Jeanette U. Alder

Jeanette Ulrich Alder Age 93, died on November 22, 2014, in Livonia, Michigan. Born in Baltimore, Maryland, she earned degrees at Towson State and Columbia University. Her career as an educator spanned over four decades with the Weehawken (N.J.) public schools, where she served as classroom teacher, supervisor of elementary education, and elementary school principal. The latter years of her professional life were spent training teachers nationwide in in-services on writing techniques developed in Weehawken. Upon retirement, she moved to Michigan. She was preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, Richard. She is survived by sons Richard, Jr. (Jane) of Westland, Michigan and John (Dorothy) of Fairbanks, Alaska, in addition to four grandchildren, Jason (Jenny), Erik (Stephanie), Charmagne (Ryan), Theodore, and three great-grandchildren, Kiana, Willow, and Garrett. She is also survived by a sister Mary Foyles, of Greenville, N.C. In keeping with her wishes, her body was donated to the University of Michigan Medical School. A Memorial Service at Timothy Lutheran Church, Livonia, Michigan, will be held at some future date. Please check back for future Service information. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to Lutheran Social Services of Michigan (http://lssm.org/lssm/donate). Please share a memory of Jeanette by signing her guestbook. Funeral Home: R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services 15451 Farmington Rd. Livonia, MI US 48154