Alice was born on August 21, 1931, to Charles and Francis (Dolph) Brandt in Cedaredge, CO. She and her sisters (Nina Lee, Jean, and Beverly) grew up and attended school in Cedaredge. Alice was the Junior Senior Prom Queen, and after graduating she moved to Grand Junction, CO. She was briefly married to Johnny Lovato of Cedaredge, CO, and had two sons, Gary and Terry Ivie, before becoming widowed.
Alice met the love of her life, Daryl Dean Ivie, in 1954. After a short courtship of 3 weeks, they were married surrounded by family and friends. They had three more children (Don, Cheryl and Holly). After Daryl was discharged from the Marines, they bought a ranch in Meeker, CO and raised their family. Alice enjoyed sewing and crocheting, and made her daughters several formal dresses. Alice also loved bowling, and she attended 10 state bowling tournaments in her lifetime.
Alice and Daryl moved to Montrose, CO and purchased a mobile home park that they ran for many years. They moved to Cedaredge, CO and purchased the local motel and liquor store. Alice was happy to be back in her hometown. She quickly became the matriarch of a large and loving family, hosting large family reunions and family gatherings.
After retirement, some of Alice’s favorite times were spent with her husband as campground hosts in Colorado and Arizona. They loved to travel and visit casinos, experiencing life to the fullest. Even in retirement, she continued to crochet gifts for her grandchildren, great grandchildren and great great grandchildren. She will be deeply missed by all who knew and loved her.
Alice was preceded in death by her husband, Daryl, her sister Nina Lee, her son Gary, and her grandson, Travis.
She leaves behind her two sisters, Jean Klements of Las Vegas, NV and Beverly Chambers of Rifle, CO; her children Terry (Gala) Ivie of Meeker, CO, Don (Cher) Ivie of Nucla, CO, Cheryl (Steve) Foster of Grand Mesa, CO, and Holly Ivie of Grand Junction, CO; Daughter-in-Law, Linda Ivie of Grand Junction, CO; 10 grandchildren: Heather, Amanda, Shelli, Clay, Nate, Tyson, Stephanie, Stacey, Shanie and Kaden; 17 Great Grandchildren and 5 Great Great Grandchildren.
A Celebration of Life will be held at the Clifton Christian Church on Saturday, January 28th 2023 from 12:00pm to 2:00pm in the Chapel. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to HopeWestCO.org. Burial will take place at the Veterans Memorial Cemetery of Western Colorado on Monday, January 30, 2023 at 10:00am.
Fond memories and expressions of sympathy may be shared at www.callahan-edfast.com for the Ivie family.
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