Alice McGuinness, 72, former Ridgefielder

Alice S. McGuinness of West Palm Beach, Fla., who had lived in Ridgefield for 20 years, died Oct. 24 in Atlantis, Fla. She was 72 years old and the widow of Clarence “Mac” McGuinness.
Mrs. McGuinness was born and raised in Stamford and moved here in 1957, living first on South Olmstead Lane and later on Acre Lane. Her husband, who died in 1987, was a real estate agent associated with Bartholomew T. Salerno, and three of her brothers, Frank, Bob and John Symon, were well-known Ridgefield builders. Frank and Bob have both died, and John Symon, Mrs. McGuinness’s twin, now lives in Fort Pierce, Fla.
While here, Mrs. McGuinness was a homemaker and a member of the First Congregational Church. In 1977 she moved to West Palm Beach and eventually went to work in administration for Subaru, the car manufacturer. In 1987, she was transferred to Georgia where she lived for 10 years. In 1997, she returned to West Palm Beach.
Besides her brother John, Mrs. McGuinness is survived by two sons, John of Austell, Ga., and Jeff and his wife Judith of Loveland, Ohio; two daughters, Ali Parish and her husband Jim of Naples, Fla., and Jennifer Duntz and her husband Mike of West Palm Beach; four grandchildren, Nicholas Caporale of Bethel, Chelsea Parish of Naples, Christopher and Heather Duntz, both of West Palm Beach; two sisters Ann McAndrew of Bridgeport and Lillian O’Neil of Stamford; and another brother, Charlie Symon of Brookline, Mass. A sister, Helen Perran, and another brother, Joe, died before her.
Services were held at E. Earl Smith & Son Funeral Home on Oct. 26.
Donations in her memory may be made to Hospice.