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Lockport NY Union Sun Journal - 10/6/1971

B L A C K L E Y - John C
Blackley Sr„ of Ridgeview
Mobile Court, Lockport Olcott
Rd., formerly of 5893 West
Jackson Street passed away at
Lockport Memorial Hospital,
Tuesday, October 5, 1971*
Husband of Esther Siebert
Blackley. Father of Peter (Jo
Ann) Lagoda, Lockport, Arthur
B r t u e r , Clarence Center
Warren and Donald Brauer,
Will amsville; brother of Harold
Blackley, Lockport. Also s u rvived
by twenty five grandchildren,
nine great grandchildren
and several nieces and
nephews. Friends may rail
Wednesday from 7 to 9 and
Thursday from 2 to 4 rtnd 7
to 9 o'clock at Prudden and
Kandt Funeral Home, 242
Genesee Street. Funeral services
will be held at Mount
Olve Lutheran Church Friday
afternoon at two o'clock. Interment
in Cold Springs
Cemetery. Memorials to Mount
Olive Lutheran Church would be
appreciated by the family.

ALSO

Same date and paper

John C. Blackley. 70, of
Ridgeview Mobile Court, Lockport
- Olcott Road, formerly of
5M93 W. Jackson St. Lockport,
died unexpectedly Tuesday
afternoon.
The rescue squad of Lockport
Fire Dept. was called at 3:25
P.m. to the CIO Hall on Walnut
Street, where Mr. Blackley was
strcken. The resuscitator was
used far 17 minutes with no
results and Mr. Blackley was
taken by emergency ambulance
to Lockport Memorial Hospital,
where he was pronounced dead
on arrival.
He was born Dec. 25, 1900,
in Lockport, a son of John J.
and Margaret (Noble) Blackley.
He retired in 1966 from the
s h i p p i n g department at
Harrison Radiator Division,
General Motors Corp., where he
had been employed for 30 years.
Mr. Blackley resided for
many years at the W. Jackson
St. address where he was wellknown
for hs extensive Iris
gardens. He recently moved to
the mobile court.
He was a member of Mount
Olive Lutheran Church, New
York State Iris Society, Lockport
Senior Citizens, and Parks
and Tree Commission of the
City of Lockport. He was secretary
of the Retiree's Chapter of
Amalgamated Local 686, Un:ted
Auto Workers.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Esther (Siebert) Blackley;. two
daughters and four sons, John
C. Blackley Jr., Mrs. James
(Lois) Gardner and Mrs. Peter
(Jo Ann) Lagoda, all of Lockport;
Arthur Brauer of Clarence
Center, Warren and Donald
Brauer of Williamsville; a
brother,--Harold Blackley of
Lockport; also 25 grandchildren;
nine great - grandchildren
and several nieces and
nephews.
Friends may call from 7 to
9 p.m. today and from 2 to
4 and 7 to 9 tomorrow at
Prudden & Kandt Funeral
Home, 242 Genesee St.
Funeral services will be held
at 2 p,m. Friday at Mount Olive
Lutheran Church. Burial will be
in Cold Sprmg Cemetery.
Memorials to Mount Olive
Lutheran Church would be
appreciated by the family.

John married BRAUER, Amanda M on 23 Aug 1923 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY, and was divorced on 19 Sep 1946 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. Amanda (daughter of BRAUER, August and GREENWALD, Minnie) was born on 2 Jan 1904 in New York; died on 20 Nov 1982 in Tonawanda, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: SIEBERT, Esther. Esther was born on 22 Oct 1907; died in Feb 1990 in Rochester, Monroe County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Lois married GARDENER, James [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married TAGG, Loraine M on 20 Mar 1948 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY. Loraine (daughter of TAGG, Frank) was born on 12 Oct 1926; died on 12 Jan 1993 in Buffalo, Erie County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]