Alice J. Barnes, 50, died on Sunday, November 10, 2013 in Summit. A Life Celebration will be held in the Prout Funeral Home, 370 Bloomfield Avenue, Verona on Saturday, November 23 at 2 p.m. Friends may visit with the family beginning at 1 p.m.
Born in Hempstead, N.Y., Ms. Barnes grew up in Levittown, N.Y. and moved to Verona in 1990.
Ms. Barnes earned two bachelor degrees, one in political science and one in philosophy from the University of Rochester. She was an instructor for Gallagher Associates in Wayne and previously worked at the Daily News Record of Fairchild Publications in Manhattan.
Ms. Barnes had been active in the SCA of Laning Avenue School and Verona High School and was formerly a member of the Verona Junior Women’s Club.
She was the wife of George F. Barnes, the mother of Ella and Caitlin and the stepdaughter of Carol Irwin. She is also survived by her sister, Eileen Gill and her husband, Thomas, her brother, Christopher Irwin and his wife, Carol, her brother-in-law Carl Barnes and his wife, Barbara Heffner, her brother-in-law, Marc Alan, her godson, Brian Gill and her nephews, Robert Barnes, Thomas Irwin, Gerard Irwin and Kieth Ellwood.
In lieu of flowers, donations to the Home for Good Dog Rescue, PO Box 324, Summit, NJ 07902 would be appreciated.