Lethea married WINKER, George P about 1896. George (son of WINKER, Joseph and Louisa) was born in Apr 1873 in New York; died on 24 Jul 1942 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 3/15/1954

Edwin G. Winker, 53, of 2215
21st St., employe of the J. P. Pike
Construction Co., died yesterday
suddenly at his home of a heart
attack.
A lifelong resident of this city,
Mr. winker was a veteran carpen-
ter and had worked for several
construction firms. He was a mem-
ber of Local No. 322, Carpenters,
AFL.
Ssurvivors include his wife, Mrs.
Esther Winker; a son, James Wink-
er; a daughter, Mrs. Marilyn J.
Fitzsimmons; two sisters, mrs.
John Holder and Mrs. John Rainer,
and two brothers, Joseph K. Wink-
er and Harold W. Winker, all of
this city. Four grandchildren also
survive.
Funeral services will be held
Wednesday at 2 p.m. at the Grid-
ley Funeral Home with the Rev.
Richard J. Davey, pastor of St.
Paul's Mathodist Church, officiat-
ing. Burial will be in Oakwood
Cemetery.

Edwin married D'ANNA, Esther J about Jun 1951 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 10/2/1967

Mrs. Linnie E. Holder, 64, of
2902 Niagara Ave., died today
(Oct. 2, 1967) at her home'.after
a brief illness.
A native of Niagara Falls, she
had lived here all of her life.
She is survived by her husband,-
John Holder;. two sons,
Jack Holder, this city, and
Charles E. Holder, of Westfield;
two brothers, Joseph K Winker
and Harold W. Winker, and a
sister, Mrs. John (Lethea) Raine
s all of this city, and two
-grandchildren.
Funeral services will be held
Thursday at 1 p.m. at the Otto
Redanz Funeral Home.
Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
The family will be present
Tuesday and Wednesday, from
3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m.

Linnie married HOLDER, John on 31 Jul 1923 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. John was born about 1902 in New Haven, England; died on 9 Jan 1969 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/13/1968

Funeral services wili be held
Monday at 11 a.m. at the Lane
Funeral Home for Joseph K.
Winker, 62, of 908'92nd St., who
was pronounced dead on arrival
at Mount St. Mary's Hospital
Friday (April 12, 1968) after
suffering an apparent heart attack.
A native of this city,' Mr.
Winker had been a self-employed
plaster contractor for 40
years. He was a member of the
Plasterers' Union, Local 173,
AFL-CIO.
Surviving are his wife, Florence
A. Winker; two sons,
Christopher H. Winker and William
J. Winker and two daughters,
Mrs. Joseph (Carol) Costa
and Miss Katherine M. Winker,
all of this city.
Also surviving are a brother,
Harold W. Winker, this city and
12 grandchildren.
Mr. Winker was also the father
of the latt. Joseph G. Winker
and. brother of the late Edwin
Winker and Mrs. John (Linnie)
Holder.
Funeral services will be conducted
by Mr. A. F. Hartwigsen
of the Church of Christ.
Burial will be in Memorial Park
Cemetery.

Joseph married LYNCH, Florence about Oct 1927 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Florence was born on 9 Jan 1910; died in Aug 1981 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 9/16/1972

RAINER - Lethea C. of 8213 Krull Parkway
in Memorial Medical Center Sep.
tember 15, 1972. Wife of John (Ted)
Rainer. Another of Mrs. Howard (Betty)
Edwards of Sanborn and Mrs. Albert
(Lois) Mumma of Houston, Texas;
sister of Harold Winker of this city. Also
survived by 4 grandchfldren. Funeral
services will be held from the Lane
Funeral Home Inc., 8622 Buffalo
Avenue, on Monday, September 18, at .
p.m. The Rev. Kenneth Traxler officiating.
Interment Memorial Park
Cemetery. The family will receive
friends from 7 to 9 p.m. Saturday and 2 to
5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday.

ALSO - same paper and day

MRS. LETHEA RAINER
Mrs. Lethea C. Rainer, 61, of
8213 Krull Parkway, died
unexpectedly Friday (Sept. 15,
1972) in Memorial Medical
Center.
She was born in this city and
lived here all her life.
Mrs. Rainer is survived byher
husband, John (Ted)
Rainer; two daughters, Mrs.
Howard (Betty) Edwards of
Sanborn and Mrs. Albert
(Lois) Mumma of Houston,
Tex.; a brother, Harold Winker
of this city, and four grand-
'children.
Funeral services will be held
Monday at the Lane Funeral
Home at 1 p.m. The Rev.
Kenneth Traxler will officiate.
Burial will be in Memorial
Park Cemetery.
Friends may call from 7 to 9
p.m. today and from 2 to 5 and 7
to 9 p.m. Sunday.

