Mildred Kathleen Dean

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RICE-Mildred Dean Rice, passed away on Sunday, May 28. She was born in Winnipeg, Canada in 1912, and moved with her parents to Los Angeles when she was eight. She was converted to Christianity at age 13 through the ministry of Sister Aimee Semple MacPherson at the Angeles Temple. Two years later she began attending the Church of the Open Door, on Hope Street in downtown Los Angeles, where she remained a member for the rest of her life. She graduated from Belmont High School in 1930 and soon after became secretary to Mrs. Charles Cowman, President of The Oriental Missionary Society and author of the bestselling devotional book, 'Streams in the Desert'. Mildred married Rolland Rice, in 1934, after graduating from Asbury College in Kentucky, and the couple went to China in 1936 to be missionaries with the Oriental Missionary Society. Mildred learned Chinese, and her first child, Kathleen, was born in Peking in 1938. In 1941, after the Japanese invaded China, the Rices returned to America. Her husband pastored a Methodist church in Indiana, and Mildred's second child, Dickie Dean, was born and died at age 1. The Rice's third child, Edward, was born in 1944. The Rices returned to Peking after the war in 1946 and fled the Communist invasion in 1949, moving first to Canton, then Japan. Mildred's fourth child, David, was born in 1952 in Tokyo, and the Rices returned to Los Angeles. In 1954 they were sent to Taichung, Taiwan where they ministered until 1970. They returned to the Los Angeles area where Rolland passed away in 1973 and Mildred lived the rest of her life. Mildred returned to Taiwan in 1975 and 1984 to teach for a year each time. She also traveled around the world speaking at churches about her missionary experiences, and led tours to China in 1979, 1981, and 1987. She is survived by three children and six grandchildren. The memorial service will be held this Saturday, June 3, at 10:00 at the Church of the Open Door in Glendora. She will be interred at Forest Lawn, West Covina.
--Published by San Gabriel Valley Tribune on Jun. 1, 2006.

Mildred married Rolland Roberts Rice on 29 Nov 1934 in Los Angeles, California, USA. Rolland was born on 1 Jul 1911 in Cook County, Illinois, USA; died on 11 Apr 1973; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Covina, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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2. Richard Dean Rice was born on 8 Jan 1942 in Los Angeles County, California, USA; died on 4 Jan 1943 in Orland, Indiana, USA; was buried in Greenlawn Cemetery, Orland, Steuben County, Indiana, United States.
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Birth:
Cumberland, Ontario

Catherine married George Dean on 18 Feb 1903 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. George was born on 26 Sep 1878 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada; died on 16 Jul 1967 in Los Angeles, California, USA; was buried in Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale, Los Angeles County, California, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Fitzroy Township, Ontario

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Married:
Cumberland, Ontario

John married Mary McEachern on 27 Sep 1864 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. Mary was born on 12 Feb 1841 in Lochaber Township, Québec, Canada; died on 22 Sep 1910 in Rural Municipality of Whitewater, Manitoba, Canada; was buried in Elgin Cemetery, Elgin, Rural Municipality of Grassland, Manitoba, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth:
Elphin, Roscommon, Kingdom of Ireland

Died:
Cumberland, Ontario

Michael married Wealthy Burtch on 10 Jan 1819 in Buckingham, Québec, Canada. Wealthy (daughter of Benjamin J. Burtch and Sally Strong) was born on 6 Jul 1803 in Hartford, Vermont, USA; died on 15 Jan 1896 in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Died:
Cumberland, Ontario