Mary Hice; 86; of Perryopolis; died Sunday; Jan. 1; 2006; in Victoria House II. Born in Monessen on Dec. 30; 1919; she was a daughter of the late Nicholos and Roselia Evanichko Dacko. She was a member of St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church and its Sisterhood. Prior to her marriage; she worked as a housekeeper in the Pittsburgh area. During World War II; Mrs. Hice served her country’s war effort by working as a crane operator at Sharon Steel’s Farrell Plant. She was a graduate of Rostraver High School. Besides her parents; she was preceded in death by her husband of 62 years; Raymond E. Hice; five brothers; Charles Dacko; and Peter; Stephen; John and Michael Dutchko; and one sister; Anna Moore. She is survived by one son; Raymond Rice and fiancee Susan Schubert; of Republic; two grandsons; Jeffery Hice; of Pittsburgh; and Todd Hice and fiancee Rhonda; of Mill Run; one granddaughter; Stephanie Timms and husband Nelson; of Vanderbilt; four great-grandchildren; one sister; Rose Janus; of Monessen; one brother; Joseph Dutchko and wife Shirley; of Perryopolis; one sister-in-law; Elizabeth Betty Shutterly; of Belle Vernon; one daughter-in-law; Susan Beveridge and husband Charles; of Dickerson Run; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. in the ROBERT A. BILLICK FUNERAL HOME INC.; Grand Boulevard and Marion Avenue; Monessen (724-684-3700). Funeral services will be held Wednesday; Jan. 4; at 10 a.m. in St. Nicholas Ukrainian Orthodox Church with Hieromonk Father Gregory Woolfenden officiating. Interment will follow in Belle Vernon Cemetery. Parastas services will be held Tuesday at 3 p.m. in the funeral home.