Evelyn R Legaz1

#16757, (28 September 1918 - 25 December 2012)
Father*Antonio Legaz1 (1879 - 1971)
Mother*Josephine Berry1 (1889 - c 1973)
Her married name was Roach.2 
Evelyn R Legaz also went by the name of Dolly.2 
Birth*28 September 1918She was born on 28 September 1918 at WashingtonG.2 
8 January 1920She appeared on the census of 8 January 1920 in the household of Antonio Legaz and Josephine Berry at 909 West 62nd Street, Seattle, King Co., WashingtonG, age 1y 3m, b. WA.3 
3 April 1930She appeared on the census of 3 April 1930 in the household of Antonio Legaz and Josephine Berry at 909 West 62nd Street, Seattle, King Co., WashingtonG, age 11, b. WA, father b. Italy, mother b. NY.4 
13 April 1940She appeared on the census of 13 April 1940 in the household of Antonio Legaz and Josephine Berry at 909 West 62nd Street, Seattle, King Co., WashingtonG, age 21, b. WA, costume shop garment worker.5 
Death*25 December 2012She died on 25 December 2012 at WashingtonG at age 94.2 

Citations

  1. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. August (35), b. NY, parents b. Austria, factory laborer; Louise (30), b. and parents b. Austria, mother tongue German, imm. 1910, natlzd.
  2. [S1585] Legacy.com, online www.Legacy.com, Published in The Seattle Times on Feb. 2, 2014 (http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/seattletimes/obituary.aspx)
    (Dolly) LeGaz Roach. Sept. 28, 1918 ~ Dec. 25, 2013.
    On Christmas morning our beautiful mother, grandmother, great grandmother and sister went home to be with our Lord, and reunite with her loving husband.
    She was the sixth child of nine, born to Anthony and Josephine LeGaz, and the first daughter. Her father called her his little dolly, and the name stuck. She was a graduate of Ballard High School. August 22, 1942 she married George and they started their life together, building a home in Blue Ridge, and raising their family there. Working for Boeing during the war, then together they ran their hardware store in Loyal Heights, and started selling and installing Window-o-Vents.
    As a family they enjoyed fishing, be it on the Sound, Lake Washington or the coast. For many years the highlight was the family fishing trip to Lake Nulki, in B.C. The whole family gathered, her children, brothers, sisters, grandchildren, nieces, and nephews, truly a family affair.
    She also loved her Fuchsias, and would spend hours in her greenhouse working in the dirt. She started some of her own, that she named for her family. She was a member of the Greater Seattle Fuchsia Society.
    Dolly leaves behind a loving family, a daughter Patty (Gordy) Reinholdtsen, and two sons, George, and Gary (Kwan) Roach. Four granddaughters, Leslie (Steve) Lord, Crystal (Darrin) Harthun, Erica (Jay) Matsuoka, Jackie Clayburn, and one grandson Marc (Lori) Clayburn. Three great grandsons, Kolbie Harthun, William and Benjamin Matsuoka and two great granddaughters, Kaileigh Harthun and Alyssa Clayburn. Three sisters, Helen Koob, Juanita West, Irene Nicholson and many nieces and nephews.
  3. [S11] 1920 U.S. Federal Census. Anthony (41), b. and parents b. Austria, mother tongue Croaian, imm. 1903, natlzd. 1916, Alaska waters fisherman; Josephine M (31), b. NY, parents b. Austria, parents mother tongue Croatian.
  4. [S7] 1930 U.S. Federal Census. Anthony (51), b. Italy, parents b. Austria, mother tongue German, imm. 1903, natlzd., Alaska Packing fisherman, marr. age 26; Josephine (41), b. NY, father b. Italy, mother b. Austria, marr. age 16.
  5. [S346] 1940 U.S. Federal Census. Anthony (61), b. Austria, commercial fisherman; Josephine (57), b. NY.