- Date Of Birth: July 19, 1918
- Date Of Death: July 18, 2014
- State: Idaho
Mathias Frederick “Matt” Rice was born July 19, 1918. He passed away July 18, 2014 at his home in Eagle, ID; four hours shy of his 96th birthday. He was born in Verona, MO to Augusta Catherine (Prunte) and John Rice. He was the second of four children. In 1934, at the age of 16, he came to Idaho during the depression with the CCC camps. He started working for Morrison Knudsen in 1939. In 1940, he married Marie Farrow. During World War II, he joined the Navy and was stationed in the South Pacific repairing submarines. After the war, he returned to Morrison Knudsen where he traveled the world working as equipment superintendent for 41 years until his retirement in 1980. In 1985, his beloved wife of 45 years, Marie died. In 1991, he married Rosalie Johnston and they lived in Newport, OR then moved to Eagle, ID. Rosalie preceded him in death in 2009.
