AMHERST — C. Alice Stanne, 90, of Gray Street, passed away on September 8, 2015, at Cooley Dickinson Hospital in Northampton, MA.

Alice was a long-time math teacher in the Amherst public schools, an avid gardener, a volunteer for the Amherst Conservation Commission and Birthright, and an assistant editor/author of the book Harvesting History: Amherst Massachusetts Farms, 1700-2010.

Born in Clinton, MA, she was the daughter of the late John and Vera (Ebenbeck) Grealis. She leaves her son Steve of New Paltz, NY, and his wife Cara Lee, son-in-law Marty Knight, of Stillwater, MN, son Jim of Plymouth, MA, and his wife Lynn, daughter Kate, of Easthampton, MA, son Jack of Mt. Laurel, NJ, and his wife Karla, daughter Peggy Britton of Littleton, MA, and her husband Carl, daughter Janet Humbeck of Vaihingen Enz, Germany, and her husband Jochen, and sister Betty Paulino of Sterling, MA; 12 grandchildren; 3 great grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews.

Besides her parents, she is predeceased by her husband Tony, her daughter, Mary Beth, and her brother, Jack Grealis. 

Calling hours for Alice will be held from 5 to 8 p.m. Friday, September 11, at Douglass Funeral Home, 87 North Pleasant Street, Amherst. A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 10 a.m. on Saturday at St. Brigid’s Parish, 122 North Pleasant Street, Amherst. Burial will follow at St. Brigid’s cemetery. 

In lieu of flowers, the family requests that donations be made to a favorite charity. 

Obituary and memorial register at www.douglassfuneral.com