HALLOWELL- Alice Crandall Johnson, surrounded by the love of her family, passed from this earthly realm into the next one shortly after sunrise on May 4, 2024 following a courageous several year battle with Parkinson's Disease. She was born in Camden, New Jersey on February 24, 1950, as the fourth child, but the only daughter of George S. Crandall and Dorothy Hayes Crandall. She was predeceased by her parents, her stepfather Richard LaFontaine, as well as her eldest brother Lovell Crandall and her sister-in-law Sandra Galloway Crandall. Alice grew up in Woodbury, New Jersey and summered each year in Hartland, Vermont. She graduated from Woodbury H.S. in 1968 and then attended the University of Vermont graduating in 1972. After seeing a production of the National Theater of the Deaf, she fell in love with American Sign Language. She worked at the Austine School for the Deaf and Hard of Hearing in Brattleboro, Vermont before going to the University of Arizona to pursue a masters in Rehabilitation. She found employment with the State of Maine in the Bureau of Rehabilitation as a Rehabilitation Counselor for the Deaf. She received a promotion to Rehabilitation Consultant and retired from this position in December 2012. She worked with the Division on Deafness, but also fulfilled varied roles for the Bureau of Rehabilitation including interfacing with Federal partners, other state agencies, client advisory groups, and doing data analysis. Alice met her future husband shortly after starting her work with the Bureau of Rehabilitation. Alice Crandall and Joel Johnson were married in Hartland, Vermont on May 24, 1986. They lived in Augusta. Alice and Joel shared a love of movies and music. They were longtime patrons of Railroad Square Cinema. They went multiple times to the Montreal World Film Festival and the Toronto International Film Festival as well as to each of the first twenty-six editions of the Maine International Film Festival. They also loved theater and regularly watched productions of Theater at Monmouth and Maine State Music Theater. Alice was a member of Old South Congregational Church in Hallowell, United Church of Christ. She sang in the choir and was active on multiple committees. She represented Old South at many Association and Maine Conference meetings. She served several years on the Resourcing the Local Church Committee for the Maine Conference. Alice loved singing and, in addition to church choir, sang with the Augusta Symphony Orchestra Chorus and its successor Kennebec Performing Arts Company. Alice also loved cooking and baking for others. She collected and experimented to improve recipes. Her family eagerly awaited her gifts of Christmas baked goods. She also enjoyed creating unique counted cross-stitch gifts for weddings and other special occasions. She loved nature, farmers markets, doing crossword puzzles, reading, and watching "Jeopardy." Alice had a spirit of generosity and kindness that endeared herself to others. Her sense of humor even in the face of the progressive loss of function from Parkinson's Disease was a special gift. Her smile, her laughter, and her wit helped her to make friends. Alice's difficult journey with Parkinson's Disease brought her in contact with a range of health care workers across MaineGeneral Medical Center, Amedisys Home Health, Augusta Center for Health and Rehabilitation, and Androscoggin Home Health. We appreciate all these people and the ways in which they helped us along the way. We are so grateful for their efforts. Alice is survived by her husband Joel; her brother Douglas and sister-in-law Jane Crandall of Dedham, MA.; her brother Roderick and sister-in-law Susan Crandall of West Rupert, Vt; stepsister Jo LaFontaine Van Buskirk of Bristol, Vt.; stepbrother Jerry LaFontaine of New York City; sister-in-law Elayne J. Bean of Monmouth, ME.; brother-in-law William Johnson of Plymouth, MA.; nieces Dee Crandall Nawrocki of Lansdale, PA.; Heather Crandall Kilgariff of Neptune, NJ.; Lisa Bausher Crandall of Warrington, PA.; Thunder Hunt of West Rupert, Vt.; and Beth Johnson Catto of Lexington, MA.; nephews Kevin Crandall of Hatboro, PA., Chris Crandall of Salem, MA., and Matthew Johnson of Sherman Oaks, CA.; and many great-nieces, great-nephews, and cousins. A celebration of Alice's life will be held at Old South Congregational Church in Hallowell on Friday, May 31, 2024 at 2:00 pm. Interpreters for the deaf will be available for this service. The service will be a hybrid service that can also be accessed using the Zoom link on the Old South Congregational Church website (https://oldsouthhallowell.org/) labeled SUNDAY Worship Link. Closed captions are available through Zoom. A reception will be held in the church vestry following the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in Alice's memory to the Davis Phinney Foundation for Parkinson's Disease at https://davisphinneyfoundation.org/ Arrangements are in the care of the Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church Street, Augusta where condolences and memories may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the funeral home website by visiting www.khrfuneralhomes.com