Alice J. (Graham) Warnsholz

Alice died Saturday, October 10, 2026, at St. Michael’s Hospital in Tyndall. A Celebration of Alice’s Life will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, October 24, 2026, at Our Savior’s Lutheran Church in Springfield.

Alice Joan Warnsholz was born June 13, 1932, in Sargent, NE to Joseph Frank and Anna Elizabeth (Bartunek) Horky. She passed away Saturday, October 10, 2026, at St. Michael’s Hospital in Tyndall, SD at the age of 94.

Alice attended school in Sargent, NE. On December 21, 1952, she was united in marriage to Frank Alvin Graham. The couple lived in Burwell, then moved to Seward. Alice worked in nursing homes as a dietary aid and also a cook around Seward, NE. Frank passed away in 1985. On June 13, 1987, she married Orlin Warnsholz.

Alice will be remembered for her love of crocheting and knitting, playing cards with friends, and baking, especially kolaches and cookies. She always offered sweet treats to anyone who stopped over.

Thankful for having shared her life are her children: Sharon (Gaylon) Johnson of Yankton, SD, Gloria (Francis) Waegli of Webster, SD, and Sylvia (Dale) Brandenburg of Springfield, SD and Frank Graham of Springfield, SD; two step children: Jennifer DeBoer of Lincoln, NE, and Lee Warnsholz of Sterling, NE; 11 grandchildren: 27 great grandchildren; 11 great-great grandchildren; sisters-in-law Rosemary Horky of Hingham, MA and Carol Warnsholz of Seward, NE; and several nieces, nephews, and a host of friends.

Alice was preceded in death by her husbands, parents, her son Raymond in 1975 and Gale in 2017, sister, Lorene Morse, and brothers: Edmund (Jean) Horky, Clifford (Helen) Horky, Joseph (Marion) Horky, and Robert Horky.