Donna married LICHT, LeGrand A on 2 Sep 1961 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. LeGrand (son of LICHT, LeGrand Adolph and KAISER, Margaret Lynette) was born on 25 Feb 1941 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 May 2024 in Grand Island, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/6/1960

Mr. and Mrs. Clyde E. Rankin
Jr., Ward Road, North Tonawanda,
announce the engagement of their
daughter, Miss Donna Jean Rankin,
to LeGrand A. Licht Jr., son of
Mr. and Mrs. LeGrand A. Licht Sr.
Witmer Road.
Miss Rankin is a graduate of
North Tonawanda High School and
is employed at Moore Business
Forms.
Mr. Licht is employed at Columbus
McKinnon Corp., Tonawanda.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/5/1961

Miss Donna Jean Rankin, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Clyde E. Rankin Jr., 29 Ward Road, and LeGrand A.
Licht Jr., son of Mr. and Mrs. Licht, 7179 Witmer Rd.,
North Tonawanda, were united in marriage Sept. 2 in
First Baptist Church.
The Rev. Leo Griffin performed
the ceremony before an altar
graced with baskets of chrysanthemums
and palms.
The bride wore a white organza
over taffeta gown trimmed in appliques
of French lace and seed
pearls. A jeweled crown held her
fingertip veil and she carried a
bouquet of white gladioli petals,
rosebuds and lily of the valley.
Mrs. Robert Titterington was
matron of honor. Mrs. Ronald
Popp and Miss Susan LaPorte
were bridesmaids, Miss Carol Ann
Rankin, junior bridesmaid, andi
Jacquelin Licht, the flower girl.
They wore blue organza over taffeta
dresses and carried arrangements
of peach color roses and
gladioli petals.
Robert Titterington was best,
man. Ronald Popp and Douglas
Licht - were ushers and Randy
Licht, ringbearer.
The bride's mother wore
brown chiffon dress with beige
and brown accessories. The bride-
groom's mother chose a pink
Chantilly lace dress and white accessories.
Both wore corsages to
harmonize with their attire.
Blue and white streamers and
wedding bells decorated the Ma-
sonic Temple in Sweet Home Rd.
for a buffet supper which followed
the ceremony.
The couple traveled to the Adir-
ondack Mountains on a wedding
trip. They will be at home after
Sept. 10 in 314 Linwood Ave.,
North Tonawanda.

1. LICHT, Melanie Lynn
2. LICHT, James
3. LICHT, Raymond
4. LICHT, Judith
5. LICHT, Lee
6. LICHT, David

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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]

Notes:

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.

William + Margaret B. Margaret was born about 1882; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]