Alice Morton
January 7, 1918 – December 30, 2008

Alice Ovedia Morton, 90, of Carpio; died Tuesday, December 30, 2008, at a Minot nursing home.

She was born January 7, 1918 on the family farm near Carpio, in Plain Township of Renville County, to Martin and Oline (Hole) Helseth.  She attended a country school near Carpio, graduated from Carpio High School and attended Minot Business College.  She worked as a secretary at Minot Feed and Seed, and as a secretary and teller at American State Bank.

Alice married Richard E. Morton, of Max, on March 24, 1948.  They owned and operated the Snack Shack in Max for a time before moving to southern California.  In 1952, they purchased land in the mountains of Colorado and started their own business.  They owned and operated the Nifty Nook, which was a café, grocery, and gas station.

They retired in 1972 and moved to Carpio where Alice lived until entering assisted living; first at Sommerset Court and later at the Karen Byre Adult Foster Care Home.  She became a resident of Trinity Homes in 2002.  Richard died November 16, 1994.

Alice was a member of Carpio Lutheran Church and the WELCA.  She was an avid collector; she collected stamps, post cards, thimbles, and spoons.  She and Richard also collected Big Band era records.  She enjoyed quilting and craftwork.

Family:  Alice is survived by numerous nieces, nephews and cousins, including cousins in Norway.

Alice was preceded in death by her parents, husband, sisters, Helen Anderson and Lottie Helseth; and brothers, Conrad, Rolf, Maynard, Stanley, Richard and Orvin Helseth.

Funeral:  Saturday, January 3, 2009, at 1:00 p.m. at Trinity Homes Chapel, Minot.

Burial:  Nazareth Cemetery, rural Carpio, in the spring

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