Mar 24, 2011

Susanna M. Durst, 96 of Elk Garden, WV, passed away Thursday, March 24, 2011 at her home.

Born June 21, 1914 at Laueldale, WV; she was the daughter of the late Jackson and Nellie Victoria (Biggs) Aronhalt. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Luther William Durst, January 7, 1997; a daughter-Mildred L. Sayers on...

Mar 23, 2011

Harriett Louise (McRobie) Beckman, 87 of Swanton, MD, passed away, Wednesday, March 23, 2011 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

Born October 28, 1923 in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Ernest J. and Lilly Mae ( Stephens). She was also preceded in death by husband, Irvin E. Beckman; brothers, Ernest J. McRobie, Jr., Oliver...

Mar 22, 2011

Christine Fischetti, 89 of Oakland, MD, passed away, Tuesday, March 22, 2011 at Oakland Nursing & Rehab Center.

Born January 25, 1922 in Caretta, WV, she was the daughter of the late Benjamin and Trudie (Largen) Milgrim. Also, preceded in death by husband-Pasquale "Pat" Fischetti.

Christine was a veteran serving with the United States Navy,...

Mar 21, 2011

Denise Ann (Clatterbuck) Lohr, 46, of Deer Park, MD, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 in Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Born September 29, 1964 in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late, William and Corann (Ashby) Clatterbuck

Surviving are: husband Ben Lohr; son Benny; in-laws Dave and Susie Lohr; sister...

Mar 21, 2011

Robert Eugene Johnson, Sr., 73, Swanton, MD, passed away Monday, March 21, 2011 at Garrett Memorial Hospital.

Born March 8, 1938 in Indian Head, PA, he was the son of the late John Albert and Avis Lucille (Hutchinson) Johnson. He was also preceded in death by brothers, William, Jerry and James Johnson.

Bob was veteran...

Mar 21, 2011

Mark Valiton of Oakland, MD died Monday, March 21, 2011 at home with his children and wife at his side after a brief battle with cancer. He was 55. Born Oct. 15, 1955 in Toledo Ohio. He was the son of the late Ed & Ardith Valiton.

Mark, along with his wife have Valiton's Kingwood Chrysler, Jeep,...

Mar 19, 2011

Marlene Smith, 79, of Oakland, MD, passed away Saturday, March 19, 2011 at her residence.

Born April 6, 1931 in Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late, Hobert and Della (Kisner) Welch.

Surviving are: husband-Clayton Smith; two daughters, Carol Ann Butler and Linda Lou Kourey, both of Oakland; brother, Roger Welch, Oakland; three...

Mar 18, 2011

Arvetta Marie McCrum, 77 of Mt. Storm, WV, passed away Friday, March 18, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Born December 8, 1933 in vindex, MD, she was the daughter of the late John Henry and Edna Mae (Cline) Michaels.

Arvetta was a homemaker.

Surviving are: husband-Charles b. McCrum; sons; Page McCrum, Mt. Storm,...

Mar 17, 2011

Homer Fred Colaw, 72 of Oakland, MD, passed away Thursday, March 17, 2011 at Western Maryland Health Center, Cumberland, MD.

Born March 19, 1938 in Crellin, MD, he was the son of the late Dennis Clinton and Crystal Gwendolyn (Shaffer) Colaw.

Fred was a veteran serving with the United States Navy and retired from Westvaco...

Mar 16, 2011

Denny Edward Savage, 56 of Oakland, MD, passed away Wednesday, March 16, 2011 at the home of Pat and Ed Bowswer where he had resided for the past four years.

Born July 26, 1954 in Myersdale, PA, he was the son of the late Gilbert and Mildred (Amos) Savage

Denny was a Vietnam Era Veteran...

Mar 12, 2011

Raymond Gordon Aronhalt, Jr., 81 of Mt. Lake Park, MD, passed away Saturday, March 12, 2011 at Garrett Memorial Hospital, Oakland, MD.

Born January 15, 1930 in Gormania, WV, he was the son of the late Raymond Gordon and Lona Bell (Vance) Aronhalt, Sr. Also, preceded in death by wife, Elsie Elizabeth (Otto) Aronhalt, son, Donald Aronhalt,...

Mar 8, 2011

Victor Homer Kope, 86 of Aurora, WV, passed away, Tuesday, March 8, 2011 at Oakland Nursing & Rehab Center, Oakland, MD.

Born June 10, 1924 in Phillips, PA, he was the son of the late Chambers and Lucetta (Nethken) Kope. He was also preceded in death by his wives, Irene (Tripplet) Kope and Mary Jane Kope and...

Mar 4, 2011

Ronald William Lang, 68 of Oakland, MD, passed away Friday, March 4, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, WV.

Born August 19, 1942 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry and Mary (Rhodes) Lang.

Ron was a Vietnam Era Veteran of the United States Navy, a retired Superintendent for Baltimore City...

Feb 27, 2011

Lillian L. Tasker, 82 of Mt. Lake Park, MD, passed away, Sunday, February 27, 2011 at her residence.

Born August 8, 1928 at Shallmar, MD, she was the daughter of the late Webster and Zalemma (Rotruck) Cooper.

Lillian was a homemaker.

Surviving are: husband-Vernard Tasker; sons-Vernard R. Tasker, Hutton, Christopher Stanley Tasker, Daniel...

Feb 25, 2011

Dorothy Hanlin, 85 of Mt. Storm, WV, passed away Friday, February 25, 2011 at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home, Oakland, MD.

Born March 24, 1925 in Mt. Storm, WV, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Amelia (Entler) Foley. She was also preceded in death by her husband Kenneth Hanlin in 2002.

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Feb 23, 2011

Russell Earl Junkins, 85 of Heartland of Keyser, formerly of Sulphur, WV, passed away Wednesday, February 23,2011 at Potomac Valley Hospital.

Born October 4, 1925 in Sulpher, WV, he was the son of the late Oliver Russell and Stella (Mackley) Junkins. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy E. (Haines) Junkins.

Earl...

Feb 21, 2011

Russell Eugene Upole, 54, Oakland, MD, passed away Monday, February 21, 2011 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Born March 8, 1956 in Oakland, MD, he was the son of the late Russell G. and Dorothy A. (Ervin) Upole. Also, preceded in death was son, Jeffery Upole and brother, Allen Upole.

Russell worked in the logging industry...

Feb 16, 2011

Virginia (Ginny) C. Hesson, 93, Grantsville, died peacefully on 2/16/11 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

Born November 30, 1917, she was the daughter of the late Annie Mildred and Murray Arthur Coleman. She was preceded in death by her husband , Robert E. Hesson; Son, Robert C. Hesson; infant daughter , Francis Kathleen Hesson; five brothers, Robert,...

Feb 15, 2011

Oakland, MD

William Ray "Bill" Tasker, 71 of Oakland and formerly of Kitzmiller, MD, died Tuesday February 15, 2011 at the Garrett Co. Memorial Hospital. Born in Vindex January 25, 1940, he was the son of the late Orval and Idabelle (Bernard) Tasker.

Bill was a retired coal miner an Army veteran stationed in Germany...

Feb 15, 2011

Oakland. MD

Elizabeth Mable Strawser,68 of Oakland, MD died Tuesday Feb.15, 2011 in the Western Md. Health System, Cumberland. Born June 15, 1942 in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of the late Marvin and Elizabeth (Beranger) Chilcoat. Surviving is her husband Oscar Vernon Strawser,one son, Alvin Ray Strawser and wife Cheryl of Alton, Missouri, 2 daughters,...