Alice Ann Dalton, 87, a proud Buckeye, passed away peacefully at home on August 12, 2021. She was born in Columbus Ohio on November 4, 1933 to parents the late Juanita (Fairbanks) Van Atta and the late Lafayette Van Atta. Her only sibling was the late Martha Mildred (Van Atta) Veneziale. Her family liked toContinue Reading
Alice Ann Dalton, 87, a proud Buckeye, passed away peacefully at home on August 12, 2021. She was born in Columbus Ohio on November 4, 1933 to parents the late Juanita (Fairbanks) Van Atta and the late Lafayette Van Atta. Her only sibling was the late Martha Mildred (Van Atta) Veneziale. Her family liked to take road trips to Bremen, OH. She was a member of Jobs Daughters and eventually the Order of the Eastern Star. She graduated from Linden-McKinley High School in 1951 where she participated in talent shows, played volleyball and served as “Y” Teens President. She contributed to her senior yearbook “The Panther,” providing the art caricatures of her classmates. Following graduation Alice was accepted into the Grant Hospital School of Nursing, graduated in 1955 and worked as a Registered Nurse at Grant Hospital. While attending nursing school, she met and married her late husband, William “Bill” Dalton, a trucking terminal manager. While living in Columbus she gave birth to two daughters, Peggy and Molly. Bill’s work relocated them to many locations including Scranton, PA where Alice had her third daughter, Kathleen, “Katie.” A move took the family to Lakewood, OH where Alice had her fourth daughter, Patricia, “Patty.” Living in Lakewood, Alice had many friends, worked at Lakewood Hospital and enjoyed participating as a Girl Scout Leader. In 1975, a move took the family to Fallston, MD, where Alice enjoyed participating in Jobs Daughters with her daughter Katie at Bethel #35 in Bel Air, worked as a Unit Secretary at Fallston Hospital and attended Patty’s weekly horse shows. The next move was in 1984 to Beaver Dam, VA to a log cabin home on the horse farm, Cedar Wood Farms. Alice became a big fan of NASCAR. Her favorite driver was Dale Earnhardt, Sr.
Following Bill’s passing in 1987, Alice briefly resided in Mechanicsville, VA and worked as an R.N. at the Henrico Doctors Hospital until eventually moving in 1992 to live with her daughters’ and care for her grandchildren. She loved to watch Ohio State Football, Lawrence Welk, Jeopardy, CBS Sunday Morning and NASCAR and rooting against Kyle Busch. Alice excelled at crossword puzzles and she was known for being “always pleasant” to everyone.
Alice is survived by her family; daughters: Peggy Wasserbauer and husband, Paul of Lakewood, OH, Molly Dalton Plummer and husband, Bryan of Port Deposit, MD, Kathleen “Kate” Buttion and husband, Ronald of Street, MD and Patricia “Patty” Utley and husband, James of Weatherford, TX; grandchildren: Amanda N. Buttion, Elizabeth Plummer, Madilyn Utley, Gregory Buttion and wife, Amanda Dixon and great-granddaughter, Ryleigh Buttion.
There will be a private family service at Quantico National Cemetery. Donations appreciated in Alice’s name to the Cecil County Water Witch EMS, PO Box 324 Port Deposit MD 21904 or www.WWFCo.com. Venmo donations also accepted @WaterWitch7.