Dawson County NeArchives Obituaries.....Rice, Kenneth W. June 17, 2011 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/ne/nefiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Danny Gruber danny.gruber@gmail.com June 21, 2011, 3:28 pm Lexington Clipper-Herald June 22, 2011 Kenneth W. Rice, 69 years of age, of Lexington, died with his family by his side on Friday, June 17, 2011 at the Tri-County Hospital in Lexington. The family is honoring Ken’s wish for an informal Celebration of Life Service to include family and friends sharing memories in the fellowship area at the Grace Lutheran Church in Lexington on Wednesday, June 22, 2011 at 2 p.m. with Mr. Mike Millican, officiating. Family inurnment will be held at a later date. There will be no visitation, the family is honoring his wish for cremation. Kenneth Warren Rice was born May 3, 1942 at Kansas City, Mo., the third of five children of Ernest and Nellie (Anderson) Rice. He received his education at Norton, Kan., graduating from Norton Community High School with the class of 1960. On Aug. 14, 1960 he was united in marriage to Sharon Lynn Herman at Norton and to this union four children were born: Kelly, Kristi, Warren and Kraig. He leaves to mourn his passing his wife, Sherry of Lexington; his four children: Kelly (Loren) Richards of Kearney, Kristi (Kent) Jergensen of Lexington, Warren (Peggy) Rice of Kearney and Kraig Rice of Santa Barbara, Calif.; 11 grandchildren, Karri Richards, Stephani Richards Worley, Kasey Richards, Kasandra Richards, Corey Jergensen, Caleb Jergensen, John Rice, Melanie (Miguel) Ocampo, Fawn Rader, Jeremie Mitchell and Nikoli Rice; seven great-grandchildren, Joslynn and Laci Worley, Brooklyn and Makenzee Rader, Maliki Mitchell and Mauricio and Mia Ocampo; two brothers, Ernie (Joy) Rice of Reno, Nev., and Dean (Kenda) Rice of Chandler, Ariz.; two sisters, Joann Kella of Sparks, Nev., and Gwen Detlefsen of Mesa, Ariz.; sister-in-law, Kathy (Lee) Engweiler of McPherson, Kan., and a host of nieces, nephews, other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his parents and mother-in-law, Edith Herman. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/ne/dawson/obits/r/rice731gob.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.org/nefiles/ File size: 2.4 Kb