Harold + RATHKE, Rose. Rose (daughter of RATHKE, Walter and KURSE, Katherine) was born on 20 Jul 1930; died on 9 May 2011 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/18/1965

LOCKPORT - A 76-year old
Lockport native died
Saturday (July 17. 1965) at
Memorial Hospital after a
10-day illness.
He was John Zapp Sr.,
of 372 Walnut St., a retired
employe of the Harrison
Radiator Division of General
Motors.
Prior to his employment
at Harrison, he worked for
the Western Block Co. and
had been a salesman of
household products.
He was a member of the
Holy Name Society of St.
John's Church.
He was the husband of
the late Frances E. Moran
Zapp.
Surviving are three sons,
Rernard and John Zapp
Jr.. both of Lockport. and
Harold Zapp. of Ridgewood;
two d a u g h t e r s , Mrs.
Richard Brauer and Mrs.
Carlos Glenna. both of
Lockport: a sister, Mrs.
Myron Sandford. and two
brothers. Leo and George
Zapp, all of Lockport, and
13 grandchildren.
Funeral services will be
held at 8:30 am. Wednesday
at the Kennedy Funeral
Home and at A a.m. al St.
John's Church,
Rurial will be. In St.'
Patrick's Cemetery.
Friends may call from 2
to 5 p.m. and from 7 to 9
p.m. Monday and Tuesday.

John + MORAN, Frances E. Frances (daughter of MORAN, Thomas and CAHILL, Cecilia) was born on 11 Nov 1893 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 7 Jun 1964 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 6/8/1964

LOCKPORT - A lifelong
Lockport resident, Mrs. Frances.
Zapp, 70, of 372 Walnut
St., died Sunday (June 7, 1964)
at Lockport Memorial Hospital
i: \parMrs., Zapp was b o r n in
Lockport Nov. 11,1893, daughter
of Thomas and Cecilia Cahill
Morah. She was a mem-,
ber of St.- John's Church Altar
and Rosary Society and
former member of DeSales
Mothers Club and St. John's
Mothers Club.
-Survivors include her husband,"
John Zapp; three sons,
Harold Zapp, of Ridgewood,
Bernard and John Zapp Jr.,
Lockport; two daugh- .
ters, Mrs. Richard H.
and Mrs. Carlos Glenna, both
Lockport; three sisters, Mrs.
Howard Rhodes, of Ravena,
Ohio, Mrs. Frank Lester,, of;
Olcott, and Mrs. William Heideman,
of Lockport; and 12
grandchildren.
Services w i l l be held at
8:30 a.m. Wednesday at the
Joseph M. Kennedy Funeral
Home Inc. A Requiem Mass
will be celebrated at 9 a.m.
Wednesday at St. John's
Church. Burial will be in SL
Patrick's Cemetery..

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Niagara Gazette

LOCKPORT-A well known area service station
operator, Walter Rathke, 62, of 7126 Ridge Road, Town
of Lockport, died today, (May 22, 1967) at Roswell Park
Memorial Hospital, Buffalo, after a long illness.
Born in Buffalo June 11, 1904,
the son of Fred and Julia Her-
man Rathke, he had operated
a service station at Ridgewood
for the last 33 years.
He and his widow, Katherine
Kurse, were married July 11,
1925.
Mr. Rathke was a member of
the Emmanuel Lutheran Church
of Ridgewood and a member of
the Fellowship Club of that
church.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by a son, W. Edward
Rathke and a daughter, Mrs.
Harold (Rose) Zapp, both of this
city
Also surviving are three sis
ters, Mrs. Anna Kramer of
Williamsville, Mrs. William Arle
of Albany, and Mrs. Fred Kellner
of Kenmore; two brothers,
Emil Rathke of Williamsville
and Edward Rathke of this city,
and eight grandchildren.
Friends may call at the
Bream Funeral Home, Gasport,
Tuesday and Wednesday from
2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. where the
Rev. August Kreutz of the Em-
manuel Church will conduct
services Thursday at 11 a.m.
Burial will be in Wright's Cor-
ners Cemetery.

Walter married KURSE, Katherine on 11 Jul 1925. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married SAND, Anna about 1888. Anna was born in Jan 1870 in Germany; died on 16 Jul 1953 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 7/17/1953

LOCKPORT, July 17. - Mrs.
John P. Zapp, 83, of 399 East
Union street, died last evening
at her home. Born in Germany,
Mrs. Zapp came to this, country
whea a girl, locating in this city.
She was a member of Si. Mary's
church and its Altar and Rosary
society.
Surviving are three daughters,
Mrs. Elizabeth Sullivan, vAstoria,
Long Island, Mrs. Albert Nagel
and Mrs. Myron Sanford, both of
this city; three sons, John, George
and Leo, all of Lockport, and a
brother, George Anna, Lockport.
Services will be held Monday at
8:30 a.m. at the Gaul Funeral home
and at" 9 o'clock" at St." Mary's
church. Interment will be in St.
Mary's cemetery.

Thomas + CAHILL, Cecilia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Fred + HERMAN, Julia. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]