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Edgar Ablowich
US Olympic Gold Medal Athlete. Ablowich ran the second leg in the 4x400 relay at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for the American team, which set a world record with a time of 3:08.2, with Ablowich posting a time of 47.6 seconds. As a student at the University of Southern California, Ablowich finished third in the 440-yard dash at the 1933 NCAA championships, behind his Olympic teammates Glenn Hardin and Ivan Fuqua. He also finished third in the 400m hurdles at the 1934 AAU championships. Ablowich later became an associate professor in business at the Air Force Institute of Technology at the University of Wyoming.
Contributor: Gary Krause (48985443)
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United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 85
Given Name: Edgar
Middle Name: A
Surname: Ablowich
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1913
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code: 23462
Event Date: 06 Apr 1998
Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRBG-MZC : 20 May 2014), Edgar A Ablowich, 06 Apr 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Wed, 8 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Services Planned
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va. died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, A: 1
Services Slated For Gold Medal Winner (Edgar Ablowich,Ph.)
__Ablowich, Dave, Son Of
__Ablowich, David Curtis, Brother Of
__Ablowich, David Jonathan, Son Of
__Ablowich, Dean Allen, Father Of
__Ablowich, Edgar Allen
__Ablowich, Nita, Son Of
__Ablowich, Ronald Edgar, Father Of
__Ablowich, Virginia, Husband Of
__Ablowich, William James, Brother Of
__Carr, Bill
__Christopherson, Virginia Mae, Husband Of
__Forest Park Cemetery (1874 As Horn's)
__Fuqua, Ivan
__Gravely, Ann Alene, Brother Of
__Jacobs, Nita, Son Of
__New Furniture Company (1907)
__Olympics - (Summer-1932)
__Peters Funeral Home/Chapel
__Shinn, Ben, Rev., Officiant
__Surgeon, Numa Kathryn, Brother Of
__Warner, Karl
__World War II
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Edgar Ablowich
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Greenville, died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Shinn officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
He was born in Commerce on April 29, 1913, son of David Jonathan and Nita Jacobs Ablowich. His family moved to Greenville in 1918. He graduated from Greenville High School; received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California in 1934, and MBA from East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, in 1968 and a Ph.D. in management from North Texas State University in 1973. He and Virginia Mae Christopherson were married Sept. 2, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. Ablowich was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Ablowich was a member of the 1932 U.S. Olympic 1600-meter relay team which won a gold medal in Los Angeles, Calif.
He was a retail merchant in Greenville for many years and was a longtime member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church. He was an associate professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology for the University of Wyoming in Cheyenne, Wyo., retiring in 1981. He then moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas, for a number of years. Ablowich moved to Virginia Beach, Va. in 1997.
Survivors include two sons, Dean Allen Ablowich of Virginia Beach, Va. and Ronald Edgar Ablowich of Durham, N.H.; a sister, Ann Alene Gravely of Stratham, N.H.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by hs wife, April 21, 1997; two brothers, David Curtis Ablowich, 1974, and William James Ablowich, 1988 and a sister, Numa Kathryn Surgeon 1989.
Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Edgar Ablowich
US Olympic Gold Medal Athlete. Ablowich ran the second leg in the 4x400 relay at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for the American team, which set a world record with a time of 3:08.2, with Ablowich posting a time of 47.6 seconds. As a student at the University of Southern California, Ablowich finished third in the 440-yard dash at the 1933 NCAA championships, behind his Olympic teammates Glenn Hardin and Ivan Fuqua. He also finished third in the 400m hurdles at the 1934 AAU championships. Ablowich later became an associate professor in business at the Air Force Institute of Technology at the University of Wyoming.
Contributor: Gary Krause (48985443)
~~~~~
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 85
Given Name: Edgar
Middle Name: A
Surname: Ablowich
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1913
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code: 23462
Event Date: 06 Apr 1998
Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRBG-MZC : 20 May 2014), Edgar A Ablowich, 06 Apr 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Wed, 8 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Services Planned
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va. died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, A: 1
Services Slated For Gold Medal Winner (Edgar Ablowich,Ph.)
