Norfolk City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Ambrose, Birch Vaiden May 16, 1995
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Virginian-Pilot, The (Norfolk, VA) - Friday, May 19, 1995
Birch Vaiden Ambrose, 83, of the 100 block of West Leicester Ave., a retired 
custodial supervisor, died May 16, 1995, in a Norfolk hospital.
Mr. Ambrose was born in South Norfolk. He retired in 1977 from the Social 
Services office, city of Norfolk; and was a member of Christ United 
Methodist Church, Norfolk; Fleet Reserve Association, Branch (NU)60; and the 
South Norfolk Old Timers Club, Chesapeake. He was a World War II veteran and 
retired as a Navy chief petty officer after 21 1/2 years. He served in the 
Battle of Makassar Strait, the Battle of Badung Strait, the Battle of Java 
Sea, the Battle of Bali Strait, the Asiatic Campaign, the China Service, the 
Philippine Campaign, the North African Campaign, and received the 
Presidential Unit Citation.
Survivors include his wife, Alice Barbara Ambrose; a daughter and son-in-
law, Deborah A. Beaudoin and Keith Beaudoin of Norfolk; four sons and 
daughters-in-law, Henry B. Ambrose and Marie A. Ambrose of Norfolk, Thomas 
R. Ambrose of Norfolk, Robert J. Ambrose and Janice W. Ambrose of Chesapeake 
and John S. Ambrose and Kelli J. Ambrose of Durham, N.C.; and six 
grandchildren, Alexis M. Ambrose and Aaron J.B. Ambrose, both of Norfolk, 
Joseph T. Ambrose and Jacob M. Ambrose, both of Chesapeake, and Samuel V. 
Ambrose and David L. Ambrose, both of Durham, N.C.
A funeral will be conducted at 2 p.m. today at Francis A. Gay Funeral Home, 
South Norfolk Chapel, by the Rev. Fran Moody. Burial will be in Magnolia 
Cemetery.


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