Pauline R. Goochee, 72, of Skinner Creek Road, Port Allegany, PA passed away Wednesday (Oct. 4, 2023) at UPMC Hamot, Erie.

Born Jan. 22, 1951, in Central Falls, R.I., she was a daughter of Leo and Yvonne Charpentier Boucher. On June 4, 1984, in Chaffee, N.Y., she married James E. Goochee, who survives.

Pauline was a longtime area resident and a graduate of Jamestown Community College, Olean, N.Y., with a bachelor’s in nursing. She had been employed with several area healthcare facilities, but most recently with the Potter County Office of Aging, before her retirement.

She was a member of Port Allegany Alliance Church and Port Allegany Moose Lodge 460, a former EMT with Port Area Ambulance Service and a volunteer at many Potter County senior centers.

Surviving in addition to her husband, James, are a daughter, Denise S. Proctor of Eldred; a son, Michael A. (Josie) Lamont of Eldred; five grandchildren; a brother, David (Jeanne) Boucher of Falls River, Mass.; two sisters, Susan Deroun and Denise Langrois, both of Pawtucket, R.I.; and several nieces and nephews.

She was preceded in death by her parents.

A memorial service will be held at a later time and place to be announced.

Memorials can be made to Port Allegany Alliance Church or Port Area Ambulance Service.

Funeral arrangements are under the direction of Switzer Funeral Home.
Condolences can be made at www.switzerfuneralhome.com.