Roberta "Betty" Golla, 77, passed away on 11/25/2019, in Seattle, WA. She was born on 6/7/1942 in Baras, Rizal Philippines, but has been a Seattlite for 40 years.
In the Philippines, she taught elementary school (K-6) for 10 years and then went to work for the Department of Labor as a personnel clerk. Roberta was a woman of service. As she was getting ready to transition into doing missionary work, she met Nick Golla and plans changed. They fell in love quickly and got married in Baras. She moved to Seattle shortly afterward in 1978. On October 28, 1979, she gave birth to Nicholas Noel Golla. When he started Kindergarten she resumed teaching for the Head Start Program of the Seattle School District for over 20 years. Roberta was also an active leader and member of the St George Parish Community and the Bataan Corregidor Survivors Association and their Families. She received many awards as an educator in the Philippines as well as in the US. She always said, ”take care of one another", and that's what she did for her step sons +Norman & Gabe, and her beloved husband, +Nick, as well as her son "Nicky". She loved all her step kids and grandchildren. She was a woman of great faith, appreciated all things hand made, and always said, "oh, beautiful".
Roberta was preceded in death by her husband, Nick of 38 years, and her step son, Norman. She is survived by: her one and only son, Nicholas (Anna), step children, Michael, Edna (Tony), (Bonnie), & Gabe; grandchildren, Max, Rio, Nina (James), Norman (Amy), Michelle, Mikey, Tiana (Gifford), Aubrey (Alex), Sam, Danielle (Ricky), & Angelina; great grandchildren, Makayla, Giovanni, Armani, & Nico; her sister, Carpen & brother, Severino "Bino" of the Philippines.
Visitation will be held at Evergreen Washelli Funeral Home, on Tuesday 12/10/2019 from 10am-8pm with a Rosary and short program beginning at 5pm. Funeral Mass will be held at St George Church on Wednesday, 12/11/2019 at 10am. In lieu of white flowers, memorials may be made to St George School, St George Church, or The American Cancer Society.
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