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Obituary for Gloria Rice (Mazzuca)

Gloria  Rice (Mazzuca)
GLORIA RICE
Gloria Rice (Mazzuca) passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 17, 2017. She was 90.

Gloria was born in South Philadelphia. She was a longtime resident of Burlington, NJ. Daughter of the late Raffaele and Assunta Mazzuca. She is survived by her husband of 64 years, Francis J. Rice,
Daughters Francyne Wharton (James) and Susan Gambescia (Stephen) and Son Francis (Theresa). She had 9 grandchildren: Jim; Stephanie; Natalie; Jason; AJ; Stephen; Kelly; Robert; and Katherine and 4 great grandchildren: Kellen; Quinn, Julianna, and Colton. Gloria is survived by her brother, Carmen, and was preceded in death by her sisters Yolanda and Concetta. She is also survived by many nieces and nephews.

Gloria enjoyed spending time with her family, loved gardening, cooking, baking, the beach, and watching the 76ers. She had a lifetime devotion to St. Anthony and thanked him often for helping her throughout her lifetime.

Family and friends are invited to celebrate her life from 7:00 – 9:00 p.m. on Friday, October 20th at Lee Funeral Home, 317 High Street, Mt. Holly, NJ. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday, October 21st at St. Katharine Drexel Parish, St. Paul’s Church, 223 East Union Street, Burlington, NJ. Interment will be held at Saint Peter and Saint Paul Cemetery, 1600 S. Sproul Road, Springfield, PA

In lieu of flowers, send contributions to CADES, 401 Rutgers Avenue, Swarthmore, PA 19081 www.cades.org. Email condolences to the family at leefuneralservice.com. Arrangements were made with Ed Kaelin III at Lee Funeral Home, Mt. Holly.

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