Randy Robert Rice

A true soldier, husband, father, grandfather, and brother, Randy Robert Rice, Sr., 68, was born on June 17, 1956, in Saginaw, Michigan, to Patricia Jean Canfield and Harrold Kenneth Rice. Randy passed away on Wednesday, June 11, 2025, at Aleda E. Lutz VA Medical Center in Saginaw, Michigan.

Randy grew up in Burt, Michigan, where he attended Burt and Birch Run area schools. He joined the U.S. Army, serving from 1974 -1981. Randy loved his time in the Army. He could talk about working on tanks for hours. He was a skilled mechanic and carpenter. There wasn’t an engine he couldn’t fix or a building project he couldn’t build. Randy loved playing pool, hunting, fishing, sitting by the fire pit, and gardening. He especially loved cuddling with his puppies, Sox and Rocky.

As everyone knew, Randy was quite the character. One of his favorite sayings in a restaurant was “I’ll have a rubber band sandwich, and make it snappy!”

Randy loved his family with all his heart and leaves to cherish loving memories his wife, Ramona Brookins-Rice; sons, Steven Snider, Larry (Tamara) Rice, Nicholas Rice, Randy Jr. (Veronica) Rice; daughters, Nicole (Joe) Kneuss, and Laura Thomas; brother, Kenneth (June) Rice; sisters, Virginia (Willard) Johnson, Tami (Phil) Compton, and Penny Rice; stepbrother, Bob Wheeler; close friend, Goldstein Caffey; Randy also leaves 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren.

Randy was preceded in death by his mother, Patrica Jean Canfield; father, Harrold Kenneth Rice, and his sister, Melody Jean Rice.