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Byrll Edmiston was born July 15, 1918 to Hugh and Anabel Edmiston. She
graduated from New Ulm High School in 1935 and the University of
Missouri in 1939 with a degree in Journalism.
After secretarial school, she became editor of the La Palata Home Press
weekly paper. As a U.S. Navy Reserve Lieutenant, she was involved with
encoding and decoding U.S. military messages in Washington, D.C.
After being honorably discharged, she married Howard Hoelke on April 21,
1945. She worked as an Executive Assistant at Mayfair Mall, dispatched
temporary help with Manpower and performed several other jobs.
As a founder of the Village Playhouse of Wauwatosa, she was honored with
the first annual Byrll Hoelke Award for her selfless giving in 1982.
Owing to
deteriorating health, Byrll moved from her home of 30 years in Wauwatosa
to National Regency, where her health stabilized for many years. Byrll
passed away peacefully Saturday, July 10, 2010. |
