Alice Marie Johnson, 79, Polson, Mt., passed away on Sunday, May 31, 2009, at the St. Joseph Hospital from natural causes.

She was born to Earl and Mary Moyzes Robinson on Sept. 25, 1929, in Bismarck. She grew up in the country in Stady, N.D.

Alice attended a county one-room school before attending high school in Grenora. She was the eldest of three children that include her sister, Beverly Kem of Columbus, Mont., and a brother, Art Robinson of Polson.

Alice married Russell O. Johnson of Corinth on Feb. 22, 1950, at her parent’s home in Stady. They had four children, Wayne of Libby, Mont., Robert of Tulsa, Okla., Rose of Polson and Richard of Missoula.

They lived in Williston and then moved to Rapid City in 1957 before settling in Polson in 1959. In addition to her sister, brother and four children, she is surivived by her children’s spouses; 13 grandchildren; eight great-grandchildren and many nieces and nephews.

Her husband and sister-in-law, Violet Robinson preceded her in death.

A memorial service is Friday, June 5, 2009, at 1 p.m. in the Grogan Funeral Home. Inurnment follows at the Lakeview Cemetery.

Memorials may be made in Alice’s name to the Life for Nations Christian Fellowship Building Fund, Ronan, Montana.

Condolences may be made to the family at www.groganfuneralhome.com.