Alice B. Seely
Age 90, passed away peacefully on April 3, 2026.
Alice was born on August 10, 1935, in Providence, Rhode Island, to LeaLond and Priscilla Cady. She graduated from Holt High School in 1975 and went on to dedicate her life to caring for others in many meaningful ways.
Alice worked as a school bus driver and, from 1964 to 2018, lovingly operated a group child care and foster care home where she touched the lives of countless children and families. In later years, she continued her caregiving by working as a home health aide, devotedly caring for her daughter.
She was also an active volunteer, giving her time to RSVP, McLaren Hospital, and Mt. Hope Church. Alice found joy in life’s simple pleasures—she loved animals, quilting, camping, and learning sign language.
Alice will be deeply missed by her children, Karen Crandall (Frank Hryszkiewicz), Diana Willett, Andrew “Skip” Willett, and Brad (Alley) Seely; her grandchildren, McKenzie (Brandon), Hannah (Ty), Kadyn, MaggieMarie, Melissa (Bob), Jordan, Josh, April, Crystal, and Shay-Lynn; and her many great-grandchildren, Elaina, Isabelle, Bobby, Ilya, Noble, Cazilyn, Gabriella, Isaiah, Joshua, McKenna, Elijah, Caleb, Levi, Jade, and Joren.
She was preceded in death by her beloved grandson, Taylor Jordan; her parents; and her brothers, Lee, Kenny, and Bobby.
A funeral service will be held at 10:30 a.m. on Monday, April 13, 2026, at Mason First Church of the Nazarene, 1706 Dansville Road. Livestream is available. Interment will follow at Chapel Hill Memorial Gardens. The family will receive friends at the church beginning at 9:00 a.m. until the time of service.
In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Youth Haven Ranch or given to the family. Online condolences may be shared at www.EstesLeadley.com.
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Linda Clark
April 7, 2026 at 3:27 pmGod bless the family with peace as they all go through this time of grieving the loss of their loving mom and grandmother. God is so good to have such a loving woman in your lives.
Donnie Cason
April 7, 2026 at 3:42 pmSo sorry to your mom passed I’ll say a prayer for yall. Donnie cason love you guys.
Andrew Willett
April 7, 2026 at 8:59 pmI love you mom always have and always will.
Love your son skipper. May you rest in peace. In heaven like the angel you’ve always been and always will be, sitting next to Jesus on your throne as you should be.
Lara
April 7, 2026 at 9:50 pmI am sad this day has come even though I knew time is short. I am grateful to have met and spent time with Alice. She was definitely someone that has impacted lives of many. Sending love and prayers of comfort to family and friends.take care,
Lara
Kris McCarty
April 7, 2026 at 10:37 pmSending love and heartfelt hugs to each of you with this deep loss!
Mark Cady-Archilla
April 8, 2026 at 12:08 amThe moment I discovered my aunt was living, I reached out to my father’s family, bridging a silence that had stretched across nearly twenty-five years. That single connection sparked a beautiful season of reunions, allowing them to cherish one another’s company until my father’s passing in 1999. Aunt Alice was a pillar of strength during those final moments, standing faithfully by our side as he took his last breath.
Now, just over twenty-five years since they last saw each other in human form, they are reunited once again in heaven. Aunt Alice loved our family deeply, looking past our brokenness, and I know she never stopped praying for us.
It is no coincidence that she passed on Good Friday. As a woman of profound Christian faith, I am convinced that God called her home within the very hour we mourn the death of Jesus. I believe that sacred honor was the very first of her heavenly gifts. Rest in God. Love, Mark
Chuck Erisman
April 8, 2026 at 6:10 pmShe was our babysitter back in the 1980’s. Wonderful God loving woman. She will be greatly missed.