Madeline H. Rice Obituary
It is with great sadness that we announce the death of Madeline H. Rice of New Castle, Pennsylvania, who passed away on February 5, 2026, at the age of 95, leaving to mourn family and friends. Family and friends are welcome to send flowers or leave their condolences on this memorial page and share them with the family.
She was predeceased by: her parents, Marco Demofonte and Pasqua Bonanno Demofonte (Esther); her significant other Delbert W. Rice; and her siblings, Evangelist Demofonte, Edward Demofonte, Elmer Demofonte, Ernest Demofonte, Effie Butler and Pauline Filgrove.
She is survived by: her daughters, Donna Smarrelli (Joseph) and Cynthia Conti Rowles (Rick); her stepdaughter Billie Jo Rice Bryant (Paul); and her grandchildren, Lynn Glidden (Michael), Ronald Kordish, Joseph Smarrelli (Regina) and Jonathan Smarrelli (Michelle). She is also survived by nine great grandchildren and six great-great grandchildren.
