Leonard Rice, Marian Rice

March 4, 1933-March 18, 2025
Oct. 4, 1936-Oct. 15, 2024
Pagosa Springs, Colo.
A service in celebration of the lives of Leonard and Marian Rice will be held on Friday at First Lutheran Church in Minot. Friends and family are invited to join the service at 11 a.m. and gather in the lower level after to share stories and laughter as we honor their remarkable journey. A graveside service will follow at Sunset Memorial Gardens at 2 P.M.
Leonard and Marian passed peacefully in their home in Pagosa Springs, CO – 5 months apart, Marian on October 15, 2024, shortly after her 88th birthday and Leonard on March 18, 2025, following his 92nd birthday.
Leonard was born in 1933 to Milton (Peder) and Bertina Rice in Mohall, the 5th child of 11. Marian was born in 1936 to Theodore and Alma Handeland in Lansford, the 11th child of 12. Both grew up working on their family farms.
They married in 1954 and moved to Minot to begin their family and start a business, Rice Oil company. They were very active members of First Lutheran Church. After retiring, they made their home in Pagosa Springs, CO. For the rest of the story, obituaries can be found online at www.Hoodmortuary.com
Leonard and Marian are survived by their children: Cindee Rice, Susan Schneider (Steve), Jon T. Rice (Sherry) and Deborah Rice; Leonard’s sisters, Carol LeTourneau, Betty Petterson (Gary) and Linda Girard; Marian’s brothers, Larry and Donald Handeland; 12 grandchildren, 21 great grandchildren, and many nieces and nephews.
Published by The Minot Daily News on June 18, 2025.