Gazlay Family History
Katherine Gertrude Oliver
DIRECT DESCENDANT OF JOHN GAZLAY (from England c.1715)
Katherine Gertrude Oliver10 (Madaline Stevens,9 Agnes Warner,8 Mary Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Katherine Gertrude Oliver10 (Madaline Stevens,9 Agnes Warner,8 Mary Crippen,7 Thomas Crippen,6 Karinda Gazlay,5 Joshua Gazlay,4 Jonathan Gazlay,3 John Gazlay,2 John Gazlay1)
Parents
| Father | Andrew Leo Oliver (11 May 1910 - 21 February 1969) |
| Mother | Madaline Stevens (3 May 1911 - June 1990) |
Personal Information
| Record Created: 28 February 2023; Last Edited: 14 December 2025 |
| Person ID | 13418 |
| Name | Katherine Gertrude Oliver |
| Gender | Female |
| Born | 12 June 1933 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois1, 2, 3, 4 |
| Married | 28 August 1953 in Cook County, Illinois to Tom Yukawa5 |
| Married | 26 October 1956 in Cook County, Illinois to Kazuyoshi Kato6, 7 |
| Died | 2 November 20023, 7 |
Person/Family
| Spouse 1 |  Tom Yukawa |
| Born | |
| Married | 28 August 1953 in Cook County, Illinois to Katherine Gertrude Oliver |
| Spouse 2 | Kazuyoshi Kato |
| Born | 16 May 1928 in Hilo, Hawaii |
| Married | 26 October 1956 in Cook County, Illinois to Katherine Gertrude Oliver |
| Died | 30 January 2021 |
| Children | of Katherine Gertrude Oliver and Kazuyoshi Kato: |
| 1. | Thomas George Kato |
| Born | 2 December 1952 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois |
| Died | 31 July 1997 |
| 2. | Joyce Marie Kato |
| Born | 1 September 1953 |
| 3. | Michael E. Kato |
| Born | 15 September 1956 |
| 4. | Linda Darnell Koto |
| Born | 20 April 1963 |
Sources
- Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1953, Kathrine Gertrude Dombroske, born: 12 June 1933 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois [no parents listed]. [The surname Dombroske for Katherine may be a transcription error; her surname was known to be Oliver by family members and in other records.]
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Social Security Applications, Katherine Gertrude Oliver, born: 12 June 1933 in Chicago, Cook County, Illinois; father: Andrew L. Oliver; mother: Madline M. Steven [sic].
- National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, Katherine G. Kato, died: 2 November 2002; born: 12 June 1933; residence zip code: 60164 [corresponding to Melrose Park, Illinois].
- U.S. Federal Census, 1950, Illinois, Cook County, Chicago, E.D. 103-3932, Sheet No. 1, Robert Y. Ito, 29, Hawaii, Japanese, naturalized, sander, mfg. sporting goods; wife Madaline Ito, 38, Michigan; step-daughter Katherine Oliver, 16, Illinois, cold meat slicer, retail grocery store; step-son Andrew Oliver, 14, Illinois; lodger Calvin Kanashiro, 1, Illinois, Japanese.
- Illinois, Cook County Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Katherine Oliver and Tom Yukawa, married on 28 August 1953 in Cook County, Illinois; marriage license no. 2285063.
- Illinois, Cook County Marriage Index, 1930-1960, Katherine Yukawa and Kazuyosi Kato, married on 26 October 1956 in Cook County, Illinois; marriage license no. 2420681.
- Obituary, Chicago Sun-Times, Chicago, Illinois (available at legacy.com), 6 November 2002, Katherine Kato [no death date or place given]. The article provides the names of her husband, siblings, children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.