James F. Gotshall Obituary

James F. GOTSHALL, 91, of Port Allegany, PA, passed Wednesday, October 22, 2025 in UPMC Williamsport.

He was born November 21, 1933, in Buffalo, NY. On February 25, 1967, in Smethport, he married Kathryn M. Earle Olmstead, who survives. A 1951 graduate of Port Allegany High School, he was employed by Ball-Foster Glass Container Co. in Port Allegany, retiring in 1999. Jim was a member of the First Church of God in Eldred and served as an officer of Glass, Molders, & Plastics International Union Local #54 for 33 years. He loved farming and raising appaloosa horses and Hereford cattle. Jim enjoyed pencil coloring, dot to dot, word search, Louis L'Amour books, and watching Westerns on TV.

Surviving besides his wife, Kathryn, are: four children, Joy C. (Kim) Fortner of Port Allegany, Jill R. (Thomas) Jordan of Smethport, James F. (Monica) Gotshall, Jr. of Sevierville, TN, and Timothy A. (Melinda) Gotshall of Eldred; 11 grandchildren; and several great-grandchildren. He was predeceased by his parents, Fred B. Falk and Eva Bowers Falk; and a brother, William F. Gotshall.

A gathering to celebrate Jim's life will be held on a later date. Burial will be in Fairview Cemetery, Port Allegany.

Memorials may be made to a charity of the donor's choice.

Arrangements are under the direction of Olney-Foust Funeral Homes & Crematory, Switzer Chapel, Port Allegany, PA 16743.