Hastings resident, Alice Rita Peper, 95, passed away Friday, January 13, 2012 at Perkins Pavilion Good Samaritan Society, Hastings Village, Hastings, Nebraska.

Rosary will be Monday, January 16, 2012; 6:30 P.M. at Butler Volland Chapel. Mass of Christian Burial will be Tuesday, January 17, 2012; 10:00 A.M. at St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church, Hastings, Nebraska with Father Andrew Heaslip officiating. Burial will be in Parkview Cemetery, Hastings, Nebraska. Visitation will be Sunday, January 15, 2012; 4:00 P.M. – 9:00 P.M., Monday, January 16, 2012; 9:00 A.M. – 9:00 P.M. with family present at 5:30 P.M. at the funeral home. Memorials may be given to St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church or Adams County Cancer Society.

Alice Peper the daughter of Joseph & Mary (Ostdiek) Brockman, was born on the family farm north of Mt. Clare, Nebraska, August 19, 1916, the fifth of ten children. Alice attended St. Stephens Parochial school through eighth grade, then Mt. Clare High School 9th & 10th grades, graduating Valedictorian and the Lawrence High School, 11th & 12th grades, graduating Salutatorian of the class of 1935. She then went on to Kearney Normal School to gain her Teaching Credentials and taught three years at a Country one room school near Mt. Clare, Nebraska. Alice was united in marriage to Clarence Henry Peper on May 29, 1939 at St. Stephens, Nebraska. To this union nine children were born, Jean Marie, Darrell, Larry, Bob, Wayne, Marv, Kenny, Kathy, and Ron. In 1953 the family moved from Lawrence to Hastings and Alice then started to work at Hastings Regional Center, retiring in 1981 from the Hastings Regional Center as a Psychiatric Aid, after 27 years of service. She then enjoyed her retirement years with family members, relatives, and friends. Alice was a faithful member of St. Cecilia’s Catholic Church and Altar Society. She loved raising her family, sewing/quilting, cooking, reading when she had time, and tending to her gardens.

Alice was preceded in death by her parents, husband, Clarence Henry Peper; daughter, Jean Marie Ingram; granddaughter, Victoria; and a great-granddaughter, Sophia Denk; two sisters; and six brothers.

Survivors include:
Children & Spouses: Darrell & Susan Peper – Greeley, CO
    Lawrence & Iris Peper – Omaha, NE
    Robert & Susan Peper – Tucson, AZ
    Wayne & Marilyn Peper – Hastings, NE
    Marvin & Marsha Peper – San Mateo, CA
    Kenneth & Connie Peper – Hastings, NE
    Kathleen & Steven Kloppenborg – Omaha, NE
    Ronald & Jody Peper – Highlands Ranch, CO
Son-in-law: Gary Ingram – Richfield, MN
Sister: Bernice Wenz – Merkel, TX
Sister-in-law: Betty Brockman – Hastings, NE
Grandchildren: 20
Step-Grandchildren: 5
Great-Grandchildren: 18
Step-Great-Grandchildren: 11
Many other relatives and a host of friends throughout the community