- Date Of Death: January 1, 2015
- State: Pennsylvania
Mildred D. Rice, 92 of Quakertown passed away on Mon. May 11th, 2015 at the Lutheran Community at Telford. She was born on Dec. 19th, 1922 to the late Isaac and Katie (Schmell) Derstine of Plumsteadville, PA. She was the beloved wife of Norman E. Rice who passed away in 2010 and beloved mother of 8 children, 18 grandchildren, and 25 great grandchildren. She was a member of West Swamp Mennonite Church, Quakertown and was a vital part of the church quilting ministry for decades. Her greatest love in life was her family and she also enjoyed sewing, quilting and gardening. Surviving are her daughters, Charlene Smoll of Quakertown, Pat Bevan (Jim) of Quakertown, Jennifer Franklin (Rob) of Virginia Beach, VA; sons, N. Leslie (Linda) of Quakertown, Gerald (Shawn) of Thornville, OH, Alan (Kathy)of Quakertown, Jeffrey (Penny) of Quakertown and Joel (Cathy) of Winnsboro, SC; sisters, Betty Bishop, Bernice Keller and Marilyn Hockman; brother Bill Derstine. She was predeceased by brothers Herb Derstine and Darwin Derstine and sister Ruth Rice.
