Alice was the beloved wife of the late Aaron G. Mincer. Alice was one of ten impressive LaRue children. Two died young, and the rest lived into adulthood, many into their 90's. Alice grew up during the depression and the following hard times. She left school in the seventh grade. All the children took any work possible, knocking on doors asking for jobs. Alice's life changed when she married Aaron Mincer and became homemaker and Mom. Alice was always a creative individual. She created dresses for her siblings while just a kid herself. She developed diverse artistic skills. She began to sell paintings, including portraits for the Catholic Church and a Clayton Art Gallery. She did fine needlework, quilts and sculpture. At the age of 90 she was still producing miniature dolls for boutiques.
Her character was one of determination and desire to excel. That determination was the bedrock of her developing life. In conjunction to being a homemaker and Mom, she taught painting classes, designed some prototype bottles for Vi Jon Laboratories and marched in school parades with the coolest banners out there. While most Cub Scouts were building fires and tying knots, Alice's Den was decoupaging old bottles. Later in Life Alice and Aaron retired to a country farm. Alice gardened, painted and sewed. When her husband Aaron passed away, she built a duplex which she shared with her sister, Roberta. After Robert passed,
she lived with her daughter Carolyn and son in law, Ken, until a fall forced her into a nursing home, where she died at 105 years old. To the very end she was working and hoping to return home. Alice was one of a kind who loved her family deeply and will be missed dearly by family and friends. Alice is survived by her three children, Carolyn (Ken) Gullickson of Wentzville, Mo, Steve (Linda, Decd.) Mincer of Fulton, Mo, Mark (Barb) Mincer of Seattle, WA. 6 grandchildren, Joann (Kevin) Krietemeyer, Ellen (Charlie) Krueger, Lisa Brasher (Glen), Rebecca (Chris) Counts, Steve Mincer, Mike Mincer. 11 great grandchildren, Joey (Katie) Krietemeyer, Jenny Krietemeyer (Mark), Laura (Josh) Silverberg, Charles (Leslie) Krueger, Nicole McCrary, Ashley McCrary, Michael Krueger, Richard McCrary, Katherine Selby, Samantha (Sourav) Mazumder, Wyatt Counts; 11 great great grandchildren, Keeley Brinkmann, Kamille Brinkmann, Joshua Silverberg, Ruby Silverberg , Owen Krietemeyer, Kimber Adams, Alexandria Krietemeyer, Haylee Krueger, Sherry Silverberg, Charles Krueger, Ethan Krueger; 1 Surviving sister, Eileen (Ted) Wenglenski. Alice was preceded in death by her parents, Hattie and David LaRue, 2 Brothers, Clarence and Thomas, 6 sisters, Hazel, Fran, Bonnie, Roberta, Dorothy and Jackie.