CROSWELL -- Mr. Clarence A. Bryce, age 93, of Croswell, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2004 in Vero Beach, Florida from a heart attack. He was born on May 30, 1910 in Almont, son of the late James and Edith Bryce. He lived here for 88 years. Clarence married Audrey Westbrook on October 5, 1940 in Croswell. She died October 31, 1995. After graduating from Croswell High School in 1928, he pursued his interest in aviation by building and flying an open cockpit bi-plane. He moved to Germfask, MI to work as a diesel mechanic at the Seine Wild Life Refuge, until the war broke out. He joined the United States Navy Seabees as a Chief Petty Officer and served in Alaska during World War II. After the war he returned to Croswell and started the Bryce Refrigeration Company which he operated for 50 years. He cared for his wife after she suffered a stroke in 1978 until her death in 1995. He was an avid walker and for the last 30 years of his life he walked three miles a day. He was a member of the Croswell United Methodist Church. Clarence is survived by his son and daughter-in-law, Thomas A. (Lonita) Bryce of Apopka, FL; son and daughter-in-law, Philip J. (Patricia) Bryce of Grass Lake, MI; grandson, Christopher Bryce of Orlando, FL; granddaughter, Nicole Bryce of Orlando, FL; grandson, Eric (Vonda) Bryce of Grandville, MI; granddaughter, Cynthia Kuipers of Grand Rapids; granddaughter, Carrie (Chris) Bryce of Wyoming, MI; great grandson, Trevor Bryce of Orlando, FL. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday in the Jowett Funeral Home, 1634 Lapeer Ave. at 17th Street, Rev. John Allan, pastor of Yale United Methodist Church will officiate. Burial will be in Croswell Cemetery. Visiting hours are Saturday 10 to 11 a.m. in the funeral home. Memorial tributes may be made to Croswell United Methodist Church. St. Clair County Allied Veterans will conduct Military Honors. Originally published Wednesday, March 17, 2004 Port Huron Times Herald,.