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RICKERT - In Memorial hospital, Sept. 28th, 1933, Charles F. Rickert, age 67, beloved husband of Fannie, father of Mrs. J. E. Shorts, Mrs. M. Norris, Arthur Rickert, brother of Mrs. Jacob Luick, all of this city. Funeral services will be held from the home. 1150 Willow avenue, Sunday at 2.30, Rev. A. C. Van Raalte officiating. Interment In Riverdale cemetery. Deceased was a member of Lockport Lodge No. 73, F. and A. M.: Frontier Encampment No. 99, I. O. O. Y. Niagara Falls Lodge No. 81. I. O. O. P.. under whose auspices the services at the grave.

Charles married IRWIN, Fannie M in 1891 in New York. Fannie was born in Aug 1866 in Harriston, Ontario, Canada; died on 13 Jul 1943 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SHORTS, John E. John died before 1969. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Arthur Rickert
RICKERT - Arthur C.. age 84, of 1504 13th Street, in Memorial Medical Center, April 26, 1978. Husband of Elsie (Haseley) Rickert. Father of William C. Rickert, this city, and Mrs. Lois Griebner, Lewiston. Brother of Mrs. Mildred Norris, this city, and the late Jessie Shorts. Also survived by 2 grandchildren. Graveside services will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Riverdale Cemetery. No prior visitation. Memorial services will be held Saturday at 2 p.m. at St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church, Cleveland Ave. at 18th St., with the Rev. Arnold W. Schneider officiating. If desired, contributions may be made to the memorial fund of St. Paul Calvary Lutheran Church. Arrangements by the OTTO REDANZ FUNERAL HOME Inc

Arthur married HASELEY, Elsie Dora Elizabeth on 5 Jun 1920 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Elsie (daughter of HASELEY, Gustav Wilhelm Ferdinand and MUELLER, Hulda Wilhelmine Elisabeth) was born on 15 May 1899 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 28 Feb 1983 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married NORRIS, Milton A Jr. on 26 Jun 1929 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Milton (son of NORRIS, Milton A and Mary A) was born on 24 May 1901 in PA; died in Feb 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: TAYLOR, Stewart U. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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YOUNGSTOWN - William C. Rickert, 82, died Friday in Mount St. Mary's Hospital in Lewiston after a lengthy illness.
Born in Niagara Falls, he had lived in Youngstown the last 22 years. He was a 1942 graduate of LaSalle High School and had attended Niagara University and the University of Buffalo.
Mr. Rickert was employed by DuPont Co. in Niagara Falls as a traffic clerk in the Transportation Department. He retired in 1981, after 30 years of service.
He was an active member of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Niagara Falls. He had served as president of its Church Council and as a Communion Deacon. He also attended Lewiston Seniors.
He enjoyed reading, woodcarving and the arts. He frequented art museums, the symphony and the ballet. Survivors include a sister, Lois Griebner of Lewiston. A funeral service will be held at 10 A.M. Tuesday in St. Paul Evangelical Lutheran Church, 18th Street at Cleveland Avenue, Niagara Falls. Burial will be in the Riverdale Cemetery, Lewiston.

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Obituary of Lois Griebner

Lois Rickert Griebner, 85, of Lewiston, NY, passed into the arms of our Lord on Friday, April 1, 2016, at Niagara Hospice in Lockport after a long battle with cancer. Lois was a loving wife to Robert Clarence Griebner, who was taken from her much too soon, and mother to Kristin and James.


Born on June 20, 1930, in Niagara Falls to Elsie Rickert (Haseley) and Arthur Rickert, Lois had one brother, William Rickert (predeceased 2005). She graduated from LaSalle Jr./Sr. High School in 1948 and soon after went to work at DuPont in Niagara Falls. After her husband passed away, Lois returned to school, attending Niagara County Community College for Business then securing a position with Staff Builders.


Lois was a strong woman and a pillar of the community. For more than 50 years, she was a very active member of the Lutheran Church of the Messiah in Lewiston as a Sunday School teacher as well as singing in the choir, serving on the women's guild, and being named Church Woman of the Year. She was also an active member of the Lewiston Garden Club, the 48ers group from LaSalle High School, and the Lewiston Historical Society. Lois loved her family and holidays, and family gatherings meant the world to her, as she found great joy in her family, both immediate and extended. Her love of the Lord shined through her.


