ROBERTS, Douglas Arthur

1922 - 2003  (81 years)

• Name	ROBERTS, Douglas Arthur
  Birth	22 Jan 1922	Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	10 Apr 2003	Buffalo, Erie County, NY
  Person ID	I58282	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2016

  
  

  Family	LOESCHKE, Helen J,   b. 1926, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY d. 30 Nov 2006, Town of Wheatfield, Niagara County, NY (Age 80 years)
  Children	1. ROBERTS, Douglas Arthur
  Family ID	F21169	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  Buffalo News, The (NY) - April 12, 2003 Douglas A. Roberts Sr., 81, who formerly worked as an oiler with the Operating Engineers in construction, died Thursday (April 10, 2003) in Veterans Affairs Medical Center, Buffalo, after a lengthy illness. He was born in Lewiston and attended local schools. Roberts served in the U.S. Army during World War II. Wounded in the Normandy invasion, he was awarded a Purple Heart. He was a member of St. James Lutheran Church, Bergholz; Wheatfield Post, American Legion; and the Disabled American Veterans. He was also a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and Purple Heart Chapter 264. Roberts, a former truck driver, also enjoyed baseball, golf and hunting. Survivors include his wife, the former Helen Loeschke; a son, Douglas A. Jr. of Dallas; and two grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at 3 P.M. Sunday in DuBois Funeral Home, 2436 Niagara Road, Bergholz. Burial will be in St. James Lutheran Cemetery, Bergholz.