Alice M. Neville was born on Staten Island 103 years ago, the daughter of Russell Rague and Gladys (née Draper) Rague. She passed peacefully away Oct. 14 in Shrewsbury. She attended schools local to her home and went on to graduate from beauty school, then worked at The Shirley Shop in Red Bank. Through the years, Alice made her home in Florida, in River Plaza (Middletown) and in Lincroft.
Alice was predeceased by her husband Edward; daughter Janice Adcock; sister Gladys; two brothers, Robert and Harold; and her grandson Edward Neville.
Throughout her life, the creativity that was visible in her work life as a beautician could be seen in the welcoming environment of the home she created for her family. Alice’s warmth and resilience will be missed by her daughter Alice (and Joseph) Wenzel of River Plaza, and by her son Edward Jr. (and Julie) of North Carolina; by her seven grandchildren, Cathy and Bill Hendricks, Joe Wenzel, Marty and Katie Wenzel, Russell and Patti Wenzel, Sean Adcock, Chris Adcock and Lisa Neville; and by her 12 great-grandchildren, Shane, Hayley, Zach, Mackenzie, Marlys, Jake, Jessi, Travis, Cole, Kasie, Nicole and Hunter. Her sisters, Rita Mattuci of Binghamton, New York and Dolores Walker of Florida, will also grieve her loss, as will the community of St. Leo RC Church in Lincroft.
Arrangements are entrusted to The John E. Day Funeral Home and are private. The family asks that, in lieu of flowers, you consider a donation in Alice’s memory to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital, 262 Danny Thomas Place, Memphis, TN 38105.
The article originally appeared in the October 22 – 28, 2020 print edition of The Two River Times.
