Obituary of Alice M. Dunham

Alice M. (Huxley) Dunham, 92, of Carver, quietly passed away on September 24, 2012 with her grandson, Michael by her side. She was the beloved wife of the late Alan I. Dunham. She is survived by her daughter, Joyce Mazalewski and husband Richard of Carver; grandson Michael Mazalewski and husband David Demers of Windham, NH; granddaughter, Laureen Modder and husband Larry of Hoboken, NJ and great-granddaughters, Kiera, Kelsie and Kaelyn Modder. She is also survived by Susan Dunham Shane and husband Mark of Eddington, ME, Alan E. Dunham and wife Mary of Carver, Philip Dunham and fiance Cindy Pinkham of Old Town, ME, Timothy Dunham of Carver, Nathaniel Dunham of Tallaheassee, FL, Christopher Dunham of Carver and Alana Dunham of Carver. She was the daughter of the late Edward and Rose (Corsini) Huxley and was predeceased by her sisters, Marion West and Dorothea Parent. Alice was born and raised in Middleborough, MA and graduated from Memorial High School with the class of 1937. She also attended San Mateo Junior College in California and the University of Hawaii. During World War II, she worked at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Pearl Harbor, Oahu, Hawaii. Alice had a great sense of humor and enjoyed singing and dancing in the kitchen with Alan. She also loved animals especially her German Shepherd, Heidi. Visiting hours will be held at the Shepherd Funeral Home, 116 Main Street, (Route 58), Carver, on Thursday, September 27, from 5:00-8:00 PM. Funeral services at the Shepherd Funeral Home, Carver, on Friday, September 28 at 9:30 AM, followed by her funeral Mass at Sacred Heart Church, 340 Center Street, Middleborough at 10:30 AM. A private burial will be held at the Riverside Cemetery in Fairhaven. Donations in her memory may be made to the Carver Animal Shelter, 67 North Main Street, Carver, MA 02330.