Alice Van Asdale, 1938-2021

Alice Faye Van Asdale, 82, of Lake Wales passed away Tuesday, Jan. 12, 2021 at Winter Haven Hospital.

She was born January 24, 1938 in Canton, OH to the late Edgar and Mabel Capper; she moved to Lake Wales from Missouri in 2002. Alice was a retired Registered Nurse, she graduated from Lincoln High School in Canton, OH and King's Daughter Nursing School in Ashland, KY. Alice was a member of the Church of God in Winter Haven and a former board member of (PEO) Philanthropic Educational Organization who supported Cottey College in Nevada, Missouri. She adored working with kids and was a former foster parent with her husband.

Alice was preceded in death by her sister, Carole Anne Capper. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Gaylord "Gayl" Van Asdale; daughters, Laura Souden and husband Rob of Jefferson City, MO an Shelly Van Asdale and husband Joe Brandon of Anderson, IN; sons, Robert "Bob" M. Van Asdale and wife Sheila of Spring Hill, FL, Jeffrey B. Van Asdale and wife Debbie of Wichita, KS, and Shawn M. Van Asdale and wife Lena of Reno, NV; brother, Clyde "Dick" Capper of Canton, OH; 18 grandchildren; and many great-grandchildren.

A memorial service will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan. 24 at the First Church of God in Winter Haven. In lieu of flowers, the family request donations be made to First Church of God in Winter Haven (3025 US Highway 92, Winter Haven, Florida 33881) or to the Breast Cancer Research Foundation (https://www.bcrf.org/). Marion Nelson Funeral Home in Lake Wales is handling arrangements