Alice Hagenlock

Alice loved people with her kind, gentle heart and people loved her back. She had an eternal love for the Black Hills and the scenic views that her entire family shared with her.
Alice Elaine Hagenlock, 95, of Custer, S.D., passed away Nov. 27, 2024.
Alice was born Oct. 13, 1929, in Los Angeles, Calif., to Rose and Walter Herzberg. The family lived in LA until 1932 when they relocated to Nebraska, near Bridgeport, to her paternal grandparents to assist them on their farm. When in Nebraska, Alice attended school in Alliance until the third grade.
In 1937 her grandma Wickard had become very ill and the family moved to Custer. As the Wickards owned the Homestead Addition at that time, this is where they remained until Alice graduated from Custer High School with the class of 1947.
After graduating high school, Alice met and dated William “Bill” Hagenlock.  They later married in 1949.  Their marriage was blessed with three daughters, Diana “Dee,” Connie and Mary.  
Alice was a charter member of the Dorcas Society. In the girls’ youth Alice was a Girl Scout leader and very involved in 4-H. Bill and Alice were both avid bowlers which Alice continued through 2022 when she could no longer see the bowling pins.  
In October 2017 she was honored with the Pioneer Award from the bowling association for her 65 years of bowling and for her dedication in helping to start youth bowling leagues in Custer.
During her working years Alice worked several jobs including the Ben Franklin, Evergreen Laundry and Cleaners, the Custer Nursing Home and the C&M Jewelry Company.  She also worked seasonal jobs at the Custer Motel, Flintstones and Dakota Cowboy, where she could introduce visitors to the many sights the Black Hills offered.
After Alice was widowed in 1988 she took the opportunity to travel with her mother and friends. Some of her travels included Washington, D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival, Branson, Mo., and Canada.  The highlight of her travels was chaperoning a European trip with her granddaughter, Selena. The trip included Germany, Italy and London.
Alice was living at the Landover Estates for seniors with her daughter, Mary.
She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, William “Bill” Hagenlock; her mother, Rose Herzberg; and her father, Walt Herzberg.
Alice is survived by her three daughters, Diana, Connie, and Mary; her five grandchildren, Nichole Robinson, Aaron Coleman, William “Bill” Laurienti, Amber Powers and Selena Powers; and her four great-grandchildren, Devin and Cody Robinson and Olivia and Salvador Laurienti.
She enjoyed reading, music, dancing, traveling and taking car rides through her beloved Black Hills.  She will be sorely missed.
Visitation will be at 10 a.m., Monday, Dec. 9 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church in Custer.  Funeral service will be held at 11 a.m., Monday, Dec. 9 at Our Redeemer Lutheran Church followed by committal service at Custer Cemetery.
Arrangements have been placed in the care of Chamberlain McColley’s Funeral Home in Custer.