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Niagara Gazette - 10/8/1970

TONAWANDA - Arthur E.
Ekins, 69, of 16 Park Ave., died
Wednesday (Oct. 7, 1970) at
his residence after a long illness.
Funeral service will be conducted
at 1:30 p.m. Saturday
at the Roth Funeral Home by
Rev. Canon Alexander Corti.
Burial will be in White Chapel
Memorial Park.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/8/1970

EKINS - Arthur E. Ekins, 69.
of 16 Park Ave., Tonawanda,
Wednesday (Oct. 7, 1970) at his
residence after a long illness.
Born in Thorold, Ont., he had
been a resident of Tonawanda
for more than 45. years and had
been employed at Spaulding
Fibre Co. for 37 years before
retiring four years ago. He was
a member of St. Mark's
Episcopal Church; past master
of Tonawanda Lodge 247,
F&AM, and member of the
Pellowcraft Club; past royal
patron of Twin City Court 141
and past assistant grand lecturer
of the State of New York,
Order of the Amaranth;
member of Ancient Accepted
Scottish Rite Valley of Buffalo;
Niagara River Lodge 527,
IOOF; Enterprise Encampment
88, IOOF; Lebanon Shrine
3, Order of the White Shrine of
Jerusalem, Buffalo, and the
Foreman's Club of Spaulding
Fibre Co.
He is survived by his wife,
Alice (nee Vigrass) Ekins; two
daughters, Miss Marjorie P.
Ekins of North Tonawanda and
Mrs. Wilbert (Virginia)
Ostwald of Tonawanda; a son,
Charles W. Keyes of Tonawanda;
a sister, Miss Jessie
Ekins, and a brother, W. Earle
Ekins, both of Thorold; six
grandchildren and a greatgrandchild.
Friends may call at John O.
Roth Funeral Home, Morgan
and William Streets, Tonawanda,
where services will be
conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday
by the Rev. Canon Alexander
Corti. Burial in White
Chapel Cemetery. Tonawanda
Lodge 247 will conduct a
Masonic service at 8 p.m.
Friday at the funeral home.
Memorials may be made to
Tonawanda Lodge 247, F&AM.

Arthur + VIGRASS, Alice A. Alice (daughter of VIGRASS, Ernest L and ROMANOWSKY, Emma M) was born on 2 Aug 1904 in New York; died in Apr 1991 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 4/15/1968

TONAWANDA-Ernest L. Vigrass Sr., 95, of 16
Park Ave., died Sunday (April 14, 1968) in his home
after a long illness.
Bom in Staffordshire, England,
he resided here most of
his life.
He served as justice of, the
peace here for 20 years,, retiring
about 25 years ago. He was
a member of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church and a life member
of the Knights of Pythias.
He was the husband of the
former Emma Romanowski,
who died in 1958.
Survivors include four sons,
Ernest, Arthur and Wilbert,
of this city, and Robert of Newfane;
four daughters, Mrs.
George (Beatrice) Bacon, Mrs.
Arthur (Alice) Ekins, Mrs. Wallace
(Emma) Jaenecke, all of
this city, and Mrs. Samuel
(Olive) Horan of Lockport; 23
grandchildren and 33 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
the Roth Funeral Home by the
Rev. Canon Alexander Corti.
Burial will be in White Chapel
Memorial Park.

Ernest married ROMANOWSKY, Emma M on 6 Sep 1899 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Emma was born about 1879 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 16 Mar 1958 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

TONAWANDA - Mrs. Emma
R o m a n o w s k y Vigrass, 79, of 16
Park Ave. died Sunday (March 16,
1958) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital
after several months illness.
A native of this city, she war
a member of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Ernest L. Vigrass, five daughters,
Mrs. George Bacon, Mrs. Harold
Voisinet, Mrs. Athur Ekins and
Mrs. Wallace. Jaenecke, all of this
city, and Mrs. Samuel Horan,
Lockport; four sons, Ernest Vigrass
Jr.. Arthur Wilbert and Robert
Vigrass, all of this city; 22 grandchildren
and 13 great grandchildren.
The Rev. Alexander J. Corti
will conduct services at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the John O. Roth
Funeral Home. Burial will be in
White Chapel Memorial Park.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/2/1949

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Vigrass
of 16 Park Ave. will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary,
tomorrow evening, with a garden
party at their home. They were
married in North Tonawanda Sept.
6 1899 by the Rev. Walter Lord
and have lived in the Tonawandas
most of their lives. The Rev. Lord
will attend the celebration.
Mr. Vigrass, who retired from
business three years ago, waa
born in England and came to Canada
at the age of one. Later he
moved to North Tonawanda. Mrs.
Vigrass, 70, the former Emma
Romanowsky, was born in Tonawanda.
Mr. and Mrs. Vigrass are the
parents of four sons, Ernest Arthur,
Wilbert, Robert and five
daughters, Mrs. George Bacon,
Mrs. Harold Voisinet, Mrs. Arthur
Ekins, Mrs. Samuel and Mrs.
Wallace Jaenecke. They have 16
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.