Alice Barbara Forssberg Snodgrass, 83, passed away at home in Shrewsbury (MO) on August 20, 2021.

Alice was the daughter of Leta Juanita Eisley Forssberg and John Henry Theodore Forssberg both preceding her in death. She is survived by a sister Johnita Beth Forssberg Carlisle, M.D., her son Jim Carlisle (Susan) and their daughters Leta and Melinda; and her daughter Barbara Carlisle (Ed Brakeman).

Alice married John Mark Snodgrass in 1968. Surviving in her family are her husband; a son Mark Forssberg Snodgrass (Xochitl Cazador) of San Francisco, CA and their son, Nicolas Theodore (Teo) Cazador Snodgrass; and a daughter Katherine Amelia (Amy) Snodgrass (Jaime M Garcia) of Liberia, Costa Rica, and their children Ashton Javier Garcia and Megan Alice Garcia.

Alice was born April 22, 1938, in Phillips County KS, where she attended a one-room school before going to Logan (KS) schools from which she graduated in 1956. She graduated from the University of Kansas in 1960, Phi Beta Kappa, and was a member of Alpha Chi Omega sorority; she earned the MAT at The Graduate School of Education at Harvard University in 1961. In her professional career she taught mathematics at several schools including Newton (MA) South High and, for 30 years, at The John Burroughs School in St Louis, MO. She worked with the Advanced Placement program in Calculus teaching the courses, giving workshops, grading and serving as a table leader for the examinations. At JBS, she led new-teacher orientation, served as math department chair and was a member of the Faculty Executive Committee.

Her true vocation lay in teaching: conveying the beauty in mathematics and nurturing the growth of her students. Students marveled at her patience with them and her persistence in finding ways to encourage their learning. She was honored by the gift to the school of an endowed chair in her name for excellence in teaching.

At home, she loved math puzzles and crossword puzzles; she read and wrote poetry; she enjoyed cooking, sewing, reading, and card games. She attended Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Webster Groves, MO serving on the Altar Guild, the Vestry and the Food Center administrative team.

Her family is planning for a December burial in the Emmanuel Church Memorial Garden.

Memorials may be made to Emmanuel Episcopal Church, 9 South Bompart Ave.,St Louis MO 63119; to The John Burroughs School, 755 S Price Rd, St Louis MO 63124; to Logan Community Development Fund (LCDF) Life Project, PO Box 203, Logan, KS 67646; or to a favored charity of the donor.