Robert Lewis Rice Obituary in Fremont at Fremont Chapel Of The Roses

Robert Lewis Rice

8/18/1928 - 2/2/2016

Obituary For Robert Lewis Rice

Bob was born in Youngstown, OH and is the eldest of three sons born to George and Charlotte Rice. He is survived by his two brothers, Raymond Rice (Paradise, CA) and Leonard Rice (Yucaipa, CA), and by his three children, Susan Schwitalla (Napa, CA), Linda Kerns (Newark, CA), and David Rice (Ione, CA). Bob is also survived by five grandchildren: Michael, Diane, Christopher, Kirsten, and Megan, and by two great-grandchildren: Mikyah and Hunter.

Bob attended Happy Valley Baptist Church where he was a good and faithful servant. He was an avid baseball fan and was very active in round dancing, ham radio, and the PC Club in the Redding area. Bob was a military veteran and served in the United States Marine Corps.

Bob’s ashes will be interred at the Northern California Veterans Cemetery (NCVC), 11800 Gas Point Road, Igo, CA on Friday, February 26, 2016. The family requests you arrive at 10:45 a.m. for the graveside service with military honors. A reception will follow.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests a “One Time Honor & Memorial Gift” be made to the National Parkinson Foundation at www.parkinson.org.

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Ron Douglass

I remember Bob to this day as a great guy with a sense of humor. I hung with his son David at the Village Church of Hayward back in the late sixties, early seventies. I enjoyed his stories about computers when me and my folks went over their house for deserts after Sunday evening services a few times. GREAT GUY. I know he had a big, positive impact on the world. Ron Douglass
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Barbara Contreras

I remember Bob from his round dance cueing days in Fremont. After he moved I would only see him at the round dance weekend in Willows. In the last few years Jan and Bob would come to the dance in Willows on Saturday and he looked so happy to be dancing a few rounds with Jan. When I told him Hi and how glad I was to see him he would give me a big smile and a warm hug. We will all miss him.
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Darold L Wright

Bob and I were in the PC club together. Nice man Miss him.
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Susan Zerino

My memories of Mr. Rice are that he was a great man to help with outings for Village Church youth group. He would volunteer his time to camping trips, which included using his boat. I learned how to water ski on Britton Lake near Burney Falls California. Susan Carroll Zerino
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Janet Peterson

We met Bob through ham radio. He would camp out on Field Day up in Hat Creek, Ca. Bob would stay up late and we would watch for satellites in the night sky. He was such a nice man. He spoke highly of his family . He is missed. RIP Bob.
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Leslie Cole

Bob was the best guy to live next door too for the past 20 years, would always come give me helping hand, a kind word over the back fence, I would bake extra cookies and have Hannah run them over , she would always say Mom, Bobs real happy now loved his cookies. Time well heal your lost of your Dad, he was such a great guy ! Ed & Leslie Cole

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