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Collection: FND001 - SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Series: Tribute
Folder: DIG
Item: 271850
Title: Leona Rice
Date: 6/19/1935-10/16/2020
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Inscription/Marks: 6/19/1935
Summary: Leona Rice, 85, Dickinson, ND, passed away October 16, 2020, at Richardton Health Center after a short fight with cancer. A private Liturgy of the Word Service for was held at Stevenson Funeral. Burial took place in St. Joseph’s Cemetery. Leona was born June 19, 1935, in the Schefield-Gaylord, North Dakota area, the daughter of Leo and Barbara (Weiler) Billman. As a young girl, she attended country school through the eighth grade. Leona married Richard Rice on June 30, 1955 in the church at Gaylord, ND. The couple was blessed with two children Ken and Sandra. The family was raised in the meat cutting business. Leona helped Richard in their business which they ran for 25 years, retiring in 1990. Many friends were made and many stories were shared in their meat shop. Leona enjoyed cooking German Dishes, visiting with relatives, and having coffee with friends. She will be forever loved and dearly missed. Leona is survived by her daughter, Sandra L. (Randy) Goetz of Dickinson; son, Ken (Gayenel) Rice of New Richmond, WI; grandchildren, Ryan (Summer) Goetz, Bethani (Mykel) Salazar, Olivia Rice; great-grandchildren, Dallys, Taya, Gwendalyn, Micah, Benjamin; brothers, Herb (Kathy) Billman of Dickinson, Richard Billman of WA, Leo Billman of Bismarck, Joe (Darlene) Billman of Dickinson; sister, Maryann (Ed) Polensky of Dickinson; and many nieces and nephews. She is preceded in death by her husband; Richard (2019); parents, Leo and Barbara Billman; sister, Lorraine Frank; brother, John Billman.
Red ID: FND_I_79345 Image ID: 538237 Image Notes: FND001 271850

Collection: FND001 Digitized Images from Collection
Title: SHSND Foundation - North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program
Date: -

Summary: The North Dakota Heritage Family Memorial Program is sponsored by the North Dakota Funeral Directors Association. The life stories of deceased North Dakotans are featured in an archvied collection. Current partners in the project are Eastgate Funeral & Cremation Services, Bismarck Evans Funeral Homes, Carrington and New Rockford Everson-Coughlin Funeral Home, Williston Fulkerson Funeral Home, Tioga Fulkerson Funeral Home, Watford City Fulkerson Stevenson Funeral Home, Williston Nero Funeral Home, Bottineau Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck Springan Stevenson Funeral Home, Stanley Stevenson Funeral Home, Dickinson These funeral homes provide recent obituaries to the Foundation, where staff and volunteers format, edit and archive each memorial. The memorials are posted, and copies are sent to the family for their input and approval. The listing currently features more than 13,000 memorials, and is constantly updated as new memorials and histories are received.

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