Alice Parisi, of Doylestown, died peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2013, at Pine Run Health Center, Doylestown. She was 96.

Born in Philadelphia, she was the youngest of four children, daughter of the late Alfred and Elizabeth Crowther Platt, and beloved wife of the late Joseph J. Parisi.

Alice was a 1935 graduate of Olney High School in Philadelphia. She met her future husband Joe after his return from Europe at the conclusion of World War II. They fell in love and were married in October of 1946. They were blessed with three children, and raised them in Northeast Philadelphia.

In 1962, Joe and Alice co-founded Parisi Incorporated, a designer and manufacturer of architectural millwork, store fixtures and commercial seating and décor, which is now located in Newtown. Through hard work and dedication to service and quality, the Parisi family has continued to innovate and expand their business over the last 50 years. To this day, Parisi Inc. continues to be a family run company, with Alice working full time until the age of 90.

Alice was an avid reader, especially the newspaper, loved to walk, play tennis and golf. She was a member of the Torresdale Frankford Country Club. Visits to the Jersey shore with her family and long walks on the beach were a favorite pastime.

Alice was a loving wife, mother and grandmother, and will be dearly missed.

Alice is survived by her devoted children: Janice Parisi-Graf, and her husband Gary, Eleanor Parisi-Shaw, and her husband Donald, and Joseph Parisi, and his wife Sherry; also survived by 7 grandchildren and 6 great grandchildren.

Relatives and friends are invited to attend her viewing on Monday, August 5, 2013, from 8:00 am to 9:15 am in the Joseph A. Fluehr III Funeral Home, 800 Newtown-Richboro Rd., (at Holland Rd.)Richboro, and to her Funeral Service 10:00 am in St. Luke’s Episcopal Church, 100 E. Washington Ave., Newtown, PA 18940.

Interment Forest Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in her memory may be made to the Alzheimer’s Association, Delaware Valley Chapter, 399 Market St., Suite 102 Philadelphia, PA 19106, or LaSalle Academy, Specializing in Teaching Grades 3-8, 1434 N. Second St., Phila PA 19122.