Mary Bice

Mary E. (Palmer) Bice, 92 yrs. old of New Berlin, NY passed away on August 27, 2020 in Norwich, NY.

Mary Emogene, named for her grandmothers, was born May 10, 1928 in the town of Columbus, NY.  She was the only daughter of Clarence Morrell Palmer & Lizzie (Lottridge) Palmer.  At the age of 10 months, after the death of her mother, her father placed her in the care of Gerald & Ethel Todd where she lived until her marriage.  She attended New Berlin Central School and graduated with the class of 1946.  She worked in Edmeston until her marriage to Douglas Bice on March 3, 1948 in Leonardsville.  They were married for 41 years until his death on May 25, 1989.

Surviving Mary is her son David P. Bice and his wife Millie and daughter Sandra (Chase) Millard and her husband Burton (Butch), 3 grandchildren, three great grand-children, one niece, one nephew and several cousins as well as a sister-in-law, Norma (Dick) Roy.

She was predecease by both sets of parents, her husband, an infant daughter, Mary Elizabeth, two brothers; Clifton Palmer and Ronald Palmer Sr., a nephew, Ronald J. Palmer Jr., a niece, Carol Palmer DeVaul and her brother-in-law, Royce Bice.

A private service will be held at the convenience of the family.

The interment will be in St. Andrew’s Cemetery, New Berlin, NY.