Alice was born in Meyronne, SK. She moved with her parents Eric & Esther Sjodin to Stockholm in 1928, where along with her brother Roy, they settled on the farm. She helped on the farm, and worked for other farmers in the area. She married Arnold Danielson in 1942 and they had four children; Denton, Melvin, Delbert, and Melody.
Arnold and Alice were married for 52 years when Arnold passed away in 1994. Alice remarried to Walter Knuttila and remained married until his passing. Over the years, she worked as a phone operator, a store owner, a bus driver, and a saleswoman. Alice lived a long and happy life.
She was predeceased by her husbands Arnold Danielson and Walter Knuttila, her brother Roy Sjodin and her son, Denton Danielson.