Pearl E. McAlpine, 99, of Annandale died Thursday, May 31, 2012, at the Annandale Care Center. Mass of Christian burial was held Monday, June 4, at St. Ignatius Catholic Church, Annandale. Fr. Andrew McAlpin and Fr. Victor Valencia celebrated the mass. Burial followed at Woodlawn Cemetery.
She is survived by her children; Nancy Tomis of Long Beach, Cal., David and Nancy McAlpin of Chanhassen, Michael and Kathleen McAlpin of Annandale, Timothy and Ginger McAlpin of Marana, Ariz., and Patrice McAlpin of Maple Lake; daughter-in-law, Marion McAlpin of Brooklyn Park; brothers, Wilbert Glaim of Annandale and Roger and Muriel Glaim of Inglewood, Fl.; sister, Eleanor Fair on White Bear Lake; sister-in-law, Mary Jane Glaim of Harbor City, Cal.; 25 grandchildren, 49 great- grandchildren and five great-great grandchildren.
She was preceded in death by her husband, James; son, James; parents, Gilbert and Marilla; brothers, Eugene, Henry and George Glaim; sisters, Stella Newby, Minnie Cheney and Jane Levitt; son-in-law, Don Tomis; and twin great-grandsons.
Pearl Elizabeth McAlpine was born in Tagus, N.D., on April 7, 1913, to Gilbert and Marilla (Heaton) Glaim. She grew up in Annandale, lived in New Hope for 20 years and returned to Annandale in 1978. For the past 14 years she has been a resident of Centennial Villa in Annandale. On May 5, 1932, she was united in marriage to James Edwin McAlpine in Kimball. Pearl was a member of St. Ignatius Catholic Church, taught catechism, and was a member of the Annandale Improvement Club since 1944. She was also a seamstress and an artist. Pallbearers: Pearl’s great-grandchildren.