Thomas Edward "Tommy" Edelblut

EDELBLUT, Thomas Edward "Tommy," 63, of Henrico County, passed away June 1, 2010. An avid outdoorsman, he was a past member of Town & Country and Waterloo Hunt Clubs. Tommy's passion for baseball was displayed for many years while coaching and volunteering for Tuckahoe Little League. As an Engineering Assistant, he worked for 35 years for Verizon telephone. He was preceded in death by his parents, Mr. and Mrs. George H. Edelblut Jr. He is survived by his wife of 39 years, Kathy Edelblut; his daughter, Katy Cohen and her husband, Greg; his son, Tommy Edelblut Jr. and his wife, Laura; his grandchildren, Gregory and Edward Cohen and Stacy Edelblut; his brother, George "Buddy" Edelblut and his wife, Remonia, of Quinton, Va.; his sister, Carolyn Jones and her husband, Ken "JR," of Salem, Va.; his mother and father-in-law, Kathleen and Edward Johnson; two sisters and brothers-in-law, Mary and Ralph Puccinelli and Mary Louise and Edward Johnson Jr.; and many nieces and nephews. The family will receive friends 6 to 8 p.m. Friday at Bliley's-Central, 3801 Augusta Ave. A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated 11 a.m. Saturday at St. Paul's Catholic Church, with inurnment to follow in the church columbarium. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made to St. Paul's Catholic Church, 909 Rennie Avenue, Richmond, Virginia 23227.


This obituary was originally published in the Richmond Times-Dispatch.