Visitation:  WEDNESDAY, July 24, 2019:  4-7 pm and THURSDAY, July 25, 2019:  2-4 & 7-9 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Homes, Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.

Service: FRIDAY, July 26, 2019:  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 8:45 am at St. Gregory the Great Church, Williamsville.

HURST - Elaine C. (nee Schunk)
July 15, 2019. Beloved wife of the late
Robert Hurst; loving mother of Shawn
Gawron; step-mother of Kathleen (Tom)
Spring, Fred (Robin), Carl (Louise) and
Bill Hurst; dear grandmother of seven
grandchildren, also survived by greatgrandchildren;
sister of Marcia (Bill Schneider) Wopperer and
 Glen Schunk; also survived by nieces and nephews.
Family and friends may call Wednesday
from 4-7 PM and Thursday from 2-4 and
7-9 PM at the DIETRICH FUNERAL
HOME, INC., 2480 Kensington Ave.,
Amherst. A Mass of Christian Burial
will be celebrated Saturday 8:45 Am
at St. Gregory the Great Church, 250
St. Gregory Ct., Williamsville. Please
assemble at church. In lieu of flowers,
memorials may be made to Birchbark
Expeditions - Boy Scouts of America -
Greater Niagara Frontier Council, 2860
Genesee St., Cheektowaga 14225.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation: No prior visitation.

Service:  SATURDAY, July 27, 2019:  A Memorial Service will be held at 10 am at University Presbyterian Church, Buffalo.

**Guestbook will be accessible on Sunday**

STUCKER - Karen R.
(nee Kolpien)
July 17, 2019. Beloved wife of the late
Ronald E. Stucker; loving mother of Ron
(Yoly) Stucker Jr. and Karen (Roger)
Stucker-Leising; dear grandmother of
Daniel, Ian and Arianna; also survived
by three brothers and their families. No
prior visitation. A Memorial Service will
be held on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at 10
AM at University Presbyterian Church,
3330 Main St., Buffalo, NY 14214.
Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials
may be made to the Lupus Alliance
of Upstate NY. Arrangements by the
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.,
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com
 

Visitation:  FRIDAY, July 19, 2019:  2-4 & 7-9 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Homes, Inc. 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst.

Service:  SATURDAY, July 20, 2019:  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 am at St. Benedict Church, Eggertsville.

CAULFIELD - Thomas J.
July 11, 2019. Beloved
husband of the late
Camille (nee Massaro)
Caulfield; loving father
of Rena (Mark) Monti
and Jennifer (Thomas)
Van Petten; dear
grandfather of Kathryn (Ross) Thomas,
Benjamin (Megan) and Emily Monti,
Thomas, Timothy and David Van
Petten; great-grandfather of Adeline
Camille Thomas and Olivia Camille
Monti; brother of Faith (late Adolph)
Bassanello and the late Denise
(William) Needham; also survived by
nieces and nephews. Family and
friends may call Friday from 2-4 and 7-9
PM at THE DIETRICH FUNERAL
HOME, INC., 2480 Kensington Ave.,
Amherst. A Mass of Christian Burial will
be celebrated on Saturday at 10 AM at
St. Benedict’s Church, 1317 Eggert
Rd., Eggertsville, NY 14226. Please
assemble at church. Flowers gratefully
declined. Memorials may be made to
Yoga 4 Change: y4c.org/donate
(Kathryn Thomas’ Foundation). Online
condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

March 14, 1932 — July 11, 2019

Thomas James Caulfield filled his life with the things he loved: teaching at Canisius College and flying as a Navy aviator and reservist. But the foundations of his achievements, said his daughters, were his Roman Catholic faith and his love for his family.

Especially in their later years, "My parents' worlds revolved around their children and their grandchildren," said one of Dr. Caulfield's daughters, Jennifer Ann Van Petten. Dr. Caulfield was so devoted to his wife that he wrote a book, "Tennis with Camille," telling the sweet story of their relationship. "It was a love story about my mother," said his daughter.

Dr. Caulfield died July 11, 2019, in his home in Norfolk, Va., where he moved in 2016. He was 87.

He was born in Buffalo, the youngest of three children of Thomas Fabian Caulfield, a Buffalo police officer, and Lillian Frances Coyle Caulfield.

Dr. Caulfield attended St. Vincent de Paul elementary school, Holy Angels Collegiate Institute and Canisius College, where he was elected master of the DiGamma Honor Society, was co-prefect of the Sodality of Our Lady and tenor soloist in the college Glee Club. He graduated in 1954.

He joined the Navy in 1955, earning his Naval Aviator's wings in 1957, the year he married Camille Teresa Massaro in Annunciation Roman Catholic Church. After he completed active duty in 1959 in Brunswick, Maine, the couple returned to Buffalo with their first child.

Dr. Caulfield began teaching middle-school English in the Buffalo Public Schools while flying with the Navy out of Willow Grove, Pa., as a Ready Reservist.

He earned his master's degree from Canisius College in 1962 and, after being certified as a school counselor in 1965, became coordinator of elementary guidance for the Hamburg Central School District.

