Chester Leo Decourcey

1888 - 1960  (71 years)

• Name	Chester Leo Decourcey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	28 Nov 1888	Shippen Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA   [2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	30 Apr 1960	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [3]
  Burial	4 May 1960	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [3]
  	Holy Cross Cemetery
  Person ID	I3307	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	John C. Decourcey,   b. Jan 1841, Emporium, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 24 Apr 1908, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 67 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Catherine Hout,   b. 17 Dec 1853, Clearfield, Clearfield, Pennsylvania, USA d. 17 Apr 1920, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 66 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	1875
  Family ID	F346	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Laura J. Rickard,   b. 1888, New York, USA d. 1956, New York, USA (Age 68 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;), Obituary: Luvender, Gladys M. (Decourcey). Gladys M. (Decourcey) Luvender Of Clarence and Warsaw, NY, July 1, 2002; Beloved wife of the late John E. Luvender, Sr.; dear mother of Marie (James) Quigley of East Aurora, William Luvender of Spring Hill, Fl, Richard (Beth) Luvender of WWarsaw, NY, Gloria (Leo) Sogoian of Romulus, MI and Patricia Luvender of Texas and the late John E. Luvender, Jr.; a good friend for many years of Thomas J. Broadbent; also survived by nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren; sister of the late Chester (Marion) DeCourcey. No prior visitation. Memorial services private. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to a church or charity of your choice. Arrangements by ERIE COUNTY CREMATION SERVICE, 824-6435. Buffalo News: 2JUL2002. HFA: 21FEB2021. [S219] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, (Name: National Archives; Location: St. Louis, St. Louis, Missouri, United States;), DeCourcey, Chester Leo. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," digital images, Ancestry.com (http://www.ancestry.com : accessed 18AUG2024), Chester Leo DeCourcey, serial no. 736, order no. 158, Draft Board X, Buffalo, New York; citing World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, NARA microfilm publication MXXXX; no specific roll cited. [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