Laura J. Rickard

1888 - 1956  (68 years)

• Name	Laura J. Rickard  [1]
  Birth	1888	New York, USA
  Gender	Female
  Death	1956	New York, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I3632	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Family	Chester Leo Decourcey,   b. 28 Nov 1888, Shippen Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Apr 1960, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 71 years)
  Children	> 1. Chester Leo Decoursey, Jr.,   b. 6 Dec 1915, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 29 Mar 2000, Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 2. Gladys Marie Decourcey,   b. 22 Nov 1917, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 1 Jul 2002, Clarence, Erie, New York, United States (Age 84 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), DeCourcey, Chester L. Chester L. DeCourcey Chester L. DeCourcey, 71, died Saturday night (April 30, 1960) of a heart attack while making a purchase in a delicatessen at 1241 Seneca St. Mr. DeCourcey, a bevier for the Pittsburgh Plate Glass co. until 1947, lived at 29 Troupe St. A native of Emporium, Pa., he came to Buffalo as a child and lived formany years on Juniata St. He worked for Standard Mirror Co. from 1947 to 1951. Mr. DeCourcey was a member of St. Monica's Church and its Holy Name Society and was formerly a member of Local 44 of the United Glass & Ceramics workers. During World War II he was an air raid warden in the Seneca-Babcock Sts. area. He recently returned from Florida where his two brothers live. His wife, the former Laura Rickard, died in 1956. He is survived by a son, Chester L. DeCourcey Jr. of Roseville, Mich.; a daughter, Mrs. John E. Luvender, and two brothers, George W. of Hallandale, Fla., and William H. of Avan Park, Fla. A solemn Mass of Requiem will be celebrated at 9 o'clock Wednesday morning at St. Monica's Church following 8:30 O'clock prayers in Loomis, Offers & Loomis Memorials Chapel,1820 Seneca St. Burial will be in Holy Cross Cemetery. Buffalo News, The: 02MAY1960 Accessed: 21NOV2024