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Obituary

BACON - John W., Sr. “Jack” Age 83 of the City of Tonawanda, February 8, 2021. He is survived by his long time loving sweatheart Susanne (nee Miller) Tranter, father of John W. (Laurie) Bacon, Jr., Jill (Bruce) Spira and Joseph N. (Robin) Bacon, grandfather of Jaelle, Nicholas G. and Pearl Bacon and great-grandfather of Raelyn Bacon, son of the late George A. Sr. and Beatrice (nee Vigrass) Bacon, brother of Veronica (late Wendell) Wilbar and the late Margaret (late Daniel) Asbury, Bernice (late Duane) Townsend and George (late Lois) Bacon, Jr. Also many nieces and nephews. Jack was a 1955 graduate of Tonawanda High School and was a US Marine Corps Veteran serving on the USS Saratoga and on the USS Intrepid. Jack was a talented cabinet maker who built organs and boats in his career and his carpentry was evident in reconstructing his home. His career also included working as Maintenance Superintendent at the Tonawanda Housing Authority retiring in 2000. Jack was also a prominent musician who began playing drums at a young age. He was part of the WNY music scene and a bandleader, founding the Morgan Street Stompers Dixieland Band. He and his band played music at all sorts of venues for friends and followers. Jack was a member of Tonawandas’ Post 264 American Legion National Championship Band since the 1960’s and was a Charter member of the Clown Band. He was also a member of the Grandfather’s Band, Cheektowaga Senior Citizens Band, Queen City Jazz Society and the American Federation of Musicians Local 209. Relatives and friends are invited to attend a Mass of Christian Burial on Friday, February 12th at 10 AM in St. Francis of Assisi RC Church, 150 Broad Street in Tonawanda. Burial will be in Whitehaven Cemetery, Grand Island immediate following the Funeral Mass. Please be mindful that face coverings and social distancing will be required. Memorial contributions in memory of Jack may be made to Tonawandas’ Post 264 American Legion Band. Arrangements by JOHN 0. ROTH FUNERAL HOME, INC., Tonawanda, NY. Condolences may be shared at www.ROTHFUNERAL.com. 

John married CSIZMAR, Patricia N on 28 Apr 1962 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 10/31/1961

FUTURE BRIDE: Mr. and Mrs. Nicholas Csizmar of 147
Wheatfield St., North Tonawanda, have announced the engagement
of their daughter, Patricia N., to John W. Bacon,
son of Mr. and Mrs. George Bacon Sr., of 96 Scott St.,
Tonawanda. The wedding will take place April 28, 1962 in
Ascension Church, North Tonawanda

1. BACON, John W Jr
2. BACON, Jill
3. BACON, Joseph N

George married VIGRASS, Beatrice V on 18 Feb 1922 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. Beatrice (daughter of VIGRASS, Ernest L and ROMANOWSKY, Emma M) was born about 1901 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 5 Jul 1982 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 7/5/1982

BACON - Beatrice V.
(nee Vigrass) Bacon, 81, of
Tonawanda, Monday, July
5, 1982 at Millard Fillmore
Hospital, Buffalo, after a
brief illness. A native of
Tonawanda she was the
sister of the late Evelyn
Voisinet, Ernest Vigrass
and Arthur Vigrass. Mrs.
Bacon was a member of St.
Francis of Assisi Church,
the Altar Society, Women's
Auxiliary to DeGraff Memorial
Hospital and the
Historical Society of the
Tonawandas.
She is survived by her
husband, George A. Bacon;
three daughters, Mrs.
Danny (Margaret) Asbury
of Ft. Lauderdale, Florida,
Mrs. Duane (Bernice)
Townsend of Tonawanda
and Mrs. Wendall M.
(Veronica) Wilbar of
Manchester, N.H.; two
sons, George A. (Lois)
Bacon, Jr. and John W.
(Patricia) Bacon, both of
Tonawanda; three sisters,
Mrs. Alice Ekins, Mrs.
Olive Horan and Mrs.
W a l l a c e ( E m m a)
Jaenecke, all of Tona.; two
brothers, Wilbur (Dorothy)
Vigrass, Tona. and Robert
(Dorothy) Vigrass of
Newfane; fourteen grandchildren;
two great grandchildren
and many nieces
and nephews.
Friends may call Monday
evening from 7-9 and
Tuesday and Wednesday
2-4 and 7-9 p.m. at John O.
Roth Funeral Home,
Morgan and William
Streets, Tona., where
services will be conducted
Thursday at 9:30 followed
by a Mass of Christian
Burial at St. Francis of
Assisi Church at 10 o'clock.
Burial will be in Mt. Olivet
Cemetery. If desired, Memorial
contributions may
be made to the Muscular
Dystrophy Assoc, or the
Heart Assoc, of WNY.
(5-6-7

