Work, Silvia

Birth Name Work, Silvia
Gender female
Age at Death 86 years, 8 months, 23 days

Narrative

According to son, David:

She graduated from high school younger than most, having been advanced thru grades, due to her intellect and contingencies from WWII. She went to Stuard Hall, Staunton, Virginia for a year before she attended Cornell University as a history major, graduating in 1944. She returned to school when the youngest of her 5 children graduated from high school, going to San Jose State University, getting a school librarian's degree. She worked as a school librarian in the San Jose school district for 10 years before retiring and moving to Olympia, Washington

Parents

Relation to main person Name Birth date Death date Relation within this family (if not by birth)
Father Work, HermanAugust 18, 1888November 18, 1985
Mother Zeliff, Clare JoannaApril 21, 1895November 22, 1974
         Work, Silvia December 4, 1922 August 27, 2009
    Brother     Work, James August 9, 1926 2020

Families

Family of Grubb, George Cambridge, Jr. and Work, Silvia

Married Husband Grubb, George Cambridge, Jr. ( * October 8, 1923 + May 25, 2000 )
   
Event Date Place Description Sources
Marriage December 10, 1944 Emmanuel Episcopal Church, Covington, Allegheny, Virginia, USA    
  Children
Name Birth Date Death Date
Grubb, David GeorgeSeptember 30, 1945
Grubb, Virginia MaryAugust 4, 1948
Grubb, Michael MaynardMarch 17, 1950
Grubb, Deborah ClareMay 24, 1953
Grubb, Peter HermanJuly 8, 1957

Media

Attributes

Type Value Notes Sources
Occupation elementary school librarian
 

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