Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameDonald Lawrence HOLYOKE 
, M
, MBirth9 Nov 1918, Kingsclear Parish, York, New Brunswick, Canada
Death26 Dec 2013, Norman, Cleveland, OK
FatherErnest Raymond HOLYOKE , M (1895-1954)
MotherRuby Gertrude LAWRENCE , F (1896-1980)
Spouses
1Ruby REED , F
, FMarriage26 Jul 1940, , York, New Brunswick, Canada
Divorcebef 1948
2Edna Margaret MUMA , F
, FBirth11 Jun 1917, Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan, Canada
Death15 Nov 2006, Norman, Cleveland, OK
FatherJohn Edwin MUMA , M (1882-1962)
MotherMary McLELLAN , F (1884-1956)
Marriageabt 14 Jun 1949
ChildrenDonna Marion , F (1950-)
Cynthia Ruby , F (1937-2010)
Notes for Donald Lawrence HOLYOKE
• Graduated with honors from the University of New Brunswick where he received a Bachelor of Science. He went on to get his master's degree in meteorology at the University of Toronto.
• Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in WW II as a navigator
• They raised their two daughters in Moncton, New Brunswick.
• They moved to Montreal, Quebec, in 1961
• In 1968 he immigrated to the U.S.A. to take a position as a special instructor in weather sciences at the University of Oklahoma. He retired in 1973.
• Served with the Royal Canadian Air Force in WW II as a navigator
• They raised their two daughters in Moncton, New Brunswick.
• They moved to Montreal, Quebec, in 1961
• In 1968 he immigrated to the U.S.A. to take a position as a special instructor in weather sciences at the University of Oklahoma. He retired in 1973.
Notes for Ruby (Spouse 1)
• She has also been recorded as “Ruth REED.”
Notes for Edna Margaret (Spouse 2)
• Some records record his first as “Margaret”
• Day Care Teacher
• She was preceded in death by all six of her siblings.
• Day Care Teacher
• She was preceded in death by all six of her siblings.