Alice A. (Hausch) Hurd, 87—but already 88 in our hearts—passed away peacefully, surrounded by family, on October 18, 2025.
Born October 24, 1937, in Akron to Harry and Josephine (Goodall) Hausch, Alice grew up in Goodyear Heights with her brother, attending Seiberling Elementary and graduating from East High School in 1955. She went on to Kent State University, where she joined Alpha Xi Delta and earned a BA in Education in 1959. She met Jack Hurd, who had recently returned from military service, at the Big House in Brady Lake. They became engaged in college and married in 1959. Alice later earned a Master’s in School Counseling from the University of Akron in 1984.
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