Bill (William) R. French passed away quietly in his sleep on January 23, 2023 while a resident at Madonna Towers in Rochester, MN. He was 87. He and Monica had just celebrated their 65th wedding anniversary in November.
Monica Elaine French (Carroll) passed away quietly on January 5, 2023. Her passing was after a short battle with lung cancer at Methodist Hospital in Rochester, MN. She was born on July 3, 1937, in Austin, MN. She grew up on a farm near London, MN. where she attended a 2-room school. Even though she started with 3 girls in 1st grade, by the time she was in 3rd grade, she was the only one left. Living in London was a simpler time & growing up there was great. It was a town of about 100 people. After finishing 8th grade, she attended Austin High School. While there she was in the chorus & she also made the National Honor Society. After graduating she entered St. Mary’s School of Nursing in Rochester. While there she met William (Bill) R. French who had recently moved to Rochester from Whitney Point, New York to work at the new IBM plant just opening in Rochester. At that time she didn’t complete her course of studies but did so in the early 70’s getting her LPN license. She