Ascutney, Vt. —
Born April 1, 1925, to the late Willie and Mae (Brown) Holmes in Montgomery, Vt. On Feb. 9, 1942, she married Adrian D. Rice and together they moved to the Upper Valley in 1966 where they remained.
Throughout Dean’s working career as a Nurse’s aid she worked at Mary Hitchcock Memorial Hospital, Dartmouth-Hitchcock Medical Center, Hillside Manor Nursing Home, Runnemede, Brookside Nursing Home and many private duty families where she became part of their family.
In her free time she enjoyed spending time with her family and was especially active with her grandchildren. She enjoyed the company of her dogs “Lady, Lilly, Little Bit and Jack”. Sewing, knitting, reading and working in her gardens was something she enjoyed as well. In her later years she was able to fulfill a lifelong dream of traveling to Alaska.
She is predeceased by her parents, Willie and Mae (Brown) Holmes; her husband, Adrian D. Rice who passed away November 16, 1990; and six siblings.
She is survived by her son, Leslie Rice and wife, Peg of Grantham, N.H.; daughters, Pamela and husband, David Crowe of Enfield, N.H., Sally and husband, Wole Ojurongbe of Ascutney; and special niece, Joyce and husband, Arlo Manning of Brattleboro, Vt.; her brother, Cedric White of East Fairfield, Vt.; and sister, Naomi Lunge of Enosburg, Vt.; 10 grandchildren;15 great-grandchildren; and many nieces and nephews.
A graveside service will be celebrated June 24, 2017, at 1 p.m. in the Christian Street Cemetery in Wilder, Vt. with the Rev. Susan Church officiating.
Messages of condolence may be expressed with the family through an online guestbook by visiting www.rickerfuneralhome.com.