Alice Eckenstein

1890–1984 (age 94)

Biography

Alice Eckenstein, born in 1890, carried a quiet energy into the civic life of Basel, volunteering to care for elders and helping to steward small cultural gatherings.

Friends recall her as a steady presence at Wolfgottesacker, where her efforts to celebrate community milestones and support emerging artists created a lasting warmth around the resting place she now shares.

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