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Niagara Gazette - 11/7/1941

NIAGARA FALLS. Ont.-James
Edgar Biggar, 94, died at his home,
1720 Highland avenue, last night
He was born on Lundy's lane a son
of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Blggar,
early settlers. He resided here
92 years. He was educated at the
Red meeting house, Green's Corner,
which is one of the landmarks. For
26 years Mr. Biggar operated a fruit
and vegetable farm at Stamford
from which he retired in 1917. At
i»ne time he was an employe of the
Peter B. Secord planing mill, Niagara
Palls, N. Y.
In 1881 he married Miss Hattle
L. Groom, who died three years
ago. Mr. Biggar was a member of
the Presbyterian church. He was a
member of Cataract lodge No. 103,
and held the 60-year Jewel of that
lodge. He was a former treasurer
of Lundy's Lane Encampment, No.
96. In politics he was a liberal.
Surviving are four sons, Alonzo
Kent, of Washington, Fred, of
Stamford, Ont, Arthur, of Montrose,,
Pa., Herbert, city; four daughters.
Mrs. Frederick W. Gray, Niagara
Falls, N. Y., Mrs. William E.
Kriske, Batavla. N. Y., Mrs. George
W. Wolfe. Mrs. John C. Bullock.
Niagara Falls, N. Y.; two brothers,
George M. and Warren W„ of Stamford.
Ont; 20 grandchildren and 19
great grandchildren.
The body is resting at the Morse
& Son funeral chapel until Sunday.
The funeral service will be
held st the chapel at 3:30 p. m.
Sunday. Interment will be In Fairview
cemetery.

James married GROOM, Hattie L in 1881. Hattie died about 1938. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Alonzo married Mabel M about 1903. Mabel was born about 1883 in OH; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 8/30/1961

Mrs. Ida Biggar Gray, of 606 Fourth St., died Tuesday
(Aug. 29, 1961) in Mount View Hospital,. Lockport,
after a four months' illness.
At native of this city, she was the daughter of the
late Edwin and Hattie Biggar. The family moved to
Stamford, Ont., where she was educated. She returned
to this city and was employed as a secretary at the Acheson
Graphite Co.
In 1914 she was married to
Frederick W. Gray of this city.
She was superintendent of
the Beginners Department of
the Sunday S c h o o l of First
Presbyterian Church for 30
years and each year directed
a religious pageant on Children's
Day.
Member of Chorus
She sang in the B r a h ms
Chorus and the senior choirs
of First Presbyterian and also
St. Peter's Episcopal Church.
At First Presbyterian she directed
a junior choir. She also
was a member of the City Mission
board of directors.
She was a charter member
of the Mother's Round Table
and a m e m b e r of Niagara
Frontier Chapter No. 658, Order
of Eastern Star. MRS. IDA GRAY
Mrs. Gray was active also in
YWCA affairs. She was chair-
10 NIAGARA FALLS GAZETTE
Wedntidiy, August 30, 1961
man of the c o m m i t t e e on
f r i e n d l y relations among
foreign students and was a
member of the World Fellowship
Committee. Tor 15-years
she was hostess to students
f r om *all countries in t he
world, except those behind the
Iron Curtain.
Rites Thursday
Surviving are her husband,
Frederick W. Gray Sr.; a son,
Dr. Frederick W. Gray Jr., a
daughter, Miss Arlene E. Gray
of North Tonawanda; t h r ee
brothers, Frederick L. Biggar
and Dr. Herbert E. Biggar,
both of Niagara Falls, Ont,
and Arthur-Biggar of -Montrose,
Pa.; two sisters, Mrs.
Bessie Kriske of Batavia and
Mrs. John C. Bullock Sr. of
this city; and five grandchildren.
The funeral will be held at
2:30 p.m. T h u r s d a y at the
Main S t r e e t Bell . Funeral
Home with Rev. Hay K. Hallin.
Bacon Memorial-Presbyterian
Church, officiating
Burial will be in Acacia Park
Cemetery, Town of Pendleton.
The family said contributions
to the First Presbyterian
Church Fund for Christian
Education would be acceptable
as tributes.

