Romero Gerald Fivas (1915 - 2001)

Born 28 Jun 1915 in Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

Husband of Alaire June (Nelson) Fivas — married 25 Feb 1939 in Salt Lake, UT, USA

Descendants

Died 17 Jun 2001 at age 85 in West Valley City, Salt Lake County, Utah, United States of America

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Biography

Jerry was born in Salt Lake County, Utah on June 28, 1915, to Peter Fivas and Emma Widmark. His father, a Greek immigrant who came to the United States in 1904. His mother was a first-generation American born to Swedish immigrants.

In 1920, his family owned a house on 11th East Street in Salt Lake, Utah. His father supported the family with his carpentry skills. ^[1]

Marriage

He married Alaire June Nelson on February 25, 1939^[2][3]

After their marriage, Alaire put her entrepreneurial spirit she picked up from her dad and helped Jerry manage three businesses including the AnJ Market, Jerry's Saucer Burger, and Alaire's Apparel. ^[4]

In 1940, the young couple lived on 120 East 4th South Street in Salt Lake City, Utah. Jerry worked as a furnace helper in a smelting company.^[5]

Over the course of their marriage, the couple had 3 daughters. They had to say goodbye to Barbara in 2006.

Education

He attended South High School in Utah ^[4]

Death and Burial

On June 17, 2001, he died in West Valley City, Salt Lake, Utah. He is buried with his wife in Larkin Sunset Gardens in the Garden of Devotion plot in Utah. ^[4]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PJ-P8R : accessed 27 February 2019), Peter J Fivas, Precinct 3, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing ED 38, sheet 2A, line 39, family 123, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1864; FHL microfilm 1,821,864.
2. ↑ Alaire June Nelson Fivas Obituary
3. ↑ "Utah, County Marriages, 1887-1940", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q2MB-WZR2 : 31 July 2017), Romeo Jerry Fivas and Alaire June Nelson, 1939.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} Jerrys Obit on FindAGrave
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VT42-SJR : 15 March 2018), Alaire Fivas in household of Romeo G Fivas, Ward 5, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake City Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 30-152, sheet 5B, line 45, family 120, 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 4227.