Alice Mary Coleman, 82, of Chesapeake Beach passed away January 1, 2013 at South River Health and Rehabilitation Center in Edgewater, MD. She was born July 20, 1930 in Atlas, PA to Albert and Mildred (Taney) Simmons. She was raised in Pennsylvania and attended public schools. Alice moved to the Washington, D.C. area in 1950 and was employed by C & P Telephone Company as a telephone operator for twenty five years, retiring in 1981. She married Melvin E. Coleman on June 21, 1967 and they have lived in Chesapeake Beach for the past forty years. She was a member of the Stallings-Williams Post 206 American Legion Auxiliary, and the St. Anthony’s Church Ladies of Charity. Alice was outgoing, loved life, enjoyed shopping, and being with her family and friends.
She is survived by her loving husband Melvin E. Coleman, and children David Dallatore and wife Marlene of Las Vegas, NV, Robert L. Dallatore and wife Denise of Fleming, FL, and Debbie McBride of Milton, FL. Also surviving are two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren; and a sister Annamay Londergan of Newark, OH.