Goss Family History, 4th Generation
(William Albert Goss Children)
Norma Jean (Goss) Brannan (1930-2005)
1411. Norma Jean Goss was born on , in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. She married Edgar Richard Brannan in June 1951 and later married William “Bill” B. Smith in Sacramento County, California, on .
Norma graduated from Santa Rosa High School in 1949 and attended Santa Rosa Junior College. Afterward she worked as a bookkeeper at Santa Rosa Building Material Co.[News 1951]
Norma married Edgar Richard Brannan, also a native of Santa Rosa, on Sunday, either 10 or 17 June 1951, at Yosemite Valley Church in Yosemite National Park, Mariposa County. Afterward they lived in Bakersfield, Kern County, where Edgar worked in the insurance business.[News 1951]
Norma later married William “Bill” B. Smith in Sacramento County, California, on . Bill had two daughters from a previous marriage: Julie and Shelly.
Norma and Bill lived at 610 Spears Road in Santa Rosa.
Norma and Bill divorced on , in Sonoma County, California.
Norma Jean (Goss Smith) Brannan died on her 75th birthday on .
Loralee Ruth (Goss Baccelli) Couture (1933-1982)
1412. Loralee Ruth Goss was born on March 23, 1933, in Santa Rosa, Sonoma County, California. She married Mario Baccelli and had two daughters. After their divorce she married Robert Couture.
| Name | Birth | Death | Age | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14121. | Susan Baccelli | -- | -- | -- |
| 14122. | Catherine Baccelli | -- | -- | -- |
Loralee graduated from Santa Rosa High School and then worked at Pacific Telephone and Telegraph Company in Santa Rosa.[News 1951]
Loralee and Mario were married on Sunday, February 9, 1953, at St. Rose Catholic Church in Santa Rosa, by the Rev. Eugene Walsh. Loralee wore a navy blue suit with navy and pink accessories with two white orchids pinned to her shoulder. A small reception was held at her parents' home at 630 Silva Avenue. Afterward they traveled to Southern California and then Mario shipped out overseas with the U.S. Air Force from Camp Stoneman in Contra Costa County.[News 1953]
Loralee and Mario divorced in March 1970 in Santa Clara County.[Div 1970]
Loralee remarried to Robert Couture on May 11, 1973, in Santa Clara County.[Mar 1973]
Loralee Ruth (Goss) Couture died on January 17, 1982, in Mountain View, Santa Clara County, California. She was only 48 years old. Services were held on January 19 after which Loralee was laid to rest at the Los Gatos Memorial Park in San Jose, Santa Clara County, California.