Show Frank Asher Veteran Rail Engineer Is Dead Frank Asher of ot 1883 Seventh East street veteran locomotive engineer of the Western Pacific railroad died Wednesday night in San Francisco following an operation according to word received here Thursday He had been in ill health for about three years ears and for the last two months month had been on leave Mr Asher had been with the railroad railroad railroad rail rail- road since 1906 starting as fireman Ireman on a work train Prior to that he served his machinists machinist's apprenticeship with the Denver Rio Grande Western West West- ern n railroad at Salida Colo Cob and was employed b by that road as a brakeman brakeman brakeman brake brake- man before joining the Western Pa Pa- Surviving are Mrs Asher who was wasat wasat wasat at his bedside in San Francisco two daughters Donna Asher and Mrs 1 Philip Coupland of Salt Lake anc anca and anda a son on Ernest Asher of San Francisco The body will be brought to Salt Sal Lake for lor funeral services which will wil willbe willbe be DC announced later |