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William Rankin Obituary


Of The Town of Cambria, passed away on Saturday, February 24, at his home under the care of his family and Niagara Hospice.  He was born in Buffalo, NY,  on October 15, 1946, the son of  Harriet (Becker) Rankin and the late Clyde Rankin.
Mr. Rankin was a graduate of North Tonawanda High School and served with the US Army during the Vietnam War.
He was a bio remediation engineer with Spaulding Fibre and Composites for over 30 years.
Mr. Rankin was an avid sportsman and woodworker.
He especially enjoyed his time spent at his log cabin in Belfast, NY and in the Thousand Islands.
Mr. Rankin was the husband of 40 years to the late Lydia A. [Drake] Rankin, who passed away in February of 2010.
In addition to his mother, he is survived by two sons Tanner (Katherine) and John , a grandson John Rankin,  two sisters Donna (Lee) Licht and Carol Ann McGranahan, also  many nieces and nephews.
His family will be present on Thursday from 4-7 PM at the  RHONEY FUNERAL HOME, 5893 Hoover Road, SANBORN, NY, with Military Honors to follow at 7:00 PM.
Interment in St. Peter's Lutheran Cemetery, Town of  Cambria.
Visit www.rhoneyfuneralhome.com, for guest register.

William + DRAKE, Lydia A. Lydia died in Feb 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 4/8/1986

RANKIN - Clyde E. Rankin Jr ,
age 67, of North Tonawanda, Monday,
(April 7, 1986) after a lengthy
illness. Mr Rankin was a member
of the Grand Island Masonic Lodge
#1138 F&A.M. in the Scottish Rite of
Buffalo.
He is survived by his wife, Harriett
(nee Becker) Rankin; two
daughters, Mrs. Lee (Donna) Licht
and Mrs. William (Carol) Mc-
Granahan, both of North Tonawanda
and a son, William (Lydia)
Rankin of Lockport; also survived
by five grandchildren; a brother,
Louis (Gretchen) Rankin of Buffalo.
Friends may call at the Fretthold
Funeral Home Inc., 1241 Oliver St.
at Ward Rd. in North Tonawanda,
Tuesday 7-9 and Wednesday 2-4 and
7-9 p.m. Funeral services will be
held at the funeral home, Thursday
at 11 a.m. the Rev. Woodrow W.
McCaleb will officiate. Interment in
Acacia Park Cemeterv.

Clyde + BECKER, Harriett M. Harriett (daughter of BECKER, William C and FLEMING, Amelia) was born about 1924 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Clyde married MEYERS, LeMoyne A about 1913. LeMoyne was born about 1894 in PA; died on 11 Oct 1972 in Niles, Trumbull County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/12/1972

RANKIN - LeMoyne A.
Rankin. 78, in Niles, Ohio, Oct.
11, 1972. Wife of Clyde E.
Rankin Sr.; mother of Louis H.
Rankin of Eggertsville, Clyde
E. Rankin Jr. of North Tonawanda,
and Mrs. Donald
(LeMoyne) Loomis of Niles,
Ohio; sister of William Meyers
of Pennsylvania, and George
Meyers of Florida; also
survived by eight grandchildren
and three great-grandchildren.
Funeral services Saturday at
10 a.m. in Riverside Baptist
Church, 346 Ontario St. Friends
are invited to call 7 to 9 p.m.
Thursday and Friday 2 to 4 and 7
to 9 p.m. at the Denneville
Funeral Home, Inc., 366 Ontario
St.

William + FLEMING, Amelia. Amelia (daughter of FLEMING, William J and Margaret B) was born about 1906 in New York; died on 27 Oct 1984 in Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/29/1984

BECKER - Amelia F. Becker, 78,
of North Tonawanda, Saturday
(October 27, 1984) at DeGraff Memorial
Hospital after a brief Illness.
Mrs. Becker was a member of the
First Baptist Church, Augustus H.
Crown Chapter 619,0.E.S., Order of
the White Shrine, Messiah Chapter
18, Niagara Falls, North Tonawanda
Senior Citizens and former
supervisor of Tri-Star Triangle No.
132. Wife of the late William Becker
who died August 1983.
Beloved mother of Mrs. Clyde
(Harriett) Rankin and Lester (Ann)
Becker, both of North Tonawanda;
grandmother of six grandchildren
and fifteen great-grandchildren;
sister of Margaret Papp of Las
Vegas, Nev , and Wilbert and Albert
Fleming, both of California.
Friends received by the family
Monday 7 to 9 p.m. and Tuesday 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m., at the Brunner
Funeral Home, 156 Robinson St.,
North Tonawanda where services
will be held Wednesday at 11 a.m.,
the Rev. Woodrow McCaleb officiating.
Interment Acacia Park
Cemetery.