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- North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 3/1/1955
Nicholas Riesz, 48, of 234 Wyn
wood Ave., Town of Tonawanda,
died Sunday in Millard Fillmore
Hospital.
Mr. Riesz was a former band
leader and restaurant operator.
A native of Romania, he came to
this country in 1924. For 15 years
he worked at the Fedders-Quiggan
Corp. plant.
Mr. Reisz was the organizer and
conductor, from 1936 to 1938 of
Riesz's German Village Band. He
operated a restaurant at 674 Elli-
cott St. for six years before dis-
posing of it last December.
He was a member of the Musi-
cans Association.
Mr. Reisz is survived by his
wife,, the former Elizabeth Breier;
a son, Nicholas G., Jr; two daugh-
ters,, Mrs. Robert J. Brown and
Marlene J. Reisz; and his mother
and stepfather, Mr. and Mrs. Mi-
chael Breier.
Funeral services will be held at
9 a.m. Thursday in St. Francis
Xavier Church, after prayers at
8:15 a.m. at Stephen and Gethoffer
Funeral Hoe, 266 East St., Buf-
falo. Burial will be in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery, Town of Tonawanda.
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