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/20/1922

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Vigrass of
Hart land, N. Y., announce the marriage
of their daughter, Beatrice V.,
to George A. Bacon of Tonawanda on
Saturday.

ALSO

North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 2/17/1982

Mr. and Mrs. George A.
Bacon of Tonawanda will
be honored on their 60th
wedding anniversary on
Thursday with a home
liturgy celebrated by the
Rev. Msgr. Ralph M. Miller,
pastor of St. Francis of
Assisi parish in Tonawanda,
followed by an open
house Sunday afternoon.
Mr. Bacon and the
former Beatrice Vigrass
were married on Feb. 18,
1922, in the old St. Francis
church on Adam Street,
now the school gymnasium.
The couple recalled
that it was very cold and
icy and it snowed the
afternoon of the wedding.
A neighbor, Gus Beutner,
drove them in a large
touring car that had curtains
on the windows to the
7 a.m. wedding mass. The
Rev. Aloysius Bachman,
then pastor, officiated at
the ceremony. Attendants
w e r e William and
Josephine Bacon, brother
and lister of the bridgroom.
After the ceremony,
Mr. Bacon's mother
served breakfast for the
wedding party in the Bacon
family home at 294 Broad
St., Tonawanda.
We walked downtown in
the afternoon and there
were a lot more stores 60
years ago than there are
now." Mr. Bacon recalled.
In the evening, a home
reception was given for the
newlyweds for their family
and friends.
Mr. Bacon is a retired
marine engineer and has
made several scale working
models of marine
engines. He has also completed
several grandfather
clocks making one for each
of the couple's five
children. Many pieces of
wood furniture in their
home were handcrafted by
him.
Mr. Bacon's hobbies also
include photography. He
took all of the pictures in
present-day times for the
"Then and Now" slide
show that is shown by the
Historical Society of the
Tonawandas. Mr. and Mrs.
Bacon are members of the
society.
A professional drummer
for more than 30 years, he
is one of the first gold card
life membership holders in
the American Federation
of Musicians Local 209. The
Bacons are also members
of the Holy Name Society
and Altar Society at St.
Francis Church.
The couple are parents of
Mrs. Daniel (Margaret M.)
Asbury of Fort Lauderdale,
F l a . ; Mrs. Wendall
(Bonnie) Wilbar of Man-
chester, N.H.; Mrs. Duane
(Bernice) Townsend;
George (Lois) Bacon, Jr.,
and Jack (Pat) Bacon, all
of Tonawanda. They have
14 grandchildren and two
great-grandchildren.

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Niagara Gazette - 12/23/1946

TONAWANDA Dec 23-George
W. Bacon. 80. of 294 Broad .street,
died todav at his home after a long
illness. Born in Buflalo he had
lived here since childhood He was a
member of Local. No. 7. licensed
Tuamen'.s Protective association.
and the Marine Engineers Benefit,
association of Buffalo. He had been
an engineer on the Great Lakes
most of his life until he retired a
number of vears ago.
Mr Bacon is survived by his wife.
Mis Josephine Bacon two sons.
William N and George A Bacon.
of this city a daughter. Josephine
C Baron at home: eight grandchiidren
two brothers. Morton W. of
this city and Benjamin, of Buffalo.
one .sister Eva Bacon, of this city.
Last rites will be held Thursdav
at 10 a m from the home and at
10 30 a m at .St Francis church. The Rt
Rev Msgr John A Weismantle will
officiate Interment will be in Mt
Olivet cemetery.

