Mary Irene Rice, formerly of Havre de Grace, MD, passed away on August 21, 2016. She was 93. She was born in Aberdeen, Maryland to the late Robert Lewis Powell and Mary Rebecca Carter Powell (nee Baker). She was the mother of the late Thomas James Abbott, grandmother of Thomas Abbott Jr., and his companion Joanie McCoy of Delta, PA, and Mary "Becky" Capute and her husband Russell, of Havre de Grace, MD, and great-grandmother of Lilly Capute. She was the dear sister of the late George E. Powell, Robert Lewis Powell, Margaret J. Leppert, and Barbara Joyce Ford.
Mrs. Rice was a Life Member of American Legion Post 47 Ladies Auxiliary, Friends of and the Concord Point Lighthouse. She worked at Aberdeen Proving Ground for several years before retiring. She enjoyed arts and crafts, and enjoyed painting and decorating eggs, and making lighthouses and doll houses. She loved traveling all over the United States.
A viewing will be held on Thursday, August 25, 2016, from 5-7 PM, at Zellman Funeral Home, P.A., 123 S. Washington Street, Havre de Grace, MD. Funeral services will begin at 7:00 PM. Pastor Sarah Elliott will officiate.
Contributions may be made in her memory to Friends of the Concord Point Lighthouse, P. O. Box 212, Havre de Grace, MD 21078.
Online condolences may be made at www.zellmanfuneralhome.com.