Obituary of Alice Tear Copeland, 83

Alice Tear Copeland, 83, of State College, and formerly of Madison, N.J., died Wednesday, July 28, 2010, at The Terrace at Brookline.

She was born Nov. 22, 1926, in Youngstown, Ohio, the daughter of the late Frank and Marie Soller Tear. On Aug. 27 1949, in Youngstown, Ohio, she married John Wilson Copeland. who died Sept. 9, 2008. Alice received her B.A. from Oberlin College in Oberlin, Ohio and her M.A. in library science from the University of Pittsburgh. Alice was head of cataloguing at Drew University in Madison, N.J. She was a 50-year member of the Madison, N.J. Presbyterian Church.

Alice is also survived by three daughters, Mary Alice Amidon and her husband, Peter, of Brattleboro, Vt., Ann W. Copeland and her husband, William Brockman, of State College, and Susan Tear Copeland and her husband, Brian Mynard, of Hoboken, N.J. Alice is also survived by six grandchildren, Peter and Daniel Brockman, of State College, Tara and Jenny Mynard, of Hoboken, and Sam and Stefan Amidon, of New York City.

A memorial service will be held in New Jersey at a later date. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to The Terrace at Brookline Employee Fund, 1950 Cliffside Drive, State College, PA 16801. Arrangements are under the care of e Koch Funeral Home, State College.