Evelyne H. Leeds, active in the arts

Evelyne Hartfield Leeds, a founding member of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art, died on Nov. 1 at home in Ridgefield.
Mrs. Leeds was born in Anaheim, Calif., where her family had many interests including citrus ranching and real estate development.
As a child, she moved to Los Angeles with her family, living in Hancock Park, Fremont Place, and eventually Beverly Hills.
In 1945, she attended the opening sessions of the United Nations in San Francisco. A lifelong lover of music and the arts, she was a founding member of the Los Angeles County Museum of Art. She also enjoyed travel, especially to France and to England where she liked to visit friends and family.
She was married and widowed twice. With her first husband, film director and OSS veteran, Herbert I. Leeds, she lived in Beverly Hills where she remained following his death until she moved to New York to marry Sidney Milan in the 1970s. Since 1980, she has lived in Ridgefield.
“Known for her charm, gentleness, and devotion to her family, she was regarded by those who knew her with fondness and admiration,” the family said.
She is survived by her daughter and son-in-law, Lydia and Patrick Hoban of Ridgefield.
Services were private.
In lieu of flowers, donations in her memory may be made to the Robert L. Fine Cancer Research Lab Foundation at Columbia Presbyterian Medical Center in New York or to the Visiting Nurse Association of Ridgefield, 90 East Ridge.
The Kane Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.