Atwater Village History Tidbit: Mrs. Grace Edith Roche, Atwater Ave PTA President 1936-1937
Mrs. Grace Edith Roche served as Atwater Avenue School PTA President 1936-1937. Born in Cresco, Iowa, she lived in California for 42 years, many of them in Atwater Village. In addition to her service as PTA President she was a member of the Los Feliz Women’s Club and the Atwater Chapter of the Order of Eastern Star.
She died November 5, 1972 at the age of 82 and is buried at Forest Lawn Memorial Park, Glendale.
During Mrs. Roche 1936-1937 tenure as PTA president Atwater Ave School had 24 teachers, 750 students and had eight grades.
