Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/13/1934

Julia Bixler died at her home. No.
222 Niagara street, (this) Saturday
morning, October 13, 1034. She is
survived by five daughters, one son.
Clayton Bixler of Moravia, N. Y..
Mrs. Everett Forsyth of Burt. N. Y.,
Mrs. William Ackerman of Newfane,
Mrs. Douglas L. Roberta, Mrs. Beverly
Harris and Mrs. George Howard
of Lockport. two brothers, one sister.
Mrs. Hulda Gleaaon and Fred
Bishop of Lockport, Edward Bishop
of Ridgeway, Ont., also 18 grandchildren.
Funeral services from tbe
late home Monday afternoon. October
15th, at 2:30 o'clock. Burial in
Hunt's Corners cemetery.

Julia married BIXLER, George J about 1893. George (son of BIXLER, Joshua and BROWN, Alice J) was born in Mar 1870 in New York; died on 11 Jun 1940 in Cleveland, Cuyahoga County, OH. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 6/7/1963

Funeral services for a former
Newfane resident, Clayton H. Bixler
of Moravia, will be held tomorrow
at 2 p.m. at the Wade
Funeral Home in Moravia. Mr.
Bixler, 67, died Wednesday (June
5. 1963) at Veterans Hospital in
Syracuse, where he was a patient
for three weeks.
Mr. Bixler was born July 18,
1895 in Newfane, the son of George
and Julia Bishop Bixler, and was
wounded In France during World
War I, when he served in the
Army.
Follwoing his msrrlage to the
former Edna Reed of Hartland in
1920, the couple moved to Moravia
and operated a Cayuga County
farm.
Besides his wife, Mr. Bixler Is
survived by four daughters, Mrs.
Harold Faatz of Lockport, Mrs.
George Call of Cortland. Mrs. Addison
Hleboski of Groton, N.Y.,
and Mrs. Harry Polhamus of Aurora;
two sons, Wendell and Reed
Bixler both of Groton; five sisters,
Mrs. Everett Forsyth of
Burt, Mrs. William Ackerman of
Wilson, Mrs. Howard Rush of
Newfane, Mrs. Douglas Roberts
and Mrs. George Howard, both of
Lockport.
Burial will be in Moravia.

Clayton married REED, Edna Sara about 1920. Edna was born on 8 Feb 1898 in Town of Hartland, Niagara County, NY; died on 21 Jan 1968 in Town of Groton, Tompkins County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette

BURT-Mrs. Luella Forsyth,
66, of 2077 Lockpori-Olcott
Road, Burt, died at her home
Tuesday (April 28, 1964) after
a year's Illness.
. Bom In Lockport Aug. 21,
1897, she was a daughter of
George and Julia Bishop Bixler.
On Aug. 14, 1918, she was
married to Everett Forsyth.
They had lived at the Lockport
Olcott Road address for
the last 32 years.
Survivors, In addition to
her husband, Include f o u r
sons, George Forsyth, Philadelphia,
R i c h a r d Forsyth,
Burt, Edward Forsyth, Olcott,
and Elton Forsyth, Newfane;
four sisters, Mrs. William
Ackerman, Wilson, Mrs. Doug
las Roberts and Mrs. George
Howard, both of Lockport,
and Mrs. Howard Rush, Newfane,
and 12 grandchildren.

Luella married FORSYTH, W Everett on 14 Aug 1918 in New York. W (son of FORSYTH, Homer W and Nellie) was born about 1898 in New York; died on 8 Jan 1968 in Gasport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Ethel married ACKERMAN, William A on 9 Jul 1919 in Wrights's Corners, Niagara County, NY. William was born about 1898 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Gladys married ROBERTS, Douglas L on 20 Mar 1934 in North Ridge, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. Douglas (son of Mary E) was born on 21 Sep 1899 in New York; died in Mar 1978 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leta married RUSH, Howard F after 1940. Howard (son of RUSH, Edward) was born on 15 Apr 1900 in Knowlesville, Orleans County, NY; died on 19 Jul 1964 in Newfane Intercommunity Hospital, Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leta married HARRIS, Beverly B about 1933 in New York. Beverly was born about 1911 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Leta married ROBERTS, Douglas about 1923 in New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 9/29/1965

