HELEN K. RICE , 86, of Bushnell, FL and Lancaster, NH died peacefully on January 1, 2017 at Bayfront Health Hospital in Dade City, FL after a lengthy illness.

Helen was born on December 4, 1930 in Stewartstown, NH the daughter of Howard and Arlene (Ripley) Kelsey.  She was a resident of Groveton, NH most of her life and for the last fifteen years has summered in Lancaster at Roger's Campground and wintered in Bushnell, FL with her husband Lee.

Before retiring Helen worked on the packing line for twenty years at the Campbell Envelope Co.  She enjoyed working on her crafts.

Helen is survived by her husband of 33 years Harry Lee Rice of Bushnell, FL/Lancaster, NH; children Theodore Hamlin of Burgaw, NC; Janet and Chet Savage of Jefferson, NH; James and Lynn Hamlin of Merrimack, NH; Harry Lee Rice, Jr. and Debbie Weeks of Groveton, NH; Harold and Janet Rice of Merrimack, NH and Carla and Arthur Gadwah of Groveton, NH; six grandchildren and four great-grandchildren; one brother Timothy and Annette Kelsey of Caribou, ME.

She was predeceased by her parents Howard Kelsey and Arlene (Ripley) Roby.

There will be no services at this time. A Graveside service will be at the convenience of the family in the spring in the Colebrook Village Cemetery. Arrangements are entrusted to the care of the Armstrong-Charron Funeral Home in Groveton.