All Obituaries

Taylor V. Lewis          “beloved son, brother, grandson, and uncle” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Taylor V. Lewis, 13, of Coudersport, went home to be with his Lord on Sunday, January 12, 2020, after tragically experimenting with a horrible fad of aerosol propellant inhaling.      He was son of Thomas L. and Valerie E. (Gerbec-Lewis) Werstler.        Born on Thursday, November 30, 2006, in Coudersport, to birth parents...

Irene M. Goss   “beloved mother and grandmother” MILLPORT, Pa.---Irene M. Goss, 85, of Millport, passed away in her home on Thursday, January 9, 2020, after a short illness. Born on Wednesday, March 21, 1934 in Lewistown, she was a daughter of Jacob H. and Jennie C. Baker Romig. On December 29, 1955 in McClure, she married Kennard E. “Shorty” Goss, who passed away on December 26, 2011. Irene was a loving mother, wife, and homemaker. She was a longtime,...

Helen L. Pearsall      “beloved mother, grandmother, and sister” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Helen L. Pearsall, 88, of Coudersport, formerly of Sizerville, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, December 25, 2019, in UPMC Hamot, Erie. Born on Friday, February 6, 1931 in Driftwood, she was a daughter of Arthur H. and Louise Anna Wolfe Pearsall. She was formerly married to Joseph E. Walker, who preceded her in death. Helen had been employed at Sylvania Corporation in...

Charles G. Sinnamond      “beloved husband, father, and grandfather”  WHARTON, Pa.---Charles G. “Charlie” Sinnamond, 78, of Wharton, PA, passed away at home with his loving wife and family by his side on Tuesday, December 31, 2019, after a brief illness.  Charlie was born in Mount Pleasant, PA to Charles T. & Marybelle Thomas Sinnamond on August 06, 1941. He graduated from Elders Ridge High School in 1959. It is there...

Bruce E. Miller       “beloved son, father and grandfather” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Bruce E. Miller, 67, of Shinglehouse, passed away unexpectedly in his home on Tuesday, December 31, 2019. Bruce was born in Olean, N.Y. on July 5, 1952.  He attended school in Eldred and at Oswayo Valley High School in Shinglehouse.  Bruce was a veteran of the U.S. Marine Corps. He held many jobs through the years, mostly as a manager. He was last employed...

Wanda V. Metzger            COUDERSPORT, Pa….Wanda Virginia Gooch Metzger, 94, passed away at UPMC Cole, Coudersport, on Saturday, December 21, 2019, after a long battle with cancer. Born November 22, 1925 in Coudersport, she was the daughter of C. Jay and H. Beryl Arnett Gooch. She graduated from Coudersport High School in 1944. She married Arthur E. Metzger, December 16, 1944 at the family farm on Crandall Hill, Hebron Township. He predeceased...

Albert E. “Alb” Glover         “beloved father, grandfather and brother” COSTELLO, Pa.---Albert E. “Alb” Glover, 68, a lifelong resident of Costello and Austin, passed away unexpectedly on Sunday, December 15, 2019. Born on Thursday, July 26, 1951 in Port Allegany, he was a son of Thomas R. and Lula B. Eck Glover.  On October 16, 1982, he married Anna M. Clancy Leightley Glover, who preceded him in death on...

Melanie V. Rathbun    “beloved wife, mother, grandmother and sister” CHRYSTAL, Pa.---Melanie V. “Mel” Rathbun, 78, of Chrystal, passed away surrounded by her loving family on Saturday, December 14, 2019, in Robert Packer Hospital, Sayre, after a short illness. Born on Sunday, May 4, 1941 in Shinglehouse, she was a daughter of Lewis and Emily Trask Voorhees.  On December 31, 1958 in Arlington, Virginia, she married Howard H. Rathbun, who...

Sandra Y. Goodenough          “beloved mother and grandmother” COUDERSPORT, Pa.---Sandra Y. “Sandie” Goodenough, 73, a longtime resident of Coudersport, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019, in Bradford Manor, Bradford, after a long illness. Born on Wednesday, June 19, 1946 in Muncy, she was a daughter of John A. and Mabel L. Clark Maust.  Sandie was a graduate of Warrior Run High School in Turbotville and later attended...

Brian P. Chatham     “formerly of Philadelphia” SHINGLEHOUSE, Pa.---Brian P. Chatham, 57, of Shinglehouse, formerly of Philadelphia, passed away on Sunday, December 8, 2019, in UPMC Presbyterian Hospital, Pittsburgh, after a short illness. Born on Thursday, November 22, 1962 in Miami, Florida, he was a son of William J. III and Patricia Mary Dougherty Chatham.  On July 18, 2018, in Philadelphia, he married Nikola A. Fleischmann, who survives. Brian was...