A native of the Town of Newfane.
Mrs. Blanche G. Howard,
18, of 389 Vermont Ave., d i ed
this morning (Sept. 38, 1888) at
Mount View Hospital after a
long illness.
Bora April 7, 1807 in the Town
of Newfane, she was a daughter
of George and Julia Bishop
Bixler. She was the wife of
George S. Howard, who survives
her.
She also leaves a son and
daughter, Mrs. Gordon Branch
and George S. Howard Jr., both
of Lockport; two grandchildren;
three sisters, Mrs. Howard
Rush of Newfane; Mrs. Douglas
Roberts of Lockport and Mrs,
William Ackerman of Wilson.
Beguclng t h i s evening.
friends may call from J to 4
and 7 to 8 p.m. at the Prudden
ft Kandt Funeral Home, 341
Genesee St., where services will
be held at 3:38 p.m. Friday.
The Rev. R. Eldon Brock will
officiate.
Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.

Blanche married HOWARD, George S about 1924. George was born on 18 Nov 1905 in PA; died on 1 Aug 1990 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 5/1958

NEWFANE-Duane Bixler, 37,
of Wright's Corners, died today
(May 5. 1958) at Lockport Memorial
Hospital, where he had been
a patient for three weeks. He was
an employe of the Frontier Dolo-
mite concrete Products Corp.,
Town of Lockport, for the last
five years.
Born in the Town of Hartland,
Jan. 27, 1921, Mr. Bixler was a
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clayton Bixler.
He resided in Moravia, N. Y.,
for some time, later moving to Arizona,
returning here five years
ago.
Surviving are his wife, Ruth Ferrington
Bixler, Wright's Corners;
his parents in Moravia; four sisters,
Mrs. Beulah Faatz. Lockport,
Mrs. Thelma Call, McLean,
N. Y.; Mrs. Donna Hleboski, Groton,
and Mrs. Lucille Greenway,
Aurora, N. Y.; and two brothers
C. Wendel Bixler, Groton, and F.
Reed Bixler, Locke, N. Y.
Services will be conducted at the
Corwin Funeral Home at 2 p.m.
Wednesday by the Rev. Lawrence
Kinne of St. Luke's Lutheran
Church. Burial will be in Glenwood
Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: FERRINGTON, Ruth Kathleen. Ruth (daughter of FERRINGTON, Frank) was born about 1925; died on 15 Aug 2018 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

January 1, 2013
Beulah Agnes Faatz

Niagara Gazette

LOCKPORT —
Beulah Agnes Faatz passed away on Monday, December 31, 2012, under the care of Niagara Hospice. Born in Hartland on January 1, 1922, she was the daughter of the late Clayton and Edna Sara Reed Bixler.
Beulah was a Dietitian's Aide for 32 years, at Mount View Hospital, she retired in 1982. She was a member of the First Baptist Church and the Christian Women's Club, and she enjoyed sewing, cooking/baking, working in her flower beds and especially spending time with her family. Beulah is predeceased by her husband Harold J. Faatz, who passed away January 15, 2004.
Beulah is survived by her children, Marcia (Magdi Ahmed) Fokas of East Elmhurst, Queens, NY, J. Brian (Dale) Faatz of Churchville, NY and Melissa (Donald) Ziemendorf of Sanborn. She was the grandmother of Melinda (Chris) Miles, Sara (Joshua) Austin, Stephanie (Matthew Murry) and William Ziemendorf. Beulah was the sister of Thelma Chapman of Cortland, NY, Wendell Bixler and Reed Bixler, both of Arizona and the late Duane Bixler, Donna Hleboski and Lucille Beebe. She is also survived by several nieces and nephews.
Friends may call on Friday from 2-4 PM and 7-9 PM in Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee Street, Lockport, where services will be held Saturday morning at 10 AM. Interment will be in Cold Springs Cemetery. Memorials to Niagara Hospice, 4675 Sunset Drive, Lockport, NY 14094, would be appreciated by the family.
Visit www.PruddenAndKandt.com for online condolences.

