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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.
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Abt 1885 - 1965 (~ 80 years)