Alice Kessler always dreamed of owning a restaurant with her husband, Jack.
Her dream came true in 1971 when they bought the Village Inn, an old-fashioned diner in Adamsburg.
Alice G. Kessler of Greensburg died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, of natural causes. She was 91.
The Village Inn was known for its comfort food: homemade waffles, meatloaf, chicken a la king and red velvet cake made from scratch.
Mrs. Kessler ran a tight ship, said her son, Jack Kessler Jr. of Tampa, Fla.
“She was the general in the kitchen. No doubt about it,” he said. “ Everything was cleaned to her specifications.”
She made sure the white linen table cloths were spotless. But she had flair, too. She decorated the main dining room with her doll collection during the holiday season.
“It would take her a whole day to do it,” said her daughter, Renee Kessler of Greensburg. “It really increased our restaurant business.”
The couple owned the restaurant for 23 years before retiring in 1994. Mrs. Kessler was an avid gardener, loved quilting and belonged to a bowling league well into her 70s.
She was a “very loving, kind individual,” said her son, Lynn Kessler of Fort Wayne, Ind. “Didn't know an enemy.”
The couple traveled to Hawaii and Alaska after retiring and enjoyed boating and spending time with their grandchildren.
Mrs. Kessler was born Oct. 14, 1923, in New Stanton to William and Irene Griffith. She was raised on a farm with 10 sisters and a brother.
She and her husband were high school sweethearts. They married Oct. 18, 1945.
In addition to her children, Jack Jr., Renee and Lynn, she is survived by her sister, Alberta Chilcote; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and 10 siblings.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 N. Main Street in Greensburg. The funeral service is at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church in Greensburg, with the Rev. Renny Domske officiating.
Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.
Obituary courtesy of Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Her dream came true in 1971 when they bought the Village Inn, an old-fashioned diner in Adamsburg.
Alice G. Kessler of Greensburg died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, of natural causes. She was 91.
The Village Inn was known for its comfort food: homemade waffles, meatloaf, chicken a la king and red velvet cake made from scratch.
Mrs. Kessler ran a tight ship, said her son, Jack Kessler Jr. of Tampa, Fla.
“She was the general in the kitchen. No doubt about it,” he said. “ Everything was cleaned to her specifications.”
She made sure the white linen table cloths were spotless. But she had flair, too. She decorated the main dining room with her doll collection during the holiday season.
“It would take her a whole day to do it,” said her daughter, Renee Kessler of Greensburg. “It really increased our restaurant business.”
The couple owned the restaurant for 23 years before retiring in 1994. Mrs. Kessler was an avid gardener, loved quilting and belonged to a bowling league well into her 70s.
She was a “very loving, kind individual,” said her son, Lynn Kessler of Fort Wayne, Ind. “Didn't know an enemy.”
The couple traveled to Hawaii and Alaska after retiring and enjoyed boating and spending time with their grandchildren.
Mrs. Kessler was born Oct. 14, 1923, in New Stanton to William and Irene Griffith. She was raised on a farm with 10 sisters and a brother.
She and her husband were high school sweethearts. They married Oct. 18, 1945.
In addition to her children, Jack Jr., Renee and Lynn, she is survived by her sister, Alberta Chilcote; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and 10 siblings.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 N. Main Street in Greensburg. The funeral service is at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church in Greensburg, with the Rev. Renny Domske officiating.
Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.
Obituary courtesy of Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Alice Kessler always dreamed of owning a restaurant with her husband, Jack.
Her dream came true in 1971 when they bought the Village Inn, an old-fashioned diner in Adamsburg.
Alice G. Kessler of Greensburg died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, of natural causes. She was 91.
The Village Inn was known for its comfort food: homemade waffles, meatloaf, chicken a la king and red velvet cake made from scratch.
Mrs. Kessler ran a tight ship, said her son, Jack Kessler Jr. of Tampa, Fla.
“She was the general in the kitchen. No doubt about it,” he said. “ Everything was cleaned to her specifications.”
She made sure the white linen table cloths were spotless. But she had flair, too. She decorated the main dining room with her doll collection during the holiday season.
“It would take her a whole day to do it,” said her daughter, Renee Kessler of Greensburg. “It really increased our restaurant business.”
The couple owned the restaurant for 23 years before retiring in 1994. Mrs. Kessler was an avid gardener, loved quilting and belonged to a bowling league well into her 70s.
She was a “very loving, kind individual,” said her son, Lynn Kessler of Fort Wayne, Ind. “Didn't know an enemy.”
The couple traveled to Hawaii and Alaska after retiring and enjoyed boating and spending time with their grandchildren.
Mrs. Kessler was born Oct. 14, 1923, in New Stanton to William and Irene Griffith. She was raised on a farm with 10 sisters and a brother.
She and her husband were high school sweethearts. They married Oct. 18, 1945.
In addition to her children, Jack Jr., Renee and Lynn, she is survived by her sister, Alberta Chilcote; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and 10 siblings.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 N. Main Street in Greensburg. The funeral service is at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church in Greensburg, with the Rev. Renny Domske officiating.
Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.
Obituary courtesy of Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
Her dream came true in 1971 when they bought the Village Inn, an old-fashioned diner in Adamsburg.
Alice G. Kessler of Greensburg died Friday, Feb. 20, 2015, of natural causes. She was 91.
The Village Inn was known for its comfort food: homemade waffles, meatloaf, chicken a la king and red velvet cake made from scratch.
Mrs. Kessler ran a tight ship, said her son, Jack Kessler Jr. of Tampa, Fla.
“She was the general in the kitchen. No doubt about it,” he said. “ Everything was cleaned to her specifications.”
She made sure the white linen table cloths were spotless. But she had flair, too. She decorated the main dining room with her doll collection during the holiday season.
“It would take her a whole day to do it,” said her daughter, Renee Kessler of Greensburg. “It really increased our restaurant business.”
The couple owned the restaurant for 23 years before retiring in 1994. Mrs. Kessler was an avid gardener, loved quilting and belonged to a bowling league well into her 70s.
She was a “very loving, kind individual,” said her son, Lynn Kessler of Fort Wayne, Ind. “Didn't know an enemy.”
The couple traveled to Hawaii and Alaska after retiring and enjoyed boating and spending time with their grandchildren.
Mrs. Kessler was born Oct. 14, 1923, in New Stanton to William and Irene Griffith. She was raised on a farm with 10 sisters and a brother.
She and her husband were high school sweethearts. They married Oct. 18, 1945.
In addition to her children, Jack Jr., Renee and Lynn, she is survived by her sister, Alberta Chilcote; six grandchildren; and five great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her husband and 10 siblings.
Visitation is from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Wednesday in Kepple-Graft Funeral Home, 524 N. Main Street in Greensburg. The funeral service is at 11 a.m. Thursday in First Christian Church in Greensburg, with the Rev. Renny Domske officiating.
Interment will follow in Westmoreland County Memorial Park.
Obituary courtesy of Pittsburgh Tribune Review.
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