Alyce Mabel Jobe Wittenberg peacefully exhaled her last breath on the summer evening of July 27th, 2024 after 91 years and four months of life. She was surrounded by love in her favorite spot near her favorite window overlooking her bird feeders in her own home in Anderson, South Carolina.

Alyce lived and served as the matriarch to a large and loving family who she nurtured with a soft spoken patience and steadfast loyalty. As a devoted daughter, sister, wife, mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, aunt, neighbor, and friend Alyce was well respected by all who had the honor of knowing her and the pleasure of spending time in her presence.

Alyce was the first born in her family in La Crosse, Wisconsin on March 28th, 1933 and is preceded in death by her husband of 72 years, Jerry; also her mother, Bernice Bright Jobe; her father, Floyd Jobe; and her sister, Janis Angell. Alyce is survived by her three children and their spouses: Steve and Jennifer Wittenberg, Jeryl and Scott Hollingsworth and Judi and Steve Swanson; her seven grandchildren and their spouses: Alyssa and Brett Quimby, Trevor and Meghan Hollingsworth, Stephanie and Deke Eastin, Jillian Hollingsworth and Wesley Fletcher, Lacy and Brent Merritt, Tyler and Hannah Hollingsworth, and Cole and Mary Swanson; and her 15 great grandchildren: Samuel, Azure, Della, Myla, Davis, Bronson, Alyce, Brianna, Emerson, Opal, Olive, Bea, Parker, Crawford, and Alex. She is also survived by her brother Don Jobe and sister in law, Donna Jobe as well as a plethora of nieces and nephews and their families.

Alyce was sharp, with a strong mind, quick wit and particularly skilled in math. She excelled in business classes in high school, graduated at the top of her class and went to work for Trane Corporation. Like many women of her era, she married young after meeting her soon to be husband, Jerry, in their church Sunday school group. After their wedding, Alyce and Jerry moved to Arizona where Jerry was stationed while serving in the Air Force and there Alyce became a mother. Lifelong friendships were made during these years 'away from home.' Back in Wisconsin while raising three children, Alyce also contributed to the family financially. She established herself as a fast typer and worked as a bookkeeper for Badger Corrugating in La Crosse and later ran the business side of the KOA campground she and Jerry owned and operated in Anderson, South Carolina for 19 years. Alyce was neat and organized, precise, paid attention to detail and could be depended on to get things done. She was steady and consistent in all manner of her life- a polite and proper lady but also humble and modest.

Alyce found joy in adorning her dining table with beautiful cut flowers from her yard, feeding and watching hummingbirds, and baking delicious treats, like homemade cinnamon rolls, for her grand and great grandkids. She loved to peruse magazines and articles for new and interesting recipes and would often share those recipes with her daughters to try on different holidays, family gatherings or just Sunday dinner. She cooked and fed her family, bringing those she loved together around the table for many, many years. She was known for making someone's favorite dish just for them and her shared recipes and memories connected to her food will be cherished and passed down to future generations.

Alyce was well traveled and was lucky to spend time with her husband exploring the natural beauty of our country but was also content to spend a quiet evening at home in her chair reading a newspaper, working on a cross word puzzle or 'resting her eyes.' Alyce also had a quirky, dry sense of humor that could catch you off guard. Her one liners were all the funnier, if you happened to be sitting next to her when she was able to squeeze a word in between one of Jerry's lengthy stories. Alyce was a true gem, and exuded graciousness and patience with her life-long spouse, never needing to be in the spotlight, but always a loving and supportive partner and friend. To know Jerry was to know Alyce as they were a pair for so many years. But if you could catch Alyce alone and strike up a conversation with her, you quickly discovered the richness of her personality, wit, and could truly get to know the depth and uniqueness of Alyce in her own right.

Alyce was a giver, always willing to just be present with a listening ear and she also knew just when to give a kind word of encouragement. Her ministry was a peaceful and calm presence, and one of the ways she served her community was through her volunteer work with Meals on Wheels where she not only delivered food to those who needed it but would take time to visit, brightening the lives of so many. Alyce was truly a special person, someone who was genuinely selfless and kind, someone who positively impacted everyone she met.

Alyce's legacy is the community she and her husband built around family and friends. Strong relationships were important to her and this was evident by the friendships she maintained from every phase in her life from high school, Jerry's service in the military, the people she met at the KOA campground, and her friends from her church community at First Baptist in LaCrosse and Parkwood Baptist church in Anderson. She valued her relationships with people and was a faithful friend attending her Logan High School class of 1950 reunions through its 72nd year.

Alyce cherished phone calls, visits, letters and then emails from friends and family near and far. She diligently kept up communication with her grandkids and great grands, never missing a birthday or major milestone with handwritten cards and letters and later keeping up with their day to day activities with texts and facetime calls. She made it a priority to be as involved as possible in the lives of her grand and great grandkids and in her final years lived vicariously through their many youthful adventures, always interested in knowing the details of each exciting story. Right until the end of her 91 years, Alyce was still seeking her own small thrills on evening golf cart rides to look for deer and to 'count trucks' on the interstate at the end of the road.

The family of Alyce Wittenberg will be gathering later this year to honor and recognize the closing of her physical time on Earth with a private interment of both Alyce and Jerry's ashes at M.J. Dolly Cooper Veterans Cemetery in Anderson, SC. In lieu of flowers, the family requests donation memorials be made to Meals on Wheels in Anderson, SC. The family also extends gratitude for the loving, attentive care given to Alyce by Lutheran Hospice and Joyce Smith, Brenda Gay, and Nisreen Waller. Their kindness will not be forgotten.