Prior to moving to Saegertown, Alice grew up in Meadville, Pennsylvania where she completed the eighth grade. Alice spent much of her life taking care of her siblings and their children, especially her favorite nephew Todd.

Alice has been confined to a wheelchair since she fell down a flight of stairs. She had previously been able to come home for visits, but is no longer able to do so after a group of incompetent caretakers broke her legs on a trip to Pittsburgh. She's active in many of the Care Center's resident committees, and is chairperson of the Resident Council Activities Committee.

Alice's current interests and hobbies include reading, exercise, religion and physical therapy.