Obituaries

Apr 13, 2010

Katherine Elizabeth Zabriskie, 69 of Davis, WV, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, WV.

Born January 19, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of William A. Zabriskie and the late Katherine (Baldwin) Zabriskie.

Mrs. Zabriskie retired from IBM as a Systems Architect. She was a graduate of...

Apr 11, 2010

Louise M. Bell, 91 of Oakland, MD passed away on April 11, 2010 at her home, after a battle with cancer.

Born June 10, 1918 in Casselman, PA, she was the daughter of the late Otto Lorenzo Meyers and Dorothy May (Nedrow) Meyers. Louise was also preceded in death by her husband Ercil Buckner "Buck" Bell; an...

Apr 6, 2010

Donald Roy "Crock" Kessler, 77, a resident of Oakland, MD since 1999, formerly of Damascus, MD, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 a at Goodwill Nursing Home in Grantsville, MD where he had resided for the last few years, after a long illness with Alzheimer's.

Born June 14, 1932 in Tower City, PA he was the son of...

Mar 25, 2010

Carlton Lee "Curly" Stahl of Princeton, WV, formerly of Bayard, WV died Thursday March 25, 2010 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA.

Born April 24, 1937 at Crellin, Maryland he was the son of the late Cyrus and Ida Simmons Stahl.

Mr. Stahl was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the...

Mar 24, 2010

Edith L. Stemple, 93 of Washington D.C., and formerly of Oakland, MD, died Wednesday March 24, 2010, at the Ingleside Rock Creek Retirement Home in Washington, D.C.

Born August 9, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Ada Smith. She was also preceded in death by one brother Ervin Smith Jr.

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Mar 18, 2010

Margaret Virginia Simmons, 90, of Emoryville, WV passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, WV. Prior to her death, she was a resident of Heartland of Keyser for the past year. Born February 27, 1920 in Gleason, WV, she was the daughter of the late Peter Summers and Josephine Mullenax (Gregory) Summers. She was preceded...

Mar 16, 2010

Pauline M. Savage, 83 of Oakland, MD passed away, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her home.

Born May 24, 1926 near Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Amy (Wilson) DeWitt. She was also preceded in death by her husband Stanley S. Savage; by two brothers, Guy and Marshall DeWitt; by three sisters,...

Mar 13, 2010

Cody Wade Ferguson age 20 of Oakland, MD died at his residence on Saturday March 13, 2010. Born in Frederick, Maryland he was the son of Susan (Mason) Newton and step father Bob Newton Jr..

Also surviving one brother Travis Newton, maternal grandparents Charlie and Lorraine Mason of Oakland, Paternal grandparents Phil and Vera Ferguson of Oakland,...

Mar 13, 2010

Elsie C. Miller, 85, of Oakland, MD died Saturday March 13, 2010 at Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born April 20, 1924 in Kitzmiller, MD she was the daughter of the late George T. and Bertha Barnard. She was also preceded in death by her husband Arthur Miller.

Surviving are one son Glen Miller of...

Mar 11, 2010

Alvin Gordon Friend, 88 of Oakland, MD died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at his residence.

Born September 3, 1921 in Swanton, MD he was the son of the late John H. and Laura (Uphole) Friend. He was also preceded in death by five brothers, Delbert, Reuben, Paul, Cecil and Raymond Friend; and by one sister Lavina Uphole....

Mar 8, 2010

William Junior Kessel, 68 of Mt. Storm, WV died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

He was the son of the late Arlie & Evelyn Kessel.

He is survived by his loving wife, Gloria of almost 44 years; one daughter, Lisa L. and husband David Arroniz and one grandson, Brandon of Kerneysville,...

Mar 7, 2010

Kenneth Junior Biser, 77 of Oakland, MD died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. WV.

Born August 19, 1932 in Silver Lake, WV, he was the son of the late Kenneth U. and Rachel (Dawson) Biser.

Kenneth was a normal student attending high school in Garrett County when the Korean War...

Mar 7, 2010

Guy Edward Shaffer, 73 of Horse Shoe Run, WV died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Oakland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center.

Born August 20, 1936 in Horse Shoe Run, WV, he was the son of the late Herman W. and Gertrude P. (Sell) Shaffer. He was also preceded in death by two daughters, Denise Shaffer and Bernice Shaffer;...

Mar 4, 2010

Nettie Alice (Gay) (McDonald) Lambert, 93 of Oakland, MD, formerly of Bayard, WV died Thursday, March 4, 2010 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home.

Born May 24, 1916 in Bayard, WV, she was the daughter of the late George William and Rosetta Florence (Holloway) Gay. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Carl Mason...

Feb 27, 2010

Eston "Jiggs" Ellsworth Fout, 87 of New Creek, WV died Saturday, February 27, 2010 at Potomac Valley Hospital.

Born February 20, 1923 in Shaw, WV, he was the son of the late Charles Fout, Sr. and Bertie (Liller) Fout. He was also preceded in death by three brothers, Ray Fout, Charles Fout and Lawrence Fout; by four...

Feb 26, 2010

Margaret Ann Deems, 78 of Loch Lynn, MD passed away Friday, February 26, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital following a three year battle with lymphoma.

Born June 4, 1931 in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Herbert A. & Bessie (Bowman) Shaffer. She was also preceded in death by her husband William C....

Feb 20, 2010

Maggie Virginia "Toots" Dawson, 94 of Elk Garden, WV, died Saturday, February 20, 2010 at Moran Manor Nursing Home in Westernport, MD.

Born January 28, 1916 in Oakmont, WV, she was the daughter of the late Milford Marcellus and Anna Maude (Stonebraker) Dunithan. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Harry Holland Dawson; infant son,...

Feb 17, 2010

Mrs. Hartka was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Church of Oakland.

Surviving are one son, Albert J. Hartka of Baltimore; two daughters, Christine Comfort of Oakland, MD, Barbara Fritts of Abingdon, MD; one sister, Theresa Staniewski of Baltimore; 11 grandchildren, 17 great grandchildren & 2 great great grandchildren.

The family will receive friends...

Feb 16, 2010

Leo Clayton Smith, 90 of Deer Park, MD died Tuesday, February 16, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

Born January 18, 1920 in Swanton, MD, he was the son of the late John Ramsey Smith, Sr., and Nora Evelyn (Glotfelty) Smith. He was also preceded in death by his wife Lorena Grace Smith, and by his brother...

Feb 11, 2010

Mildred M. [Peanut] Droppleman, 86, died in Keyser, WV on February 11, 2010 at the Heartland Nursing Home after a lengthy illness. Peanut was born in Kitzmiller, Maryland on November 13, 1923. She was the daughter and only child of William [Bill] Keller and Lavina Spiker Keller.

Mildred was preceded in death by her husband James Droppleman...