Susquehanna County PA Archives Obituaries.....BAHAN, Joseph A.  December 2, 2004
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  Press and Sun-Bulletin
                         Joseph A. Bahan of Choconut, Pa.
  
        Joseph A. Bahan, 95 of Choconut, Pa., passed away on Thursday December 2, 
  2004, at the Meadowview Senior Living Center, Montrose, Pa., after an extended 
  illness. He was born in Choconut Twp, Pa., to the late Matthew and Marianne 
  (Ryan) Bahan. His brother, J. Frank Bahan also predeaceased him. His wife of 53 
  years, Mary (Bryne) Bahan, and sister Margaret Keenam both residents of 
  Meadowview Senior Living Center, survive Mr. Bahan. Joe was member of St. 
  Joseph Catholic Church, St. Joseph, Pa. He was the Township Supervisor for 
  Choconut for  many years, an independent milk hauler and an owner-operator of a 
  sawmill.
  
        A Mass of Christian Burial will be held 11a.m. Saturday at the St. Joseph 
  Catholic Church in St. Joesph, Pa., with Father Richard G. Ghezzi of St. Joseph 
  Church officiating. Interment will be in the St. Francis Xavier Cemetery, 
  Friendsville., Pa. Visitation will be an hour before Mass at the church. 
  Friends are Welcome to join Mary for some light refreshment at Meadowview 
  following the Mass at the church. Donations in Joe's name can be made to either 
  St. Joseph or St. Francis Xavier Churches.
  
  
  
                FORMER TOWNSHIP SUPERVISOR MOURNED
                Bahan remembered for helping others
  
             By Scott Rockerfeller Press and Sun-Bulletin
  
  CHOCONUT TOWNSHIP, Pa.- 12/04/2004
  Friends and family gathered Saturday to mourn the loss and celebrate the life 
  of Jospeh A. BAhan.
       Mr. Bahan, a former township supervisor and local business owner, died 
  Thursday at Meadow View Senior Living Center in Montrose, Pa.
       He was 95 years old.
       Mr. Bahan was laid to rest Saturday at St. Francis Xavier Cemetery in 
  Friendsville.
       Rudolph Mattes, a township supervisor, called Mr. Bahan not only a good 
  friend, but also a trusted mentor.
       Mattes not only followed Mr. Bahan into town politics, but used to work 
  with Mr. Bahan on his milk route, before buying it from him in the 1960's.
       "He taught me basically everything I know about the town, Mattes said.
  "And he was the one that got me going with politics."
       Mattes said Mr. Bahan was a sucessful politican because he spent money 
  like it was coming out of his own pocket and worked to keep taxes low.
       And keeping the roads in good shape didn't hurt, either.
       "Back in those days, if you keep the roads in decent shape, most people 
  were happy." he said.
       Mr. Bahan's milk route would take him roughly 100 miles throughout 
  Susquehanna and Broome counties, Mattes said.
       In addition to his mike route, Mr. Bahan was known to pick up coal in 
  Scranton for other farmers and make deed runs as well.
       "He hada good word for everybody and I don't think anyone ever had a bad 
  work for him," Mattes siad.
        Mr. Bahan, who had no children is survived by his wife of 53 years, Mary, 
  and sister Margaret Keenan, both residents at the senior living center.
        Dave Tucker of Choconut knew Mr. Bahan for helping out on the milk route 
  as a kid and later becoming a fellow farmer.
        He stayed close to him thoughtout the years.
        "He was just the type of guy who would do anything for anybody," Tucker 
  said. "And he never wanted any pay for helping you out."
  
  
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