Walter James Riley

1886 - 1966  (79 years)

• Name	Walter James Riley  [1, 2]
  Birth	13 Jun 1886	Lockport, Niagara County, New York   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Death	7 Jan 1966	Erie County, New York   [2]
  Burial	Elm Lawn Cemetery, Tonawanda, Erie County, New York   [2]
  Notes	North Tonawnada NY, January 7, 1966, page 1: Headline and article, Walter Riley Dies; Chairman of Board of NT Gear Firm. Walter J. Riley, 78, of 35 Columbia Blvd., Kenmore, a veteran gear manufacturer, died early today at him home after a heart attack. Mr. Riley was chairman of the board of the Riley Gear Corp., 61 Felton St., North Tonawanda. He was stricken ill at his home shortly before 1:30 a.m. and died despite efforts of a Kenmore Volunteer Fire Department first aid squad. A Kenmore resident 36 years, Mr. Riley was born in Lockport, and was a graduate of Lockport High School. His first work was at the Covert Gear Co. in his home city, where he was one of the founders of the Dittmer Gear Corp., manufacturers of gears for the automotive industry. He left the Ditmer form for the Olive Gear Corp., Buffalow, which he managed for more than 20 years before he founded his own company with his son, Donald W. Riley, at North Tonawanda in 1946. On Jan 12, 1962, the Fine Pitch Gear Corp. and the Riley Gear Corp., operating at the same Felton Street location in North Tonawanda, were merged and Mr. Riley became chairman of the board of directors in the company bearing the Riley name. His son, Donald W. Riley, succeeded him as president. Mr. Riley was a member of the Kenmore Baptist Church and the Rotary Club of the Tonawandas. He was a director of the Town Club of the Tonawandas. On Oct 27, 1965, he was cited with Walter E. Kempa, business manager of the Delaware-Sheridan Office of the Buffalo Savings Bank, for excellent public relations for a business establishmen. The Business and Professional Women's Club cited the two men. He also was chairman of the Cancer Drive in North Tonawanda in 1958. Survivors include is widow, the former Mabel Striffler, his son, Donald W. Riley; a daughter, Mrs. Harley G. Styer, a sister, Mrs. Edward Kurth and three grandchildren, Karen E. Riley, Larry E. and Diane L. Styer. The Bury Funeral Home, Kenmore, is completing funeral arrangements. (Courtesy of Judith Muck)
  Person ID	I32384	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	17 Aug 2014

  
  

  Family	Mabel E. Striffler,   b. 21 Nov 1887, New York d. 3 Feb 1976, Buffalo, Erie County, New York (Age 88 years)
  Marriage	Jun 1914	New York   [1]
  Family ID	F10374	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	17 May 2012

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 13 Jun 1886 - Lockport, Niagara County, New York Marriage - Jun 1914 - New York Death - 7 Jan 1966 - Erie County, New York  = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S595] Striffler-Benkelman Broadcast, (Family Publication, published sporadically to record family milestones in connection with the annual Striffler-Benkelman Family Reunions, with Vol. 1, Number 1, published Sept. 7, 1936. Issues on file at the Rawson Memorial Library in Cass City, Michigan include Vol. 5 (1941), Vol. 7 (1944) and Volumes 8 (1945) through Vol. 28 (1968). Issues published from 1961 through 1964 were not assigned volume numbers, and 1963 appears to be missing. Xeroxes of the existing issues were also made by Melinda McLemore Strong in 2007. According to a article published by the Cass City Chronicle on August 6, 1981, commemorating the Fiftieth and Final Striffler-Benkelman Reunion, the final issue of the STRIFFLER-BENKELMAN BROADCAST appears to have been Volume 28, published in 1968.), 1964 Issue (Reliability: 3). [S1246] Muck, Judith-Family Researcher (jlmuck5515@att.net) "David Striffler and Fmaily" Prepared April 2012.