__Ablowich, Dave, Son Of
__Ablowich, David Curtis, Brother Of
__Ablowich, David Jonathan, Son Of
__Ablowich, Dean Allen, Father Of
__Ablowich, Edgar Allen
__Ablowich, Nita, Son Of
__Ablowich, Ronald Edgar, Father Of
__Ablowich, Virginia, Husband Of
__Ablowich, William James, Brother Of
__Carr, Bill
__Christopherson, Virginia Mae, Husband Of
__Forest Park Cemetery (1874 As Horn's)
__Fuqua, Ivan
__Gravely, Ann Alene, Brother Of
__Jacobs, Nita, Son Of
__New Furniture Company (1907)
__Olympics - (Summer-1932)
__Peters Funeral Home/Chapel
__Shinn, Ben, Rev., Officiant
__Surgeon, Numa Kathryn, Brother Of
__Warner, Karl
__World War II
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Edgar Ablowich
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Greenville, died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Shinn officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
He was born in Commerce on April 29, 1913, son of David Jonathan and Nita Jacobs Ablowich. His family moved to Greenville in 1918. He graduated from Greenville High School; received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California in 1934, and MBA from East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, in 1968 and a Ph.D. in management from North Texas State University in 1973. He and Virginia Mae Christopherson were married Sept. 2, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. Ablowich was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Ablowich was a member of the 1932 U.S. Olympic 1600-meter relay team which won a gold medal in Los Angeles, Calif.
He was a retail merchant in Greenville for many years and was a longtime member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church. He was an associate professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology for the University of Wyoming in Cheyenne, Wyo., retiring in 1981. He then moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas, for a number of years. Ablowich moved to Virginia Beach, Va. in 1997.
Survivors include two sons, Dean Allen Ablowich of Virginia Beach, Va. and Ronald Edgar Ablowich of Durham, N.H.; a sister, Ann Alene Gravely of Stratham, N.H.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by hs wife, April 21, 1997; two brothers, David Curtis Ablowich, 1974, and William James Ablowich, 1988 and a sister, Numa Kathryn Surgeon 1989.
Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Edgar Ablowich
US Olympic Gold Medal Athlete. Ablowich ran the second leg in the 4x400 relay at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for the American team, which set a world record with a time of 3:08.2, with Ablowich posting a time of 47.6 seconds. As a student at the University of Southern California, Ablowich finished third in the 440-yard dash at the 1933 NCAA championships, behind his Olympic teammates Glenn Hardin and Ivan Fuqua. He also finished third in the 400m hurdles at the 1934 AAU championships. Ablowich later became an associate professor in business at the Air Force Institute of Technology at the University of Wyoming.
Contributor: Gary Krause (48985443)
~~~~~
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 85
Given Name: Edgar
Middle Name: A
Surname: Ablowich
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1913
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code: 23462
Event Date: 06 Apr 1998
Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRBG-MZC : 20 May 2014), Edgar A Ablowich, 06 Apr 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Wed, 8 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Services Planned
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va. died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, A: 1
Services Slated For Gold Medal Winner (Edgar Ablowich,Ph.)
__Ablowich, Dave, Son Of
__Ablowich, David Curtis, Brother Of
__Ablowich, David Jonathan, Son Of
__Ablowich, Dean Allen, Father Of
__Ablowich, Edgar Allen
__Ablowich, Nita, Son Of
__Ablowich, Ronald Edgar, Father Of
__Ablowich, Virginia, Husband Of
__Ablowich, William James, Brother Of
__Carr, Bill
__Christopherson, Virginia Mae, Husband Of
__Forest Park Cemetery (1874 As Horn's)
__Fuqua, Ivan
__Gravely, Ann Alene, Brother Of
__Jacobs, Nita, Son Of
__New Furniture Company (1907)
__Olympics - (Summer-1932)
__Peters Funeral Home/Chapel
__Shinn, Ben, Rev., Officiant
__Surgeon, Numa Kathryn, Brother Of
__Warner, Karl
__World War II
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Edgar Ablowich
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Greenville, died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Shinn officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
He was born in Commerce on April 29, 1913, son of David Jonathan and Nita Jacobs Ablowich. His family moved to Greenville in 1918. He graduated from Greenville High School; received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California in 1934, and MBA from East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, in 1968 and a Ph.D. in management from North Texas State University in 1973. He and Virginia Mae Christopherson were married Sept. 2, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. Ablowich was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Ablowich was a member of the 1932 U.S. Olympic 1600-meter relay team which won a gold medal in Los Angeles, Calif.
He was a retail merchant in Greenville for many years and was a longtime member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church. He was an associate professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology for the University of Wyoming in Cheyenne, Wyo., retiring in 1981. He then moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas, for a number of years. Ablowich moved to Virginia Beach, Va. in 1997.
