Robert L. Heginbotham, 80, of Mt. Lake Park died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at home surrounded by his family. Born on May 17, 1932 in Slippery Rock, PA, he was the son of the late Everett H. and Ruby (Claypoole) Heginbotham. He was a veteran of the US Army having served in the Korean War. He retired from...
Ernest "Greg" Wotring, 51, of Oakland died on Wednesday, November 28, 2012 at home after a long battle with cancer. Born on July 24, 1961 in Oakland, he was the son of the late Ernest Robert and Ramona Marie (Gregory) Wotring. While he was employed by Mettiki Coal Company for 23 years, his joy was found in camping, fishing,...
Harry Lee Yost, Jr., 87, of Oakland and most recently Cherry Hill Assisted Living in Accident, died on Tuesday, November 27, 2012 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. Born on January 23, 1925 in Oakland, he was the son of the late Harry Lee, Sr. and Sarah (McKenzie) Yost. At the age of 18, he was drafted into...
Catherine "Cathy" Waunita Harvey, 93, of Oakland died on Sunday, November 25, 2012 at her home. Born on December 19, 1918 in Schell, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harry J. and Mary F. (Rowan) Murphy. She is survived by her daughters, Charlotte J. Mousch and husband Bill, Carolyn Y. Shreve and husband Mayo, and Delores Ann...
Alice May Madigan, 71, of Deer Park died on Saturday, November 24, 2012 at Franciscan St. Francis Health in Indianapolis, IN. Born on March 10, 1941 in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late Charles L. "Bud" and Eva Alice (Parsons) Madigan. She had previously worked at Baush & Lomb and retired after working as a CNA...
Betty Louise (Shaffer) Cogan, 74, died on Friday, November 16, 2012, with her daughter by her side, after suffering for 14 years with Alzheimer's disease. Born on October 12, 1938 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Charles Denver and Okareda (Junkins) Shaffer. Having always worked hard, she started her career in bookkeeping at Peter's Fuel Company...
Paula M. (Skubak) Kisko, 83, of McHenry, formerly of Pittsburgh and Johnstown, PA died peacefully on Thursday, November 15, 2012 after a long struggle with Alzheimer's. Born on July 28, 1929 in Johnstown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Mary (Milchak) Skubak. She was a housewife and so much more; she belonged to the PTA,...
Ruby Virginia Auvil, 78, of Frostburg, formerly of Oakland, died November 12, 2012 at home. She was born March 9, 1934 in Leadmine, WV, the daughter of the late Woodrow A. & Kathryn (Canan) Jackson. Ruby was a homemaker and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Post 71, Oakland. She is survived by two sons, Terry Auvil &...
Howard Richard Kepple Jr., 67, of Oakland, MD, died November 11, 2012, after a fight with cancer. He was born June 9, 1945 in Greensburg, PA., the son of the late Howard R. Kepple and Ada G. (Hoyman) Kepple. He grew up in New Alexandria, PA on the family dairy farm. He graduated from Greensburg Salem High School in...
Junior Keith Paugh, 87, of Middle River, MD, died November 10, 2012 at Franklin Square Hospital Center. Born April 20, 1925, he is the son of the late Raymond and Frances (Marley) Paugh. Junior was employed by Lockheed Martin as a mechanic and a painter. He proudly served in the United States Army and was a lifelong member of...
Gypsy Bonnie (Brady) Lane, 100, of Loch Lynn, died Thursday, November 8, 2012 at Goodwill Mennonite Nursing Home of Grantsville. She was born June 29, 1912 in Newport, TN the daughter of the late Rubin Carter and Nannie (Fowler) Brady. Gypsy had a passion for gardening and loved crocheting and quilting. She also enjoyed listening to music. She is...
Ellen A. Friend Shillingburg, 79, of Oakland died on Saturday, November 3, 2012 at Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on June 5, 1933 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Earl C. and Margaret (Mellinger) Johnston. She had been a registered nurse having worked at Garrett Memorial Hospital for many years. Crocheting was her passion...
Clinton Wayne Englander, longtime Oakland civic and business leader, died at home on October 30, 2012, at the age of 94. Born on October 8, 1918 in Cleveland, OH, he was the son of the late Hazel (White) and Bernard Englander. He was a graduate of Wayne State University where he earned his degree in Pharmacy. He served in...
David J. Kutchman, 59, of Oakland died on Sunday, October 28, 2012 at his home. Born on February 5, 1953 in Barnesboro, PA, he was the son of the late George and Wanda Rose (Nycek) Kutchman. He worked as a coal mine safety inspector and was a member of the US Army during the Vietnam War. He was a...
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....
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...
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,...
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...
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...
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...