Ida married GRAY, Frederick W in 1914. Frederick was born on 5 Dec 1883 in New York; died in Sep 1962. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/15/1965

NIAGARA FALLS, Ont.-Frederick Leflar Biggar,
80, of 2401 High St., died Thursday (Oct. 14, 1965) in
Grace Abbey Nursing Home where he had been a resident
for two and a half years.
Born in Niagara Falls, N.Y.,*
he had lived here for the last
75 years, He was an immigration
officer here for 40 years,
retiring about 10 years ago.
Mr. Biggar was a c h a r t er
member of St. Martin's Anglican
Church.
He served overseas in World
War I with the Royal Canadian
Rifles and was one of 10
Canadians who survived the
Battle of Ypres. He was a
member of Royal Canadian
Legion Branch No. 51.
He was a member also of
Cataract Lodge No. 103, IOOF.
He had been a gardening
enthusiast and was noted locally
for the fine garden at
his home. His wife, the former
Edith Raynor, died in
1963.
Survivors include a sister,
Mrs. Bessie Krisk, Batavia,
N.Y.; two brothers, Dr. Her-
bert E. Biggar, this city, and
Arthur Biggar, Montrose, Pa.,
and several nices and
nephews.
Friends may call at the
Morse and Son Chapel. Services
will be held in St. Martin's
Anglican Church at 3 p.m.
Saturday. Burial will be in
Drummond Hill Cemetery.

Family/Spouse: RAYNOR, Edith. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Bessie married KRISKE, William E about 1910. William was born about 1876 in New York; and died. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 11/24/1959

WOLF-In Seattle, washlngton, Thursday
Nov. 19th, 1959. Eva Wolf, formerly
of Ihls cltv. Widow of the late George
Wolf; mother of Mrs. Margaret Humphreys
of Seattle, Washington and Mrs,
Mary Lee of Mobile, Alabama, and
Sister of Mrs. Frederick W. Gray and
Mrs. John Bullock of this city; Mrs.
Bessie Kriske of Batavla, N. Y.; Arthur
Biggar of Montrose, Pa.; Fred
and Dr. Herbert Biggar of Niagara
Falls, Ont. Five grandchildren also
survive. Funeral services from th«
Bell Funeral Home, 635 Main St.,
Wednesday. Nov. 25th, 1959-at 1:30 p.m.
Rev. Charles Berrvhlll officiating. Interment
In Memorial Park Cemetery.
Friends Invited to call after noon
Tuesday.

Eva married WOLF, George Winfield about 1921. George (son of WOLF, Frederick W and EINSFELD, Mary A) was born about 1886 in New York; died on 10 Oct 1943 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: COLLINS, Frances Isabel. Frances (daughter of COLLINS, Walter L and NEWMAN, Carrie May) was born about 1908; died on 15 May 1955 in Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 2/7/1962

Mrs. Alice E. (B i g g a r)
Bullock, 62, of 8197 West Rivershore
Drive, died in a Buffalo
hospital Tuesday (Feb. 6,
1962).
Born in Stamford, Ont., she
attended Stamford Collegiate
Institute. She was a resident
of this city for the last 25
years.
She was a member and former
Sunday School teacher
at the First Presbyteriann
Church and a member of the
Niagara Falls Lioness Club.
Surviving are her husband,
John C. Bullock Sr., an engin-
neer with the Varcum Chemical
Co., a division of Reichhold
Chemicals Inc.; two sons,
John C. Bullock Jr. and F.
James Bullock, this city; a
daughter, Mrs. Lee Thompson,
Grand Island; three brothers,
Fred and Herbert Biggar of
Niagara Falls, Ont. and Arthur
Biggar of Montrose, Pa.;
a sister, Mrs. Bessie Kriske,
Batavia, and nine grandchildren.
Funeral service will be
held at the Lane Funeral
Home Friday at 1 p.m. with
Rev. Cuthbert McLean offi-
ciating. Interment will be in
Fairview Cemetery, Niagara
Falls, Ont.

