Chester Leo Decoursey, Jr.

1915 - 2000  (84 years)

• Name	Chester Leo Decoursey  [1]
  Suffix	Jr.
  Birth	6 Dec 1915	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA
  Gender	Male
  Death	29 Mar 2000	Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida
  Person ID	I2742	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Chester Leo Decourcey,   b. 28 Nov 1888, Shippen Township, Cameron, Pennsylvania, USA d. 30 Apr 1960, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA (Age 71 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Laura J. Rickard,   b. 1888, New York, USA d. 1956, New York, USA (Age 68 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F362	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Marion Pearl
  Family ID	F73	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Chester L De Courcey Jr Birth Year: 1915 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: New York State of Residence: New York County or City: Erie Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Buffalo Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Policemen and detectives, public service Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 67 Weight: 153 Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index Name: Chester Decoursey SSN: 106-05-0202 Last Residence: 33160 Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States of America Born: 6 Dec 1915 Died: 29 Mar 2000 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Chester L De Courcey Jr Birth Year: 1915 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: New York State of Residence: New York County or City: Erie Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Buffalo Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Policemen and detectives, public service Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 67 Weight: 153 Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index Name: Chester Decoursey SSN: 106-05-0202 Last Residence: 33160 Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States of America Born: 6 Dec 1915 Died: 29 Mar 2000 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Chester L De Courcey Jr Birth Year: 1915 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: New York State of Residence: New York County or City: Erie Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Buffalo Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Policemen and detectives, public service Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 67 Weight: 153 Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index Name: Chester Decoursey SSN: 106-05-0202 Last Residence: 33160 Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States of America Born: 6 Dec 1915 Died: 29 Mar 2000 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946 Name: Chester L De Courcey Jr Birth Year: 1915 Race: White, citizen (White) Nativity State or Country: New York State of Residence: New York County or City: Erie Enlistment Date: 12 Dec 1942 Enlistment State: New York Enlistment City: Buffalo Branch: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Branch Code: Branch Immaterial - Warrant Officers, USA Grade: Private Grade Code: Private Term of Enlistment: Enlistment for the duration of the War or other emergency, plus six months, subject to the discretion of the President or otherwise according to law Component: Selectees (Enlisted Men) Source: Civil Life Education: 2 years of high school Civil Occupation: Policemen and detectives, public service Marital Status: Single, without dependents Height: 67 Weight: 153 Social Security Death Index Social Security Death Index Name: Chester Decoursey SSN: 106-05-0202 Last Residence: 33160 Miami, Miami-Dade, Florida, United States of America Born: 6 Dec 1915 Died: 29 Mar 2000 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 )

  
  

• 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