It is with deep sadness that the family of Alice Bernice Tobin announce her peaceful passing, at the age of 90, surrounded by loving family at the Lionel Kelland Hospice on Thursday, April 17, 2025. Alice (known affectionally as Al or Ali to her numerous nieces and nephews) was a free spirit who marched to the beat of her own drum. She was funny, fearless, and a true believer in life being about the experiences you embraced. Everyone who knew her experienced her legendary quick wit. Her fascination with the colour pink matched her vibrant personality and also signified her uniqueness which brought light into any room she entered. A true storyteller gifted with a photographic memory, Al could entertain for hours with fascinating yarns and memories from her early childhood. Her wide and varied collection of books marked her as a committed bibliophile. She used special trinkets and keepsakes for bookmarks and, often, lucky family members got to take them home as a reminder of special times with her. For years, the soundtrack of visits to Al’s apartment was the steady click of her knitting needles as she created special sweaters, scarves, mittens, gloves and doll clothes for family and hospital sales. If you were truly lucky, you got to spend the night in her wonderland of an apartment and have fashion shows with her pink 70s wardrobe staples, costume jewelry and pink lipstick. If you were really quick, you could even spritz some of her prized L‘Air du Temps. Al was generous to a fault. Her spirit of giving drew her to many fields of volunteering including the VON, Central Newfoundland Regional Health Centre, Canadian Cancer Society, canvassing for the Red Cross and the Red Shield Campaign, among a few. She was dedicated to causes closest to her heart, such as the Lionel Kelland Hospice. She also had an indomitable sense of adventure that manifested in a trailblazing career at the paper mill in Grand Falls-Windsor. She entered the mill in 1957 (the Anglo-Newfoundland Development Company Ltd. at that time) where her fierce intelligence and organizational skills led her to the Mill Stores as a Buyer at the Grand Falls Division. That same spirit saw her travel across Canada, the United States and Europe with close friends. She also routinely kept golf clubs in the trunk of her car for quick rounds before going to work in the morning. She also adored entertaining at her cabin at Sandy Point. She loved to be surrounded by friends and family, and to laugh and dance above all else. If you were part of that circle, you remember those times and the legendary steak dinners. Predeceased by her parents, Gertrude and Patrick Tobin; sibling Sister Patricia; brothers-in-law Jérôme Delage and Ron Ennis. She leaves to mourn siblings John (Fernande), Marguerite, Mike (Anne), Jim, Delores, Joan and Phyllis (Len), as well as a large number of nieces, nephews and friends. Special thanks to her longtime friend Pansy Beason for her invaluable assistance, the staff of Hollett’s Retirement Home for their many kindnesses and the compassionate care of the staff at the Lionel Kelland Hospice. Donations in her memory can be made to the Lionel Kelland Hospice. Funeral arrangements are entrusted to Central Funeral Home (Grand Falls-Windsor). A private funeral service will be held in the chapel for family members.