Kathryn and Fred H. Galbraith were joined in marriage November 8, 1936. Their only child, a daughter, was born the following year. Kathryn worked as a hotel maid for several years. The marriage didn't last, and they were divorced in 1939.
She and her daughter then shared a home with her father. She was a trained alto and performed in many operettas in the San Diego area, along with her best friend. In addition, she performed for military personnel during the war, singing and playing her accordion at the USO in San Diego.
She placed her daughter with a foster family, the Fischell's, who were friends and neighbors, in order for her to work to help support them. Almost every weekend she and her daughter, would go to the beach and play. When she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, she relinquished custody of her daughter to her ex-husband.
Left to mourn her passing was her daughter and father, Lester E. Parks.
She and her daughter then shared a home with her father. She was a trained alto and performed in many operettas in the San Diego area, along with her best friend. In addition, she performed for military personnel during the war, singing and playing her accordion at the USO in San Diego.
She placed her daughter with a foster family, the Fischell's, who were friends and neighbors, in order for her to work to help support them. Almost every weekend she and her daughter, would go to the beach and play. When she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, she relinquished custody of her daughter to her ex-husband.
Left to mourn her passing was her daughter and father, Lester E. Parks.
Kathryn and Fred H. Galbraith were joined in marriage November 8, 1936. Their only child, a daughter, was born the following year. Kathryn worked as a hotel maid for several years. The marriage didn't last, and they were divorced in 1939.
She and her daughter then shared a home with her father. She was a trained alto and performed in many operettas in the San Diego area, along with her best friend. In addition, she performed for military personnel during the war, singing and playing her accordion at the USO in San Diego.
She placed her daughter with a foster family, the Fischell's, who were friends and neighbors, in order for her to work to help support them. Almost every weekend she and her daughter, would go to the beach and play. When she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, she relinquished custody of her daughter to her ex-husband.
Left to mourn her passing was her daughter and father, Lester E. Parks.
She and her daughter then shared a home with her father. She was a trained alto and performed in many operettas in the San Diego area, along with her best friend. In addition, she performed for military personnel during the war, singing and playing her accordion at the USO in San Diego.
She placed her daughter with a foster family, the Fischell's, who were friends and neighbors, in order for her to work to help support them. Almost every weekend she and her daughter, would go to the beach and play. When she was diagnosed with tuberculosis, she relinquished custody of her daughter to her ex-husband.
Left to mourn her passing was her daughter and father, Lester E. Parks.
