Obituary of Alice Radecki Balint

DECEMBER 31, 1913 - FEBRUARY 18, 2010 Mrs. Alice (Radecki) Balint, 96 of Spring Hill, TN, formally of South Bend, Indiana passed away Thursday February 18, 2010 at Rosewood Manor in Columbia, TN. Alice leaves to cherish her memory, her two daughters, Kathleen Dobecki and husband Robert A. of Spring Hill, TN; Sandra Bailey and husband Max of Granger, IN; four Grandchildren, Mark Bailey and wife Mary, Cindy Switalski and husband Edward, Robert C. Dobecki and wife Lisa, James Dobecki and wife Stacey along with five great granddaughters, Jessica Dobecki, Alysha Switalski, Rachael Bailey, Makayla Dobecki and Taylor Dobecki. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Alex Balint and eight brothers and sisters. She will be laid to rest next to her beloved Alex in St. Joseph Cemetery in South Bend, Indiana. Alice loved life. She was a peacemaker and never liked for anyone to be mad. She always wanted happiness especially in our little family. Alice loved all her kids and was a very generous person. She was always active playing with the grandkids like badminton that cost her a broken wrist! She loved to go bowling and for years she was in a league. Alice loved playing cards her whole life. Her favorite card game was euchre. Another one of her past times was writing letters to friends and family, crossword puzzles and reading, she also loved to sing and go dance the polka. When her mother died she was only 14 years old and had to go to work. She had beautiful handwriting and she spelled and wrote beautifully for only going up to the 8th grade. She never drove a car but she was a great back seat driver!! Alice was raised a very strict Roman Catholic and thought very strongly of becoming a nun when she was a girl. The Lord was very precious to her and had a personal relationship with Him. She prayed for her family every single day and night. Alice was born in South Bend, Indiana to Stanley and Josephine (Niespodziany) Radecki. She was the last of of nine children. Her siblings were Martha Yuhasz, Theresa Montgomery, Irene Orban, Leona Jozwiak, Edward Radecki, Casimer Radecki, Clem Radecki, and Ted Radecki. Words of comfort may be left to the family at www.hixsonfuneral.com and www.mem.com