Jay M. Godshall

Jay Godshall Jay M. Godshall, of West Rockhill Twp. and formerly of Perkasie, PA, died Sunday, February 8, 2015. He was 78. He was the husband of the late M. Diane (Crouthamel) Godshall who died November 8, 2009. Born in Perkasie, he was the son of the late Herbert and Minnie (Frederick) Godshall. He was a 1954 graduate of Pennridge High School, Perkasie, and a 1959 graduate of the Temple University School of Pharmacy, Philadelphia, PA. Mr. Godshall, along with his late wife, owned and operated the former Godshall Pharmacy (previously Groff Pharmacy), Perkasie from 1968 until retiring in 1999. Earlier, he worked for Hunsicker Pharmacy, Souderton, PA, for nine years. Mr. Godshall was a member of St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ, Perkasie, where he had served on the Church Consistory. An active community volunteer, Mr. Godshall served as Mayor of the Borough of Perkasie from 1987 to 1998. A former member of the Pennridge School Board (1960’s) and the Perkasie Borough Water & Sewer Authority, he was a member and former director of the Pennridge Chamber of Commerce. He was recipient of the Chamber’s Frank R. Kulp Memorial Award for community service in 1987. He also was a Co-Director, along with the late Sergio Vera, of the Pennridge Community Day for a number of years. A former umpire and sponsor of the Pennridge Little League, he was active with CADET (Community Alcohol & Drug Education Team) later known as Pennridge CAT (Community Action Team) and then The Chemical People. He enjoyed feeding the birds. In his earlier years, Mr. Godshall had served with the 228th Brigade Support Battalion of the Pennsylvania National Guard, Sellersville, PA. He is survived by two sons, Jonathan L. Godshall and his husband John, of Souderton, PA, and Dr. Christopher J. Godshall and his wife Deborah, of Lewisville, NC; and three grandchildren, David Kautter, and Brianna and Jessica Godshall. He was preceded in death by a daughter, Mary Katherine Godshall, in October 2003, three brothers and a sister. His Funeral Services will be held at 11:00 AM on Saturday, February 14, 2015, at St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ, 110 N. Sixth Street, Perkasie, where family and friends may call from 9:00 AM until service time. Interment will follow in St. Stephen’s U.C.C. Cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Grand View Hospice, 700 Lawn Avenue, Sellersville, PA 18960, or to St. Stephen’s United Church of Christ, 110 N. Sixth Street, Perkasie, PA 18944. Arrangements are by the Bernard Suess Funeral Home, 606 Arch Street, Perkasie. www.suessfuneralhome.net