Ernest Charles Frazee 433

Sadly Uncle Ernie's obituary didn't show up in the Escondido edition of the North County Times, nor was it available online when I've searched for it.  I was pretty certain that none was ever published before finding it while going through my Grandmother's papers. I say this because Uncle Ernie was NOT an afterthought!

Uncle Ernie was a storyteller.  All of his generation was, of course, but his were different because they were hard-to-believe-crazy, but believable enough and he was sincere enough when he told them that you figured some of what he said must have been true.

I remember one story in which he crossed the Atlantic to fight in WWII in the hold of a freighter; it didn't have staterooms or showers or regular baths so they just opened up a porthole and they put down two planks in a V heading out the window.  Then they pumped seawater along the channel to keep it somewhat clean and hung up blankets to give the guys privacy.  Well, Ernie got the idea to make a little paper boat.  He then got the idea of going into the "stall" the farthest from the porthole, lighting the boat on fire and letting it take a little trip under the row of guys sitting to do their business (Ah, Ernie wouldn't say it that way) take a shit.  It was a real hit as the flames caught the unsuspecting GIs on its way to the sea.

CARLSBAD -- Ernest Charles Frazee, 87, died at home, Monday, Nov. 27, 2006.
   Born, June 11, 1919, in Oceanside, he lived in Carlsbad.  He served in the U.S. Army. He was a farmer and a member of the Palomar Model "A" Club.
   Mr. Frazee is survived by his wife of eight years, Eleanor Frazee of Carlsbad' stepson James Schubert of Las Vegas; stepdaughters and stepsons-in-law Joan and Wayne Moore and Betty and Stoney Stonebreaker, all of Oceanside, and Ann Capozzoli of Las Vegas; 11 step-grandchildren; and 35 step-great-grandchildren.
   A graveside service is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Tuesday, Dec 5, at Eternal Hills Memorial Park, 1999 El Camino Real in Oceanside.
   Eternal Hills Mortuary is handling arrangements.