BOYD, John Lawrence

1898 - 1971  (73 years)

• Name	BOYD, John Lawrence
  Birth	22 Aug 1898	Gastonville, Washington County, PA
  Gender	Male
  Death	15 Oct 1971	Buffalo, Erie County, NY
  Person ID	I110267	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	4 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	BOYD, Charles D,   b. Abt 1870, England d. Yes, date unknown
  Mother	Mary A,   b. Abt 1874, Scotland d. Yes, date unknown
  Family ID	F58715	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	SCHAFER, Esther M,   b. 19 Mar 1903, PA d. Mar 1982, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1922
  Children	1. BOYD, John Lawrence,   b. Abt 1929, Springdale, PA d. 25 Aug 2000, Grand Island, Erie County, NY (Age 71 years)   2. BOYD, Rosemary,   b. 12 Mar 1932, Springdale, PA d. 19 Jun 1997, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 65 years)   3. BOYD, Donna Jeanne,   b. 2 Jun 1933, Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, PA d. 9 Nov 2011, Town of Niagara, Niagara County, NY (Age 78 years)   4. BOYD, Joanne,   b. 9 Sep 1935, Springdale, PA d. 10 May 2013, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 77 years)   5. BOYD, Sandra Lee,   b. 23 Dec 1940, New York d. 13 Apr 1995, Grand Island, Erie County, NY (Age 54 years)   6. BOYD, David A,   b. Abt 1945, New York d. 11 May 1974, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 29 years)
  Family ID	F3988	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	14 Mar 2025

  
  

• Notes

  Niagara Gazette John L. Boyd Sr., 73, of 8514 Richmond Ave., a retired international representative of the AFL-CIO, died Friday (Oct.. 15, 1971) in Veterans Administration Hospital, Buffalo, after a short illness. Born in Gastonville, Pa., he was once a member of the Springdale, Pa., City Council, a post in which he served for seven years, five of them as president. He came to this area in 1942 as a CIO representative assigned to the Gas, Coke and Chemical Union and retired eight years ago. A veteran of World War I, Mr. Boyd became active in the trade union movement in 1911. I^ter, he became involved in labor politics serving with the original labor's Non-Partisan League, the Political Action Committee and the Committee on Political Education. He is survived by his widow, Esther (Shafer) Boyd; two sons, John L. and David A. Boyd; four daughters, Mrs. Paul (Rosemary) Schul, Mrs. Robert (Donna) Wade, Mrs. Robert (Joanne) Johnson, and Mrs. Bruno (Sandra) Moretti, all of this city. Also surviving are a brother, Joseph Boyd of Mansfield, Ohio; four sisters, Mrs. Frederick (Anna) Wahl, Mrs. Joseph (Mary) Richardson, Mrs. William (Katherine) Baser, all of this city, and Mrs. John (Frances) Almerts of Hohokus, N.J., and 17 grandchildren. Funeral services will beheld at the Otto Redan/. Funeral Home Monday at 9:30 a.m. and at Prince of Peace Church at 10 a.m. Burial will he in Resthaven Cemetery. Friends may call at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and Sunday from noon to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.