Alice married BULLOCK, John Clifford on 8 Sep 1923 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. John was born on 3 Jan 1899 in Canada; died in Dec 1981 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Donald married YORK, Dorothy A about 1928. Dorothy (daughter of YORK, Percy A and Beatrice) was born on 18 Feb 1912 in WA; died on 10 Mar 2000 in Central Point, Jackson County, OR. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Vera married KISSINGER, Oran on 26 Oct 1935 in Batavia, Genesee County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Eva married MCCRACKIN, Laurel O [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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

Family/Spouse: MASHFORD, Murray. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: LOPRESTI, Josephine. Josephine (daughter of LOPRESTI, Charles) was born about 1929 in Italy; died on 30 Apr 1958 in Niagara Falls Memorial Hospital, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Obituary of John C. Bullock Jr.
John (Jack) C. Bullock, Jr, 94, of Lewiston, NY, died on Monday, October 5, 2020 at Elderwood Skilled Nursing Facility in Wheatfield, NY. Mr. Bullock was born in Niagara Falls, Ontario in 1925 to the late John and Alice (Biggar) Bullock. He moved to the LaSalle area of Niagara Falls, NY, with his family in 1937 where he lived until moving to Lewiston, NY, in 1973.Jack graduated from LaSalle High School in 1943, graduating 4th in his class. He then attended Michigan State University and completed one year before entering the Navy in June 1944. During his basic training at Great Lakes Naval Training Center north of Chicago he received US citizenship. Jack was honorably discharged from the Navy in June of 1946. He returned to Michigan State University and graduated with a Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering. He then attended Northwestern University where he graduated with a Masters of Science degree in Civil Engineering.On October 13, 1951, Jack married Dorothy Jacobi of Niagara Falls, NY. They were married for 62 years until her passing in 2014. Jack was employed 39 years with Scrufari Construction Co. as a licensed Professional Engineer, including his last 28 years there as Vice President. He was active with the Building Industry Employers Association of Niagara County, serving as its president in 1973. He was also active with the Niagara Genesee District Council of Carpenters from its inception to his retirement. He was a member of the New York State Society of Professional Engineers and was president of the Niagara County Chapter in 1965.After his retirement from Scrufari, Jack worked with Sicoli & Massaro Construction, and served as a construction arbitrator for the American Arbitration Association. Jack enjoyed gardening, woodworking, travel, tennis and golf.Mr. Bullock is survived by his four children, Russell (Robin) J. Bullock, of Fairport, NY, Nancy (Craig) C. Starr, of Glenolden, PA, Mark (Gloria) A. Bullock, of Niagara Falls, NY, and Beverly (Edward) M. Goldschmidt, of Westfield, NJ; seven grandchildren, Erin Bullock, Jonathan Bullock, Jennifer Fiddler, Jeffrey Bullock, Matthew Starr, Alex Goldschmidt, and Sophia Goldschmidt; and three great grandchildren, Haley and Harper Fiddler, and Wendy Bullock. He was predeceased by his brother Jim Bullock and sister Jean Thompson.Services will be held at the convenience of the family. Please visit www.hardisonfuneralhomes.com for online condolences.

John married JACOBI, Dorothy M on 13 Oct 1951 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. Dorothy (daughter of JACOBI, Fred and GAGNON, Florine) was born about 1927 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY; died on 31 Mar 2014 in Town of Lewiston, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Frederick married KELLY, Anna Mae Margaret (Polly) on 27 Dec 1949 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Dorothy married THOMPSON, Lee David [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Notes:

Niagara Gazette - 4/1958

BULLOCK-Baby girl at Memorial
Hospital, April. 30, 1968, of 288 Little
4th St Infant daughter of James and
of the late Josephine Bullock; sister
of James Charles Bullock,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
LoPresti, all of this city. Funeral
services will be held from the Spal-
lino.Funeral Home. 1300 Pine Ave.
opposite Niagara Falls Senior High
School. Interment in- St Joseph
Cemetery.

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

Family/Spouse: STARR, Craig. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: PLACEK, Gloria. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Family/Spouse: GOLDSCHMIDT, Edward Ian. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]