Nov 3

Nov 3 Obituary: Alice Marie Penman, 91, The Dalles

Another member of The Greatest Generation has passed.

Alice Marie Penman left this life to her heavenly home on Oct. 6, 2023, at the age of 91.

She was born on July 31, 1932, within the golden wheat fields of Washington’s Palouse country to Y Glen and Lou Jones. She was the 3rd of 4 children in this union.

She grew up in Oaksdale at the start of The Great Depression and finished High School after the close of WW II. After high school, she went to Maupin, OR to visit a favorite aunt. There she met a Marine returning from the war in the Pacific and fell in love. She married that rough around the edges Marine, Art Gerity, on December 23rd, 1950.

They had 3 children Zada Marie (Gerity) Lewis, G. Michael Gerity, and April Nadine Gerity. Grievously, April never survived to leave the hospital. Alice’s marriage to Art ended in 1969.

She married Robert (Bob) Perkins of Hansen, ID 1971. They lived in Hansen until Bob’s passing in 1997.

Alice then moved to Wamic, OR to be closer to her daughter Zada. It was there she met and Married Terry Penman in January 2005. Alice and Terry split their time between Wamic, OR, and Casa Grande, AZ. Sadly, Terry passed in 2015 in Casa Grande, AZ.

Alice then returned to Oregon, living first in Wamic, then moving to Flagstone, then on to The Springs, 2021 where she passed.

Alice is remembered for her sweet smile and helping hand, developing many friendships along the way. She is survived by her 2 children Zada Lewis, and husband Dennis Lewis, G. Michael Gerity and wife Donna L. Gerity, two grandchildren Sean Gerity wife Marci Gerity, and Caitlin Gerity and three great-grandchildren Lucas, Dylan & Thomas Gerity.

A graveside memorial is planned for Mother’s Day May 12, 2024.