VIGRASS, Ernest L

Abt 1873 - 1968  (95 years)

• Name	VIGRASS, Ernest L
  Birth	Abt 1873	Staffordshire, England
  Gender	Male
  Death	14 Apr 1968	Tonawanda, Erie County, NY
  Person ID	I111352	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	ROMANOWSKY, Emma M,   b. Abt 1879, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 16 Mar 1958, Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY (Age 79 years)
  Marriage	6 Sep 1899	North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY
  Notes	North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/2/1949 Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Vigrass of 16 Park Ave. will celebrate their golden wedding anniversary, tomorrow evening, with a garden party at their home. They were married in North Tonawanda Sept. 6 1899 by the Rev. Walter Lord and have lived in the Tonawandas most of their lives. The Rev. Lord will attend the celebration. Mr. Vigrass, who retired from business three years ago, waa born in England and came to Canada at the age of one. Later he moved to North Tonawanda. Mrs. Vigrass, 70, the former Emma Romanowsky, was born in Tonawanda. Mr. and Mrs. Vigrass are the parents of four sons, Ernest Arthur, Wilbert, Robert and five daughters, Mrs. George Bacon, Mrs. Harold Voisinet, Mrs. Arthur Ekins, Mrs. Samuel and Mrs. Wallace Jaenecke. They have 16 grandchildren and four great grandchildren.
  Children	1. VIGRASS, Beatrice V,   b. Abt 1901, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 5 Jul 1982, Buffalo, Erie County, NY (Age 81 years)   2. VIGRASS, Evelyn M,   b. Abt 1903, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 16 Sep 1965, Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 62 years)   3. VIGRASS, Alice A,   b. 2 Aug 1904, New York d. Apr 1991, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (Age 86 years)   4. VIGRASS, Olive A,   b. 5 Nov 1906, New York d. 25 Aug 2001, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (Age 94 years)   5. VIGRASS, Ernest L,   b. 14 Oct 1908, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 18 Sep 1968, Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 59 years)   6. VIGRASS, Emma E,   b. 12 Feb 1911, New York d. Feb 1987, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY (Age 76 years)   7. VIGRASS, Arthur Lindsay,   b. 14 Jul 1914, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 24 Jul 1979, Degraff Memorial Hospital, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 65 years)   8. VIGRASS, Wilbert J,   b. 28 Apr 1916, Tonawanda, Erie County, NY d. 18 Jun 2007, Collegedale, Hamilton County, TN (Age 91 years)   9. VIGRASS, Robert Charles,   b. 24 Aug 1922, New York d. 28 Apr 2005, Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F38624	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette - 4/15/1968 TONAWANDA-Ernest L. Vigrass Sr., 95, of 16 Park Ave., died Sunday (April 14, 1968) in his home after a long illness. Bom in Staffordshire, England, he resided here most of his life. He served as justice of, the peace here for 20 years,, retiring about 25 years ago. He was a member of St. Mark's Episcopal Church and a life member of the Knights of Pythias. He was the husband of the former Emma Romanowski, who died in 1958. Survivors include four sons, Ernest, Arthur and Wilbert, of this city, and Robert of Newfane; four daughters, Mrs. George (Beatrice) Bacon, Mrs. Arthur (Alice) Ekins, Mrs. Wallace (Emma) Jaenecke, all of this city, and Mrs. Samuel (Olive) Horan of Lockport; 23 grandchildren and 33 greatgrandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 1 p.m. Wednesday at the Roth Funeral Home by the Rev. Canon Alexander Corti. Burial will be in White Chapel Memorial Park.