Alice Lorraine Roney was born in Hartford, Michigan and grew up in Parsons, Kansas. She and her parents Paul and Margaret Mann moved to Santa Monica, California when she was 16. She attended Santa Monica City College and received her BA from UCLA. She went to work at Hughes Aircraft Co. as a technical editor, where she met her husband. Married for 61 years, Alice is survived by her husband Bob; son Stephen (Susan) Roney; daughter Karen (Wayne) Dahl; five grandchildren Sharla (Sean) Hinkey, Brian (Heather) Roney, and Rob, Jim and Ryan Dahl; and 2 great grandchildren. Alice was very involved with volunteer work throughout her life, including reading for the blind, serving at her church and being a member of Ebell, Assitance League, and the P.E.O. Sisterhood, Chapter QB. She also loved to write poetry, having had two books of poetry published. In lieu of flowers, the family has asked that donations be sent to the John Douglas French Alzheimer's Foundation. Go to
www.jdfaf.org for information.