ALDRICH, Frank

Frank Aldrich, 72, of Union, a former North Powder resident, died Feb. 25, 2001, of natural causes at Grande Ronde Hospital in La Grande. His funeral will be at 2 p.m. Friday at the Daniels Chapel of the Valley in La Grande. The Veterans of Foreign Wars, Post 2990, will officiate. Committal and interment will be at the Haines Cemetery. Visitations will be from 4 p.m. to 7 p.m. Thursday at the Daniels Chapel of the Valley. Mr. Aldrich as born on June 10, 1928, at North Powder to Everett and Grace Blize Aldrich. He married Josie Couvertier on Nov. 17, 1951, at New York City. He was a logger, rancher, service station owner and had worked as police chief at Union. He also worked for Courtright Irrigation. He served in the U.S. Navy during the Korean War and was a Union City Council member and volunteer firefighter for many years. He loved hunting, fishing and his family. Survivors include his wife, Josie of Union; stepdaughters, Dora Willcuts of Fontana, Calif., Elsie Bianco of Mesa, Ariz., and Marie Aldrich of Union; his mother, Grace Aldrich of Union; brothers, Kenneth Aldrich and Glen Aldrich of Union and George Aldrich of Cove; a sister, Betty Griffith of Prineville; 12 grandchildren; numerous nieces and nephews and other relatives and friends. He was preceded in death by his father; a brother, Elmer; and a sister, Wilma. Memorial contributions may be made to the Intensive Care Unit at Grande Ronde Hospital or to a charity of ones choice through the Daniels Chapel of the Valley, 1502 Seventh St., La Grande, Ore., 97850. bakercityherald.com 2 March 2001