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Katarina Ambrova, 1904–1989 (aged 84 years)

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Katarina /Ambrova/
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unknown Ambro
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Magda Ambrova
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Birth: March 16, 1904 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Immigration: July 25, 1931 — Came to Halifax, Canada on Rotterdam, having departed from Rotterdam on July 18 with children Gabriela and Karol
Death: January 2, 1989 — Toronto, Ontario
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Katarina Ambrova
1904–1989
Birth: March 16, 1904 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Death: January 2, 1989 — Toronto, Ontario
Family with Karel Jozef Dobias
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Birth: October 27, 1895 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Immigration: May 2, 1925 — Came to Canada on Montclaire (CP Line) to Quebec City from Liverpool, then to CP Colonization Department, Winnipeg, with $25 in his pocket
Occupation 2: Foreman for CNR — about 1925
Occupation: Butcher/ Grocery store chain operator ( Dobs Food Stores ) in Toronto — between 1940 and 1963 — Toronto
Occupation 1: World War 1 Veteran of the Austrian Hungarian Empire ( Calvary)
Death: November 16, 1970 — Toronto, Ontario
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Karel Jozef Dobias
1895–1970
Birth: October 27, 1895 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Death: November 16, 1970 — Toronto, Ontario
herself
Birth: March 16, 1904 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Immigration: July 25, 1931 — Came to Halifax, Canada on Rotterdam, having departed from Rotterdam on July 18 with children Gabriela and Karol
Death: January 2, 1989 — Toronto, Ontario
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Katarina Ambrova
1904–1989
Birth: March 16, 1904 — Klatova Nova Ves, Austro-Hungarian Empire
Death: January 2, 1989 — Toronto, Ontario
daughter
Gabriela Anne Dobias
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son
Karol (Charles) Dobias, violinist
Birth: August 6, 1924 — Klatova Nova Ves, Czechoslovakia
Immigration: July 25, 1931 — age 8; Came to Halifax, Canada on Rotterdam, having departed from Rotterdam on July 18 with mother Katarina and older sister Gabriela
Fact 4a: between 1960 and 1969 — as member of Toronto Symphony for 9 years he toured Japan, England, Scotland, France - Seiji Ozawa conductor
Fact 6: 1970 — Concertmaster of Edmonton Symphony Orchestra; formed Alberta Trio (featured at Stratford Music Festival)
Fact 9: 1972 — Concertmaster of Winnipeg Royal Ballet and associate concertmaster to Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra
Fact 7: between 1972 and 1974 — Canada Council grant; studied with Josef Suk in Prague in summers.
Fact 8a: 1975 — Community Service Award from Winnipeg
Fact 11: 1990 — July; soloist with the Slovak Chamber Orchestra in Vivaldi Concert
Occupation: plays a violin made by Giovanni Grancino in Milan in 1702 — 1996
Fact 12: 1996 — first Slovak State Violin Competition of Karol Dobias
Fact 13: 1997 — Karol Dobias International Violin Competition - 3 cash prizes
Cause of death (Facts Pg): 2001 — starting in 1998 had several treatments and surgeries for throat cancer
Fact 2: scholarship student of Kathleen Parlo at Royal Conservatory of Music, Toronto, with sister as accompanist
Fact 3: At Royal Conservatory of Music he served as concertmaster of Canadian Opera Compnay.
Fact 4: Concertmaster & soloist with National Ballet of Canada for 9 years; toured North America
Fact 5: Studied with Ivan Galmian in New York for 5 summers; Henryk Szeryng in Geneva, Switzerland for one summer.
Fact 10: formed Canada West Trio; played CBC Radio Network often.
Fact 1: Mother loved music and bought him a cheap violin to keep him off the streets.
Death: March 17, 2001 — Winnipeg, Manitoba
Burial: 2001 — cremated; ashes in Klatova Nova Ves, Slovakia and Toronto with parents
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Karol Dobias Jr.
1924–2001
Birth: August 6, 1924 — Klatova Nova Ves, Czechoslovakia
Death: March 17, 2001 — Winnipeg, Manitoba