Joan Leslie Rice

Joan L. Rice, 79, of Springfield, MA, passed away at home on January 30, 2025. She was a wonderful aunt and always was there for her family. Joan was a lover of all animals and cared for the cats in her neighborhood. She is survived by her nephew Kevin Labbe and his fiancée Annie Driscoll of East Longmeadow, her niece Ellen Horne and her husband James of Ludlow, MA and her great-niece Heather Horne. She was predeceased by her two brothers: George Rice and Bob Rice and her sister Kathy Labbe. New England Funeral & Cremation Center, 25 Mill Street, Springfield, MA has been entrusted with the arrangements. Please visit Joan’s memorial page at www.nefcc.net for expressions of sympathy.