In 1969, he earned his doctorate in education from UB and began working as an assistant professor and coordinator of Counselor Education at Canisius College. He continued his career in the Naval Reserves as a patrol plane commander, flying several anti-submarine missions over the Atlantic Ocean. He served as the commanding officer of several reserve units before retiring in 1979 with the rank of captain.

In 1997, he was named a distinguished professor at Canisius College. Dr. Caulfield served as chairman of the Counselor Education Department at Canisius for more than 33 years before retiring in 2003 as professor emeritus.

Through the years, he served as president of the WNY Counselors Association and president of the New York State Counselor Education Association, from which he received the Distinguished Professional Service Award in 1988. He received the Distinguished Alumnus Award from the University at Buffalo in 2000.

After retirement, Dr. Caulfield resumed his involvement with the Naval Reserves, serving as president of the WNY Naval Reserve Association and eventually becoming president of the Third District of the Naval Reserve Association. He received an Award of Merit from the Naval Reserve Association in 2007.

Dr. Caulfield loved flying his four-seat Cessna and was a member of the Aero Club of Buffalo and the Niagara Frontier Flying Club. He also belonged to Amvets Post 49 and the American Counseling Association. He held life memberships in the Naval Reserve Association, the Retired Military Officers Association and the Reserve Officers Association.

A parishioner of St. Benedict Catholic Church for nearly 45 years, he served on the Parish Council, as a Eucharistic minister, lector, and a teacher of Christian formation. He prayed the rosary daily, his family said.

Dr. Caulfield loved playing the grand piano in his parlor while family and friends gathered around to sing, making his own wine, traveling abroad and playing bridge.

His family said that Dr. Caulfield was an expert storyteller who "always had a joke to tell, and his lighthearted Irish sense of humor brightened many lives. He hummed his way through life’s ups and downs."

The family gathered for many years at a cottage in the Lawndale area of Chautauqua Lake. Besides visiting Chautauqua Institution and teaching his grandchildren to swim, water ski and fish, Dr. Caulfield especially enjoyed the view from the porch, which was screened in a family work project.

Besides "Tennis With Camille," Dr. Caulfield wrote the book "Naval Reserve Officer," and many articles in professional journals.

His wife, Camille Massaro Caulfield, died in 2011.

Dr. Caulfield is survived by two daughters, Rena Marie Monti and Jennifer Ann Van Petten; a sister, Faith Marie Reilly Bassanello; six grandchildren; two great-granddaughters; and many nieces, nephews and cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 10 a.m. Saturday in St. Benedict Catholic Church, 1317 Eggert Road, Amherst.

Visitation:  No prior visitation.

Service:  SATURDAY, July 20, 2019:  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 8:45 am at St. Gregory the Great Church, Williamsville.

TABORDA - Nancy A.
(nee Schneider)
July 14, 2019. Beloved wife of Ivan
Taborda; loving mother of Eliseo
(Mandy) Taborda and Caty (Derek)
Taborda-Whitt; dear grandmother of
Ellie and Grace Taborda; daughter of
the late Albert and Diane Schneider. No
prior visitation. A Mass of Christan Burial
will be celebrated Saturday at 8:45 AM
at St. Gregory the Great Church, 250
St. Gregory Ct., Williamsville. Please
assemble at church. The family invites
you to wear “something purple” in honor
of Nancy’s life. Arrangements by THE
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.
Online condolences may be shared at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation:  No prior visitation.

Service:  A Memorial Service will be held at Amherst Community Church at a later date.

POE - Elfrieda M. (nee Zahn)
July 12, 2019. Beloved wife of 70
years to the late George D. Poe; loving
mother of Edward (Amy) Poe and Diane
Poe Schroeder; dear grandmother of
Matthew and Alicia Poe, Amy (Felix
Umansky) Poe Schroeder and Adam
Poe Schroeder; great-grandmother
of Jeremy Kozak; sister of the late
Howard and William Zahn; sister-in-law
of Eleanor Zahn and Joan Wieszala;
also survived by many nieces and
nephews. A Memorial Service will be
held at Amherst Community Church at
a later date where memorials may be
made in lieu of flowers. Arrangements
by the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME,
INC. Online condolences may be made
at www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation:  No prior visitation.

Service:  MONDAY, July 15, 2019:  A Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 9:30 am at Christ the King Church, Snyder.

ENDRES - Paul G.
July 7, 2019. Beloved husband of
Cynthia (Frame) Endres; devoted
father of Ian and Eric Endres; thoughtful
brother of Valerie McDowell; kind and
loving uncle of Thomas and Carrie
McDowell, Erin and Sam McBundy,
Theo Frame and Stan Frame. Air traffic
controller, rock n’ roller; Eagle Scout -
without a doubt; fisherman, historian;
the list goes on, and so does our love
for Paul. No prior visitation. A Mass
of Christian Burial will be celebrated
on Monday, July 15, 2019 at Christ
the King Church, 30 Lamarck Dr.,
Amherst, NY 14226 at 9:30 AM. Please
assemble at church. Flowers gratefully
declined. Arrangements by DIETRICH
FUNERAL HOME, INC. Online
condolences may be shared at www.
TheDietrichFuneralHome.com