CUSHING — Alice Jane Collyer, 74, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, Tuesday, March 1, 2022 at Pen Bay Medical Center following a five year battle with multiple illnesses.

Born in Brighton, Massachusetts, Alice was the daughter of Joseph and Mabelle Rivers MacCormack. She was educated locally and graduated from Brighton High School.

November 8, 1969, she married William Collyer in Brighton, Massachusetts. The couple made their home in Winthrop for more than 35 years, until moving to Dracut, Massachusetts. They retired to Maine in 2007.

For over 30 years, Alice was employed as a Management & Program Analysist for the Internal Revenue Service in Andover, Massachusetts. Before she retired she served on the committee to help make the IRS more user friendly.

Alice loved her family home in Cushing. She had a special place in her heart for all animals, especially those she watched in her back yard. Her family was her number one priority and she was the glue that held them together. She was always concerned that everyone got along, her brother said she was the ‘family baby sitter’.

She was extremely generous and loved to go shopping, especially for gifts for her family. Her daughter said she had a wicked sense of humor and all who loved her will sadly miss her.

Predeceased by her parents; her husband, William in 2015; and her beloved dog “Reggie” just a week before; Alice is survived by her daughter, Tamara “Tammy” Collyer and her companion Jonathan Baggs of Winthrop, Massachusetts; her brothers, Edmund MacCormack and his partner Joan Hydzik of Surf City, North Carolina, John MacCormack and his wife Ruth of Charlotte, North Carolina; many cousins, nieces and a nephew, great-nieces and great-nephews, as well as great-great-nieces and a nephew.

A celebration of Alice’s life will be held Monday, March 7, 2022, at 2 p.m., at Burpee, Carpenter & Hutchins Funeral Home, 110 Limerock Street, Rockland.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made to the local humane society of your choice.

To share a memory or condolence with the Collyer family, please visit their Book of Memories at www.bchfh.com.