Family/Spouse: FAATZ, Harold J. Harold died on 15 Jan 2004. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thelma married CHAPMAN, Robert C [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Thelma married CALL, George [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: HLEBOSKI, Addison J. Addison (son of HLEBOSKI, Francisco and Frances) was born on 10 Dec 1916; died on 16 Jan 1996 in Mesa, Maricopa County, AZ. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: BEEBE. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GREENWAY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SNOW. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WHITEHEAD, Vivian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Mildred married BOWEN, Harold W on 31 Dec 1940 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Harold (son of BOWEN, Charles A and SMITH, Edith H) was born on 8 Jan 1917 in New York; died in Jan 1974 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: NEWMAN, Betty Viola. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Shirley married DUXBURY, Donald John [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Albert married BROZEK, Dorothy M [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

George J. Howard of Gasport passed away on Saturday, January 14, 2017 at the age of 88. Born in Lockport on May 13, 1928, he was the son of the late George S. and Blanche (Bixler) Howard.
George was a Korean War veteran and was honorably discharged on June 24, 1952 after serving in the United States Army Infantry in Korea. He worked for General Motors at the Lockport Harrison Radiator Plant and retired in 1980 after 35 years of service.
George is survived by his sister, Barbara (late Gordon Pete) Branch of Lockport; niece and nephew, Roxanne (Steven) Hebberd of Parsippany, NJ and Todd Branch of Lockport.
There will be no prior visitation. Services were held at the convenience of the family.

Barbara married BRANCH, Gordon Franklin [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WILDEY, John B. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: ZIEMENDORF, Donald William. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FOKAS, Magdi Ahmed. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RIVERA, Pedro. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Allison. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WOOD, David. David (son of WOOD, Warren and HARWOOD, Berryl) was born on 3 Feb 1943 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 18 Feb 2019 in Town of Newfane, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: WEBER, Christopher. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PETERSON. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of Mary Duchow

Mary Duchow entered into rest April 28th 2018. Born in Lockport on April 30, 1941, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Mildred Ackerman Bowen.  Mary was an avid racecar fan and loved spending time with her family.
 Mary is survived by her husband Fredrick Carl Duchow Sr., mother of Priscilla (Bryan) Ritchie, Brian (Colleen) Duchow, Timothy Duchow, Fred Duchow Jr; seven grandchildren, seven great grandchildren and several nieces and nephews.  She is predeceased by her siblings David Bowen, Nancy Conley and  Sharon Peterson;
Relatives and friends may call Wednesday May 2nd from 2-4 and 6-8 PM. Funeral service Thursday May 3rd 11AM at Prudden & Kandt Funeral Home 242 Genesee street Lockport NY. Online condolences at www.pruddenandkandt.com.

Family/Spouse: DUCHOW, Frederick Carl. Frederick was born on 7 Aug 1938 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; died on 19 Sep 2020 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Nancy married MORAN, Robert Townsend [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: CONLEY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of David Bowen

David Alan Bowen went to be with his Lord and Savior May 19, 2016. Born December 17, 1947 in Lockport the son of Harold and Mildred (Ackerman) Bowen.


David graduated from Lockport High School and went into the Army serving from 1968 to 1970 during the Vietnam. He was a truck driver for Harrison Radiator for 33 years retiring in 1999. David was a member of the Solid Rock Assembly of God Church, the Men's Ministry of the church and also helped build the church. In his free time he enjoyed doing home improvements, crossword puzzles and loved telling jokes.


David is survived by his wife Betty (Wright) Bowen; father of David A. Bowen, Jr., step-father of Brian (Jennifer) Stevens, Mark Stevens and Jonathan (Lisa) Stevens; grandfather of Joshua, Jacob, Zachary, Marissa and Caleb Stevens; brother of Mary (Fred) Duchow and the late Nancy Conley an Sharon Peterson. Also survived by his brother-in-law William Peterson and several nieces and nephews.


Relatives and friends may call Sunday May 22, 2016 from 1 to 5 PM in Prudden and Kandt Funeral Home, 242 Genesee St., Lockport, NY. Funeral services will be held Monday, May 23, 2016 at 11 AM in the Solid Rock Assembly of God Church, 8590 Rochester Road, Gasport, NY 14067 with Pastor David Hayes officiating. Interment will be in Wrights Corners Cemetery. Memorials to the Church in David's memory would be appreciated by the family.

Family/Spouse: WRIGHT, Betty. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Susan married DIERMYER, William Morris on 17 Apr 1971 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sara married AUSTIN, Joshua in Jun 2010. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Elizabeth. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: FRITZ, Dale. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: RICHIE, Bryan. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: Colleen. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]