Family/Spouse: RAINER, John. John was born on 18 Jan 1903; died in Feb 1979 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Harold married MASELLI, Hilda in Jun 1935. Hilda was born on 26 Jan 1917; died on 1 Jan 1996 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette 6/21/1929

A close watch Is being kept on the
uper river and Hydraulic canal today
for trace, of the body of Charles Jerome
Winker, 13 years old, son of Mr. and
Mrs. George Winker, 548 Seventeenth
street, who was drowned Thursday afternoon
when he slipped from a log and
fell into the Niagara river behind the
Edward Dean Adams plant of the Niagara
Falls Power company in Buffalo
avenue. No trace of the body' was
found up to press time today, although
coastguardsmen from Buffalo were assisting,
in the search.
Yesterday's account of the drowning
erroneously gave the name of the victim
as Thomas J. Winker. Members of
the boy's family said today that about
two hours elapsed between the time the
lad fell into the water and t he time
when the other children who were playing
with him told of the tragedy. The
other children ran to the unfortunate
boy's home, they said, but were too
frightened to tell his family of the accident
for several hours.

Family/Spouse: SHEARER. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Marilyn married FITZSIMMONS, Donald [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BLAIR, Dorothy Ellen [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 12/23/1967

Winker was born in Niagara
Falls and was a carpenter. He
was a member of Carpenters
Local 322.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Marietta Winker: two .sons,
Joseph and George Winker:
two daughters, Deborah and
Joanne Winker, ail of ihis city;
his parents. Mr. and Mrs. Josoph
K. Winker, this city: two
brothers. Christopher and William
Winker, this city: and two
sisters. Mrs. Joseph (Carol)
Costa, Miss Kathy Winker, also
of this city.
Funeral arrangements for
both Winker and the Denihilsky
boy are being handled by the
Lane Funeral Home.

Joseph married WALKER, Marietta on 25 Sep 1954 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Christopher married WACKETT, Louise about 1952. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Judith A. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Carol married COSTA, Jesse Joseph about Feb 1957 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: EDWARDS, Howard. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: MUMMA, Albert. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Charles married BASKWELL, Patricia A [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Linda married ZEY, Roger P [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HARDY, Ronald K. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Jerri married TESSIER, Eugene P [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CRAWLEY, George. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

July 20, 2011
Lynn Fitzsimmons

Niagara Gazette

LOCKPORT — Lynn Fitzsimmons, of Niagara Falls, died on Wednesday, July 20, 2011, in Niagara Hospice House, following a lengthy illness. She was 61.

Born in Niagara Falls, NY on June 25, 1950, a daughter of Marilyn J. (Winker) Fitzsimmons of Niagara Falls and the late Donald L. Fitzsimmons. Ms. Fitzsimmons graduated from the former LaSalle Senior High School, Class of 1968. She worked for Chemical Waste Management as a dispatcher.

An avid and dedicated Buffalo Sabres fan, she and her sister regularly attended the home games. She was very optimistic that this season they would bring home the cup. Lynn also loved the music of the 1960’s-1970’s, especially the Moody Blues and Three Dog Night. Lynn was a devoted caregiver to her mother and loved her cats, Bruin and Spooky.

In addition to her mother, she is survived by her sister, Donna Crawley (late George) of Niagara Falls; dearest friend, Sue O’Mara of Niagara Falls and her dear aunt, Lois Rainer Weinberg of Houston, TX. She is also survived by many cousins. She was predeceased by her twin brother at birth, Christopher.

Friends may call Friday from 4-8 PM in the LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC., 8622 Buffalo Avenue, Niagara Falls, where funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 AM. The interment will be in Memorial Park Cemetery, Lewiston, NY. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to Niagara Hospice House, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094.

Visit www.LaneFuneralHome.com.

Family/Spouse: Lynne. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: INSALACO, Michael. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

April 26, 2014
John K. Costa

Niagara Gazette

NIAGARA FALLS -
John K. Costa, of Niagara Falls, passed away on Thursday, April 24, 2014 in Niagara Rehabilitation Center following a lengthy illness. He was born on December 1, 1959, a son of the late J. Joseph and Carol Ann (Winker) Costa.
John attended local schools including the former LaSalle High School. Before his illness he was employed as a skilled carpenter with various firms and built many homes in the area. He was a kind and generous man, who loved his family deeply. He was a people person, making friends wherever he went and always willing to share what little he had with others.
John will be sadly missed by his loving brother, Joseph J. (Lynne) Costa; loving sister, Catherine "Sissy" (Michael) Insalaco; and loving nieces and nephews, Joseph, Natalie, Daniel, Jessica, Michael and John; as well as five great-nieces, a great-nephew, and his special Aunt, Katy. He is also survived by many, aunts, uncles and cousins.
No prior visitation. Private services and burial will be held at the convenience of the family. If desired, memorials may be made in his memory to Niagara Gospel Rescue Mission, P.O. Box 2657, Niagara Falls, NY 14302-2657 or Niagara Hospice, Inc. Arrangements by LANE FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Visit www.niagara-gazette.com/obituaries for online guest register.