Alice May Strathman, 89, of Kansas City, Missouri passed into heaven on Monday, February 15, 2021 at 2:00pm at her son, Mark Strathman’s home surrounded by family. 

She was born in Cleveland, Ohio on May 26,1931 to George and Alice Martha Wilhelm.  She was the middle child of three, her older sister Joan Conger (deceased) of Cleveland, OH, and younger brother George Fritz Wilhelm, of Las Vegas, NV. All three were born and raised on Bonniewood Drive, in Cleveland.  Their street dead ended into the beach at Lake Erie.  It was a magical place to grow up with summers filled with days of swimming and beach time.

Alice attended Collinwood High School, and following graduation went on to higher learning at Kent State University.  Alice met Eugene Howard Strathman (Major US Airforce retired and deceased), and they married in 1952 in Cleveland. They had three large sons together, Eugene L, Strathman (deceased), Michael G. Strathman of Lenexa, KS and Mark D. Strathman of Kansas City, MO.

She had a 23 year career at The City of Belton City Hall as the Belton City Clerk.  She retired from that position Dec 31, 1993.  After retiring, she continued to contribute by volunteering most of her time to her church.  

Alice is survived by: brother, George Fritz Wilhelm; niece, Pam Conger-Cox; sons, Michael Strathman and wife Lupita, and Mark Strathman and wife Melinda; and grandchildren, Eugene, Jasmine, Bridgette, Casey, Cody, Madison, Chase, and Roman; and 4 great-grandchildren.

A private memorial will be held at a later date for family and close friends.  Alice has requested her ashes visit a favorite location in the Colorado mountains.

A special thank you to Melinda Strathman for her tireless and endless service to our mom, and the people at Westbrook Senior Living in Kearney, MO, especially April, Janelle and Joan.  They helped make mom’s final years of life more fun, a little wild, and enjoyable.

Thank you mom, for being our mother. All of us are blessed.