Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
Holyoke Family Genealogy - Person Sheet
NameDorothy WEIRICH 
, F
, FBirth19 Mar 1922, Omaha, Douglas, NE
Death9 Oct 2019, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
BurialWyuka Cemetery; Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
FatherRalph Emory WEIRICH , M (1891-1974)
MotherJessie Eleanor NEALE , F (1898-~1984)
Spouses
1Warren B DAY , M
, MDeathabt 1944, , , Europe
Marriageabt 1943
2George Ward HOLYOKE , M
, MBirth19 Jan 1913, Madrid, Perkins, NE
Death27 Mar 1975, Lincoln, Lancaster, NE
BurialLincoln, Lancaster, NE
FatherEdward Augustus HOLYOKE V , M (1880-1926)
MotherMary HOLDREGE , F (1882-~1973)
Marriage16 Sep 1949, , , NE
3Alfred R LARSON , M
, MNotes for Dorothy WEIRICH
• Graduated with distinction from the University of Nebraska,
• A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, and the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
• Was president of Mortar Board.
• After graduation, worked as private secretary to the head of the investment department at Bankers Life Insurance Company.
• Following Warren's death in the Battle of the Bulge, left her job at the University of Nebraska to join the American Red Cross, serving on staff at the William Beaumont Military Hospital, in El Paso, Texas
• After the war, moved to San Francisco and was a copywriter for BBDO Advertising.
•Returned to Lincoln where she worked as Director of Activities at the Nebraska Student Union and was president of the Student Union Board of Directors.
After George’s death …
• became a licensed realtor, working for twelve years before retirement.
• A member of Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha Lambda Delta, and the Kappa Alpha Theta sorority.
• Was president of Mortar Board.
• After graduation, worked as private secretary to the head of the investment department at Bankers Life Insurance Company.
• Following Warren's death in the Battle of the Bulge, left her job at the University of Nebraska to join the American Red Cross, serving on staff at the William Beaumont Military Hospital, in El Paso, Texas
• After the war, moved to San Francisco and was a copywriter for BBDO Advertising.
•Returned to Lincoln where she worked as Director of Activities at the Nebraska Student Union and was president of the Student Union Board of Directors.
After George’s death …
• became a licensed realtor, working for twelve years before retirement.
Notes for Warren B (Spouse 1)
• Captain Warren B. Day was killed in the Battle of the Bulge
Notes for George Ward (Spouse 2)
• Was in the “investment business … in the investment firm Ellis & Holyoke”
• Some records list his date of birth as “7 Jan 1913”
• George's grandfather and the man he was named after, George Ward Holdrege, was the general manager of Burlington Lines West. George W Holdrege named the train depot in Colorado “Holyoke” … which later became the Town of Holyoke, CO
• President of the Lincoln Library Board and involved in other civic boards.
• Some records list his date of birth as “7 Jan 1913”
• George's grandfather and the man he was named after, George Ward Holdrege, was the general manager of Burlington Lines West. George W Holdrege named the train depot in Colorado “Holyoke” … which later became the Town of Holyoke, CO
• President of the Lincoln Library Board and involved in other civic boards.