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- NF Gazette Dec 27, 1942
William H. Rickert, brother of City Clerk George J. Rickert, died yesterday at his home in Miami, Florida. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. August Rickert, pioneer residents of the old Clarksville section of the city. His father for many years was identified with the hotel business In Niagara Falls conducting the old Park Casino, which stood on the site of the present Gorge Terminal building, and was proprietor of the old United States hotel at the corner of Falls and Second streets and the Richmond House, which was located in Falls street just west of Main street. In his youth Mr. Rickert won recognition as a bicycle rider along the Niagara frontier. Besides City Clerk Rickert, he is survived by two other brothers, Carl and Fred, both of this city, and his wife, Mrs. Anna Rickert, of Miami. Funeral services will be held In the Gautier funeral home, Miami, Florida, tomorrow.
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1878 - 1942 (64 years)