over by "mom in the Arbor". If you would be willing to share a story or memory to help rebuild our memories, please send them to alicebmemories@gmail.com. They don't have to be profound, life changing memories, just something that comes to mind that was typical for mom. A picture to go with your memory would be great, but definitely not required.

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Alice Ruth Bolton

March 27, 1943 - October 26, 2024

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Alice Ruth Bolton

March 27, 1943 - October 26, 2024

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