Mia Faith Alsene was born on May 6, 2014 at 2:35 p.m. at St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria and was called home to Heaven at 4:27 p.m. the same day.
Private graveside services and burial were held at 11 a.m. on Tuesday, May 13 at Oakwood Memorial Park in Ottawa, with Rev. David Kipfer, Pastor of St. Columba Church, officiating. Arrangements are through Mueller Funeral Home in Ottawa.
Mia is survived by her parents Andrew and Sarah (Ross) Alsene, of Ottawa; maternal grandparents, David and Helena Ross, of Ottawa; paternal grandparents, Walter and Vickie Alsene, of Ottawa; great-grandmother, Marge Jacobs, of Ottawa; and great-grandmother, Hazel Zimmerman, of Peoria. She is also survived by several aunts and uncles; David and Brittany Ross, of Ottawa; Chris and Liz Thrush, of Ottawa and Chris Bryant and Karen Alsene, of Pleasant Prairie, WI and cousins, Ryan, Kyle and Evan Thrush, of Ottawa and Bailey and Parker Bryant, of Pleasant Prairie, WI.
She was preceded in death by great-grandfather John Jacobs, great-grandparents David, Maggie and Muriel Ross, great-grandparents Richard and Mary Johnson and great-grandparents Elmer and Leta Alsene.
Memorials may be directed to the neonatal intensive care unit at the Children’s Hospital of Illinois at OSF St. Francis Medical Center in Peoria.
Mia is laid to rest in the Garden of Prayer.