RUFF, Arthur R
1913 - 1963 (49 years)-
Name RUFF, Arthur R Birth 20 Nov 1913 Buffalo, Erie County, NY 
Gender Male Death 14 May 1963 Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Person ID I86140 Laur from Germany Last Modified 1 Oct 2016
Father RUFF, John, b. Abt 1877, Germany d. 16 Jun 1934, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age ~ 57 years) Mother KEMP, Henrietta Family ID F28673 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family VOELKER, Florence Gertrude, b. 4 Sep 1918, New York d. 14 May 2004, Valrico, Hillsborough County, FL (Age 85 years) Marriage 4 Sep 1944 Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY Notes - Niagara Gazette - 8/25/1944
At St Paul's Evangeucal Lutheran
church oh Monday afternoon.
September 4. at 4:30 o'clock. the
Rev. Louis Heuer. of Columbus,
Ohio, win officiate at the wedding
ceremony of his niece. Miss Florence
Voelker, to Mr. Arthur Ruff, veteran
of the African. Sicilian and Italian
campaigns. The Rev. John Ruder,
pastor, will also officiate at the cer
emony-
Miss Voelker, has chosen her
sister, Miss Edith Voelker, to be
maid of honor; Mrs. George Gombert,
matron of honor, and Miss
Marion Gombert, Miss Loretta Ruff
and Miss Cora Bacon, as her
Bridesmaids.
The bes man will be Mr. Richard
Ruff, brother, of the bridegroom elect
The ushers will be Mr. Alfred
Schultz and Mr. Ferdinand
Ruff.:
The bride-elect Is the daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Voelker. of
1831. Michigan avenue. Mr. Ruff,
the bridegroom-elect. Is the son of
Mrs. Henrietta Ruff, of 3225 Ely
avenue
Children 1. RUFF, Susan Louise 2. RUFF, John Carl Family ID F28641 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 16 Nov 2024
- Niagara Gazette - 8/25/1944
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Notes - Niagara Gazette - 5/14/1963
A member of the St. Paul Lutheran Church Choir
for 33 years and an organizer of the National Carbon
Choraliers, Arthur Ruff, 49. of 1819 Michigan Ave., died
today (May 14, 1963).
Mr. Ruff died at Memorial
Hospital after an illness of
three weeks. He was active in
the singing groups until he
became ill.
Mr. Ruff, a native of Buffalo,
lived in Niagara Falls
for 48 years. He was an employe
of Achcson Graphite
Plant. National Carbon Co,
for 30 years.
During World War II, Mr.
Ruff participated in the inva-
sion of Africa in 1942.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs.
Florence G. Ruff; a daughter,
Susan L. Ruff; a son, John K.
Ruff; his mother, Mrs. Henri-
etta Ruff; two sisters, Mrs.
Erwin (Helen) Bacon and Miss
Loretta Ruff; and two
brothers, William and Rich-
ard Ruff, all of this city.
Services will be from the
residence in Michigan Avenue
at 2 p.m. Friday and from St.
Paul C h u r c h at 2:30 Rev.
Theodore L. Menter will officiate.
Burial will be in St.
Paul L u t h e r a n Cemetery,
Bergholtz.
- Niagara Gazette - 5/14/1963