George married HURST, Josephine C about 1889. Josephine was born about 1873 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 21 May 1953 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

North Tonawanda NY Evening News

The maiden name ef Mrs. J o sephine
C. Bacon, wife of George
W. Bacon whose death occurred
yesterday at his home. 294 Broad
street, was Hurst instead of Hunt.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 5/22/1953

BACON - Mrs. Josephine Catherine
Bacon. 80, of 294 Broad St.,
Tonawanda died Thursday, May 21,
1953. in Columbus Hospital, Buf
falo. after a brief illness. She was
a lifelong resident of Tonawanda
and a member of St. Francis
Church, the Altar and Rosary Societies
of the church and the Ladies
of Charity. She was the widow
of the late George W. Bacon. She
is survived by a daughter, Miss
Josephine C. Bacon; two sons, William
G. Sr. and George A. Sr.; 8
grandchildren and three great-
grandchildren, all of Tonawanda.
Friends may call at the residence
of the son, George A. Bacon Sr., 96
Scott St., Tonawanda, where ser-
vices will be Monday morning at
10:30 o'clock and at 11 o'clock in
St. Francis Church. A requiem high
mass will be celebrated by the
Rev. Francis Trapp. Burial in Mt.
Oliver Cemetery.

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Niagara Gazette - 4/15/1968

TONAWANDA-Ernest L. Vigrass Sr., 95, of 16
Park Ave., died Sunday (April 14, 1968) in his home
after a long illness.
Bom in Staffordshire, England,
he resided here most of
his life.
He served as justice of, the
peace here for 20 years,, retiring
about 25 years ago. He was
a member of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church and a life member
of the Knights of Pythias.
He was the husband of the
former Emma Romanowski,
who died in 1958.
Survivors include four sons,
Ernest, Arthur and Wilbert,
of this city, and Robert of Newfane;
four daughters, Mrs.
George (Beatrice) Bacon, Mrs.
Arthur (Alice) Ekins, Mrs. Wallace
(Emma) Jaenecke, all of
this city, and Mrs. Samuel
(Olive) Horan of Lockport; 23
grandchildren and 33 greatgrandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
at 1 p.m. Wednesday at
the Roth Funeral Home by the
Rev. Canon Alexander Corti.
Burial will be in White Chapel
Memorial Park.

Ernest married ROMANOWSKY, Emma M on 6 Sep 1899 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. Emma was born about 1879 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY; died on 16 Mar 1958 in Kenmore Mercy Hospital, Kenmore, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette

TONAWANDA - Mrs. Emma
R o m a n o w s k y Vigrass, 79, of 16
Park Ave. died Sunday (March 16,
1958) in Kenmore Mercy Hospital
after several months illness.
A native of this city, she war
a member of St. Mark's Episcopal
Church.
She is survived by her husband,
Ernest L. Vigrass, five daughters,
Mrs. George Bacon, Mrs. Harold
Voisinet, Mrs. Athur Ekins and
Mrs. Wallace. Jaenecke, all of this
city, and Mrs. Samuel Horan,
Lockport; four sons, Ernest Vigrass
Jr.. Arthur Wilbert and Robert
Vigrass, all of this city; 22 grandchildren
and 13 great grandchildren.
The Rev. Alexander J. Corti
will conduct services at 2 p.m.
Wednesday at the John O. Roth
Funeral Home. Burial will be in
White Chapel Memorial Park.

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North Tonawanda NY Evening News - 9/2/1949

Mr. and Mrs. Ernest L. Vigrass
of 16 Park Ave. will celebrate
their golden wedding anniversary,
tomorrow evening, with a garden
party at their home. They were
married in North Tonawanda Sept.
6 1899 by the Rev. Walter Lord
and have lived in the Tonawandas
most of their lives. The Rev. Lord
will attend the celebration.
Mr. Vigrass, who retired from
business three years ago, waa
born in England and came to Canada
at the age of one. Later he
moved to North Tonawanda. Mrs.
Vigrass, 70, the former Emma
Romanowsky, was born in Tonawanda.
Mr. and Mrs. Vigrass are the
parents of four sons, Ernest Arthur,
Wilbert, Robert and five
daughters, Mrs. George Bacon,
Mrs. Harold Voisinet, Mrs. Arthur
Ekins, Mrs. Samuel and Mrs.
Wallace Jaenecke. They have 16
grandchildren and four great
grandchildren.

William married CHRISTINE about 1867. was born in Feb 1848 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]