Obituaries

Oct 21, 2012

Thelma (Steyer) White, 94, of Olney died peacefully on Sunday, October 21, 2012 at Brooke Grove Nursing Home in Olney. Born on January 13, 1918 in Steyer, she was the second child of the late Virgil Thomas and Nellie (Grim) Steyer. She was a graduate of Bayard High School in West Virginia and West Virginia Weslyan College in Buckhannon....

Oct 19, 2012

Faye R. King, 83, of Oakland died on Friday, October 19, 2012 at home surrounded by her family. Born on February 7, 1929 in Keyser, WV, she was the daughter of the late David and Lucinda (Wilson) Johnson. She enjoyed flower gardening and time with her family. She is survived by two children, Harry Ernest King and wife Melody...

Oct 18, 2012

Dorothy J.(Kirksey) Moon, 85, of Oakland died on Thursday, October 18, 2012 at her home. Born on January 13, 1927 in Memphis, TN, she was the daughter of the late William J., Sr. and Mary Elizabeth (Crisp) Kirksey. She was a member of the BPOE Elks Lodge #2481 in Oakland. She is survived by her brother, William J. Kirksey,...

Oct 17, 2012

Harry E. Gaither, 81, of Bayard, WV died on Wednesday, October 17, 2012 at home surrounded by his loving family. Born on March 15, 1931 in Bayard, he was the son of the late Edwin and Pauline (Miller) Gaither. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in the Airborne Division during the Korean War. He retired...

Oct 16, 2012

Juanita Sue Kitzmiller, 63, of Mt. Storm, WV died on Tuesday, October 16, 2012 at her residence. Born on October 14, 1949 in Petersburg, WV, she was the daughter of the late Robert W. Aronhalt and Delores (Chapman) Aronhalt of Mt. Storm. Juanita was a homemaker and a loving personal caregiver for several years of her life. She had...

Oct 8, 2012

Olive Blanche (Blamble) Martin, 89, of Oakland, died on October 8, 2012 at Dennett Road Manor. She was born on March 26, 1923 in Gorman, the daughter of the late Charles and Esther (Liller) Blamble. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. Fuzz and Barbara were always there for her and Junior and helped work the...

Oct 3, 2012

Edwin T. Brown, 93, of Oakland died on Wednesday, October 3, 2012 at his son's home. Born on December 24, 1918 in Wallman, he was the son of the late Frederick Fulton and Mary (Rumors) Brown. He was a foreman for DelSignore Lumber Company and had also served in the US Army during WWII. He was a member of...

Oct 1, 2012

Gertrue Gladys (Landis) Rexrode, 91, of Mt. Lake Park died on Monday, October 1, 2012 at home. Born on January 23, 1921 in Swanton, she was the daughter of the late Clyde and Anna Mae (Friend) Landis. She was a nurse for 36 years at the former Cuppett & Weeks Nursing Home from which she retired at the age...

Sep 30, 2012

Jackie Lee Simmons, 73, of Oakland passed away peacefully in his home surrounded by his wife and children on Sunday, September 30, 2012, after a seven month battle with cancer. Born on October 2, 1938 in Canaan Valley, WV, he was the son the late Harry and Mary (Bonner) Simmons. In 1957, Jack moved to Washington DC and, after...

Sep 24, 2012

Earl Austin Foltz, 84, of Bayard, WV, died on September 24, 2012 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on October 25, 1927 in Gormania, WV, he was the son of the late Alva and Loretta (Aronhalt) Foltz. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in the Korean War and worked in the lumber business...

Sep 22, 2012

Glenda Faye Weicht, 60, of Owings Mills, MD, passed away September 22, 2012 at home. Born on March 6, 1952 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Joseph & Bernice Faye (Hershberger) Weicht. She is survived by two sisters, Sharen Virginia Wehr and JoAnn Hellmann and numerous nieces and nephews. In addition to her parents, she was...

Sep 21, 2012

Nadiene E. (Green) Durst, 98, of Swanton, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 21, 2012. Born on August 9, 1914 in Swanton, she was the daughter of the late Harry and Fannie Green. She was a former member of the Living Stone Church of the Brethren in Cumberland. She is survived by three sons, Craig Durst, Ivan Terry Durst,...

Sep 21, 2012

Martha (Uhland) Jachowski, 86, of Swanton, passed from this life on September 21, 2012. She was born May 17, 1926 in Columbia, Missouri to the late Russel Edward and Sarah Elizabeth (Linger) Uhland. Martha attended Coolidge High School in Chevy Chase, MD and continued her education at the University of Maryland, College Park. She graduated with a Bachelor's Degree...

Sep 18, 2012

Audrey (Sperry) Feld, 87, of Oakland died on Tuesday, September 18, 2012 at the Goodwill Retirement Community in Grantsville. Born on July 5, 1925 in Meyersdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Elizabeth Sperry. She graduated from Meyersdale High School and earned her RN at Memorial Hospital in Cumberland in 1946. In 1947, she met...

Sep 15, 2012

Timothy Andrew Tasker, 52, of Oakland died on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on March 13, 1960 in Oakland, he was the son of Robert A. Tasker of Oakland and the late Maxine L. (Cooper) Tasker. He was a graduate of Southern High School class of 1978. Tim was a truck driver...

Sep 15, 2012

Pamela Kaye (Sines) Gregory, 38, of Kirby, WV died on Saturday, September 15, 2012 at Winchester Regional Medical Center in Virginia. Born on January 13, 1974 in Cumberland, she was the daughter of Paul and Charlotte (Hauser) Sines of Oakland. Pamela dearly loved spending time with her grandson, Brayden. In addition to her parents, she is survived by her...

Sep 14, 2012

Rachel Lenora Wolf, 87, of Oakland died on Friday, September 14, 2012 at Garrett Memorial Hospital. She was born on March 1, 1925 in Bolts, PA the daughter of the late Ralph J. Gettings and Josephine (Collins) Wickham. Rachel enjoyed being active with the Mary Browning Senior Center, bingo and social gatherings at her apartment complex. In addition to...

Sep 13, 2012

Harold Van "Buzz" Bachtel, 82, of Oakland died on Thursday, September 13, 2012 at this home. Born on December 19, 1929 at Gnegy Church Road in Oakland, he was the son of the late John Lee and Lena Catherine (Shaffer) Bachtel. He worked in construction as a self-employed builder and was a Christmas tree farmer. He was a member...

Sep 13, 2012

Curtis Maxwell Bonner, 78, of Canaan Valley, WV passed away September 13, 2012 at Garret County Memorial Hospital.

He was born June 15, 1934 a son of the late  Solomon Victor and Oda Kate Teter Bonner. Mr. Bonner was preceded in death by 1 son, Eric Bonner, 2 brothers, Hobert, Howard, 5 sisters Maysel, Alta, Pauline, Opal...

Sep 10, 2012

Melvin M. Pennington, 78 Bayard, WV, passed away September 10, 2012 at home.

Born September 3, 1934 in Mt. Storm, WV, he was the son of the late Terry William and Ethel Virginia (Hanlin) Pennington Sr. A memorial service will be held at a later date.

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