In Memory of

Alice Dickerson

April 14, 2015

Obituary

Friends,
Alice Dickerson, devoted wife of John Dickerson and friend to many of us in the PANYNJ passed away last Tuesday night, April 14. John is a former General Manager of Newark Airport in Newark, New Jersey. I am attaching an obituary prepared by John’s daughter, Barbara Closs.

A memorial service will be held at Brittany Pointe Estates, Lansdale , PA this Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM. All are welcome to attend.

If folks wish to send flowers for the service they can be sent to:
Brittany Pointe Estates
1001 S. Valley Forge Road
Lansdale, PA 19446-6502
(215) 855-4109

In lieu of flowers, Gifts in memory of Alice Dickerson may be given to the Dean's Excellence Fund at Douglass Residential College-Rutgers University, from which Alice graduated when it was known as the New Jersey College for Women. Please make checks payable to Rutgers University Foundation, with a memo note that says Douglass Excellence Fund in memory of Alice Dickerson. Checks can be mailed to the attention of Denise Wagner, Director of Development, Douglass Residential College, 125 George St., College Hall, Rm 302A, New Brunswick, NJ. 08901.

For any questions on giving to Douglass, please contact Denise Wagner, at  dwagner@echo.rutgers.edu

If anyone wants to send condolences to John and the family, send an email to Denise Wagner or the webmaster for mailing address.

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Alice Mary Russhon Dickerson, 94, died peacefully on April 14,2015, at Brittney Pointe Estates with her loving husband John J. Dickerson at her bedside. Alice was born June 7. 1920, to George Russhon, Jr. and Alice Roberta Carr Russhon. She was raised in Leonia, NJ, and attended local schools, graduating from Leonia HS in 1938. Alice graduated from New Jersey College for Women, Class of 1942, now Douglass College, Rutgers University with a degree in art. She remained a supportive alumna throughout her lifetime and was proud to attend her 70th reunion in 2012.
Following her graduation, she was employed by the Bendix Corporation as one of the first female draftswomen supporting the WWII effort. During this time, she fell in love with a fellow Leonia HS graduate and young WWII pilot, John J. Dickerson, Jr. They married shortly after his honorable discharge from the Army Air Corps, and started a life together that would last over 69 years . The young couple moved to Palisades Park NJ and raised a family of five children. Alice taught art and painted, and John began a career with the Port Authority of NY and NJ that included many years as General Manager of Newark Airport.

In addition to raising her children and caring for her family and extended family, Alice was a talented watercolor artist, a skilled seamstress, a beautiful quilter, and an active member and volunteer in her church. She was a fun loving, active participant in life and a constant companion, soul mate and helper to her husband John. She spent many happy summers at Lindy Lake in West Millford, NJ, with her family. In later years, John and Alice moved to Pennington NJ and spent 16 years enjoying retirement in a more rural setting. She was a resident of Brittney Pointe Estates for her final 15 years.

Survivors include her beloved husband, John J. Dickerson, her children Barbara Closs (Richard) of Harvard, MA, Kathleen Jascott (Ron) of Plano, TX, John E. Dickerson (Laurie) of Belvidere NJ, and George R. Dickerson (Sohelia) of Wallingford, CT. Another daughter, Ellen Marie Dickerson, predeceased her in 2007. In addition, Alice is survived by 11 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, her brother-in-law, Robert W. Dickerson of Portland, ME, and 7 nieces and nephews. She was predeceased by her sister, Roberta Spencer, and her sister-in-law, Doris Jachens.
The family would like to thank the Staff at Willow Brook Court for their gentle care of Alice in her last months and their consideration to allow John to spend as much time with her as possible. The family also thanks Abington Hospice and Home Care for assisting Alice and her family to the end.
A memorial service will be held at Brittney Pointe Estates, Lansdale PA on Friday, April 24, 2015 at 10:30 AM, under the direction of Huff & Lakjer Funeral Home. Chaplain Darryl Lang will officiate. Burial will be private at a later date.