Evelyn Souza, 93, passed away on Wednesday, June 9. She is survived by her nieces and nephews, and grand and great-great nieces and nephews. She was the fifth and last remaining child of Joao de Deus Lima and Maria de Gloria Affonso. All of her brothers Joe, Tony and Herman, and sisters Mary and Lorraine preceding her in death as well as her nephew, Richard Domingoes and niece Sandra Domingoes. Evelyn was born in San Leandro, CA where she lived all of her life, except for a brief time in Franks Track in the Delta and a short time on Jones Street in Oakland. During WWII Evelyn worked at the Rio Theater in San Leandro, then as a cashier at the women’s dress store, The Darling Shop in Oakland. She then began working for the Golden Grain Company in 1941 when they opened a plant a few blocks from her home and she remained there packaging the famous Rice-A-Roni until the plant was closed in 1991 and she then retired. In February 1952 Evelyn married Milton Souza, who was from the Ashland area of San Leandro. They were married for forty-one years when “Uncle Milt” passed away on May 5, 1993. They had no children but enjoyed the love and respect of all their nieces and nephews. They generously included many of their nieces on their many annual road trips to places like the Grand Canyon, British Columbia, Las Vegas and Disneyland and Knotts Berry Farm. Evelyn enjoyed traveling and took many trips with the Bayfair Gold Key Club both around the United States and to Europe. She was the first woman in our family to learn to drive a car. She will be dearly remembered by her nieces and nephews, Claudia Fisher (Patrick), Gloria Mattos, John Mattos (Jan), Tony Lima (Diane), Susan Domingoes-Fulgham, Frank Domingoes, Joe Domingoes (Joanne) and Karen Domingoes-Barber, as well as her many great, and great-great nieces and nephews. Visitation Tuesday, June 15 from 4-8pm at Santos Robinson Mortuary, 160 Estudillo Ave., San Leandro. Service on Wednesday, June 16 at the mortuary at 11am. Immediately followed by procession to Holy Sepulchre Cemetery for the burial.