Lois is survived by her daughter Kristin Griebner Lathrop (Lloyd), son James Griebner, and two grandsons, George Aron Wright and Robert William Wright. She was preceded in death by her husband Robert (1978) and brother William (2005).


Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, N. Fourth & Ridge Sts., Lewiston on Tuesday from 1 - 3 and 5 - 8 pm. Funeral Services will be held Wednesday, April 6, 2016 at 11:00 am in the Lutheran Church of The Messiah, 915 Oneida St., Lewiston, with the Rev. Thomas Mason officiating. Burial will follow in Riverdale Cemetery Lewiston. In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to Roswell Park Cancer Institute , PO Box 631, Buffalo, NY 14240 and Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr. Lockport, NY 14094.

Lois married GRIEBNER, Robert Clarence on 4 Jun 1955 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Robert (son of GRIEDNER, Clarence F) was born on 8 Jul 1929; died on 9 Apr 1978 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 1/29/1955

Harold C. Norris
Will Be Ordained
At Zion Church
tomorrow at Zion Lutheran Church,
Michigan Ave. and 10th St. It will
be the first ordination inihe 97-year
history of the church.
. Mr. Norris, son of Mr. and Mrs.
Milton Norris Jr., 1150 Willow
Ave., was born Oct. 17, 1930 in
this city and graduated from Niagara
Falls High School in 1948. At*
Wagner College, Staten Island, he
majored in philosophy and was active
in the choir, band, Student
Christian Association.
He was a member of the Beta
Gamma Chi music fraternity and
the Sigma Delta Phi social -fraternity.
He graduated from Wagner
College in 1952.
In September of that year. Mr.
Norris entered Mt. Airy Lutheran
Theological Seminary in Philadelphia,
becoming active in the choir
and a dramatic reading group. While
a seminary student, he married the j
former Barbara Ann Lorcnz of j
Philadelphia. The Norrises have a I
daughter, Adrian Lee, born last;
August.
Mr. Norris, who was graduated!
from the seminary Wednesday, has I
accepted a call to become the pastor;
of St. John's Lutheran Church, Ancram,
N.Y., in the Hudson Valley, i
He will leave after his ordination;
to begin work there on Feb. 1. Ai
brother, Howard, is the assistant
pastor of Covenant Evangelical Lutheran
Church in Ridgewood. N.Y.
Participating in the ordination
service will be the Rev. Dr. Arthur
H. Schmoyer, senior pastor of Zion,
who will serve as liturgist; the Rev.
Dr. Frederick R. Knubel, president
of the United Lutheran Synod of
New York and New England, who
will conduct the rite of ordination,
,and the Rev. Dr. Edmund A.
Steimle. professor of homiletics in
the Philadelphia Seminary, who
will deliver the sermon.

Family/Spouse: LORENZ, Barbara Ann. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: KRATZENSTEIN, Doroth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Janet married BAVER, Allen Leigh [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LATHROP, Lloyd. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

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Obituary of James Griebner

James Robert Griebner, age 54 of Lewiston, died unexpectedly on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at his residence.


Jim was born May 21, 1962 in Lewiston, NY, the son of the late Robert C. and Lois (Rickert) Griebner. He graduated from Lewiston Porter High School in 1980 and then completed diesel mechanic school in Ohio. Jim has had a long career as a diesel mechanic and recently received a ten-year commendation from his employer, Modern Disposal.




He loved his family and loved spending time with them. He attended numerous concerts and shows at ArtPark with his nephews George and Robert, and enjoyed sailing and fishing with his late uncle, William Rickert. Jim also cherished the time he could spend with his friends who, along with his family, will miss him dearly.

He enjoyed helping his neighbors with yard work, shoveling driveways, and any other chores they needed help with. A friend referred to him as a "neighborhood angel."


He is survived by his sister, Kristin G. Lathrop (Lloyd), and two nephews, George A. and Robert W. Wright.


Friends may call at HARDISON FUNERAL HOME, N. Fourth & Ridge Sts., Lewiston on Thursday, September 1, from 6 to 8 pm. Jim will be laid to rest with his parents in Riverdale Cemetery in private graveside service, with the Rev. Thomas Mason officiating, In lieu of flowers memorials may be made to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Dr., Lockport, NY 14094.