Dean Charles Edgar Rice was the President of the Juneau Men's Igloo in 1942.

Rice, the son of Jackson Rice, was born in Dubuque, Iowa, on November 13, 1875.

Rice came to Alaska territory in 1902, immediately after his ordination to the priesthood, which followed his graduation from Nashotah, Wisconsin College and Seminary.

There followed 15 years of dog team priesthood in the North. His first churches were the missions of Circle City, Eagle and Fort Yukon. His headquarters were at Circle, where the young minister maintained a hospital that served the interior area. Not long after his arrival at Circle, Father Rice mushed by dog team to Fairbanks and preached the first sermon there in a tent saloon.

Father Rice returned to his home and married Helen Benedict at the chapel of his alma mater at Nashotah on August 30, 1906. Their wedding trip was the long journey back to Circle City. They had two sons, Jackson Benedict Rice who was born on June 15, 1907 in Fairbanks and Robert Gordon Rice who was born Oct 13, 1908 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

Father Rice covered most of Alaska by dog team or river boat. He had churches at Skagway and Seward. He served in Seward from 1910 to 1917. He was away from the territory for a few years prior to 1920.

On his return to Juneau, he was made Dean of Holy Trinity Cathedral and became the Very Reverend Dean Rice.

A neighbor, Dr. Kaiser brought home an English Bull Terrier but when he found out the dog was deaf, he didn't want it and he gave it to the Rices. This was Patsy Ann who was the family dog until she became the "town dog'' who greeted all the arriving ships.

He served there until his retirement in 1944. Then after a year at Albany, Oregon, he returned to supply the missions in this vicinity and serve at Trinity again before the arrival of Rev. Samuel A. McPheters.

Dean Charles Edgar Rice died in Juneau, Alaska July 10, 1952.

Biographies of Alaska Yukon Pioneers 1850-1950, Volume 2, pp 272-273 Ed Ferrell