2. | FITCHLEE, Victor A was born on 21 Nov 1903 in Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY (son of FITCHLEE, Charles and Mabel); died on 18 Nov 1986 in Holiday, Pasco County, FL. Notes:
Medina NY Daily Register Journal - 11/19/1986
MIDDLEPORT - Victor A.
Fitchlee, Sr., of 1614 Dawn Lane,
Holiday, Fla., formerly of Middleport,
died Tuesday in Wellsville,
N.Y.
He was born in the Town of
Royalton Nov. 21, 1903, son
of Charles and Mabel Fitchlee. He
was an engineer at Harrison's,
retiring in 1968.
He was a past master of Lodge 787
F&AM of Gasport, was past high
priest of the Ames Chapter of Lockport,
and was past illustrious master
of Bruce Council of Lockport.
He was active in area conservation
education in Niagara
County and was known as "Mr.
Conservation" throughout the area.
He was secretary treasurer of the
Niagara County Fede ation of
Conservation Clubs for 30 years. He
served on the board of directors of
the New York State Conservation
Council for 15 years, he was
president of the New York State
Association of Soil and Water
Conservation Districts, and was an
honorary member of the LaSalle
Sportsmen's Club, the Tonawanda
Sportsmen's Club, and the Fin-
Feather-Fur Conservation Society.
Fitchlee received several conservation
awards, including the
naming of the park in Gasport in his
honor last summer making it the
Victor A. Fitchlee Park.
Survivors include two sons and
two daughters, Everett (Ruth)
Fitchlee of Lockport, Mrs. Harold
(Janet) Behm of Florida, Victor E.
(Polly) Fitchlee of Middleport, Mrs.
Douglas (Delores) Melville of
Florida; 14 grandchildren; six great
grandchildren; one brother and
three sisters, John Fitchlee of
Appleton, Mrs. Geneva Burns of
Medina, Mrs. Clarence (Alice)
Zimmerman of Newfane, and Mrs.
Lee (Ann) Scott of Florida; and
several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call Thursday (7-9)
and Friday (2-4, 7-9) at the Bates,
Wallace and Heath Funeral Home
Inc., 38 State St., where funeral
services will be held Saturday at 11
a.m. with the Rev. Edward
Traunscht officiating. Burial will be
in Royalton Mountain Ridge
Cemetery.
Memorial gifts may be made to
the Heart Fund.
Gasport Lodge No. 787 F&AM will
conduct a memorial masonic service
Friday evening at 9 a.m. at the
funeral home.
Victor + HOLMES, Beatrice. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
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