Obituaries

John Shahan, Sr.

John Shahan, Sr.

Mar 23, 2019

John Thomas Shahan, Sr., 72, of Mountain Lake Park, passed away peacefully on Saturday, March 23, 2019 at Dennett Road Manor. Born on August 2, 1946 in Oakland, MD, he was son of the late Arlie R. and Viola V. (Calhoun) Shahan. He was employed by Coca-Cola at the bottling plant in Oakland for ten years and retired from Garrett County Community Action GTS in 2008 with 29 years...

Esther Ratliff

Esther Ratliff

Mar 21, 2019

Esther Pearl Ratliff (Smith) went home to be with the Lord on March 21st 2019. She was born on March 9th, 1935 in Job, WV to Jasper Smith and Pearl Smith (Long). Esther, a resident of Job, WV, was married to her husband, Charles “Sonny” Ratliff, for 53 years until his passing in 2005. She is survived by four children,...

Francis Clark

Francis Clark

Mar 16, 2019

Francis Ronald (Ron) Clark, 83, died with the love of Jesus on March 16, 2019. Ron was born to Francis Edward and Bessie Munyan Clark in 1936 in Port Elizabeth, a small farm town in Southern New Jersey. He was sent to school in Delaware in 1949 where he graduated from Brown Vocational High School, Wilmington, DE 1954. His...

Mark White

Mark White

Mar 15, 2019

Mark Allen White, 57, of Hendricks, West Virginia and most recently of Elkins, West Virginia, went home to be with the Lord on March 15, 2019 at 10:45 am. He is survived by his wife, Roxana White, daughter, Brooke Dumire (Derrick Dumire) currently of Eglon, West Virginia, and two grandchildren, Summer and Maverick. Also surviving are two sisters, Anita Cooper...

Elsie Idleman

Elsie Idleman

Mar 11, 2019

Elsie R. Idleman, beloved Mother, was called to her eternal resting place on March 11, 2019. She entered this world on March 24, 1922 in Maysville, West Virginia, born to Isaac and Lily Liller. Elsie is survived by her children, Jerry Idleman, Ray Idleman, Larry Idleman, Sandy Huber, Rita Dearing and Kim Sieracki; ten grandchildren; twelve great grandchildren; one...

Paul Florence

Paul Florence

Mar 10, 2019

Paul Thomas Florence, 77, of Parsons, West Virginia passed away March 10, 2019 at Nella's Nursing Home in Elkins, West Virginia. He was born October 5, 1941 in Parkersburg, West Virginia. At the request of Mr. Florence, he was cremated. There are no services scheduled at this time. Hinkle-Fenner Funeral Home has been entrusted with the arrangements. Condolences can be...

Stuart Hamill

Stuart Hamill

Mar 5, 2019

Stuart “Stu” Fairfax Hamill, III, of Oakland, passed away at age 69 at his home on March 5, 2019. Stuart was born on April 19, 1949 in Oakland to the late Marjorie R. Hamill and the late Circuit Court Judge Stuart F. Hamill, II. He attended Southern High School where he played football and Frostburg State College. Stuart served in...

Shirley Bittinger

Shirley Bittinger

Mar 3, 2019

Shirley Ann Bittinger, 73, of Oakland died on Sunday, March 3, 2019, at Garrett Regional Medical Center, surrounded by her family. Born on August 16, 1945, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Hazel (King) Clary. In earlier years, she had worked at the HP Store and for the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. She...

Allen Huffman

Allen Huffman

Mar 1, 2019

Allen Keith Huffman, 44, of Dryfork, West Virginia passed away March 1, 2019 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, West Virginia. He was born July 3, 1974 in Elkins, West Virginia a son of the surviving Harvey Keith Huffman and the late Delores Ellen Lipscomb. he is survived by his stepmother, Donna Huffman, wife, Amy Huffman, three daughters, Tessla Huffman,...

George Brady, Jr.

George Brady, Jr.

Feb 28, 2019

George Elzie Brady, Jr., 88, of Kitzmiller passed away peacefully on Thursday, February 28, 2019, at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, surrounded by his family. Born on November 11, 1930, in Shallmar, MD, he was the son of the late Elzie and Melissa (Spiker) Brady. He was a veteran who served in the 82nd Airborne, 508th Regimental Combat...

