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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 3/29/1954

John Bistoff, 79, of 96 Orchard
St. died Sunday. He is survived
by his wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Wag-
enbauer Bistoff.
Mr. Bistoff was bora June 29.
1971 to the Town of Royalton. For
14 years ha was a conductor on
the International Railway Company
and then worked at the Harrison
Radiator Division, General
Motors Corporation until falling
health caused his retirement.
Surviving are two daughters and
a son, Mrs. Oliver Skeets, Lockport;
Mrs. Wilfred Miles, Newfane;
and Kenneth J. of Penn
Yan; a step-daughter, Mrs. Howard
Allison of Lockport; seven
grandchildren and seven greatgrandchildren.
Also surviving are
two sisters and two brothers, Mrs.
John Murtaugh, Town of Cambria;
Mrs, August Raduns, Florida
Theodora of Akron and William of
Buffalo.
Services will be held Wednesday
at 3:30 at the Gaul Funeral Home,
199 East Ave. Burial will be In
Cold Spring Cemetery. United
Lodge 99, IOOF will hold services
at 7 o'clock on Tuesday.

Family/Spouse: WAGENBAUER, Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born about 1890 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. BISTOFF, Mary Elizabeth was born on 12 Aug 1920 in New York; died on 19 Oct 1997 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY.

John married BIXLER, Florence about Jun 1903 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Florence (daughter of BIXLER, William and Amelia) was born in Mar 1878 in New York; died on 22 Dec 1914 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/12/1953

Fifty Years-1903
Marriage announced of John
Bistoff to Florence Coulter

1. BISTOFF, Gladys L was born on 28 May 1905 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 17 Nov 1970 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
2. BISTOFF, John Kenneth was born on 31 Dec 1912 in New York; died on 28 Dec 1997 in Penn Yan, Yates County, NY.

Gustave + SCHUSTER, Johanna. Johanna was born in Feb 1846 in Ulm, Württemberg, Germany; died on 26 Apr 1916 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal

Mrs. Johanna Bistoff. aged 70 years,
who came to Lockport from Ulm.
Wurtemberg, Germany, when only
eight years of age. died at her late
residence about 11 o'clock yesterday
morning after a year's illness. De-
ceased was the widow of Gustav Bis-
toff. a Civil War veteran who passed
away 21 years ago. She.was a member
of the English Lutheran church,
and also of tha Woman's Relief Corps
of Sprout Post. No. 76, G. A. R. Nine
children survive.

ALSO

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 4/28/1916

The funeral of the late Mrs.
Johanna Bistoff. who died Sunday
morning at her late residence. No.
82 Nlcholls street, was held this afternoon
with services at her late home
at 2:30 o'clock, conducted by the Rev.
Francis T. Hoover. Mrs. R. J. Carson
sang several appropriate selec
tlons.
The bearers were four grandsons.
Fred and Roy Bistoff, Walter and
Lester Bischer. and two nephews,
Joseph Schuster and John Siedhoff.
all of this city. The interment was
at Cold Springs cemetery.