Esmeralda Rice
(71 years old)
The passing of Esmeralda Rice (Colton, California) leaves a void in the hearts of many, as we bid farewell to a loving soul who departed on September 1, 2025 at the age of 71. Family and friends can send flowers and/or light a candle as a loving gesture for their loved one. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Esmeralda Rice to show support.
As we bid Esmeralda farewell, let us not mourn the absence of her physical form, but rather celebrate the essence of her spirit that lingers in the spaces between moments. For Esmeralda is not truly gone, but merely transformed, her energy intertwined with the fabric of the universe itself, forever dancing among the stars.
She was loved and cherished by many people including: her husband Craig Rice; her children, Renee, Tina Rice (Perez) and Craig A. Rice; her grandsons, Wyatt Melao and Max Perez; and her siblings, Stella George, Armando Palacious, Maria McGoldrick, Elvia Palacious and Lydia Lambrecht.
Visitation will be held on Sunday, September 14th 2025 from 5:00 PM to 9:00 PM at the Montecito's Cypress Chapel (24145 Barton Rd, Loma Linda, CA 92354). A funeral Mass will be held on Monday, September 15th 2025 from 10:00 AM to 11:00 AM at the All Souls Mausoleum (3510 E Washington St, Colton, CA 92324). A committal service will be held on Monday, September 15th 2025 from 11:30 AM to 12:00 PM at the Our Lady Queen of Peace Catholic Cemetery (3510 E Washington St, Colton, CA 92324).