Melanie Rathbun's obituary , Passed away on December 14, 2019 in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

Melanie Rathbun

May 4, 1941 - December 14, 2019 (78 years old)

Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

Melanie Rathbun's obituary , Passed away on December 14, 2019 in Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home

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Melanie Rathbun

May 4, 1941 - December 14, 2019 (78 years old)

Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania

Melanie Rathbun Obituary

It is always difficult saying goodbye to someone we love and cherish. Family and friends must say goodbye to their beloved Melanie Rathbun (Shinglehouse, Pennsylvania), who passed away at the age of 78, on December 14, 2019. Leave a sympathy message to the family in the guestbook on this memorial page of Melanie Rathbun to show support.

She was predeceased by: her parents, Lewis Voorhees and Emily Trask Voorhees; her son John Hull Rathbun; and her sister Jacqueline Voorhees Carpenter. She is survived by: her husband Howard H. Rathbun; her children, Paula L. Weber (Gerald) of Chrystal and Howard S. "Duffy" Rathbun (Ann Marie) of Chrystal; her grandchildren, Emily M. Kellogg (Kabel), Sally L. Karr (Kendal), Forrest H. Rathbun (Nikki), Paul A. Rathbun (Emily), Stephanie J. Good (Zachary) and Rachel M. Rathbun; her great grandchildren, Karter, Wyatt, Anna, Landry, Jake, Lily and Melanie; her brother John Voorhees (Bobbi) of Hillsboro, N. H.; and her sister-in-law Mary Sue Shemeld (Dave) of Cuba, N. Y.. She is also survived by her children, grandchildren, and great-grandchildren.

In lieu of flowers, memorials may be made to the Shinglehouse Volunteer Ambulance Association, PO Box 98, Shinglehouse, PA 16748.

Funeral arrangement under the care of
Virgil L. Howard Funeral Home



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