Alice Mae (Belter) May

Alice Mae (Belter) May

September 29, 1925 – October 28, 2023

   Long time Arizona resident, Alice May, passed away peacefully at Brookdale Trail Ridge Senior Care, in Sun City West. She was 98 years old.

   Alice was born and raised in Cleveland, Ohio. She graduated from St. Vincent De Paul Elementary, and St. Joseph Academy High School. While her desire was to join the convent, the Lord had a very different road for her.

   Alice was born with a love of music, and an incredible soprano singing voice. Her first solo was with a Christmas choir at the age of 8 years old. She began singing opera along with her father's albums by Caruso, dreaming of the operatic stage in her future. While she did not achieve that dream, she did sing in many different venues, to include opportunities with her ladies group called the Bluettes, and a solo of Pontias Angelicus in St. Patrick Cathedral at Notre Dame University. Alice would go on to be an accomplished secretary/bookkeeper for a number of companies.

   On November 3, 1951, Alice married William (Bill) Oren May. During the almost 50 years of marriage, they traveled extensively for Bill's electrical work, often relocating several times in one year. No matter where the jobs took him, the family stayed together. In their later years, Bill and Alice would settle in Yuma, Arizona, then to their final home in Glendale next to their daughter.

   Through the years of moving, Alice continued to sing, whether in churches or other gatherings. After Bill's passing, she remained in Arizona. She was a long time member of Grace Bible Church in Sun City, participating in choir and women's activities.

   She is survived by daughter Virginia (Ginny) and son-in-law James Clark, daughter Elizabeth (Betty) and son-in-law Charles Thornton, grandsons Joshua and Justin Morrell, and Benjamin Amaral, granddaughter Kathleen (Katie) Talley, and great grandsons Tristen and Ashton Morrell.

   She is proceeded in death by her husband Bill May in 2001, and daughter Catherine (Cathy) May in 2005.

   Services will be held at Grace Bible Church, 19280 North 99^th Ave, Sun City, Arizona 85373-1401 on November 8, 2023. Viewing is scheduled for 1:30pm with services to follow at 2:00pm. There will be no graveside service. Interment will be at the National Memorial Cemetery of Arizona on Cave Creek Rd in Phoenix.

   In lieu of flowers, we ask donations be made to Grace Bible Church. Menke Funeral and Cremation Center will be handling all of the arrangements.