Alice Lucille Sandgren passed away October 15, 2024, at North Kansas City Hospital following an extended illness. She was born on August 11, 1943, to Harry H. and Edna P. (Burnett) Hahn in Cameron, MO.
She was a member of the Silver Spur Saddle Club of Cameron and a 1961 graduate of Cameron High School. Alice attended the School of Cosmetology in St. Joseph, MO. After graduation, she owned and operated a beauty salon in Maysville, MO.
Alice married Jay P. Sandgren on November 23, 1962, at the First Baptist Church in Cameron.
She was co-owner of Alcon Trucking Company in Tennessee. She worked as well for Big Lots managing stores in Tennessee and Missouri and traveled to other locations to assist with store openings before her retirement. Alice loved visiting quilt shops, purchasing material and having the quilts made. She also enjoyed her scrapbooking. Alice and Jay loved spending time with their grandchildren, playing cards and games.
Alice was a member of Fairport Baptist Church, Fairport, MO.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Jay; son, Richard J. “Rick” Sandgren; parents, Harry H. and Edna P. Hahn; parents-in-law, Rodie and Rosalie Sandgren; brothers, Harry Hahn, Jr., Alfred E. Hahn and William L. Hahn; sister, Linda L. Scherer; one brother-in-law, Robert (Bob) Sandgren.
She is survived by her sons, Michael D. Sandgren, Maysville, MO and Nicholas L. Sandgren; daughter, A. Jaylene (Andrew) Shaw, Ohio; daughter-in-law, Leslie L. Sandgren, Cameron, MO; brother, Robert D. (Barbara) Hahn, Kansas City, MO; brother-in-law, Paul M. Scherer, Liberty, MO; and sisters-in-law, Wanda K. Hahn, Osborn, MO, Jo Sandgren, CA and Sherri (Mark) Winfrey, Kansas City, MO. Also surviving are 8 grandchildren – Kiley L. (Kelly B.) Young, Cameron, MO; Kolbey J. Sandgren; Dustin M. (Cameron J.) Sandgren, Bellingham, WA; Michael D. (Lacie R.) Sandgren, II; Blake R. and Kage M. Sandgren, Maysville, MO; A.J. and Harrison Shaw; 12 great-grandchildren – Jayce N. and Caroline K. Young; Jaden Graham; Avery, Aspen and Peytonn Sandgren; Blair, Graham and Colin Sandgren; Rhiannon, Riggs and Josie Sandgren; and many nieces and nephews and a host of friends.
Visitation from 1:00 – 2:30 PM Saturday, October 19, 2024, at the Fairport Baptist Church, Fairport, MO followed by service at 2:30 PM. Burial in Cameron Memory Gardens, Cameron, MO.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations made to The Fairport Baptist Church, Fairport, MO.
Online condolences: www.polandthompson.com
Arrangements: Poland-Thompson Funeral Home, Cameron, MO
