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Carolyn Joe <I>Wassermann</I> Aldrich

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Carolyn Joe Wassermann Aldrich

Birth
Woodsboro, Refugio County, Texas, USA
Death
5 Nov 2021 (aged 81)
West Liberty, Muscatine County, Iowa, USA
Burial
Cremated Add to Map
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Daughter of Edgar Frank Wassermann and Lillie Erma BeckCarolyn Jo Wassermann Aldrich

Carolyn Jo Wassermann Archer Foster Aldrich, 81, of West Branch, IA, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at West Liberty, Iowa after a long struggle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Carolyn was born in Woodsboro, TX on January 7, 1940. She was the middle child of Edgar and Lillie Beck Wassermann. When she was 11 years old the family moved to Washington County, TX, very near Brenham. She graduated from Brenham High School in 1957. She was a member of the choir, pep squad, the senior play and was a candidate for class favorite three years running.

After graduation, Carolyn worked as a bookkeeper 1 1/2 years, and then returned to Brenham. She lived in Houston, all across the US, and then moved to South Texas, where she earned her credential as a certified public accountant. Carolyn lived in South Texas until she retired from her job, and then moved to Sylvania, Alabama. She spent time traveling and participating in Civil War re-enactments.

Carolyn liked the cool weather of spring and fall when flowers come into bloom and leaves turn beautiful colors. She was young at heart and would spend time with her children practicing gymnastics. She taught her children how to do the Twist when they were very small and was an avid player of Scrabble. After she retired, she spent time bird watching, and would frequently travel.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents Edgar and Lillie Beck Wasserman, husband Oz Aldrich and her son James Foster lll. She is survived by sisters, Mary Schluens (Claude) and Jan Kelm (Roy), two daughters, two sons, five grand-children and one great-granddaughter, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.
Daughter of Edgar Frank Wassermann and Lillie Erma BeckCarolyn Jo Wassermann Aldrich

Carolyn Jo Wassermann Archer Foster Aldrich, 81, of West Branch, IA, passed away Friday, November 5, 2021 at West Liberty, Iowa after a long struggle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy

Carolyn was born in Woodsboro, TX on January 7, 1940. She was the middle child of Edgar and Lillie Beck Wassermann. When she was 11 years old the family moved to Washington County, TX, very near Brenham. She graduated from Brenham High School in 1957. She was a member of the choir, pep squad, the senior play and was a candidate for class favorite three years running.

After graduation, Carolyn worked as a bookkeeper 1 1/2 years, and then returned to Brenham. She lived in Houston, all across the US, and then moved to South Texas, where she earned her credential as a certified public accountant. Carolyn lived in South Texas until she retired from her job, and then moved to Sylvania, Alabama. She spent time traveling and participating in Civil War re-enactments.

Carolyn liked the cool weather of spring and fall when flowers come into bloom and leaves turn beautiful colors. She was young at heart and would spend time with her children practicing gymnastics. She taught her children how to do the Twist when they were very small and was an avid player of Scrabble. After she retired, she spent time bird watching, and would frequently travel.

Carolyn was preceded in death by her parents Edgar and Lillie Beck Wasserman, husband Oz Aldrich and her son James Foster lll. She is survived by sisters, Mary Schluens (Claude) and Jan Kelm (Roy), two daughters, two sons, five grand-children and one great-granddaughter, along with numerous nieces, nephews, and friends.

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