Leonard + MCFADYEN, Margaret Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Obituary of Everett Fitchlee

Everett A. Fitchlee was taken home by the Lord on Saturday September 25, 2021, to be with his beloved wife Ruth and son Gary.  He was predeceased by Gary on February 1, 2008 and Ruth on October 6, 2009.
He was born September 20, 1923 to Victor A. and Beatrice (Holmes) Fitchlee, in the Town of Royalton.  Everett attended the County School in Royalton Center and was in the Lockport High School Class of 1942.
Everett married Ruth Behm on December 7, 1946 in Trinity Lutheran Church in Lockport and they had three children; Leonard, Gary and Nancy.
He went into the Army Air Force in March 1943, AirCraft Mechanics School at Curtiss Wright in California and Gunnery School in Nevada.  He then joined a crew as Engineer for flight training on a Boeing B17 bomber in Rapid City, South Dakota.  In September 1944, he joined the 390th Bomber Group of the 8th Air Force in Framlingham, England where he flew 30 missions over Germany and Europe.  He received the Purple Heart Medal, Air Medal with 5 Oak Leaf Clusters, the 8th Air Force Medal, and the Good Conduct Medal.
After World War II ended in May 1945, he returned home and was later discharged as a T/Sergeant in September 1945.  He took a tool and die apprenticeship at Harrison Radiator Division of General Motors and then advanced to a Senior Tool Designer.  He retired in 1982 after 36 years with Harrison’s.  After retirement Everett and Ruth enjoyed wintering in Florida.
He was a member of Trinity Lutheran Church, The Tuscarora Club, Elks Club, Moose Club, Clinton Club and American Legion. He lived his entire life in the Lockport Area.
He is survived by his son Leonard (Margie) Fitchlee of Middleport and daughter Nancy (Dean) Warner of Richmond, VA.; also 5 grandchildren, 5 great grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews.
He enjoyed bowling, golf, hunting and fishing, playing cards, gardening and spending time with his family and friends.
Relatives and friends may call on Thursday, September 30th from 4-7 PM in Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street, Lockport.   Services will be held Friday, October 1st at 10 AM in Trinity Lutheran Church, 67 Saxton Street, Lockport.  Interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery.  Memorials to Trinity Lutheran Church or to charity of one’s choice would be appreciated by the family.  Online condolences at www.pruddenandkandt.com.

Everett married BEHM, Ruth Annabelle on 7 Dec 1946 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Ruth (daughter of BEHM, Johann A and HELLERT, Lillian C) was born on 27 Sep 1923 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Oct 2009 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Ruth A. Fitchlee passed away suddenly October 6, 2009 in Eastern Niagara Hospital, Lockport. Born September 27, 1923 in Cambria, NY, she was the daughter of the late John and Lillian (Hellert) Behm. Ruth worked for several years as a receptionist for William H. Menard Optical. She was a member of the Women's Guild of Trinity Lutheran Church, Senior Citizens, and enjoyed wintering in Florida, bowling and playing cards. Ruth is survived by her husband of 63 years, Everett Fitchlee of Lockport, whom she married December 1946 in Trinity Lutheran Church; father of Leonard (Margie) Fitchlee of Middleport, Nancy (Dean) Warner of Richmond. VA and the late Gary Fitchlee; grandmother of Leslie and Allison Fitchlee, Joshua and Kasey Warner and Vanessa Cain; great-grandmother of Hana Fitchlee and Jordan Cain; mother in-law of Becky Fitchlee of Gainesville, FL; sister of Delbert (Jeanne) Behm, Evelyn (Norman) Capell, Iverna Behm and the late Harold Behm, Elton Behm, Mildred Eick, Marilyn Gauda and Geraldine Waters; also survived by several nieces and nephews. Friends may call Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 PM, Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street, Lockport, where funeral services will be held Saturday morning at 10 AM. Interment will be in Acacia Park Cemetery. Memorials to the Trinity Lutheran Abiding Memorial Fund, 67 Saxton Street, Lockport, NY 14094, would be appreciated by the family

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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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24 November 1952 Tonawanda News

BEHM – John A. Behm, 74, a carpenter, died suddenly at his home on Stone Rd., Town of Lockport, Sunday, Nov. 23, 1952. Husband of Lillian, nee Hellert; father of Mrs. Leslie Waters of Lyndonville, Mrs. Wilbert Eick of Lockport, Mrs. Norman Capell of Appleton, Ivernia Behm of Buffalo, Mrs. Everett Fitchlee of Lockport, Marilyn Behm at home, Elton A., Delbert J., and Harold A. Behm of Lockport; grandfather of 15; brother of Mrs. George Klemer of North Tonawanda, Mrs. Bertha Hahn of Tonawanda, Berhardt Behm of Largo, Fla., Frank and Albert Behm of North Tonawanda. Funeral services will be at the Prudden Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport, at 2 p.m. Tuesday, Nov. 25, 1952. Burial will be in St. Peter’s Lutheran Cemetery, North Ridge.

Johann married HELLERT, Lillian C on 30 Jan 1907 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Lillian (daughter of HELLERT, Frederick Johann and BARTEL, Friedericke Charlotte) was born on 9 Dec 1887 in Wolcottsville, Town of Royalton, Niagara County, NY; died on 6 Feb 1960 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/6/1960

A 72-year-old Lockport woman,
Mrs. Lillian Behm, died this
morning (Feb. 6, 1960) in Inter-
Community Memorial Hospital,
Newfane. She was taken there
by the Fire Department First Aid
Squad Friday afternoon after she
was refused admission to Lock
port Memorial Hospital because
the hospital was filled.
The firemen answered a call at
4:10 Friday afternoon when Mrs.
Behm experienced difficulty
breathing in the home of her
daughter. Mrs. WlBwt E&3r, M
Akron St.
When the woman failed to respond
to an inhalator, she was
rushed to the Lockport hospital
and then to the Newfane hospital.
Dr. George H. Barone, chief of
the medical staff at Memorial
Hospital, explained today that
when Mrs. Behm arrived, all
rooms were filled.
The doctor said that in some
emergency cases a bed can be
set up in a hallway, but that
Mrs. Behm had suffered a heart
attack and needed an oxygen
tent.
State law prohibits hospitals
from setting up oxygen tents in
corridors, Dr. Barone explained.
Buffalo General Hospital was
contacted but also was unable to
accept Mrs. Behm, Dr. Barone
said. The Lockport hospital then
made arrangements for her admission
at Newfane.
Mrs. Behm, the former Lillian
Hellert, was the widow of John
A. Behm, who died in November
1952. Formerly of 1199 Stone Rd.,
she had been a Town of Lockport
resident for the past 30 years.
Mrs. Behm was a member of
Trinity Lutheran Church.
Surviving are six daughters,
Mrs. Leslie Waters of Lyndon-'
ville; Mrs. Eick; Mrs. Everett
Fitchlee, and Mrs. Robert Dodge,
all of Lockport; Mrs. Norman
Capell of Appleton, and Miss Iverna
Behm of Buffalo; three sons,
Elton A.. Delbert J. and Haftld
A. Behm, all of Lockport; a
brother, John Hellert of Medina;
19 grandchildren, two greatgrandchildren
and several nieces
and nephews.
The Rev. Ernest E. Heuer, pastor
of Trinity Lutheran Church,
will officiate at services in the
Prudden and Kandt Funeral
Home, 242 Genesee St., at 2
Monday afternoon. Burial will be
in North Ridge Lutheran Cemetery.