In Memoriam

The Pennsylvania State Coroners Association, chartered in 1939, dedicates this page to the memory of those members who have gone before us.

Though they are no longer with us, we recognize every one of their contributions in helping to frame the Association, to advance our profession, and to advocate for the deceased and the communities we serve.

CountyCoronerDates ServedStatus
AdamsDr. Robert LeFever
Dr. Leah Maitland
Patricia Leinbach, RN
 
AlleghenyDr. Cyril H. Wecht

As 1st County Medical Examiner:1
1970-1970
1996-2005
2005-2006
d. 2024
ClearfieldElmer S. Erhard
Richard L. Williams
Robert R. Heath
Ralph M. Geer
R. Joel Heath
1938-1946
1946-1956
1956-1964
1964-1968
1988-2012
BradfordGordon Farr 
ForestJames K. Haslet 
IndianaThomas L. Streams 
JeffersonGilbert Hulme
Howard C. Johnson
Frederick W. Beyer
Sheriff Joe Shaffer
Dr. Robert L. Shaffer
Paul R. Jordan
Bernard P. Snyder
1936-1940
1940-1943
1943-1948
1948-1950
1950-1974
1974-1982
1998-2018
SusquehannaJohn W. Conarton
Robert A Bartron
1964-1991
1992-1995
TiogaJames Wilson
WashingtonJohn J. Fitzpatrick
W. H. Sipe
James T. Heffran
William Greenlee
William Baker
James P. Jones
M.J. Sweeney
L.C. Gray
Grant Furlong
Farrell Jackson
1901-1903
1903-1908
1909-1920
1920-1927
1928-1935
1936-1943
1944-1948
1948-1958
1958-1958
1958-1992 
YorkKathryn Fourhman1973-1998d. 2023

Information provided by individual counties. Know of someone that should be added? Notify us.

  1. Dr. Cyril H. Wecht was the first appointed Medical Examiner for Allegheny County following the abolishment of the Office of Coroner and the establishment of the Office of the Medical Examiner. ↩︎