Robert Stephen Rice

After living a long, fulfilling life of 96+ years, Robert Stephen Rice (Bob) passed into his next life Sunday, July 18, 2021 at his home in San Jose, CA. Born in Omaha, NE, he was the eldest son of Pleasant and Bertha Engelhardt Rice, and grew up in both Norfolk, NE and Red Oak, IA.

A WWII Army Air Corp navigator, Bob became part of a B-29 bomber group based on Tinian Island in the South Pacific.

After his discharge he married Amy Jean Gast in 1946. They spent 73 years together before her death in 2019.

A resident of San Jose since 1950, Bob and Amy raised four boys; Stephen of San Diego, Larry of Apopka, FL; Eric of Annapolis, MD and Evan who preceded him in death. They had eleven grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren.

Bob worked for over thirty years as Office Manager and Controller at Cascade Metals Corporation in San Jose. He was an active member of Westminster Presbyterian Church and later Hillside Church, both of San Jose.

A private burial service will be held at Oak Hill Cemetery and a public memorial service will be held Sat., Aug. 21 at 2pm at Hillside Church, 545 Hillsdale Ave., San Jose.