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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/4/1971

William J. Bicker, 76, formerly
active with volunteer
firemen's associations, died this
morning at Lockport Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Bicker was born Aug. 27,
1895, in Lockport, a son of John
and Mary (Burke) Bicker.
He was in the U.S. Army in
World War I.
M r. Bicker worked at
Harrison Radiator Division,
General Motors Corp., for 47
years, before retiring in 1960.
He worked as a shear operator
there.
After retiring Mr. Bicker
operated the Exempt Volunteer
Firemen's Association Club on
Elm Street, until it closed Aug.
I, 1971.
Mr. Bicker was a member
and served as president for 23
years with the Lockport Exempt
Volunteer Firemen's Association.
He was a member and past
president of the Niagara County
Volunteer Firemen's Association,
a member of the New
York State Volunteer Firemen's
Association, the Western New
York Volunteer Firemen's Association
and the Frontier Volunteer
Firemen's Association in
Niagara Falls.
He was also a member of St.
John the Baptist Church; the
Old Guard; B. Leo Dolan Post
410, American Legion; VFW,
No. 2535; B.P.O.E. No. 41; and
a member and past commander
of World War I Barracks No.
1334.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ella S. Bicker; a daughter and
a son, Mrs. Thomas (Bernice)
Hammond and Wallace A.
Bicker; a sister and a brother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts and
Stephen Bicker; eight grandchildren;
one great granddaughter;
several nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to
9 p.m. tonight and from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow
at the Prudden and Kandt
Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St.
Funeral services will be he'd
Where Saturday at 8:45 a.m. and
at 9:15 a.m. at St. John the
Baptist Church. Burial will be
in Cold Spring Cemeterv.
Recitation of the Rosary will
be at 8:15 p.m. Friday.

William married KRAUSE, Ella S on 20 Sep 1922 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of KRAUSE, Charles) was born on 7 Dec 1901; died on 22 Sep 2002 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/20/1922

The marriage of Miss Ella S. Krause,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
Krause of Royalton Center to William
J. Bicker of Lockport, was quietly solemnised
at 10 o'clock this morning at
the First M. E. parsonage. Rev. W. M
Young officiating. Attendants were
Miss Ada Leoschke and Walter Krause

1. BICKER, Bernice
2. BICKER, Wallace A was born on 16 Aug 1925 in New York; died on 30 Jul 1990 in New York.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 8/18/1944

Services for John S. Bicker, who
died at the home of a son, Stephen
Bicker. 201 Union St., Thursday,
will be held at 8:30 tomorrow at
the Kennedy Funeral Home and at
9 o'clock at St. John's Church, with
burial in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Mr. Bicker had been employed
for many years by the Harrison
Radiator Division, General Motors
Corporation, but retired 5 years ago.
He was born In the Town of Pendleton.
He leaves 2 sons, Stephen and
William J. Bicker, 2 daughters, Mrs.
Arthur Savigny and Mrs. Rial
Roberts and 3 sisters, Mrs. John
Bishop, Mrs. William Baudendistle
and Mrs. Frank Laubacker, all of
Lockport.

John married BURKE, Mary Frances about 1891. Mary was born about 1867 in New York; died on 5 Dec 1940 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 12/5/1940

Mary F. Bicker passed away sud-
denly Thursday morning, December
5, 1940 at the Lockport City hospital.
She is survived by her husband
John S., two daughters and two
sons, Mrs. Arthur Savigny, Mrs.
Rial Roberts, william J. and
Stephen V., also thirteen grand-
children, one sister Mrs. Peter Grat-
ten all of Lockport. Remains re-
posing at the Kennedy Funeral
Home where funeral services will
be held Saturday morning, Decem-
ber 7, 1940 at 8:30 o'clock and 9:00
o'clock at St. John's church. Inter-
ment at St. Patrick's cemetery.
Friends invited to call.

Notes:

Shown in the 1880 census with last name of "Poskor"

Sebastian + REHM, Mary Anna. Mary was born about 1835 in Bavaria; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]