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- Niagara Gazette - 2/18/1936
NORTH RIDGE, Feb. 18. - Rev
John P. Barkow died at the Deaconess
hospital. Buffalo, yesterday, ai the
age of 61 years.
Rev. Mr. Barkow was born April
4. 1875. at Milwaukee, Wis., where he
attended Lutheran Day school, later
entering Concordia college to prepare
for the ministry and graduated in
1897 at The Seminary, St. Louis, Mo
His first call was to Allardi, Term..
Aug. 22, 1897. serving three and a halt
years. In 1901 he took charge ai
Wartburg, Tenn., for two years. In
1903, he went to Mendon, N. Y., serving
four years and the past 29 years
was stationed at North Ridge.
His wife died 13 years ago. He is
survived by two sons and two daughters,
Mrs. Fred Siebert, Ransomville.
Edward Barkow, Niagara Falls.
Herbert Barkow, North Ridge, Mrs.
Malcolm Hlscock, Niagara Falls; two
brothers, William F. and Henry Barkow,
of Wisconsin.
Prayer will be conducted by Rev
Carl Dauphin on Thursday morning
at 10:30 after which the body will
lie In state In St. Peter's church.
North Ridge, until 2 p. m.. when a
public service will be conducted by
Rev. Mr. Dauphin, assisted by Rev.
Verwibe. of Buffalo, president of the
Eastern District of Missouri Lutheran
Synod, and Rev. P. Fretthold, of North
Tonawanda, Rev. F. Swartz, of Ken-
more, Rev. H. Meier, of Lockport, and
Rev. W. Drews, of Buffalo.
A guard of honor, consisting of
the trustees of the church, will of-
ficiate while the body lies in state.
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