Wallace James Aldrich (abt. 1922 - 2012)

Born about 17 Jun 1922 in Minnesota

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Died 30 Dec 2012 at about age 90 in Minnesota

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Wallace "Wally" J. Aldrich, 90

St. Cloud

June 17, 1922 - Dec. 30, 2012

Funeral services will be 1:00PM Tuesday January 1, 2013 at the Williams Dingmann Family Funeral Home Chapel in St. Cloud for Wallace "Wally" J. Aldrich, 90, who died Sunday at the Legends of Heritage Place in Sartell. The Rev. Kris Anderson will officiate and burial will be on a later date at the Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery near Little Falls.

Wallace was born in Bemidji to Marion and Glendolia (Sprague) Aldrich. He met his future bride Lois Farstad working at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud, the couple was married on November 13, 1947 in Hibbing. Wally and Lois recently celebrated 65 years of Marriage. He proudly served his country from November of 1942 to March of 1946 in the US Military during World War II and again from October 1950 to August of 1951 during the Korean Conflict. Wally worked at the VA Medical Center in St. Cloud from 1946 until his retirement in 1980 as a nurse's aide. He worked part-time for the former St. Cloud Beauty College. Wally was a charter member and past president of the Eagles 622, Odd Fellows, VFW 428, and Secretary for NARF. He enjoyed copper tooling, feeding the squirrels, shoveling snow, and tending his garden for many years. Wally was always very affectionate and loving to all of his family.

Survivors include his children, Pam Zirbes, Cathy (Dan) Jenniges, Nancy (Steve) Wallace, Tom of St. Cloud; Becky (Dan) Rossow, Mike (Dawn) of Sauk Rapids; Bob (Mary) of Stillwater; 17 grandchildren; 18 great-grandchildren

He is preceded in death by his parents, wife, Lois on Dec. 3, 2012; son-in-law Bill Zirbes; great-granddaughter Tori Minars; and eight siblings.

Sources

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KSVH-P49 : accessed 30 September 2017), Wallace J Aldrich in household of Marion E Aldrich, Ward 3, Bemidji, Bemidji City, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 4-5A, sheet 1B, line 79, family 20, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1906.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC6Y-M8N : 4 December 2014), Wallace J. Aldrich in entry for Rebecca Jill Aldrich, 05 Nov 1958; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCXH-9W6 : 6 May 2014), Wallace James Aldrich in entry for Catherine Jo Aldrich, 13 May 1953; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCNP-C8R : 4 December 2014), Wallace J. Aldrich in entry for Thomas Jeffrey Aldrich, 29 Nov 1962; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCNT-B8M : 6 May 2014), Wallace J. Aldrich in entry for Robert James Aldrich, 18 Dec 1948; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCJ3-5YL : 4 December 2014), Wallace Aldrich in entry for Nancy Jane Aldrich, 24 Jul 1957; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VCKG-FDM : 4 December 2014), Wallace J. Aldrich in entry for Michael John Aldrich, 12 Feb 1961; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VC2J-S22 : 6 May 2014), Wallace J. Aldrich in entry for Pamela Jeanne Aldrich, 06 Jun 1950; from "Minnesota Birth Index, 1935-2002," database, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing Stearns, Minnesota, United States, Minnesota Department of Health, Minneapolis.

"United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K85V-FMG : 5 December 2014), Wallace J Aldrich, enlisted 05 Nov 1942, Ft Snelling, Minnesota, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3CP-SNP : accessed 30 September 2017), Wallace Aldrich in household of Marion A Aldrich, Bemidji, Beltrami, Minnesota, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 5, sheet 12B, line 53, family 247, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1079; FHL microfilm 2,340,814.

"United States Public Records, 1970-2009," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KB1X-3JB : 23 May 2014), Wadrace J Aldrich, Residence, Saint Cloud, Minnesota, United States; a third party aggregator of publicly available information.

"Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLT-7D15 : 13 December 2015), Wallace J Aldrich, 2012; Burial, Little Falls, Morrison, Minnesota, United States of America, Minnesota State Veterans Cemetery; citing record ID 102858499, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.