RICE, Mark A. Mark A. Rice, 55, of Kelsey Hill Rd., Deep River, died Monday, (November 8, 2004) at home. He was the husband of Linda (Anderson) Rice. He was born in New Haven, on March 6, 1949. son of Vera (Hitchcock) Rice of Chester, and the late Frank Rice. He was a graduate of Valley Regional HS, class of 1967. He owned and operated Chapco Inc. of Chester for over 20 years and retired in February of this year. He was a member of the R.C. Propbuster club, Past Chairman of the Board of Finance in Deep River, Past Commissioner of baseball in Deep River, and had coached soccer for many years. He was a past member of the Chester Rotary and he was a veteran of the US Navy. Besides his wife and mother he is survived by his son Evan Allan Rice of Essex; his daughter and son-in-law Stacia and Beldon Libby Jr. of Centerbrook; his brothers Glenn Rice of Old Saybrook and Roy Rice of Monmouth, ME. He was an extremely proud grandfather of Hannah Ryce Libby and Maizy Stocking Libby. Funeral services will be held on Friday at 10 a.m., Trinity Lutheran Church, located at Centerbrook Congregational Church, Main St. Centerbrook (Parking will be at the funeral home). Burial with military honors by the Antique Veterans will follow in Centerbrook Cemetery. Friends may call at the Robinson, Wright & Weymer Funeral Home, 34 Main St., Centerbrook, on Thursday from 5-7 p.m. Contributions in his memory may be made to the Building Fund, Trinity Lutheran Church, Box 112, Centerbrook, CT 06409