Anna (Karp) Caselotti (1914 - 1992)

Born 2 Mar 1914 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States

Wife of Guido Luigi Emanuele Hocke-Caselotti — married Aug 1935 in Monrovia, Los Angeles, California, United States

Died 20 Aug 1992 at age 78 in Los Angeles County, California, United States

Biography

Anna was born 2 Mar 1914, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, to Russian immigrants, Samuel and Rose Karp. Some time between 1920 and 1930, Anna's family moved to Monrovia, California, where her parents owned a poultry farm.

In August 1935, Anna married music instructor Guido Caselotti, in Monrovia, California. She was 21 years old. He was 45 years old, had recently been divorced, and had two teenage daughters.^[1] Although the record isn't clear, we might suspect she was a vocal student of his, as she did perform in the Monrovia High School operetta of 1933.^[2]

In 1940, Guido and Anne were residing at 129 Atlantic Blvd. in San Gabriel, California.^[3]

In 1960, Guido and Anna moved to Locarno, Switzerland for two years.

Guido died 30 Jul 1978, in San Gabriel, California. He was 94 years old. ^[4] Anna passed away 20 Aug 1992. She was 78 years old. The couple was buried together at Forest Lawn Memorial Park in Glendale, California. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ License Issued, Ventura County Star, 13 Aug 1935, p 2.
2. ↑ U.S. School Yearbooks, Ancestry.com (database online with images), California, City of Monrovia, Monrovia-Arcadia-Duarte High School, The Monrovian, 1933, p. 75.
3. ↑ 1940 US Federal Census, Ancestry.con (database with images online) California, Los Angeles County, City Ocean Gabriel, ED 12, page 15A, Family 413.
4. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images, memorial page for Guido Hocke Caselotti (1884–1978), Maintained by Mark Masek (contributor 46541486), https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/70641080 : (accessed 18 April 2021)
5. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 19 April 2021), memorial page for Ann K Karp Caselotti (2 Mar 1914–20 Aug 1992), Find a Grave Memorial no. 85363095, Maintained by Find a Grave (contributor 8).