Robert + RYAN, Dorothy M. Dorothy (daughter of RYAN, Percy Harold and BLOOM, Winifred Charlotte) was born on 9 Nov 1927 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 15 Sep 2020 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Dorothy Mae Ryan Vigrass of Newfane, NY wife of the late Robert C. Vigrass Sr. entered into rest on Tuesday, September 15, 2020 in Elderwood Care Lockport, NY.  She was born in Lockport, NY on November 9, 1927, the daughter of the late Pete and Winifred Bloom Ryan. Member of Miller Hose Auxiliary, disaster chairperson fro Miller Hose Fire Co, Newfane Historical Society, St. Andrews Episcopal Church. Dorothy drove bus for New York State Agriculture and Ridge Road Express. Also was an election inspector for Niagara County. She enjoyed her garden, china painting and quilting. Beloved mother of Robert C. Vigrass Jr., Richard (Connie) Vigrass and the late Charlene Vigrass. Grandmother of Samuel Payne, Molly Vigrass and Nicole Emmerick. Dearest sister of Winifred Heschke, Charlotte Patrick, Donald (Judy) Ryan, Dawn Coyle and the late Betty (Gordon) Crane, Harold (Pat) Shirley Ray, Gerry (Ernie) Winters, Audrey (Wayne) Burgess, Mary (Jr) Caldwell, Anna Heschke and Florence Kolbe. Sister in law of Robert Heschke, Herb Kolbe and the late Fay Heschke, Pat Patrick and Raymond Coyle. Mother in law of Rick Nowicki, Bob Payne and Diane Vigrass. Also survived by many nieces, nephews and cousins. Family and friends may call at the Rutland-Corwin Funeral Home, Inc. 2670 Main St. Newfane , NY on Sunday from 4-8pm where a Funeral Service will be held on Monday at 11am. Burial will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. Memorials to the Make A Wish Foundation or St. Andrews Episcopal Church.  

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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.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 1/31/1972

RYAN - Percy (Pete) H. of
5851 Robinson RD. Sunday.
January 30. 1972. Husband of
Winifred C, father of Mrs.
Gordon (Betty) Crane and Mrs.
Robert (Anna) Heschke of
A p p 1 e t o n , Mrs. Robert
(Dorothy) Vigrass and Harold
(Pat) J. of Newfane. Mrs.
Ernest (Geraldine) Winters,
Mrs. Whitney (Mary) Caldwell,
Mrs. Raymond (Dawn) Coyle
and Donald E. of Lockport,
Mrs. Fayette (Winifred)
Heschke and Mrs. Herbert
(Florence) Kolbe of Gasport,
Mrs. James (Audrey) Glass of
Flint, Mich, and Mrs. Francis
(Charlotte) Patrick of Miami,
brother of Mrs. Perry (Lillian)
Dunn and Mrs. Ray ( A l i c e)
Halstead, John F. of Lockport,
Mrs. Hubert (Grace) Bloom of
Hartland and Mrs. William
( M a r g a r e t ) Eastman of
Gasport, also survived by 37
grandchildren and 3 great
grandsons. Friends received
from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at the
Joseph M. Kennedy Funeral
Home Inc., 122 Walnut St.
where the funeral will be held
Wednesday, February 2 at 3:00
p.m. Interment in Glenwood
Cemetery

Percy married BLOOM, Winifred Charlotte about Jul 1927 in Williamsville, Erie County, NY. Winifred (daughter of BLOOM, George D and Hannah E) was born about 1907 in England; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John + Grace L. Grace was born about 1886 in New York; died on 21 Mar 1956 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/22/1956

Mrs. Grace L. Ryan, 70, of 135
Fayette St., a retired practical
nurse, died Wednesday (March
XI, 1956i In Lockport Memorial
Hospital after a month's illness.
Mrs. Ryan was a nurse at Wyndham
Lawn Home for Children for
It years and also in many area
nursing homes.
A resident of Lockport for SO
years, she spent her youth in the
Quaker Road area.
Surviving are three sons. Percy
H . John F. and Bernard D , all of
Lockport; four daughters, Mrs.
Perry Dunn. Mrs. Ray Halstead
and Miss Margaret G. Ryan, all of
Lockport; Mrs. Hubert Bloom.
Barker; 38 grandchildren and 21
great-grandchildren. Her husband,
John F. Ryan, died 15 years ago.
Services will be held Saturday
at 2 o'clock at the Kennedy Fun-
eral Home, 122 Walnut St., the
Rev. A.H. Schott, pastor of Clin-
ton Street Methodist Church, offi-
ciating. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/16/1934

George Bloom died November 14,
1914, at Lyons, N, Y. He is survived
by bis wife, Hannah, four sons, Herbert
and Gordon of Lockport, George
and Robert of Pennsylvania, two
daughters, Mrs. Percy Ryan of
Lockport. and Mrs. Walter Hunt of
England, three brothers, Hubert of
Knowiesville, James of England and
William of Kucksvilie. The funeral
win be held from the home of his
daughter, Mrs. Percy Ryan of 47
Dayton street, Sunday, November 18,
1934, at 1:30 o'clock. Interment will
be in Glenwood cemetery.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

The body of George Bloom, 53,
Lockport boatman, who died suddenly
Wednesday night of an acute
heart attack on a canal boat at Lyons,
was brought here today for
funeral services to be held Sunday
afternoon at the home of his daughter,
Mrs. Percy Ryan, 47 Dayton
street. Burial will be in Qlenwood
cemetery.
Mr. Bloom, who for the peat five
years had been employed as captain
by the Seaboard-Great Lakes
corporation, visited here Sunday
night when the fleet, of which he
was in charge, passed through the
locks on its last trip to New York
for this
A native of England, Mr. Bloom
has been employed on the canal for
the past ten years. He spent the
winters to Lockport.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Hannah Bloom, of this city; four
sons, Hubert and Gordon Bloom of
Lockport, George Bloom of Gran-
ville Summit, Pa., and Robert Bloom
of Woodhall: two daughters. Mrs.
Ryan of Lockport and Mrs. Walter
Hunt of England; three brothers,
James Bloom of England, William
Bloom of Kuckville and Hubert
Bloom of Knowlesville.

George married Hannah E about 1906. Hannah was born on 21 Apr 1887 in England; died on 28 Aug 1953 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 8/29/1953

Mrs. Hannah Boots, 66, longtime
resident of this area, died
Friday evening at her home,
Saunders Settlement, RD 2 Lockport.
She was born in England,
April 21, 1887, but came to Niagara
County when quite young.
Mrs. Boots leaves her husband.
John W Boots, and 11 children
from two marriages Mrs. May
Hunt, who lives In England; Mrs.
Winifred Ryan. Hubert Bloom.
Gordon Bloom, Mrs. Lydia Mulr,
Orven Boots, and John Allen Boots,
Lockport; Robert Bloom, Cameron
Mills, N.Y.; George Bloom, a
Pennsylvania resident; Mrs. Edna
M a d d i n g , Buffalo; and Mrs
Josephine Maines. a resident of
Virginia.
Mrs. Boots had 39 grandchildren
and nine great grandchildren.
She was a member of the Past
Pocahontas Club, the Foresters,
the Eagles Auxiliary and American
Legion Auxiliary
Funeral services have been set
at 2 p.m. Monday afternoon at
the Clemens O. Gaul Funeral
Home. Burial will be in Cold
Springs Cemetery.