Dorothy "Dottie" Rice

Dorothy M. Gottsleben was born February 25, 1922, on the homestead, near Philip, South Dakota, the daughter of Paul and Minnie (Jensen) Gottsleben. When Dorothy was two weeks old her mother died, and then she was raised and adopted by her maternal grandparents, Nels and Bena Jensen. She grew up on the Jensen Ranch which they had homesteaded in 1890.
Dorothy graduated from Philip High School in 1938, and then attended Black Hills Teachers College in Spearfish for two years. Dorothy taught school in South Dakota for three years before moving to Seattle, Washington, in 1944. She met her future husband Harrison A. Rice, who was a test pilot for the B-17 Bomber at the Boeing Aircraft Company.
Dorothy was united in marriage to Harrison Rice in 1948, while living in Glendale, California. In 1951, they moved to New Jersey and lived mostly in the Hasbrouck Heights Area. Dorothy worked for the Bendix Corporation in Teterboro, New Jersey for 26 years and was editor of the company’s employee publication for 20 of those years. She was active in state and national editors associations and served on the Board of Directors of both.
Dorothy received her BS Degree in Public Relations from Columbia University in New York City in 1974. Her husband Harrison preceded her in death in February 1977.
Dorothy continued to live in New Jersey until May 1979, when she moved back to Philip, South Dakota. She served as Clerk of Courts in Haakon County until August 1980. In 1981, she moved to Rapid City where she worked in the sales office of Motorola until retiring in 1987. She had resided at Westhills Village Retirement Community from 1984 to 2004, when she moved into the Silverleaf Assisted Living Center in Philip.
Survivors include her  Jensen and Gottsleben cousins, which include Carrol Foland and her husband Vern and their family, James Gottsleben and his wife Myrna and their family, Mary Agnes Pekron and her husband Hank and their family, the Clark Morrison family, Richard Lindgren and his wife Rose and their family, and Ann Patnoe and her family.
In addition to her husband Harrison, Dorothy was preceded in death by her parents, and her cousin Bonnie Morrison.
Visitation was held 3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip, and one hour preceding the services at the church on Wednesday.
Funeral services were held 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. November 4, at the First Lutheran Church in Philip, with Pastor Frezil Westerlund officiating.
Interment was at the Masonic Cemetery in Philip.
A memorial is established. 

FUNERAL SERVICES
Wednesday, November 4, 2009 - 10:00 a.m.
First Lutheran Church
Philip, South Dakota
CLERGY
Pastor Frezil Westerlund
MUSIC
Marilyn Millage - Pianist
Elvera Moos - Vocalist
“In The Garden”
“Softly and Tenderly”
USHERS
Fred Foland - Craig Anderson
PALLBEARERS
Mark Foland - Robert Anderson
Dale Morrison - Ed Morrison
Bill Gottsleben - Steve Lindgren
HONORARY PALLBEARERS
All Relatives and Friends in Attendance
INTERMENT
Masonic Cemetery
Philip, South Dakota

Service Details

Visitation:  3-5 p.m. on Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at the Rush Funeral Home in Philip.
Funeral services: 10:00 a.m. Wednesday. November 4, at the First Lutheran Church in Philip.
Interment: Masonic Cemetery in Philip.

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