BICKER, William James
1895 - 1971 (76 years)1. BICKER, William James was born on 27 Aug 1895 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 4 Nov 1971 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Notes:
Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/4/1971
William J. Bicker, 76, formerly
active with volunteer
firemen's associations, died this
morning at Lockport Memorial
Hospital after a long illness.
Mr. Bicker was born Aug. 27,
1895, in Lockport, a son of John
and Mary (Burke) Bicker.
He was in the U.S. Army in
World War I.
M r. Bicker worked at
Harrison Radiator Division,
General Motors Corp., for 47
years, before retiring in 1960.
He worked as a shear operator
there.
After retiring Mr. Bicker
operated the Exempt Volunteer
Firemen's Association Club on
Elm Street, until it closed Aug.
I, 1971.
Mr. Bicker was a member
and served as president for 23
years with the Lockport Exempt
Volunteer Firemen's Association.
He was a member and past
president of the Niagara County
Volunteer Firemen's Association,
a member of the New
York State Volunteer Firemen's
Association, the Western New
York Volunteer Firemen's Association
and the Frontier Volunteer
Firemen's Association in
Niagara Falls.
He was also a member of St.
John the Baptist Church; the
Old Guard; B. Leo Dolan Post
410, American Legion; VFW,
No. 2535; B.P.O.E. No. 41; and
a member and past commander
of World War I Barracks No.
1334.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Ella S. Bicker; a daughter and
a son, Mrs. Thomas (Bernice)
Hammond and Wallace A.
Bicker; a sister and a brother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Roberts and
Stephen Bicker; eight grandchildren;
one great granddaughter;
several nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to
9 p.m. tonight and from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow
at the Prudden and Kandt
Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St.
Funeral services will be he'd
Where Saturday at 8:45 a.m. and
at 9:15 a.m. at St. John the
Baptist Church. Burial will be
in Cold Spring Cemeterv.
Recitation of the Rosary will
be at 8:15 p.m. Friday.William married KRAUSE, Ella S on 20 Sep 1922 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Ella (daughter of KRAUSE, Charles) was born on 7 Dec 1901; died on 22 Sep 2002 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 2. BICKER, Bernice
- 3. BICKER, Wallace A was born on 16 Aug 1925 in New York; died on 30 Jul 1990 in New York.
- 2. BICKER, Bernice
Generation: 2
2. BICKER, Bernice (1.William1)Family/Spouse: HAMMOND, Thomas G. Thomas was born on 4 Sep 1919 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
3. BICKER, Wallace A (1.William1) was born on 16 Aug 1925 in New York; died on 30 Jul 1990 in New York. Wallace married KLINELINE, Janice Mae on 28 May 1949 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Janice (daughter of KLINELINE, Chester and GEIER, Leona) was born on 7 Feb 1930 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 5 Jun 2016 in Lockport Memorial Hospital, Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
Children:
- 7. BICKER, Leann
- 8. BICKER, David W
- 9. BICKER, James W
- 10. BICKER, Paul R
- 11. BICKER, Karen L
- 7. BICKER, Leann
Generation: 3
4. HAMMOND, Marcia (2.Bernice2, 1.William1)5. HAMMOND, Mary Beth (2.Bernice2, 1.William1)6. HAMMOND, Marc (2.Bernice2, 1.William1)7. BICKER, Leann (3.Wallace2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: BELFIELD, Philip. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
8. BICKER, David W (3.Wallace2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Suzette. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
9. BICKER, James W (3.Wallace2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Judy. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
10. BICKER, Paul R (3.Wallace2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: Lyn. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]
11. BICKER, Karen L (3.Wallace2, 1.William1)Family/Spouse: NAUGLE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]