Harry Richard Decourcey

1924 - 1990  (65 years)

• Name	Harry Richard Decourcey  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	25 Apr 1924	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	5 Mar 1990	Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA   [3]
  Burial	8 Mar 1990	Elmlawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, New York   [3]
  Person ID	I3277	Branches and Roots
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

  Father	Harry Charles Decourcey,   b. 2 Jun 1900, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 7 May 1971, Virginia (Age 70 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Loretta M. Cullen,   b. 26 Apr 1905   d. 19 Dec 1986, Clarence, Erie, New York, USA (Age 81 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Marriage	Abt 1923
  Family ID	F124	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Living
  Children	1. Richard Wade Decourcey,   b. 26 Aug 1951, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 4 Oct 1978, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA (Age 27 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] > 2. Rachell Ann Decourcey,   b. 21 Sep 1955, Buffalo, Erie, New York, USA d. 17 Sep 2020, Tonawanda, Erie, New York, USA (Age 64 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F343	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	13 Feb 2026

  
  

• Notes

  Social Security Death Index: Personal Information Name: Harry R. Decourcey SSN: 069-18-3778 Born: 25 Apr 1924 Died: 5 Mar 1990 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) BUFFALO NEWS - Wed. Mar. 7, 1990: DECOURCEY - Harry Richard, Mar. 5, 1990, beloved husband of Babe (Tripodi); father of Rachell Ann and the late Richard Wade DeCourcey. Family will receive friends Wed. 2-4 and 7-9 at Lester H. Wedekindt Funeral Home, 3290 Delaware Ave (Brighton & Fries Rd.) Thursday morning at 10. e-mail from Mona Anderson (roadqueen1340@yahoo.com) Sept. 25, 2004: Someone suggested I write the funeral homes for information, so I took a shot at the one that handled Harry R. DECOURCEY in Buffalo. It wasn't much but I got a copy of their record so here's what we now know: Harry R. DECOURCEY, b. 25 Apr 1924 in Buffalo. Died 5 Mar 1990 at Buffalo General Hospital. His wife's name is Bertha Mae "Babe" Tripodi. His occupation was "machine repair - automotive". Father's name - Harry DeCourcey, MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME - LORETTA CULLEN. He was buried 8 Mar 1990 at Elmlawn Cemetery in Tonawanda, NY., Grave #2, Lot #122, Garden of Devotion. He was a veteran of WW II. His address at the time of death was 123 Frederick Rd., Tonawanda, NY 14150. Pretty cool, huh? Some of these places will give you anything, no questions. Others are crazy about privacy issues. Who knows? We'll just keep plugging along and see what else we can come up with. Mona Social Security Death Index: Personal Information Name: Harry R. Decourcey SSN: 069-18-3778 Born: 25 Apr 1924 Died: 5 Mar 1990 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) BUFFALO NEWS - Wed. Mar. 7, 1990: DECOURCEY - Harry Richard, Mar. 5, 1990, beloved husband of Babe (Tripodi); father of Rachell Ann and the late Richard Wade DeCourcey. Family will receive friends Wed. 2-4 and 7-9 at Lester H. Wedekindt Funeral Home, 3290 Delaware Ave (Brighton & Fries Rd.) Thursday morning at 10. e-mail from Mona Anderson (roadqueen1340@yahoo.com) Sept. 25, 2004: Someone suggested I write the funeral homes for information, so I took a shot at the one that handled Harry R. DECOURCEY in Buffalo. It wasn't much but I got a copy of their record so here's what we now know: Harry R. DECOURCEY, b. 25 Apr 1924 in Buffalo. Died 5 Mar 1990 at Buffalo General Hospital. His wife's name is Bertha Mae "Babe" Tripodi. His occupation was "machine repair - automotive". Father's name - Harry DeCourcey, MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME - LORETTA CULLEN. He was buried 8 Mar 1990 at Elmlawn Cemetery in Tonawanda, NY., Grave #2, Lot #122, Garden of