Name of Deceased: Norman H. Rice Age: 92
Date of Death: June 10, 2014
Place of Death: Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas
Date of Birth: December 9, 1921 at Hudson, Kansas
Parents Name: Charles & Bertha (Ukens) Rice
OBITUARY INFORMATION
Married Doris Marie Winkelman March 1, 1947 at Wichita, Kansas. She died September 8, 2009.
He was a carpenter for Lindholm Construction, Great Bend, and later was a self-employed carpenter for ten years.
Mr. Rice was an Andover, Kansas resident for six years coming from Great Bend, where he had resided since 1950.
He was a United States Army Air Force veteran, serving during World War II in the Asiatic-Pacific Theater.
He was a member of St. Mark Lutheran Church, Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 3111, American Legion Argonne Post 180, Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie #646, B. P. O. Elks Lodge #1127, and A. F. & A. M. Lodge #15, all of Great Bend; and Midian Shrine, Wichita.
SURVIVORS
one son: Mark Rice of Maize, KS
one brother: Virgil Rice of Stafford, KS
one granddaughter: Kely Rice of Wichita, KS
one step grandson: Dmitriy Smirnov of Miami, FL
He was preceded in death by one brother, Lester Rice, and three sisters, Rachel Bosher, Vernadine Hughes, and Marlene Planter.
SERVICE INFORMATION
Funeral Service: Monday, June 16, 2014
Time of Service: 2:30 p.m.
Place of Service: St. Mark Lutheran Church, 2101 Jackson St., Great Bend
Officiant: Pastor Adam Wutka
Interment: Great Bend Cemetery Mausoleum, Great Bend, Kansas, with military rites by United States Air Force Honor Guard
Visitation: 1:00 to 9:00 p.m., with the family receiving friends from 6:00 to 8:00 p.m., Sunday, June 15, 2014 at Bryant Funeral Home
Memorial Fund: American Heart Association, in care of Bryant Funeral Home
Condolences may be sent and notice viewed at www.bryantfh.net
Arrangements by Bryant Funeral Home 1425 Patton Road Great Bend, Kansas 67530
