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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 7/28/1962

An active Republican and former
Civil Defense official, Clarence
E. Bistoff, 48. of 644 Willow
was found dead in bed at his
home about 9 p.m.. Friday (July
27, 1962).
Niagara County Coroner Dr.
George H. Muscato, after an autopsy
this morning at Lockport
Memorial Hospital, ruled a heart
attack as the cause of death.
A niece, Mrs. David E. Strong
of 86 Webb St., found the body.
Long active in Republican politics,
Mr. Bistoff was one time a
Fifth Ward committeeman. He
also founded and served as president
of the Lock City Republican
Club. He was among the prime
movers for a city manager type
of government here. The move
was defeated in a public referendum
in 1956.
Mr. Bistoff, a native of Lockport,
was deputy director of the
Niagara County Civil Defense office
from 1958 to 1959. Prior to
that he was employed as produce
manager at the Lockport Loblaw
Inc. supermarket. During World
War II he served as a foreman
at the Curtiss - Wright Aircraft
Co. at Buffalo.
Earlier this year he was employed
by the New York State
Barge Canal as a lift bridge
operator. He had been laid off
about one month.
Mr. Bistoff is survived by his
wife, Jean Bistoff of Albion; four
daughters, Mrs. William Roth of
Brockport. Anne Bistoff, Eddy
Sue and Christine, all of Albion;
and a brother, Lewis Bistoff of
Oquossoc, Maine.
Friends may call, beginning at
7 this evening at the Lange Funeral
Home, 186 East Ave. where
funeral services will be held
Monday.

Clarence + BROWN, Jean Helen. Jean (daughter of BROWN, Fred A) was born on 6 Nov 1918; died on 7 Feb 2012. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 2/6/1940

Mr. and Mrs. Fred A. Brown of
Albion announce the engagement of
their daughter, Jean Helen, of
Buffalo, to Clarence Edward Bistoff,
son of Edward J. Bistoff of
345 Pine street,
The wedding will take place this
Summer.

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 11/14/1949

BISTOFF-Jacob Edward A. Bistoff
died Nov. 13. 1949 at his home 345
Pine St. He is survived by two
sons. P. Lewis and Clarence B.
Bistoff of Lockport; three brothers,
John, Loekport, Theodore, Akron;
William. Buffalo and two sisters
Mrs. Anna Raduns, Lockport and
Mrs. Mary Murtaugh. Cambria.
Friends received at the Kennedy
Funeral Home, 122 Walnut St.,
where the funeral will be held
Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
Interment at Cold Springs Cemetery.

Jacob + Leita E. Leita was born about 1877 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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.