Survivors include two sons, Dean Allen Ablowich of Virginia Beach, Va. and Ronald Edgar Ablowich of Durham, N.H.; a sister, Ann Alene Gravely of Stratham, N.H.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by hs wife, April 21, 1997; two brothers, David Curtis Ablowich, 1974, and William James Ablowich, 1988 and a sister, Numa Kathryn Surgeon 1989.
Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
Edgar Ablowich
US Olympic Gold Medal Athlete. Ablowich ran the second leg in the 4x400 relay at the 1932 Olympic Games in Los Angeles for the American team, which set a world record with a time of 3:08.2, with Ablowich posting a time of 47.6 seconds. As a student at the University of Southern California, Ablowich finished third in the 440-yard dash at the 1933 NCAA championships, behind his Olympic teammates Glenn Hardin and Ivan Fuqua. He also finished third in the 400m hurdles at the 1934 AAU championships. Ablowich later became an associate professor in business at the Air Force Institute of Technology at the University of Wyoming.
Contributor: Gary Krause (48985443)
~~~~~
United States Social Security Death Index
Age: 85
Given Name: Edgar
Middle Name: A
Surname: Ablowich
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1913
State: Texas
Last Place of Residence: Virginia
Previous Residence Postal Code: 23462
Event Date: 06 Apr 1998
Citing this Record: "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JRBG-MZC : 20 May 2014), Edgar A Ablowich, 06 Apr 1998; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Wed, 8 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Services Planned
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va. died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel. Burial in Forest Park Cemetery. Visitation from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, A: 1
Services Slated For Gold Medal Winner (Edgar Ablowich,Ph.)
__Ablowich, Dave, Son Of
__Ablowich, David Curtis, Brother Of
__Ablowich, David Jonathan, Son Of
__Ablowich, Dean Allen, Father Of
__Ablowich, Edgar Allen
__Ablowich, Nita, Son Of
__Ablowich, Ronald Edgar, Father Of
__Ablowich, Virginia, Husband Of
__Ablowich, William James, Brother Of
__Carr, Bill
__Christopherson, Virginia Mae, Husband Of
__Forest Park Cemetery (1874 As Horn's)
__Fuqua, Ivan
__Gravely, Ann Alene, Brother Of
__Jacobs, Nita, Son Of
__New Furniture Company (1907)
__Olympics - (Summer-1932)
__Peters Funeral Home/Chapel
__Shinn, Ben, Rev., Officiant
__Surgeon, Numa Kathryn, Brother Of
__Warner, Karl
__World War II
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Greenville (Texas) Herald Banner, Thu, 9 Apr 1998, page A2, Obituaries, Edgar Ablowich
Edgar Allen Ablowich, 84, of Virginia Beach, Va., formerly of Greenville, died Monday in Norfolk, Va. Funeral services will be at 2:30 p.m. Friday at Peters Funeral Home Chapel with Rev. Ben Shinn officiating. Burial will be in Forest Park Cemetery.
He was born in Commerce on April 29, 1913, son of David Jonathan and Nita Jacobs Ablowich. His family moved to Greenville in 1918. He graduated from Greenville High School; received a B.S. degree from the University of Southern California in 1934, and MBA from East Texas State Teachers College, Commerce, in 1968 and a Ph.D. in management from North Texas State University in 1973. He and Virginia Mae Christopherson were married Sept. 2, 1936 in Los Angeles, Calif. Ablowich was a veteran serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II.
Ablowich was a member of the 1932 U.S. Olympic 1600-meter relay team which won a gold medal in Los Angeles, Calif.
He was a retail merchant in Greenville for many years and was a longtime member of Kavanaugh United Methodist Church. He was an associate professor at the Air Force Institute of Technology for the University of Wyoming in Cheyenne, Wyo., retiring in 1981. He then moved to Bella Vista, Arkansas, for a number of years. Ablowich moved to Virginia Beach, Va. in 1997.
Survivors include two sons, Dean Allen Ablowich of Virginia Beach, Va. and Ronald Edgar Ablowich of Durham, N.H.; a sister, Ann Alene Gravely of Stratham, N.H.; five grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was preceded in death by hs wife, April 21, 1997; two brothers, David Curtis Ablowich, 1974, and William James Ablowich, 1988 and a sister, Numa Kathryn Surgeon 1989.
Visitation is from 1 to 2 p.m. Friday at the funeral home.
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