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Eleanor Aldrich Obituary
Funeral services for Eleanor will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, Jan. 21, 2009, at Bayview-Freeborn Funeral Chapel. The Rev. Ronald Myers will officiate. Interment will be at Greenwood Cemetery.
Visitation will be one hour prior to the service.
To sign the guest book, go to www.bayviewfuneral.com.
Eleanor Edna Aldrich was born on Nov. 10, 1921, to Ernest and Elizabeth (Schroeder) Woker in Meridan, Minn. She attended Morristown Public Schools. On Feb. 16, 1940. Eleanor was united in marriage to Chester Aldrich in Northwood. She was a member of Bethlehem Lutheran Church in Myrtle, Minn., and a member of the Glenville American Legion Auxiliary Post No. 264. She enjoyed gardening and quilting.
Survivors include her children, Sandra and husband Ken Elwood, Jerry and wife Harriet Aldrich, Dwight and wife Eloise Aldrich, Donna Aldrich and special friend Charles Johnson, Wanda and husband Mark Julson and Debra and husband Duane Broitzman; 27 grandchildren, 56 great-grandchildren, and nine great-great-grandchildren; sister Ernestine Meschke and brother-in-law, Kenneth Aldrich
Eleanor was preceded in death by her parents; husband, Chester; and infant sons, Curtis, Chester, and James; and brother-in-law, Donald Meschke.
Bayview Funeral Home, Albert Lea, 877-373-4330.
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Donald & Doris Johnson
January 20, 2009
Aldrich family,
Your mom was a wonderful neighbor, friend, a wonderful cook and gardner. We will treasure our memories of all our good times together. You're all in our prayers. Love, Don and Doris Johnson and families
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