Family/Spouse: LAWTON, Stephen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Posted: Sunday, October 18, 2015 3:40 pm


Robert W. Bishop, 86, of Indianapolis, IN, passed away on Friday, October 16, 2015. Robert was born on October 26, 1928 in Lockport, NY to the late William J. and Catharine (Muckenstrum) Bishop.

Bob served in the United States Navy on the USS Richard E. Kraus. He earned his undergraduate degree from GMI, Master's degree from MIT, and retired as a chief engineer for Harrison Radiator Division GMC in 1989.

Bob was active in the Salvation Army, Knight of Columbus, the GMI fraternity Gamma Mu Tau, and St. Vincent DePaul. He also enjoyed woodworking and gardening.

He is survived by his wife of 24 years, Marna Bishop; children, Catherine (Stephen) Lawton, Beverly (Ronald) Adams, Timothy (Cindy) Bishop, Teresa Wagner, Jeffrey (Janey) Cantwell and Lori (Kenny) Frye; nine grandchildren; one great-grandchild and one sister, Eileen (James) Haskell. He was preceded in death by his first wife, Rose Marie (May) Bishop; and one grandchild, Tyler Adams.

Funeral Mass will be 11:00 a.m. Wednesday, October 21, 2015, at St. Matthew Catholic Church, 4100 East 56th Street. Visitation will be held on Tuesday, October 20, 2015, at Flanner and Buchanan - Oaklawn Memorial Gardens (Conner Suite) from 4:00 to 7:00 p.m. In lieu of flowers, please send memorial contributions to St. Vincent DePaul.

Online condolences may be shared by visiting flannerbuchanan.com.

Robert married MAY, Rose Mary on 27 Dec 1952 in Williamsville, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

William married Catherine about 1925. Catherine was born on 28 Apr 1897 in New York; died in Apr 1980 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/5/1947

BISHOP-John Bishop, of 57 Price
Street, passed away on Friday, July
4th, 1947, at the Lockport City Hospital.
He la survived by four daughters
and four sons, Mrs. Elizabeth
Berner, of Lockport. Mrs. Anna
Draan, of North Hollywood. Calif.,
Mrs. Dorothy Martin, Mrs. Veronica
Brandy, Ralph, William and Law
rence Bishop of Lockport, and Bernard
Bishop, of North Hollywood,
Cal., two nephews, Otto and Frank
Bishop, of Austria, also seventeen
grandchildren. The funeral win be
held at 8:30 o'clock on Monday
morning at. Taylor & Reynolds
Funeral Home and at 9:00 o'clock
at St. Mary's Church. Interment
will be to St. Mary's Cemetery.

John married BICKER, Barbara on 24 Jul 1894 in Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY. Barbara (daughter of BICKER, Sebastian and REHM, Mary Anna) was born in Mar 1876 in Town of Pendleton, Niagara County, NY; died on 25 Mar 1947 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/26/1947

Ill for a week with pneumonia,
Mrs. Barbara Bishop. 71. wife of
John Bishop, died Tuesday night at
her home. 57 Price St.
Mrs. Bishop was born in the
Town of Pendleton, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Sebastian Bicker, but had
lived In Lockport since her marriage.
She was a member of the
Rosary Society of St. Mary's
these Church.
Besides her husband, ahe leaves
four daughters, Mrs. Albert Drean
of North Hollywood, Cal., Mrs. Cal-
vin Berner, Mrs. Ward Martin and
Mrs. Thomas Grundy; and four
sons, Ralph, William, Lawrence and
Bernard Bishop all of Lockport;
and 17 grandchildren.
Services will be held Friday at
8:30 at the Taylor and Reynolds
Funeral Home, 70 Niagara St., and
at 9 o'clock at St. Mary's Church.
Burial will be in St. Mary's Ceme-
tery.

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/25/1944

Wedding bells rang July 24, 1894, fifty years ago, at the
Good Shepherd Church in Pendleton for the marriage of Mr. 1
and Mrs. John Bishop. 57 Price St., at a High Mass at 10
o'clock.
The couple celebrated their 50th
anniversary by attending Mass at
Good Shepherd church, Pendle-
ton Sunday and then with a dinner
at Maple Brook Manor with their
8 children and 16 grandchildren.
Mrs. Bishop, now 68, was born
on the Transit Road, town of
Pendleton, the daughter of the late
Mary Anna Rerun and Sebastian
Bicker,
Mr. Bishop, now 77 was born in
insbruck, Tyrol, Austria and came
to this country at the age of 25.
He is the son of Catherine Patrick
and James Bishop. He was em-
ployed at Old Pulp Mills, Holly
Shops, Gardner Foundry and Si-
monds Saw and Steel Plant until
he retired about 10 years ago.
Following the finner, a reception
was held at the home of the
couples son, Bernard Bishop of
Price Street.
Mr. and Mrs. Bishop have 4
daughters, Mrs. Calvin Berner,
Mrs. Albert Drean, Mrs. Theodore
Sherlock and Mrs. Thomas Grundy
and 4 sons, Ralph, William, Law-
rence and Bernard.