HUDSON FALLS – Hilda A. (Terry) Rice, 74, of Mountainview Drive, passed on to Heaven, surrounded by her three loving daughters on Monday, May 25, 2015.
Born on January 30, 1941, in Glens Falls, she was the daughter of the late Stephen and Estella (Fuller) Terry.
Hilda graduated in 1958 from Hudson Falls High School and continued her education at Albany Training School For Practical Nurses, where she received her LPN. Hilda used her degree working at the Glens Falls Hospital and later at Longwood Nursing Home in Florida.
On July 10, 1960, she married the father of her three girls, Ernest August Arendt at St. Mary’s Church in Hudson Falls. Hilda’s second marriage was to George Rice on November 26, 1982. They were married 16 wonderful years, until his passing on October 27, 1999.
Hilda loved attending services at St. Mary’s/St. Paul’s Church in Hudson Falls and St. Joseph’s Church in Fort Edward.
She enjoyed bowling and at one time was on the Tuesday Ladies League. Hilda spent many hours going to garage sales with her family. No matter where she lived, she always had a pool. Hilda loved having pool parties at her homes in Hudson Falls and Florida. She also enjoyed going to the beaches, amusement parks and exploring Florida with her daughters and grandchildren. While working 15 years at D’Amico’s she earned the title “the Hostess with the mostest”. Hilda loved working at D’Amico’s and made many friends during her career. She will be remembered as a talker and a good listener to all her customers. Hilda was an avid gardener, who loved taking care of her vegetables and flowers. Most of all, Hilda will always be remembered for her kind heart and her strikingly beautiful blue eyes.
Besides her parents, she was predeceased by her siblings, Elizabeth “Betty” Rouse, Ruth Colvin, Eleanor Wood Greene, Mary Yarter and Thomas Terry, her brothers in law, Sam Rouse, Hank Colvin, Clarence Wood and Loren Yarter and her son in law, Arthur Rudman.
She is survived by her three daughters, “the three T’s”, Theresa Josephine Pasco of Hudson Falls, Tina Marie Arendt and her companion, Randy Perrotte, both of Queensbury and Tracy Lynn Ann Rudman of West Hebron; her four grandchildren, Ashley Rudman of Oregon, Ray Pasco of Hudson Falls, Evan Pasco of Hudson Falls and Alan Shaffer of Queensbury; her great granddaughter, Rhapsody Brummaggen and one on the way; her son in law, Ray Pasco II of Fort Edward; two brothers, John Terry of Queensbury and Robert “Stevie” Terry of Hudson Falls; and numerous nieces, nephews and cousins.
Friends may call on Thursday, May 28, 2015, from 5 to 7 p.m. at the Carleton Funeral Home, Inc., 68 Main Street in Hudson Falls.
Funeral services will be conducted 11 a.m. on Friday, at the funeral home.
The Rite of Committal will follow at Union Cemetery in the town of Fort Edward.
Hilda’s family wishes to thank the staff at the Fort Hudson Health Care Center for the wonderful and compassionate care given to Hilda and her family. Also, a special thanks to Darcy Freeborn and Kylie Dunbar. They will always be eternally grateful.
Memorial donations may be sent to the Fort Hudson Health Care Facility, 319 Broadway, Fort Edward, NY 12828 or the American Alzheimer’s Association Northeastern New York Chapter, 4 Pine West Plaza, Suite 405, Albany, NY 12205.
Although I lost touch with Hilda since my family retired and closed D’Amicos Restaurant in 1986 I will always remember the fun times we had working together and our crazy annual Xmas parties. My memories cover a lot of years from her visiting me in the hospital when I got my tonsils at 11 yrs. old to her buying me a “Hair blower” as a going away present when I was going off to college. My thoughts and prayers are with her 3 daughters during this difficult time.
Theresa ,My thoughts are with you and your family. Sorry for your loss.