Tracy A. Rice of Warsaw passed away unexpectedly at 11:15 a.m. Saturday, Oct. 6, 2018, at Lutheran Hospital, Fort Wayne, at the age of 61.
She was born Dec. 31, 1956, in Blytheville, Ark., to Sheila Lundy Kerber and Robert Means. On Jan. 17, 1987, she was married to Kenneth Rice, who survives.
Tracy moved to the area in 1984. She had worked for many years at the Blue Coyote and since 2000 she worked as a waitress at the Boathouse Restaurant in Winona Lake. Tracy loved her job at the Boathouse and especially enjoyed her co-workers. They were not just co-workers, they were her friends. She loved her family and grandchildren — she even loved her dog and chickens.
Tracy will be remembered for her great personality, smile and laugh, but most of all she will be remembered as a devoted wife, mother and grandmother … she will be dearly missed by all who had a chance to have known her.
She will be lovingly remembered by her husband of 31 years, Kenneth Rice, Warsaw; son, Evan (Sarah) Rice, Warsaw; and three grandchildren: Hunter, Gavin and Ryder. Also surviving are her brother, Bob (Debbie) Means, Mechanicsburg, Ohio; niece, Laura Binz, Ohio; three nieces and nephews: Kellan (Ashley) Means, Mechanicsburg; Dustin (Ray Ann) Means, Phoenix, Ariz.; and Lee Rice, Salt Lake City, Utah; and eight great-nieces and great-nephews.
A private family graveside service will take place at Palestine Cemetery.
Arrangements were entrusted to Redpath-Fruth Funeral Home, Warsaw.
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Memorials to the Animal Welfare League of Kosciusko County, 3489 E. 100 S., Pierceton, IN 46562.
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