(nee Starck) May 19, 2011; age 97, Of Williamsville; devoted wife of the late James M. Masters; loving mother of Robert (Shirley), Ronald (Nancy) of Broad Brook, CT, David (Esther), Ann Marie of New York City, James (Joan) of Pittsburgh, PA, Kathleen (Kevin Coffey) of New York City; proud grandmother of Kenneth, Jeffrey, Laurie, Ann, Andrew, Timothy, John, Candace, Melissa (Brinson), Kevin, Amanda and Jeremy; also survived by 16 greatgrandchildren and one great-greatgrandchild; sister of the late Joseph, Alfred, Bernard Starck, Dorothy Boergers, and Mary Reither; also survived by many nieces and nephews. The family will be present to receive friends Sunday 12-2 PM and 4-7 PM at BEACH-TUYN FUNERAL HOME INC., 5541 Main St. (at Cayuga Rd.) Williamsville. Friends are invited to a Mass of Christian Burial Monday at 9:30 AM in SS Peter & Paul Church, 5480 Main St., Williamsville. Gertrude was a graduate of Mount St. Joseph Academy. She worked for many years in the family business in Tonawanda. She was a past president and life-long member of the DeGraff Memorial Hospital Auxiliary and she enjoyed volunteer work at Roswell Park Memorial Hospital and at several hospitals while she lived in Florida. Online condolences at www.beachtuynfh.com.