Alice Duncan - Obituary

rs. Alice A. Duncan of Crownsville, Maryland died peacefully on January 14, 2012 at Fairfield Nursing Home in Crownsville, Maryland. She was 88. Prior to Fairfield, she resided with her daughter & son-in-law, Kathleen & George Sherry of Crownsville. Alice also spent 4 wonderful years at Atria Manresa Assisted Living in Annapolis and 2 years in Eastport after moving to MD in 2004. Alice was a native New Englander and spent her golden years living on Cape Cod with her husband Joseph (Joe) Duncan. She was born Alice Ann Powers on February 2, 1923 in Haverhill MA the third of four daughters to Etta Owens Powers and William Powers of Bradford, MA. In the late 1940’s she worked at Western Electric where she met her future husband Joseph (Joe) Duncan of Scotland. They were married on January 14, 1950. Alice loved traveling, sewing, crafting and antiquing. She was a competitive bowler and belonged to several leagues in Haverhill and Cape Cod. She recently was named the queen of bingo & cards by her fellow players and friends. Marylanders often commented about her beautiful crystal blue eyes and her distinctive New England accent. Alice is preceded in death by her loving husband Joseph Duncan, her sisters Mary Donovan and Helen Hoar, her nieces Kathleen Hoar and Elaine Donovan Marsella and many in-laws in Scotland. Alice is survived by her daughter Kathleen Sherry and son-in-law George Sherry of Crownsville, MD; her son David Duncan of Portland, OR; her sister, Margaret (Billie) Dufresne of Saylorsburg, PA and many nieces and nephews in New England, Maryland, Pennsylvania and Scotland. Much gratitude is given to the great and loving care she has received at Fairfield Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Crownsville, MD and the compassionate care from Heartland Hospice of MD. Special thanks to private nurse Shirley Russ for all her loving care of Alice over the years. A memorial service for Alice Duncan will be held at a later date on Cape Cod. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made in her name to the SPCA of Anne Arundel County, 1815 Bay Ridge Ave., Annapolis, MD 21403. aacspca.org. For your convenience an online guest book is available at www.kalasfuneralhomes.com