Devotion. He was a veteran of WW II. His address at the time of death was 123 Frederick Rd., Tonawanda, NY 14150. Pretty cool, huh? Some of these places will give you anything, no questions. Others are crazy about privacy issues. Who knows? We'll just keep plugging along and see what else we can come up with. Mona Social Security Death Index: Personal Information Name: Harry R. Decourcey SSN: 069-18-3778 Born: 25 Apr 1924 Died: 5 Mar 1990 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) BUFFALO NEWS - Wed. Mar. 7, 1990: DECOURCEY - Harry Richard, Mar. 5, 1990, beloved husband of Babe (Tripodi); father of Rachell Ann and the late Richard Wade DeCourcey. Family will receive friends Wed. 2-4 and 7-9 at Lester H. Wedekindt Funeral Home, 3290 Delaware Ave (Brighton & Fries Rd.) Thursday morning at 10. e-mail from Mona Anderson (roadqueen1340@yahoo.com) Sept. 25, 2004: Someone suggested I write the funeral homes for information, so I took a shot at the one that handled Harry R. DECOURCEY in Buffalo. It wasn't much but I got a copy of their record so here's what we now know: Harry R. DECOURCEY, b. 25 Apr 1924 in Buffalo. Died 5 Mar 1990 at Buffalo General Hospital. His wife's name is Bertha Mae "Babe" Tripodi. His occupation was "machine repair - automotive". Father's name - Harry DeCourcey, MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME - LORETTA CULLEN. He was buried 8 Mar 1990 at Elmlawn Cemetery in Tonawanda, NY., Grave #2, Lot #122, Garden of Devotion. He was a veteran of WW II. His address at the time of death was 123 Frederick Rd., Tonawanda, NY 14150. Pretty cool, huh? Some of these places will give you anything, no questions. Others are crazy about privacy issues. Who knows? We'll just keep plugging along and see what else we can come up with. Mona Social Security Death Index: Personal Information Name: Harry R. Decourcey SSN: 069-18-3778 Born: 25 Apr 1924 Died: 5 Mar 1990 State (Year) SSN issued: New York (Before 1951 ) BUFFALO NEWS - Wed. Mar. 7, 1990: DECOURCEY - Harry Richard, Mar. 5, 1990, beloved husband of Babe (Tripodi); father of Rachell Ann and the late Richard Wade DeCourcey. Family will receive friends Wed. 2-4 and 7-9 at Lester H. Wedekindt Funeral Home, 3290 Delaware Ave (Brighton & Fries Rd.) Thursday morning at 10. e-mail from Mona Anderson (roadqueen1340@yahoo.com) Sept. 25, 2004: Someone suggested I write the funeral homes for information, so I took a shot at the one that handled Harry R. DECOURCEY in Buffalo. It wasn't much but I got a copy of their record so here's what we now know: Harry R. DECOURCEY, b. 25 Apr 1924 in Buffalo. Died 5 Mar 1990 at Buffalo General Hospital. His wife's name is Bertha Mae "Babe" Tripodi. His occupation was "machine repair - automotive". Father's name - Harry DeCourcey, MOTHER'S MAIDEN NAME - LORETTA CULLEN. He was buried 8 Mar 1990 at Elmlawn Cemetery in Tonawanda, NY., Grave #2, Lot #122, Garden of Devotion. He was a veteran of WW II. His address at the time of death was 123 Frederick Rd., Tonawanda, NY 14150. Pretty cool, huh? Some of these places will give you anything, no questions. Others are crazy about privacy issues. Who knows? We'll just keep plugging along and see what else we can come up with. Mona

  
  

• Sources

  [S93] Staff, Buffalo News, The, (Name: Buffalo News, The; Location: Buffalo, Erie, New York, United States; Date: 31MAR1999;), DeCourcey, Rachelleann. DeCOURCEY - Rachelleann, Age 64, of the City of Tonawanda, September 17, 2020, at her residence. Daughter of Bertha Mae (nee Tripodi) DeCourcey and the late Harry R. DeCourcey; and sister of the late Richard W. DeCourcey. Rachelleann had been employed by Excelsior Orthopaedics in Amherst for 7 years. There will be no prior visitation. A private burial will be in Elmlawn Cemetery. Condolences may be shared at www.ROTHFUNERAL.com Buffalo News: 19SEP2020 HFA: 15AUG2023 [S503] Ancestry.com, U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2011;). [S505] Ancestry.com, U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2012;).