FRED C. GOODMAN, 91

Monday, January 23, 2012

Fred C. Goodman, 91, of New Bethlehem, died, Friday, January 20, 2012, at Brookville Hospital.
Born September 6, 1920, in Rimersburg, he was a son of Clarence and Christina Stewart Goodman.
He was a 1938 graduate of Union High School.
Mr. Goodman was a World War II veteran. He served in the United States Army from 1940 to 1945, during which time he honorably served his country as an airplane mechanic. He was stationed in Africa and England. Upon his honorable discharge, he returned home and began working as a mechanic at the Ford garage in Rimersburg and later moved to the Ford garage in Kittanning. In later years, he worked for the late Dr. Roger Shore, M.D.
On August 14, 1948, in New Bethlehem, he married the former Roberta Jean English, thus beginning a marriage that lasted 63 years and was characterized by sacrifice and dedication to one another.
He was a member of the First United Methodist Church of New Bethlehem and will be remembered for his lifetime membership and service to the New Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Company. For 65 years, he was a member of the Walter W. Craig Post No. 354 of the American Legion, also in New Bethlehem.
Mr. Goodman had a great passion for his family and especially enjoyed camping and spending time at his summer camp on the Allegheny River in Rimer, Armstrong County. He was an avid fan of the Steelers, Penguins and Penn State.
He will be sadly missed by his wife, Jean; his son, Douglas C. Goodman and his wife, Trudy, of York; his daughter, Claudia J. Wiant and her husband, Sam, of Fairmount City; four granddaughters, Kristen Glass and her husband, Daniel, Keli Goodman, Kadie Yates and her husband, Ryan, and Kimberly Brandt and her husband, Bill; and three great-grandsons, Jonah Glass, Jacob Glass and Josiah Brandt.
Also surviving is a brother, Glenn Goodman, of Poquoson, Va.; a sister-in-law, Mary Goodman Steger of Illinois; and many nieces and nephews.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a brother, Harold Goodman; and two sisters, Helen Stroupe and Jean Schmader.
Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 6 to 8 p.m. on Monday, January 23, at the Rupert Funeral Home in New Bethlehem.
The New Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Company will hold a memorial service at 8 p.m. on Monday in the funeral home.
Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Tuesday, January, 24, 2012, in the funeral home, with the Rev. Joe Short, a pastor of the Redbank Valley United Methodist Ministry, officiating.
Interment will follow in the New Bethlehem Cemetery.
In lieu of flowers, the family requests that memorial contributions be given in Mr. Goodman's name to the New Bethlehem Volunteer Fire Company, 425 Arch Street, New Bethlehem, PA 16242 and/or the First United Methodist Church, 234 Penn Street, New Bethlehem, PA 16242.
Online condolences may be sent to the family at www.rupertfuneralhomes.com