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Bob Rice

Bob Rice, 54, of Grand Island, died Monday June 11, 2007 at his home following a struggle with cancer.

Services will be 2:00 p.m. Friday at All Faiths Funeral Home.  The Reverend Jeffrey Rice will officiate.  Burial of ashes will be in Westlawn Memorial Park Cemetery.

There will be a gathering of family and friends from 6-8 p.m. Thursday at All Faiths Funeral Home.

Bob was born June 6, 1953 at St. Paul, Minnesota, the son of Robert and Phyllis (Huseth) Rice. Bob lived in Minneapolis until the age of 12 when his family moved to Grand Island where he graduated from Grand Island Senior High with the class of 1971.

He worked at Exec Air for many years and was employed at UTI of Grand Island.  He was an avid reader and enjoyments included fishing, hunting and golfing.

Survivors include his mother and her friend Ray Valencia of Grand Island, brother and his wife Jeffrey and ViAnna Rice of Morrison, CO, sister and her husband Karen and Scott Nelson of Central City, NE.

Other survivors are nieces and nephews, Vanessa Malm of Cheyenne, Wyoming, Bradley Rice of Morrison, CO, Tara Frizzell of Omaha and Erik Nelson of Central City and grand niece and nephew Kayla Rice and Andrew Robert Rice.

His father preceded him in death.

A memorial fund will be established in memory of Bob Rice at the Edith Abbott Memorial Library.