John C. Collister

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A longtime Dansville barber and community leader who instituted the annual Halloween parade 35 years ago, John C. Collister of 19 Franklin St. died unexpectedly in his home Friday (Oct. 6, 1967). He was 76. A funeral service was conducted in the Chamberlin Funeral Home yesterday. The Rev. Robert McKee officiated. Burial was in Lakeside Cemetery, Loon Lake. Mr. Collister in 1932 went to the Village Board with his idea for a children’s Halloween parade to serve as a diversion from the vandalism which accompanied the usual trick or treat procedures. His proposal was approved and he was made chairman of the event, a post in which he served for 33 years. He gave up the job last year, turning it over to Carl Leven Sr., who had served as his assistant for several years. He was born in Byron but had lived in Dansville most of his life. He was a barber in Dansville for many years before going to work at the Foster Wheeler Corp. plant here. Following his retirement from Foster Wheeler, Mr. Collister operated a barber shop in his home. Mr. Collister was a member of Dansville Presbyterian Church, Phoenix Lodge 115 F.&A.M. of which he was a past master and Dansville Chapter Royal Arch Masons. He also was a member of the Order of the Eastern Star and was a past patron of the organization. Surviving are his wife, Eleanor Dye Collister, a son, Ronald now serving with the U.S. Navy; a daughter, Mrs. James McCall of Rochester; a sister, Mrs. George Youch of Buffalo; five grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
(Dansville Breeze, October 10, 1967, p1)

Family/Spouse: Eleanor Dye. Eleanor (daughter of Eugene Byron Dye and Sadie Louise Werth) was born on 04 Jun 1916 in Wayland, Steuben County, New York; died on 20 May 2009 in Lakeville, Livingston County, New York; was buried in Lakeside Cemetery, Wayland, Steuben County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Rolland (Ron) L. Collister, 45, of Franklin Street died Saturday (Apr. 20, 1991) in his home after a long illness. He was born Aug. 23, 1945, in Dansville, a son of Eleanor Dye Collister Hartman, who survives, and the late John E. Collister. He was a correction officer at the Groveland Correctional Facility. Prior to that he had been employed at the Foster Wheeler Energy Corp. plant in Dansville for 15 years. A Navy veteran of the Vietnam war, Mr. Collister was a member and past commander of Daniel Goho American Legion Post. He also was a member of the Frank Casbolt Memorial Post, Veterans of Foreign Wars in Dansville. He was a longtime member and past officer of the Jackson Hose Fire Co. and was a member of the Livingston County Volunteer Firefighters Association, the Western New York Volunteer Firemen