AUBURN- Deane Paul Rice, 75, passed away peacefully at Bolster Heights Residential Care on December 22nd, 2022. He was born in Lewiston, Maine on March 27th, 1947, to the late Roy Rice and Edna Davis. Deane proudly served in the United States Army during the Vietnam war. He is predeceased by his wife, Theresa Rice, and his parents. There will be a service in the chapel at the Maine Veterans Memorial Cemetery (163 Mount Vernon Road, Augusta, Maine) where he will receive military honors, on January 5th, at 12PM. Arrangements are in the care of the Knowlton and Hewins Funeral Home, 1 Church Street, Augusta where condolences and memories may be shared with the family on the obituary page of the funeral home website by visiting www.khrfuneralhomes.com