Charles Edwin PROBST

PROBST

Posted By: Sarah Thorson Little (email)
Date: 7/4/2012 at 13:55:33

November 12, 1914 ---- May 18, 1990

Charles (Chuck) E. Probst, a Fellow of the Society, died in Malvern, Pennsylvania on May 18, 1990 after a long illness. He was 75 years old. Born in Galt, Iowa on November 12, 1914, Mr. Probst studied actuarial science under eminent Professor H. L. Rietz at State University of Iowa, graduating in 1938. He immediately entered the actuarial staff of Connecticut General in Hartford, serving that company until 1954 except during service, much of it overseas as a captain, in the U.S. Army. His war service logistics caused him to witness several historic events such as the surrender of General Kesselring and the capture of Field Marshal Goedng. He achieved his Fellowship in 1948 as one of the last qualifiers before the merger of the Actuarial Society of America and the American Institute of Actuaries. His specialty quickly became group insurance, and he brought his extensive experience in that field to the Provident Mutual in 1954 to lead the formation and subsequent development of that company's new group division. He retired in 1979. Mr. Probst was a friendly person with many interests, one of these as a wine connoisseur. He taught a course in that subject and frequently hosted handsomely arranged wine-tasting parties for his friends. Mr. Probst is survived by his wife, Anne, two sons, and a granddaughter.

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