Kurt Joseph Ucko (August 25, 1921 – July 2, 2018)[1][2][3][4][5] was an American field hockey player since 1932[1][6] who qualified for the 1952 Summer Olympics[1][6] and competed in the 1956 Summer Olympics,[1][6][7] coming from Packanack Lake, New Jersey,[7][8] with his brother Felix Alfred Ucko,[1][7][9] and got 11th place.[1][6] He also played for the New York Field Hockey Club.[1][6] He created Ucko Machine Tools, Inc. and the North Jersey Men’s Field Hockey Club.[1] He was born in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany[6] to American parents[1][6] and died in South Orange[2][6] or Maplewood, New Jersey.[2][4] He was married to Martha Kribben Ucko (1923 – August 9, 2008) for 61 years.[10][11]

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  2. 1 2 3 "Kurt J. Ucko Obituary - South Orange, New Jersey". Everhere. Archived from the original on October 8, 2018.
  3. ↑ The family of Kurt J. Ucko; Bechler, Birgitta (August 8, 2018). "Contributions to the tribute of Kurt J. Ucko | Jacob A Holle Funeral Home". The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Kurt Ucko Obituary - Death Notice and Service Information". Legacy.com. July 5, 2018 [July 4, 2018]. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  5. ↑ "Kurt J Ucko". AncientFaces. September 25, 2013. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.
  6. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "Kurt Joseph UCKO Biography, Olympic Medals, Records and Age". Olympics. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  7. 1 2 3 Triolo, Tony (November 19, 1956). "U.S. OLYMPIC FIELD HOCKEY TEAM". Sports Illustrated. Vol. 5, no. 21. p. 128. Retrieved September 13, 2023.
  8. ↑ "Linda Ucko, K. L. Leiby Jr. Will Be Wed". Section 1. The New York Times (National ed.). January 10, 1982. p. 53. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved September 14, 2023.
  9. ↑ "Kurt Ucko - Genealogy". Geni.com. December 19, 2018. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.
  10. ↑ "Martha Ucko Obituary (2008) - Newark, NJ". The Star-Ledger. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023 – via Legacy.com.
  11. ↑ "Obituary of Martha Kribben Ucko | Preston Funeral Home". The Holle Family: The Jacob A. Holle and Preston Funeral Homes. Archived from the original on September 13, 2023.


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