Kurt Ucko Explained
Kurt Joseph Ucko (August 25, 1921 - July 2, 2018)[1] [2] was an American field hockey player since 1932 who qualified for the 1952 Summer Olympics and competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics, coming from Packanack Lake, New Jersey,[3] [4] with his brother Felix Alfred Ucko,[5] [6] and got 11th place.[7] He also played for the New York Field Hockey Club. He created Ucko Machine Tools, Inc. and the North Jersey Men’s Field Hockey Club. He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany to American parents and died in South Orange or Maplewood, New Jersey.[8] [9] He was married to Martha Kribben Ucko (1923 – August 9, 2008) for 61 years.[10] [11]
Notes and References
- Web site: The family of Kurt J. Ucko . Bechler . Birgitta . August 8, 2018 . Contributions to the tribute of Kurt J. Ucko Jacob A Holle Funeral Home . September 13, 2023 . The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes .
- Web site: September 25, 2013 . Kurt J Ucko . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913203705/https://www.ancientfaces.com/person/kurt-j-ucko-birth-1921-united-states/159025456 . September 13, 2023 . AncientFaces . en.
- News: Triolo . Tony . November 19, 1956 . U.S. OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY TEAM . en-us . 5 . 128 . Sports Illustrated . 21 . September 13, 2023.
- News: January 10, 1982 . Linda Ucko, K. L. Leiby Jr. Will Be Wed . en-US . National . 53 . The New York Times . Section 1 . September 14, 2023 . 0362-4331.
- Web site: Kurt Ucko . Olympedia . OlyMADMen.
- Web site: December 19, 2018 . Kurt Ucko - Genealogy . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913204948/https://www.geni.com/people/Kurt-Ucko/6000000015974979710 . September 13, 2023 . Geni.com . en-US.
- Web site: Kurt Joseph UCKO Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age . September 13, 2023 . Olympics.
- Web site: Kurt J. Ucko Obituary - South Orange, New Jersey . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20181008214137/https://www.everhere.com/us/obituary-south-orange-kurt-j-ucko-7649852 . October 8, 2018 . Everhere.
- Web site: July 5, 2018 . July 4, 2018 . Kurt Ucko Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information . September 13, 2023 . Legacy.com . en.
- Web site: Martha Ucko Obituary (2008) - Newark, NJ . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913202201/https://obits.nj.com/us/obituaries/starledger/name/martha-ucko-obituary?id=13324394 . September 13, 2023 . The Star-Ledger . Legacy.com.
- Web site: Obituary of Martha Kribben Ucko Preston Funeral Home . live . https://web.archive.org/web/20230913203044/https://jacobhollefuneralhome.com/tribute/details/9067/Martha-Ucko/obituary.html . September 13, 2023 . The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes . en-US.