January 18, 1920 – May 19, 2025

Alice Krosschell, 105, passed away Monday, May 19, 2025, at Edgebrook Care Center, Edgerton.  A memorial service was held Friday, May 23, 2025, 11:00 a.m. at First CRC, Edgerton, with Pastor Scott Muilenburg officiating. The congregation sang Blessed Assurance, How Great Thou Art, When Peace Like A River, and Softly And Tenderly with Vicki Van Essen accompanying them.

 Pallbearers were Perry Krosschell, Scott Krosschell, Mark Schaap, Mike Schaap, Travis Schaap, Chad Warren, Cory Bleyenburg, Kyle Bleyenburg, Kirk Bleyenburg, Weston Hulst, and Tanner Hulst.

Interment was in Hillside Cemetery, Edgerton.

Alice Krosschell was born on January 18, 1920, to Gerrit and Marrigje (Vanderwal) Vos on a farm place by Chandler, Minn. She was baptized and made profession of her faith at Ebenezer Christian Reformed Church in Leota, Minn. She attended Leota Christian School through the 8th grade. After 8th grade, she did a lot of home care for mothers of new babies. She also did egg candling for John Krosschell’s produce prior to marriage. 

On January 16, 1941, she was united in marriage to Peter Krosschell. They lived by Leota and then moved into Edgerton where she was a mother and homemaker. She assisted her husband Pete in running his shoe sales and repair business. She also worked at the Pipestone hospital and care unit and then when Edgebrook opened she worked there as a nurse’s aide for 21 years. 

She was a faithful member of Edgerton First Christian Reformed Church, ladies aid, and senior citizens. They enjoyed camping and for several years took on the role of camp host and hostess at the Ihlen State Park. They spent 15 winters camping in Texas – enjoying games, cards, and doing volunteer work. Alice enjoyed sewing, baking, and embroidering. She always made sure she had sets of embroidered towels on hand for gifts and for school donation sales. She loved having coffee guests. 

Alice and Pete moved into Edgebrook Estate Independent Apartments in March of 2016. Pete passed away May 1, 2018. Alice became a resident of Edgebrook Care Center on June 1, 2022. 

Alice went to her heavenly home on May 19, 2025, at the age of 105 years and 5 months. She is lovingly remembered by her daughter-in-law, Norma Krosschell of Orange City, Iowa; her daughters: Sal (Cal) Schaap of Leota,  Vonnie (Michael) Barber of Muscatine, Iowa, Aud (Denny) Bleyenburg of Edgerton,  and Sandi (Jeff) Hulst of Gladbrook, Iowa. She will be greatly missed by her 21 grandchildren, 58 great-grandchildren, 22 great-great-grandchildren, and two sisters-in-law: Clarice Krosschell and Madeline Sharkey. 

She was preceded in death by her parents, her husband, Pete; son, Ed; two grandsons, Reed Warren and Seth Hulst; two great-grandchildren, Chloe Krosschell and Alex Roskamp; one great-great-grandchild, Clara Schaap; and her siblings, Arent, Bill, Dick, and Gerrit Vos, Gertie Nykamp, Annie Prins, Carrie Hamm, and Jennie Vis.