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Patrick H. McLaughlin

Patrick H. McLaughlin, 72, of 44 West Warren Road, Custer City, passed away  Saturday, November 25, 2017 at Bradford Regional Medical Center.  

Born September 20, 1945 in Bradford, he was a son of the late Felix A. and Eva (Bell)  McLaughlin.

On September 23, 1978, he married Constance Louise (Coy) McLaughlin, who survives.  

He attended Bradford High School. 

He worked for AirCo Speer for a time and then worked for Local Unions in the construction business for over 30 years until his retirement. 

He was a member of the Marche Club. 

He enjoyed hunting, tinkering in his wood shed and was a 'wannabe farmer.' 

In addition to his wife Louise,  he is survived by two daughters, Tammy (Tim) Church, of Eldred and Terri (Shaun) Clancy, of Duke Center; a step son,John (Deb)  Silvis, of Bradford; seven grandchildren, Chelsea Church, Chad Church, Kasi Armstrong, Cole Clancy, Stacy Gallagher, Thomas Smith and Laura Pope; ten great grandchildren and three great great grandchildren; two sisters, Gertrude  McLaughlin, of Grand Junction, CO and Becky McLaughlin of Florida; his step mother, Helen McLaughlin of Custer City; a brother, Bill (Leslie) McLaughlin in California; a step brother, George (Carol) Osborne and several nieces and nephews. 

In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by a step daughter, Linda Rakocy; a son in law, Terry Sorrenson; four sisters and three brothers. 

Friends are invited to call from 11 AM to 1 PM, Thursday, November 30, 2017 in the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes, Inc., East Main Street, where funeral services will be held at 1 PM with Rev. Raymond Gramata, Pastor of St. Bernard Church, officiating.  Burial will follow in St. Bernard Cemetery. 

Memorial contributions, if desired, can be made to the charity of the donor's choice. 

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com

 

HOLLENBECK-CAHILL Funeral Home

33 South Avenue • Bradford, PA 16701

All Condolences -

We''re oh so sorry that we weren''t able to come over and say our good byes to Uncle Pat we love and miss him dearly Love ya Aunt Louise
— Robbie and Angel Hill plus family

we were so sorry to hear about Pat. Pease accept our deepest sympathy and prayers for your family.
— Bob Pierotti and Peggy Price

Pat and I grew up together as kids in Buchanan Hollow more years ago than I care to remember. He was a childhood buddy. It was Pat, Frank Crammer, my brother Jerry, and I who spent our formidable years together running the hills and terrorizing the neighborhood. One day we were best buddies – the next day we were mortal enemies with fist fights and BB gun wars. Pat always seemed to come out the winner. Pat had amazing carpenter skills even at that young age. We built a three bedroom tree house, box wood derbies we raced down the hollow, smoked cigarettes, camped in the woods, played cowboys and Indians and war, crawled through tunnels we made in the hay loft of O’Mara’s barn, and did a bunch of others things I probably shouldn’t mention here. They were things like putting cherry bombs in places we shouldn’t have and joy riding in the oil lease jeep - backing it through the garage doors. Thankfully the statute of limitation has expired on those and a myriad other things. We were in school together at Lee Driver Elementary, Earl J. Hyatt, and School Street. Pat moved out of the neighborhood sometime during our high school years, and sadly we lost touch from that time forward. Now he and Jerry have passed, but the memories have lasted a life time. Kids today should all be as lucky as we were growing up and be able to enjoy the rewards of such simple fun and true friendship. My condolences to all of Pat’s family and friends. I would enjoy hearing from you, Becky. Randym15@frontiernet,net
— Randy Mays

Condolences

  • We''re oh so sorry that we weren''t able to come over and say our good byes to Uncle Pat we love and miss him dearly Love ya Aunt Louise

    — Robbie and Angel Hill plus family

  • we were so sorry to hear about Pat. Pease accept our deepest sympathy and prayers for your family.

    — Bob Pierotti and Peggy Price

  • Pat and I grew up together as kids in Buchanan Hollow more years ago than I care to remember. He was a childhood buddy. It was Pat, Frank Crammer, my brother Jerry, and I who spent our formidable years together running the hills and terrorizing the neighborhood. One day we were best buddies – the next day we were mortal enemies with fist fights and BB gun wars. Pat always seemed to come out the winner. Pat had amazing carpenter skills even at that young age. We built a three bedroom tree house, box wood derbies we raced down the hollow, smoked cigarettes, camped in the woods, played cowboys and Indians and war, crawled through tunnels we made in the hay loft of O’Mara’s barn, and did a bunch of others things I probably shouldn’t mention here. They were things like putting cherry bombs in places we shouldn’t have and joy riding in the oil lease jeep - backing it through the garage doors. Thankfully the statute of limitation has expired on those and a myriad other things. We were in school together at Lee Driver Elementary, Earl J. Hyatt, and School Street. Pat moved out of the neighborhood sometime during our high school years, and sadly we lost touch from that time forward. Now he and Jerry have passed, but the memories have lasted a life time. Kids today should all be as lucky as we were growing up and be able to enjoy the rewards of such simple fun and true friendship. My condolences to all of Pat’s family and friends. I would enjoy hearing from you, Becky. Randym15@frontiernet,net

    — Randy Mays

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