Billie Rice

Oxford – Mrs. Billie Ruth (Kovach) Rice, age 66, of Oxford, formerly of Naugatuck, died Friday January 17, 2025 at Griffin Hospital. She was the wife of Robert H. Rice.

Billie Ruth was born December 23,1958 in Waterbury daughter of the late William Kovach and the late Virginia (Birch) (Dutton) Kovach. She was a graduate of Naugatuck High School and worked for many years as a dispatcher at the Naugatuck Police Department and Campion Ambulance and was a member of St. Michael’s Episcopal Church in Naugatuck. She also worked as a C.N.A. She enjoyed entertaining guests, relaxing at her friends cabin in Vermont and going to Wildwood.

In addition to her husband Bob, Mrs. Rice is survived by her daughters, Charlotte Rice, Mikayla Rice, Genevieve Rice, Alexis Rice and Sarah Rice, all of Oxford, her sister: Karen Laudate and her husband Dominic of Naugatuck, and her nephew: Tyler Lance. She was predeceased by her siblings: Virginia Dutton - Estes, Holly Siwanowicz, Leroy Dutton, Harold Dutton and Wesley Dutton.

Billie’s family will receive relatives and friends at the Community Funeral Home, The Corona Family Funeral and Cremation Services, 72 Waterbury Road (Next to the Post Office) in Prospect on Saturday January 25, 2025 from 2 to 4 p.m. A Celebration of Billie’s Life will be held immediately following at 4 p.m. Private burial in St. James Cemetery in Naugatuck will be held at the convenience of the family.

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