Anna Marie Magdalene Frache, mother of the Frache Brothers who owned Frache Bros. Greenhouse in Grand Forks, B.C. She was born in Berthelsdorf, Germany and immigrated to the U.S.A. in 1891 as a widow with five of her seven children. The two eldest children came ahead to live in Wardner, Idaho where the rest of the family gathered. Magdalene and her five children moved to Grand Forks in 1900-1901 after living in Trail for 4 years. They set up Frache Bros. Greenhouses in Grand Forks. She died 29th April, 1916 and is buried in Grand Forks, B.C.
