Herman Rice
Born: May 24, 1896
Died: October 15, 1972
Married: Bella LaMar
Herman Rice was a World War I veteran.
Adirondack Daily Enterprise, October 16, 1972
SARANAC LAKE — Herman M. Rice, 85, of 1 Riverside Drive died Sunday at Saranac Lake General Hospital where he had been a patient since Aug. 16.
Mr. Rice was born in Saranac Lake a son of Walter C. and Laura Miller Rice, and lived here all his life. He once told his brother he had never left the Adirondacks because "Up here I have my health and happiness.
He could recall a float his father entered in the first Winter Carnival Parade (1898) on which he and his brother, dressed as Mother Goose characters, rode. He and his brothers served in World War I -- two in the Navy and three, including Herman, in the Army. He was a past commander of the American Legion Post.
He was employed by the Saranac Lake Post Office for 46 years and retired in 1955. He also was a charter and life member of, and a past exalted ruler of the BPOE, Lodge 1508.
Survivors are: his wife, Bella LaMar Rice; a brother, Seaver of Southbridge, Mass.; a nephew and two nieces.
Friends may call at the Fortune Funeral Home beginning at 2 p.m. Tuesday. There be an Elks service 7:30 p.m. Tuesday, followed by a veteran's service at 8 o'clock.
The funeral will be at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday at St. Luke's Church with the Rev. Peter Hill, rector, officiating.
Interment will be in Pine Ridge Cemetery.