
On November 8, 1952, she married Richard D. McRae. They made their home and raised their family in Bath.
Alice worked for many years as a florist at Westgate Flower Shop in Bath. She maintained her love of plants and flowers and arranging them throughout her life. She also worked in the school lunch program in Bath for many years.
In retirement, she enjoyed playing cribbage at the Bath Senior Center where she was a member and playing golf. She was especially proud of having scored a hole-in-one at the Sebasco Golf Course in Sebasco, Maine. She also enjoyed volunteering in the cafeteria at Mid Coast Hospital.
Alice and Dick enjoyed the camp they built on Blackwater Cove in North Bath. They also enjoyed spending winters in New Smyrna, Florida, for many years where they met many wonderful friends.
Alice was predeceased by Richard, her husband of 56 years, her sister Frances and four brothers, Joseph, Albert, Bernard and Frank.
She is survived by her two daughters, Joyce (David) Hennessey of West Bath, Maine and Judith McRae of Brunswick, Maine, her four granddaughters, Sarah (Ryan) Curran of Topsham, Maine, Deborah (Chris) Warner of Bath, Maine, Angela (Laura Mannette) Richardson of Medford, MA, Donna (Joel Trotter) Richardson of Phippsburg, Maine and four great-grandsons, Ian, Peyton, Samuel and Oliver.
At her request, there will be no memorial service and committal will be private.
Arrangements are under the care of Kincer Funeral Home, 130 Pleasant St., Richmond.
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