John Frace

John D. Frace, 89, of St. Helens died in a Hillsboro hospital Jan. 18. He was born Oct. 1, 1924 in Sandy, OR. He was an aircraft mechanic in the Army Air Force in WWII serving in Panama, Nicaragua and Colombia. John had also resided in Gresham, Beaverton, Scappoose, North Plains and Vernonia. For 23 years he served as building supervisor and financial counselor at Beaverton Foursquare Church. He served as mayor
of North Plains in the 1980's. Besides his work for the church, John had also been an auto mechanic and had owned a bookstore in San Diego. Survivors are daughters Linda (Frace) Jacobus and Claudia Frace, and son David Pugh. Also surviving are numerous grandchildren, great grandchildren, one great great grandchild and several nieces and nephews. John was preceded in death by his wife Arletta in 2007. Graveside services
will be at noon on Wednesday January 22, 2014 at Willamette National Cemetery in Portland.