James Croston

James Croston

Feb 25, 2019

James Oliver Croston, of Oakland, went home to be with the Lord together with his wife, Betty Lee Croston. Born on September 20, 1932, in Hoffman, MD, he was the son of the late Marshall A. and Nellie M. (Layman) Croston. Jim was a graduate of Beall High School Class of 1950 and attended Frostburg State College. He proudly...

Betty Croston

Betty Croston

Feb 24, 2019

Betty Lee (Lewis) Croston went home to be with the Lord together with her husband, James Oliver Croston. Born in Frostburg on September 25, 1937, she was the daughter of the late John W. and Sylvia E. (Cost) Lewis. Betty was a graduate of Beall High School Class of 1955 and attended Memorial Hospital School of Nursing and Allegany...

Viola Harvey

Viola Harvey

Feb 21, 2019

Viola M. Harvey, 94, of Swanton, passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2019 at the Garrett Regional Medical Center.  Born on May 14, 1924 in Swanton, she was the daughter of the late Jesse and Addie (Paugh) Sharpless.  In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Charles W. Harvey; a son, Donald W....

Letha Hanlin

Letha Hanlin

Feb 20, 2019

Letha R. (Jones) Hanlin, 84, of Oakland, passed peacefully on Wednesday, February 20, 2019 at the Garrett Regional Medical Center.  Letha was born on April 5, 1934 in St. Francis, ME.  She was the daughter of the late George and Emma (McPherson) Jones. Letha is preceded in death by her loving husband of fifty years, Arthur “AJ” Hanlin in 2004, seven...

Stanley Baker

Stanley Baker

Feb 19, 2019

Stanley Harrison Baker, 92, of Oakland passed away Tuesday, Feb. 19, 2019, at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on the family dairy farm near Oakland, Nov. 23, 1926, Stanley was the first born to Charles H. and Iva (Harvey) Baker. He started farm chores with his Dad at age 8, eventually taking over the dairy and milking...

Karen Hornberger

Karen Hornberger

Feb 17, 2019

Karen Rae Hornberger, 74, of Davis, West Virginia passed away February 17th, 2019 at her home. She was born March 17, 1944 in Parsons, West Virginia a daughter of the late Raymond and Mary Becker. She is survived by her companion, James Martin Hamrick, one son, Brian Hanline, Baltimore, Maryland, two daughters, Vicki (Scott) Dabson, Dover, Delaware, and Janet (Frank)...

Cora Susan Robinette

Cora Susan Robinette

Feb 15, 2019

Cora Susan Robinette, 85, of Oakland died on Friday, February 15, 2019, at her home.  Born on May 22, 1933, in Nitro, WV, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Ola (Maxwell) Bird.  She was a member of the Mt. Top Seventh Day Adventist Church. She was a self-made business woman, who excelled in sewing and jewelry-making; she served as...

Jean Grant

Jean Grant

Feb 15, 2019

Jean Hess Grant, 92, of Sykesville, MD and formerly of Oakland, MD, died on Friday, February 15, 2019, at Fairhaven Assisted Living. Born on February 26, 1926, in Cumberland, MD she was the daughter of the late George Edward and Christine (Schulz) Hess. In 1947, Jean graduated from Potomac State College and became a certified technologist for the American Society of...

Anna Sharpless

Anna Sharpless

Feb 14, 2019

Anna Jane Sharpless, 90, of Oakland passed away on Thursday, February 14, 2019, at Dennett Road Manor. Born on October 31, 1928, in Valley Bend, WV, she was the daughter of the late Thomas Wilson, VII and Emma Virginia (Hacker) Wilson. Anna Jane had worked as a dental assistant for Dr. Jack Liller and had been instrumental in the opening...

John Freet

John Freet

Feb 11, 2019

John Stanley Freet Jr., 69, of Parsons, West Virginia passed away February 11th, 2019 peacefully in his home surround by his family. He was born December 6th, 1949 in Youngstown, Ohio. He was preceded in death by his parents John Stanley Sr. and Thelma Lenore Rohrbaugh Freet. He is survived by his wife, Adelaide Jean Freet whom he married on...

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