Terry L. Whiteman

Terry L. Whiteman obituary, Rixford, PA

Terry L. Whiteman

Terry Whiteman Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes on Jan. 28, 2026.
Terry L. Whiteman, 69, of Rixford died Christmas Day (Dec. 25, 2025) at home.

Born Dec. 2, 1956, he was a son of Donald J. and Shirley Stroup Whiteman.

Terry was a graduate of Otto-Eldred High School, and a veteran of the U.S. Army, serving in West Germany in the 1970s.

He had lived in Fuquay-Varina, N.C., for many years, working for Carolina Trailways and later New Holland Tractor before returning to Pennsylvania to care for his elderly mother.

Terry had an unequaled love for fishing, and for fishing stories.

Surviving are eight siblings, Richard Whiteman of Portville, N.Y., Robert (Denise) Whiteman of Duke Center, Jeff (Linda) Whiteman of Orlando, Fla., Karen (Robert) Craft of Bradford, Marvin (Linda) Whiteman of Allegany, N.Y., Tina Whiteman and Marcie Schellhammer, both of Bradford, and John (Sarah) Whiteman of Ridgway; along with many nieces, nephews and cousins.

He was preceded in death in 2001 by his father, Donald J. Whiteman Sr.; his mother, Shirley, in 2021; and siblings Nancy in 2006, James in 2013, Steven in 2016, David in 2019, Linda in 2023 and Daniel in 2024.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of the Hollenbeck-Cahill Funeral Homes Inc.

Online condolences may be expressed at www.hollenbeckcahill.com

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