Antoinette J. "Toni" Bishoff

Antoinette J. "Toni" Bishoff obituary

Antoinette J. "Toni" Bishoff

Antoinette Bishoff Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Riles & Woolley Funeral Home on Dec. 5, 2025.
Forestville: Antoinette J. "Toni" Bishoff, 77, of Pearl Street, Forestville, died Tuesday, December 2, 2025 at her residence. She was born in Silver Creek on January 6, 1948, the daughter of the late Albert and Josephine (Korbas) Smith.

Toni was a graduate of Forestville Central School, Class of 1966. She received her Beautician's License from the former Harper Method Beauty School and went on to open her own salon in Forestville in 1973, retiring from the business in 1990. Toni worked as a Head Teller for the former Evans National Bank in Forestville for 8 years before retiring in 1998.

She enjoyed crafting, hand stitch quilting and painting. Toni was an avid NASCAR, Buffalo Bills and Daytona fan.

Survivors include two daughters; Julie Harris of Silver Creek, Jennifer (Harlan) Kohler of Forestville and a sister; Barbara McKoon of Fredonia. Also surviving are four grandchildren; Joseph & Kayla Kohler and Allen & Mitchell (Summer) Harris, two great grandchildren; Relic Christopher and Isabelle Nicole. The family would like to give a special thanks to Toni's aide Samantha Borgess and her son Alessandro. Besides her parents she was predeceased by her husband David T. Bishoff, whom she married on June 1, 1967 in Dunkirk and who died on February 10, 2022, and a grandson Christopher R. Reading, Jr.

Private Interment will be in the Forestville Cemetery. The family suggests memorials may be made to Chautauqua Hospice & Palliative Care, 20 W. Fairmount Avenue, Lakewood, NY 14750.

Arrangements are by Riles & Woolley Funeral Home, Forestville. To post condolences or memories go to https://rilesandwoolleyfuneralhome.com.

To plant trees in memory, please visit the Sympathy Store.

Riles & Woolley Funeral Home

39 Main St PO Box 357, Forestville, NY 14062

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