Victoria Aurelia (Aceves) Dye (1918 - 2019)

Born 25 Sep 1918 in Calexico, Imperial, California, United States

Died 6 Jul 2019 at age 100 in La Mesa, San Diego, California, United States

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Biography

Victoria was born in Calexico, Imperial, California on 25 Sep 1918.^[1]

Marriage and Children

Victoria A. Aceves married George Harlan Dye. They had seven children:

1. Living Daughter Dye, 1940s
2. Living Son Dye, 1940s
3. Mary Victoria Dye, 1951-1951
4. Cecelia Joanne Dye, 1952-2016
5. Living Son Dye,
6. Living Daughter Dye, 1950s
7. Living Daughter Dye, 1960s.

Residences

(1920) Calexico, Imperial, California. ^[2] (1930-1940) San Diego, San Diego, California. ^[3][4]

Victoria's parents both died in 1941. ^{[5] [6]}

She passed away in 2019. ^[7] The obituary states, "La Mesa, CA-- Victoria Aceves Dye, 100 years old, died July 6, 2019 in La Mesa, California. She was born September 25, 1918 in Calexico, California, and was raised in San Diego. She always said Baboa Park was her backyard. Her father, Joaquin Isaac Aceves, was editor of the Hispano-American, a weekly newspaper for the Spanish speaking community. Her mother was Refugio Castaneda Aceves. Victoria and her sister, Isabel Aceves Mournian, attended St. John the Evangelist Catholic School and then went on to the Academy of Our Lady of Peace. After graduation, Victoria attended St. Joseph's Commercial School. Following her marriage in 1940 to G. Harlan Dye (deceased), the owner of a local land surveying company, they moved to La Mesa where they were active in St. Martin Catholic Church community. They raised 6 children in that parish and Helix High School. Victoria was an active member of the St. Martin's Woman's Club. She also volunteered at Grossmont Hospital Cancer Center providing refreshments on an ongoing basis to the families of patients who were being treated there. They called her the "cookie lady". She was preceded in death by two daughters, CeeCee Ciremele and Maria Victoria. Survivors include [Living Son], [Living Daughter], [Living Son], [Living Daughter] and [Living Daughter] and their families. She had 15 grandchildren and numerous great-grandchildren."

Sources

1. ↑ "California Birth Index, 1905-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V25D-8LM : 13 December 2014), Victoria A Aceves, 25 Sep 1918; citing Imperial, California, United States, Department of Health Services, Vital Statistics Department, Sacramento.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MH31-ZLS : accessed 22 October 2020), Victora Aceves in household of Isaac Aceves, Calexico, Imperial, California, United States; citing ED 7, sheet 15A, line 47, family 241, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 99; FHL microfilm 1,820,099.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XC6K-KZX : accessed 22 October 2020), Victoria A Aceves in household of J Isaac Aceves, San Diego, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 233, sheet 1B, line 85, family 28, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 192; FHL microfilm 2,339,927.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K98W-498 : 23 May 2020), Victoria Aceves in household of Joaquin Aceves, Councilmanic District 2, San Diego, San Diego Judicial Township, San Diego, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 62-32, sheet 12A, line 10, family 383, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 448.
5. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBC-7CL9 : 18 July 2020), Victoria A Dye in entry for Joaquin I Aceves, 1941.
6. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QPBH-5DMC : 18 July 2020), Mrs Victoria Dye in entry for Mr J Isaac Aceves, 1941.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #201353231