Obituary of Joseph Matthew Goodliff

Joseph Matthew Goodliff Little Genesee, NY—Joseph Matthew Goodliff of 8917 Route 417 died instantly Thursday (April 12, 2007) as a result of injuries sustained in a three person motor vehicle accident near !DuBois, PA. Joseph was born July 14, 1985 in Olean, NY and had resided with his mother and his maternal siblings in Little Genesee all of his life. He attended school in Bolivar and had been employed at various odd jobs in the area. He will be remembered as a very talented young man with a heart of gold and was always willing to lend a helping hand to others. He had a special interest in cars, and enjoyed doing both mechanical and body work. Surviving are his mother Carol L. Palidar of Little Genesee; 1 sister Christy (Karlton) Baker of Belmont; 1 brother James Palidar of Little Genesee; 1 niece Annabel Young of Belmont; 1 nephew Seth Baker of Belmont; maternal grandparents Barton and Loretta Landon of Oswayo, PA; his father Barry Goodliff of New Hampshire; 1 paternal sister Krystal (James) Shreve; 1 paternal brother Barry Sharpless; his paternal grandfather Matthew Turk of Shinglehouse, PA and several aunts, uncles and cousins. He was predeceased by a maternal grandfather Joseph Zwack and a paternal grandmother Louise Turk. Joseph was in a loving relationship with Elizabeth “Lizzy” Spencer who was killed in the accident with him as well as their unborn baby Trinity Marie. Friends will be received at the Schaffner Funeral Home 554 S. Main St. Bolivar on Tuesday from 2-4 & 7-9pm. Funeral services will be held Wednesday (April 18, 2007) at 1:00pm in the funeral home. Rev. Sean Obergfell, associate pastor of Heritage Aflame Ministries, will officiate. Burial will be in Bowler Memorial Cemetery, Little Genesee, NY.