John T. Goheen of Chalfont died Saturday, September 10, 2011 at Abington Hospital Hospice, Abington. He was 94.
John was the beloved husband of the late Marie A. Wisniewski Goheen and father of the late John T. Goheen, Jr.
Born in Shamokin, PA, he was the son of the late Harry and Emma Feese Goheen.
John was a former long time resident of Philadelphia before moving to New Britain in 2004. He was a retired Supervisor with Boeing in Ridley Park, PA. John eventually went to work with the Archdiocese of Philadelphia at St. Benedict’s Parish in the Maintenance Department until his retirement. He was a former communicant of St. Cecilia’s Church and a member of the Young at Heart Club before becoming a communicant at St. Jude Parish in Chalfont. John will be deeply missed by his family and by all who came to know him.
John is survived by his two daughters, Beverly Goheen and her life partner Laura Grant of Paradise, CA and Maureen Simpkins and her husband Wallace of Chalfont. He is also survived by his daughter-in-law Judy Goheen of Columbia, MD, 9 grandchildren and 10 great-grandchildren.
Relatives and friends are invited to attend his viewing Thursday, September 15, 2011 from 10:00am until his Funeral Mass 11:00am at St. Jude Church, 321 West Butler Ave., Chalfont, PA 18914. Interment will follow at Forest Hills Cemetery, Philadelphia.
In lieu of flowers, contributions in his memory may be made to Abington Hospital Hospice, 225 Newtown Rd., Warminster, PA 18974.