LYNN — Irene E. (Gautreau) Rice, age 98, of Lynn, died Monday, April 25, 2016 at the Kaplan Family Hospice House in Danvers. She was the wife of the late John H. Rice.
Born in Lynn, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Nelson and Eva (Babineau) Gautreau. A lifelong Lynn resident, she was a graduate of Lynn English High School, Class of 1935.
Irene was a member of the Goldenaires singing group at the Lynn Senior Center, as well as the St. Stephen’s Tenants Association, and the Tabernacle Society at St. Joseph’s Church in Lynn. Her hobbies included bowling, making crafts, especially plastic canvas needlework, going to casinos, playing Pokeno and 15-card Rummy, playing the piano, harmonica and ukulele. She was also a communicant of St. Mary’s Church in Lynn.
She is survived by her two children, Lawrence Rice Sr. of Lynn and Patricia Lothrop and her husband Robert of Kennebunk, Maine; three grandchildren, Lawrence Rice Jr., Steven Rice and Alison Rice; six great-grandchildren, two great-great grandchildren, as well as several nieces, nephews and many friends. She was the sister-in-law of Aileen Wall. She was the sister of the late M. Helen Hodgdon and Ernest and Norman Gautreau,
Service information: Her funeral will be held on Saturday at 9:30 a.m. from the SOLIMINE Funeral Home, 426 Broadway (Route 129), Lynn, followed by a funeral Mass in St. Mary’s Church at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in Pine Grove Cemetery. Relatives and friends are respectfully invited. Visiting hours will be Friday from 4-8 p.m. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to Care Dimensions (formerly Hospice of the North Shore), 75 Sylvan St., Suite B-102, Danvers, MA 01923. Directions and guest book at Solimine.com.