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Verna Marion ROCHE[1, 2]
Female Abt 1920 - 2003


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  • Birth  Abt 1920  , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Gender  Female 
    Color-Race  8 Apr 1930  Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    Neg[ro] 
    Residence  8 Apr 1930  Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1
    104 Washington 
    • The family comprised Anthony Roché, head (35), his wife Josephine (38), and their children Augustus (son, 17), Alvin (son, 14), Vernen (daughter, 10-spelling?), Carroll (son, 6), Estelle (daughter, 5). The house was owned by the family and valued at $800.
    Education  6 May 1940  Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    elementary school through the 6th grade per the US federal census 
    Color-Race  6 May 1940  Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    Neg[ro] 
    Residence  6 May 1940  Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [3
    1007 Washington 
    • Per the US federal census, the household comprised Anthony Roché (head, 42), his wife Josephine (43), their unmarried children Gus (27), Alvin (23), Carroll (17), Estelle (15), Stanley (8) and Nathan (6), plus son-in-law Adam Blazio (18) and daughter Verna Blazio (20). They were renting the house for $6 per month. The census indicated they lived at this address since 1935 except for Adam Blazio, who reported living in rural Plaquemines Parish in 1935.
    Died  27 Dec 2003  Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    • Obituary, The (New Orleans) Times-Picayune, 1 Jan 2004:

      Verna Blazio, a homemaker, died Saturday at her home. She was 83. Mrs. Blazio was a lifelong resident of Gretna. She was a parishioner of St. Anthony Catholic Church. She was a member of the Knights of Columbus Council No. 1905 Ladies Auxiliary and St. Cletus Catholic Golden Age.
      Survivors include her husband, Adam Blazio Sr.; a son, Adam Blazio Jr.; two daughters, Catherine Rogers and Cathie Walker; two brothers, Nathan and Stanley Roche; a sister, Estelle Simon; seven grandchildren; and nine great-grandchildren.
      A Mass will be said Friday at noon at St. Anthony Catholic Church, 924 Monroe St., Gretna. Visitation will begin at 10:30 a.m. Burial will be in St. Mary Cemetery in Algiers. D.W. Rhodes Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements.
    Buried  2 Jan 2004  Algiers, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Address:
    Saint Mary's Cemetery (Algiers)
    New Orleans (Algiers), Louisiana 
    Person ID  I10493  Dobard-Tenette-Fauria
    Last Modified  11 Jun 2016 

    Father  Anthony "Tony" ROCHE,   b. 31 Oct 1890, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 26 Apr 1980, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Mother  Josephine BROWN,   b. Abt 1892, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Aug 1966, New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Married  Feb 1910  , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID  F3771  Group Sheet

    Family  Adam BLAZIO, Sr.,   b. Abt 1922, , , Louisiana, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2009 
    Children 
     1. Living
     2. Living
     3. Living
    Last Modified  10 Jun 2016 
    Family ID  F3772  Group Sheet

  • Event Map
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    Link to Google MapsBirth - Abt 1920 - , , Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - Neg[ro] - 8 Apr 1930 - Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 104 Washington - 8 Apr 1930 - Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsEducation - elementary school through the 6th grade per the US federal census - 6 May 1940 - Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsColor-Race - Neg[ro] - 6 May 1940 - Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1007 Washington - 6 May 1940 - Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 27 Dec 2003 - Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S144] Census-US federal-1930, United States Bureau of the Census, Gretna, Jefferson, Louisiana; Roll: 796; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0001; Family of Anthony Roché, lines 9-15 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S660] Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (ancestry.com), Social Security Administration, (\i Ancestry.com\i0  (http://ancestry.com : 2015)), entry for Tanrry Roche, accessed 11 Jun 2016 (Reliability: 3).
      Database entry reads Tanrry Roche, spouse Josephine Brrnin and child Verna Marion Blazio.

    3. [S524] Census-US federal-1940, (http://ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012), T627, roll 1406, Louisiana, Gretna, Jefferson, enumeration district (ED) 26-1A, p. 19A, Family of Anthony Roché (lines 27-36), accessed 10 Jun 2016 (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S100] Obituary, Times-Picayune, The, New Orleans, Louisiana, GenealogyBank.com (http://genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/1464A1C8E4B22658-1464A1C8E4B22658 : accessed 11 June 2016) Mrs Verna Blazio (Reliability: 3).


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