Background
Johnson, Mary Alice was born on April 16, 1942 in Rochester, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Nolan Lee and Alice Lavida (Ruede) Lewis.
Johnson, Mary Alice was born on April 16, 1942 in Rochester, Indiana, United States. Daughter of Nolan Lee and Alice Lavida (Ruede) Lewis.
Graduated from the high school, Hillsboro, Oregon, 1960.
Owner, baker, decorator, Mary's Custom Cakes and Cake Parts, St. Helens, Oregon, 1980-1987;
creator, Sweet Tooth Confections Candy, since 1981;
founder, managing editor, Sugar Art Sharing Confectionary Ideas magazine, 1986-1988;
chairman, Sugar Art Ltd. Partnership, McMinnville, Oregon, 1986-1993;
owner, Double Rainbow Enterprises, McMinnville, since 1993. Creator products for hobbyist and handicapped decorators, since 1989.
Teacher cake decorating, candy and gingerbread houses, since 1981. Consultant, presenter cake decorating and sugar art demonstrations, various youth clubsand area high schools.
Leader, Country Kids and Friends 4-H, St. Helens, 1979-1985. Organizer rural fire department, Rainier, Oregon. Sunday school teacher Lutheran Church, 1956-1974, officer women's groups, 1960-1977.
Secretary Tualitan Vallye Rabbit Breeders Association, 1964-1967, fair dinner booth chairman, 1965-1966. Ballot clerk Columbia County Election Board, 1972-1980. Decorated cake superintendent Columbia County Fair, 1983-1985.
Decorations chairman Christian Women's Club, McMinnville, 1989-1990. Founder youth hobby club Pettis Fours Club, 1989. Member International Cake Exploration Society.
Married Manford Warren Johnson, May 28, 1960. Children: Nola (deceased), John Jay, June Jeannette.