Dr. Clair Malcolm RICE, Jr.

Male 1908 - 2001  (93 years)


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  • Name Clair Malcolm RICE 
    Prefix Dr. 
    Suffix Jr. 
    Born 22 Aug 1908  Newton Co. IN Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 04 Nov 2001  Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Maryhill Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum ,Niles, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • OBITUARY

      Chicago Tribune; 06 November 2001

      Dr. Clair M. Rice Jr., 93

      Dr. Clair Malcolm Rice Jr., 93, a Skokie physician who served as an army surgeon in World War II, died in his home Sunday, Nov. 4, after a long illness.

      The son of a doctor in Roselawn, Ind., Dr. Rice decided at an early age to follow his father into medicine. He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School in 1935 and moved to Detroit, where he briefly worked as a team physician for the Detroit Tigers.

      In the early days of World War II, Dr. Rice volunteered for the service and received training as a traumatic orthopedic surgeon. He was sent to New Guinea where he operated on wounded soldiers and also treated prisoners of war.
      In 1945 he returned to Evanston and started a family practice he would continue for 47 years. His wife, Elizabeth, whom he had known since college, died in 1959.

      Throughout his career, Dr. Rice served as a delegate to the Illinois State Medical Society, and he was a 50-year member of the North Shore Branch of the Chicago Medical Society.
      In the early 1970s, Dr. Rice married Arlene Arndorfer. They traveled to such places as Africa, South America and Australia.

      Dr. Rice is survived by a son, C. Malcolm III; a daughter, Alice; a brother, John; and two grandchildren.

      Visitation is from 3 to 9 p.m., Tuesday in Haben Funeral Home, 8057 Niles Center Rd., Skokie. Services will begin at 11 a.m. Wednesday in the funeral home.
    Person ID I28822  Master File
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 

    Father Dr. Clair Malcolm RICE,   b. 03 Jun 1879, Hebron, Porter Co. IN Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Feb 1953, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Mother Mabel Burgess,   b. 18 Apr 1877, Chicago, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 09 Feb 1943, Bates Co. MO Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years) 
    Family ID F12337  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Elizabeth (Betty) Leisenring,   b. 17 Jul 1912, Evanston, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 01 Mar 1959, Evanston, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 46 years) 
    Children 
     1. Thomas William Pearson Leisenring RICE,   b. 22 Sep 1946,   d. 04 Dec 1987, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 41 years)
     2. Alice E. RICE,   b. 14 Mar 1949, Evanston, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 08 Sep 2004, Cook Co. IL Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years)
     3. Dr. Clair Malcolm RICE, III
    Last Modified 16 Feb 2015 
    Family ID F12344  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart