Alberta R.

Niemi

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IN LOVING MEMORY

Alberta R. Niemi

Dec 16 1940 - Aug 16 2013

Alberta R. Niemi, age 72, of McKinney, Texas passed away on August 16, 2013.  She was born December 16, 1940, in Granite Falls, Minnesota, to Albert and Helen (Burger) Barber.  On November 29, 1958, Alberta married Arthur Niemi in Waukegan, Illinois.  She was a member of Cottonwood Creek Baptist Church. 

She is survived by her husband, Arthur Niemi of McKinney, Texas; children, Lynn Farestad of McKinney, Texas, Brad Niemi and wife Pam of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Carolyn Totts and husband Mark of Kenosha, Wisconsin; grandchildren, Lyssa Rel of McKinney, Texas, Tim Farestad of Hermitage, Tennessee, Peter Farestad of McKinney, Texas, Hannah Niemi of North Hollywood, California, Rachel Niemi of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Jenelle Niemi of Simpsonville, South Carolina, Alex Totts of Kenosha, Wisconsin and Jennifer Totts also of Kenosha, Wisconsin; three great-grandchildren; brothers, Dawayne Barber of Cookeville, Tennessee and Richard Barber of Nashville, Tennessee; a host of other loving family and friends.

Alberta is preceded in death by her parents, Albert and Helen Barber.

A memorial service will be held at 10:00 a.m., Tuesday, August 20, 2013 at Turrentine-Jackson-Morrow Chapel in Allen, Texas.

In lieu of flowers, the family is requesting donations to be made to Alberta's Hope, a nonprofit foundation that has been set up to provide quilts to chemo patients at Texas Oncology and provide scholarships so others can learn the art of quilting that Alberta so very much loved.  Alberta's Hope c/o Wells Fargo Bank, 2851 S. Ridge Road, McKinney, Texas 75070.

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