Ralph Rice's Obituary
Ralph L. Rice, Jr., age 78, of Waupaca, WI, died Wednesday, November 29th, 2006 at Riverside Medical Center in Waupaca. He was born in Chicago, Illinois on May 5, 1928, the son of Ralph L. and Georgienne (Graham) Rice. He married Lois Patefield on May 28, 1949 in Merrill, WI. Ralph was a veteran of the United States Navy. He is survived by Wife: Lois Rice, Waupaca; Children: Kathy (Dave) Barnhart, Waupaca; Jody (Bob) Sivertsen, Waupaca; Jon (Lily) Rice, Waupaca; Timmy Ralph (Judy) Rice, Waupaca; Tom Rice, Waupaca; Wendy (Robert Bear) Graves, De Pere; Grandchildren: Jacci Barnhart; Robyn (Randy) Henke; Matthew (Kelly) Rice; Ryan (Drena) Sivertsen; Jennifer (Patrick) Casper; Jennifer Rice; Adrienne Rice; Tristan (Kelly Tiedemann) Rice; Kurt Graves; Jeff (Ann) Graves; Mark (Jody) Graves. Candy (Randy) Sampo, Tim Graves, and Thirteen Great Grandchildren. He is further survived by brothers, nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. Ralph was preceded in death by his parents. A Memorial Service will be held at 11 AM on Saturday, December 2, 2006 at the Holly Funeral Home in Waupaca, with Pastor Jeff Fletcher officiating. Interment of cremains will be in Central WI Veterans Memorial Cemetery, Town of Farmington, Wisconsin. A memorial visitation will be held at the funeral home on Saturday from 10AM until the time of the service. www.hollyfuneralhome.com
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