James Robert “Bob” Canfield Sr. James Robert “Bob” Canfield, Sr., 83,
a resident of St. Mary’s Home at Asbury Ridge, passed away there on Tuesday, June 24, 2008. He was born in Erie on February 28, 1925, the son of the late Homer D. and Mary Ellen McCann Canfield. He was a WW II Veteran of the US Navy, having served on a Destroyer. He was awarded the Purple Heart, and was a member of the “Tin Can Sailors”, a Club for Veterans who served on Destroyers. He was a member of American Legion Post 74, the Elks Club and The Fraternal Order of Police Lodge # 64. He had a private pilots license and enjoyed flying. He had been a member of the Civil Air Patrol. He had been a partner in the Canfield Radiator Shop for 14 years and then was a Police Officer at Presque Isle State Park, retiring with the rank of Sargent in 1985 after 24 years of service. Survivors include two sons, James R. Canfield, Jr., and his wife, Marie, Jay Locke and his wife, Mary Beth, both of Erie; four daughters, Susan Linton and her husband, Ron, Diane Grace and her husband, Joe, and Karen Ball, all of Erie, and Sheryl DeGaetano and her husband, Mike, of Hornell, N.Y. He is also survived by 16 Grandchildren and several Great-Grandchildren. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a daughter, Sonja “Chickie” Johnson; and by a brother, Paul Canfield; and a sister, Jean DiFilippo. Friends are invited to call at the Brugger Home for Funerals, LLP, 1595 W. 38th. St. on Friday from 2 p.m. to 4 p.m. and 7 p.m. to 9 p.m., and are invited to attend services there on Saturday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. John Detisch officiating. Interment will follow in Gate of Heaven Cemetery.

Rev. John Detisch "