FERCHEN, James Alfred

1917 - Abt 2007  (90 years)

• Name	FERCHEN, James Alfred
  Birth	20 Apr 1917	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	Abt 3 Oct 2007	Oro Valley, AZ
  Person ID	I52607	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Father	FERCHEN, Hugo Friedrich Christian,   b. 18 May 1888, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 27 Jun 1953, Ransomville, Niagara County, NY (Age 65 years)
  Mother	TREICHLER, Bessie Leiah,   b. 17 Jan 1889, Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY d. 23 Sep 1990, Amherst, Erie County, NY (Age 101 years)
  Marriage	17 Jun 1914	Sanborn, Niagara County, NY
  Family ID	F18810	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	EMMS, Myrtle Louise
  Children	1. FERCHEN, George   2. FERCHEN, Denise   3. FERCHEN, Richard W   4. FERCHEN, Timothy J   5. FERCHEN, Peggy D   6. FERCHEN, Henry,   b. 31 May 1944, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY d. 31 May 1944, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F18815	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  James A. Ferchen One of Niagara Falls’ leading businessmen, James A. Ferchen, passed away in Arizona this last week. He was 91. After building the Francis Optical Co. into a very successful business, he turned the business over to his son, Richard Ferchen and went to Florida. After a few years in Florida, where he worked part time in the Sears Optical Department, he retired and later moved to Arizona to be near his daughter, Peggy Smith. During the second World War, Mr. Ferchen was an instructor in the Air Cadets in Niagara University. When he married Myrtle Emms, they started square dancing and round dancing. They became very well known for their beautiful dancing in the Western New York area and also in Florida when they moved there. In addition to his wife of 66 years, Mr. Ferchen is survived by two sons, Timothy and Richard; two daughters, Denise Cohen and Peggy Smith; five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren. A memorial service was held in the Vistoso Community Church in Sun City, AZ on Monday, October 8, 2007.