Visitation: FRIDAY - Friends may call 2-4 & 7-9 PM at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY   14226

Service: SATURDAY - Prayers will be offered at 9 AM at the funeral home followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at 9:30 AM at Christ the King Church

Mary Jane (Whitmer) O'CONNELL

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O'CONNELL - Mary Jane (nee Whitmer) June 29, 2011. Beloved wife of the late Edward J. O'Connell; devoted mother of Patricia (Raymond) Engler and Edward L. (Mary Jo Dowd) O'Connell; grandmother of Peter (Tara) Engler, Anne (Brian) Waechter, John Engler, Caitlin, Kevin and Deborah O'Connell; great-grandmother of Abbey, Kate and Ella Engler, Logan and Mason Waechter. Friends may call Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME INC., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, 14226, where prayers will be offered Saturday at 9 AM, followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Christ the King Church, 30 Lamarck Dr., Amherst 14226, at 9:30 AM. Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials made to Maplewood Volunteers In-Partnership, 225 Bennett Rd., Cheektowaga 14227. Condolences may be made at www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation: N/A

Service: A Memorial Service will be held Thursday June 30, 2011 at 2 PM at Zion Lutheran Church.

VESTER - James W. Sr.
June 24 2011; beloved husband of
Jean M. (Heintz) Vester; dearest father
of Susan Vester and the late James
Vester Jr.; grandfather of Jaren Vester;
brother of Robert C. Vester. No prior
visitation. Friends invited to a memorial
service Thursday June 30, 2011 at 2
PM at Zion Lutheran Church, 9535 Clarence
Center Rd., Clarence, NY 14032.
In lieu of flowers, memorials may be
made to the Zion Lutheran Church. Arrangements
by the DIETRICH
FUNERAL HOME INC. Online registry
TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation: SUNDAY - 2-4 & 7-9 PM at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst  14226

Services:  MONDAY - Prayers will be offered at the funeral Home at 9:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Aloysius Gonzaga Church at 9:30 AM.

MARZO - Anthony J. “Duke”
June 24, 2011; beloved father of Alex
Marzo and Zachary J. Marzo; loving son
of James A. (late Lucy) Marzo; loving
brother of James (Marilyn) Marzo Jr.
and Maria (Paul) DePerino; also survived
by nieces and nephews. Friends
may call Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 PM at the
DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.,
2480 Kensington Ave., where prayers
will be held Monday at 9:00 AM, followed
by a Mass of Christian Burial at St.
Aloysius Gonzaga Church at 9:30 AM.
Online condolences at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation: THURSDAY - 4-8 PM at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY   14226

Service: FRIDAY - A Funeral Service will be held at the funeral home at 11:30 AM.

GOWANS - Dorothea (Gilmour)
June 21, 2011, beloved wife of 63
years of Neil A. Gowans; loving mother
of Susan (Charles) Marczak, Gail
(Fred) Schragel, Jackie (Michael)
Root, Scot (Kathy) Gowans; cherished
grandmother of Kelli Giammichele, Kari
(Paul) Bonaro, Jim (Taylor Holowka)
Schragel, Mike (Karen) Root, Megan
Schragel; devoted great-grandmother
of Bryan, Marley, Mikie, Presley, Thomas
and Conrad; dear sister of Bobbie
(Bud) Sinnott and the late Earl and
Ruth Lewis; survived by nieces and
nephews. Dorothea was the Sargent
at Arms, Ladies Auxiliary, George F.
Lamm Post #622 American Legion.
Friends may call Thursday 4-8 PM at
the DIETRICH FUNERAL HOME, INC.,
2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY
14226 where a funeral service will be
held on Friday at 11 AM. In lieu of flowers,
contributions may be made to the
Arthritis Foundation. Online condolences will be accessible on Wednesday
at TheDietrichFuneralHome.com.

Visitation: SATURDAY 7-9 pm and SUNDAY 2-4 & 7-9 pm at The Dietrich Funeral Home, 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY   14226

Service: MONDAY -  Prayers will be offered at the funeral home at 9:00 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at St. Benedict Church at 9:30 AM.

STEVENSON - Robert E.
June 16, 2011; beloved
husband of Norma
(Petritz) Stevenson;
dearest father of
Michael R. Stevenson,
Gary C. (Karen)
Stevenson; grandfather
of Erica and Lindsay. Friends may call
Saturday 7-9 PM and Sunday 2-4 and
7-9 PM at the DIETRICH FUNERAL
HOME, INC., 2480 Kensington Ave.,
Amherst, NY 14226, where prayers will
be said Monday at 9:00 AM followed by
a Mass of Christian Burial at St.
Benedict Church, 1317 Eggert Rd.,
Eggertsville, NY 14226 at 9:30 AM.
Flowers gratefully declined. Memorials
may be made to the Alzheimer’s
Association. Online condolences will be available on Saturday at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com

Visitation: FRIDAY - 2-4 & 7-9 at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc., 2480 Kensington Ave., Amherst, NY   14226

Service: SATURDAY - A Prayer Service will held at The Dietrich Funeral Home Inc. at 11:45 AM followed by a Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Spirit Church at 12:30 PM.

KOENIG - Marie C. (nee Staebell)
June 4, 2011; beloved wife of the late
L. Paul Koenig; loving mother of Gerard
(late Louise), Rosemarie (Lawrence)
Lux, Donald (Diana) Koenig, Kathleen
(Benedetto) Sperandeo and the late
Leon Jr. Koenig; loving grandmother of
seven; loving great-grandmother of 13;
loving great-great-grandmother of six;
sister of the late Leo Staebell; sister-inlaw
of Katherine Staebell. Friends may
call Friday 2-4 and 7-9 at the DIETRICH
FUNERAL HOME INC, 2480 Kensington,
where a prayer service will be held
Saturday at 11:45 AM, followed by a
Mass of Christian Burial at Holy Spirit
Church at 12:30. Online condolences will be accessible Wednesday at
www.TheDietrichFuneralHome.com