Anthony Stanley "Iggy" Ambo

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• Census: 1930, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He was recorded while living with his parents.; : 16; Address:
  15 Carpenters Lane
• Census: 1940, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; His occupation is listed as a caretaker. He and his wife were living with his widowed mother and family.; : 26; Address:
  15 Carpenters Lane
• Draft Registration: 16 Oct 1940, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He registered for the draft and was employed by T. C. Kelleher.; : 27; Address:
  15 Carpenter Lane
• Residence: 1989, Porter Corners, Saratoga County, New York; Address:
  48 Holmes Rd
• Miscellaneous: Jun 1996; He elected to the Harness Hall of Fame.
• Residence: 2001, Porter Corners, Saratoga County, New York
• Obituary: 15 Jun 2001; Anthony Ambo, 87, harness racer, Hall of Fame member PORTER CORNERS -Private services will be held for Anthony S. Ambo, 87, of Holmes Road, who died Wednesday at Saratoga Hospital after a long illness. Born in Wilkes-Barre, Pa., Mr. Ambo lived in the local area for more than 60 years. Mr. Ambo lived in Porter Corners for the past 23 years. He and his wife operated a farm in Greenfield where Mr. Ambo trained standardbred horses. He was a trainer and driver at the Saratoga Raceway and drove at several other tracks in New England. Mr. Ambo was elected to the Harness Hall of Fame in June of 1996. Mr. Ambo was a member of the Old Timers Club, Harness Horsemen's Association and the Edinburg Beagle Hare Club of Edinburg. Survivors include his wife of 66 years, Eleanor Ambo; two brothers, Edward and Leon Ambo, both of Massachusetts; three sisters, Veronica Melnick, Stacia Maleski and Elizabeth Ambo, all of Greenfield. There are no calling hours. Burial will be at a later date in Bernardston, Mass. Arrangements are by the Bussing & Cuniff Funeral Home, Saratoga Springs. Published by the Daily Gazette, 15 June 2001
• Last Full Review: 8 May 2021

Anthony married Elinor Frances Whitaker on 22 Apr 1935 in Averill Park, Rensselaer County, New York. Elinor (daughter of Charles Herbert Whitaker and Orra May Hale) was born on 22 Feb 1919 in Gill, Franklin County, Massachusetts; died on 28 Mar 2010 in Saratoga Springs, Saratoga County, New York; was buried in Center Cemetery, Bernardston, Franklin County, Massachusetts. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; He is listed as a janitor in a tool factory; : 47; Address:
  15 Carpenters Lane

Joseph married Sophie Simon. Sophie was born about 1895 in Poland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Other Events and Attributes:

• Census: 1930, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; : 35; Address:
  15 Carpenters Lane
• Census: 1940, Greenfield, Franklin County, Massachusetts; She was listed as a widow; : 45; Address:
  15 Carpenters Lane