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Leona Rice Obituary
Leona Mae Houghton Rice, age 87, passed away on Sunday, February 3, 2013. She was born 8/21/1925 in Houghtonburg, Jackson Co., WI to the late Mahlon and Emma (Matti) Houghton. She attended nursing school in Rockford, IL at St. Anthony for 4 years; then furthered her career by attending St. Francis in Peoria, IL to become a nurse anesthetist.
She served as a nurse in the Army at Hines VA Hospital in Melrose Park, IL during the end of WW II. She spent the duration of her nurse anesthetist career of 45 years at Beloit Memorial Hospital. She was a devoted member of Atonement Lutheran Church in Beloit, WI for 26 years and Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Edgerton, WI for 40 years as well as a member of Women of WELCA. In her retirement years, Leona volunteered at Edgerton Community Outreach Program and was a member of St. Anthony Nurses Alumni Association in Rockford.
Leona is survived by her husband of 63 years, Charles Rice of Green Bay, formerly Edgerton, WI, where they both owned Rice's Jewelry Store for 19 years. Loving mother to son and daughter-in-law, Tom and Ann Rice of Green Bay; daughter and son-in-law, Helen and Bruce Schroeder of Cincinnati, OH; devoted grandmother of 6 grandchildren, David Rice of Green Bay; Lyndsay Rice of Eugene, OR; Jennifer and husband Andrew Wiemero of Milwaukee; Nicholas and wife Leslie Schroeder of Madison; Joseph Schroeder of Ogden, UT; and Natalie Schroeder of Cincinnati, OH; great-grandchildren Maple and Sylvia Schroeder of Madison, WI.
Leona was preceded in death by her brother, Giles Houghton.
A private family service was held at the Pfotenhauer Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 1145 Cardinal Lane. Burial will be at East Lawn Cemetery in Beloit. Online condolences welcome at www.PfotenhauerFuneralHome.com
A memorial fund has been established in her name at the funeral home.
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February 24, 2013
Dear Helen and Tom,
The Kepplinger family (your former neighbors at 831 Park in Beloit) send our condolences on the loss of your mom. My mother, Lynn has good memories of her, as do I.
Susan Kepplinger
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February 7, 2013
Leona has been my very wonderful Aunt Lee for 62 years. My foremost memorys of her are from when I was a smaller child. When we would travel to Beloit to visit the family, I remember her being so sweet and gentle with me. In later years I would observe her at family gatherings quietly attending to the dishes or just keeping things organized. Her instinct and nurses training was built into her and she felt the need to keep things clean and always picking up the slack of others. Her pleasant and unassuming way always presided over the gatherings.
I loved my aunt Lee very much and have her in my prayers and memories. Love to uncle Charles and cousins Helen and Tom.
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