Obituaries

Daniel Heilig

Daniel Heilig

Dec 9, 2018

Daniel K. Heilig, 62, of Moorefield, passed away on Sunday, December 9, 2018 at his residence. Born on March 17, 1956 in Washington, D.C. he was the son of Gerard A. Heilig and the late Constance (Hurley) Raper and was an honorably discharged veteran from the United States Marine Corps. Daniel was a carpenter by trade. He had a very friendly demeanor and...

Geraldine Ruckel

Geraldine Ruckel

Dec 9, 2018

Geraldine Mae Ruckel “Gerry” Born May 20, 1936 in William, West Virginia, died December 9, 2018 in Cross Lanes, WV. She was preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, James Marshal Ruckel of Davis, WV. Geraldine is survived by a daughter, Susan Haslebacher (Bill) of Morgantown, WV, and a son, James “Scott” Ruckel, of Cross Lanes, WV....

Gail Schrock

Gail Schrock

Dec 8, 2018

Gail A. Schrock, 67, of Oakland died on Saturday, December 8, 2018, at her home.  Born on July 21, 1951, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Hobert J. and Ramona J. (Bowman) Shillingburg.  She was a graduate of Southern High School and went on to work for Sterling Optical, Arrowhead Machine Shop, was a manager for Dollar General...

William Ream, Sr.

William Ream, Sr.

Dec 8, 2018

William E. “Bill” Ream, Sr., 83, Swanton, went to meet the Lord on Saturday, December 8, 2018 at his home.  Born on February 2, 1935 in Oakland, he is the son of the late Bert C. and Eunice L. (Smith) Ream.  Bill loved playing bluegrass music and was an award winning mandolin player.  He was an avid hunter and fisherman who also...

David Holtschneider

David Holtschneider

Dec 7, 2018

David F. Holtschneider, 71, of Swanton died on Friday, December 7, 2018. Born on August 1, 1947, in Essex, he was the son of the late Henry E. and Nellie V. (Murphy) Holtschneider. David was a veteran of the United States Army and a former horticultural instructor. He is survived by numerous cousins, nieces and nephews. In addition to his parents, he was...

Stacy Fint

Stacy Fint

Dec 3, 2018

Stacy Shockley Fint of Aurora passed away December 3,2018 at the age of 65 surrounded by her family. She lived life with great enthusiasm and will be greatly missed. Stacy was born in 1953 in Johnstown, Pennsylvania to Joshua A. Shockley, Jr. and Glendora Lee Nine Shockley. She spent much of her childhood in Bayard, WV. As a student...

James Goodall

James Goodall

Dec 2, 2018

James E. “Jim” Goodall, Sr., 80, of Oakland, passed away on Sunday, December 2, 2018, at home. Born on September 19, 1938, in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of late Andrew Goodall and Florence Savarese and was an honorably discharged veteran having served in the United States Navy. Jim had a full and cherished life. He was a vibrant...

Delores "Jane" Scripp

Delores "Jane" Scripp

Nov 29, 2018

Delores “Jane” Scripp, 62, of Oakland passed away on Thursday, November 29, 2018, at Garrett Regional Medical Center.  Born on August 19, 1956, in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Cleadus K. and Nellie G. (Repetsky) Corbin.  Jane loved playing softball, watching the Steelers, 4-wheeling and spending time outdoors.  Her greatest joy was being with her grandchildren, especially watching her...

Charles Overton, III

Charles Overton, III

Nov 27, 2018

Charles A. Overton, III, 65, of Bayard, passed away at his residence on Tuesday, November 27, 2018. Born on July 8, 1953, in Kansas, he is the son of the late Charles A. Overton, Jr. and Aggie M. (Gritts) Pennington. Charles was an electrician who worked in construction in the Washington, D.C. area. He was a member of the...

Stanley Skiles

Stanley Skiles

Nov 27, 2018

Stanley “Clark” Skiles, 79, of Oakland died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on September 26, 1939, in Bellefonte, PA, he was the son of the late Wallace G. and Margaret R. (Bailey) Skiles. He was a member of the Crellin United Brethren in Christ Church and had been a dragline operator, working for a number of companies, prior...

Rita Likins

Rita Likins

Nov 27, 2018

Rita Mae Likins, 73, of Oakland died on Tuesday, November 27, 2018, at Ruby Memorial Hospice in Morgantown.  Born on November 2, 1945, in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late Harrison M. and Elizabeth (Mayle) Thrasher.  Rita was a paper carrier for the Cumberland Times-News for many years and, later, worked for Bausch and Lomb in Oakland.  In addition...

Bradley Corbin

Bradley Corbin

Nov 26, 2018

Bradley Eugene Corbin,86, of Kempton, Maryland passed away Monday, November 26th, 2018 surrounded by his family at Cortland Acres. He was born August 11th, 1932 in Kempton, Maryland a son of the late Claude and Gladys Davis Corbin. He is survived by his son, Jeff (Kim) Corbin of Kempton, Maryland, one sister, Carol Pase of Thomas, West Virginia, two...

Paul Lewis

Paul Lewis

Nov 25, 2018

Paul J. “Bud” Lewis, 76, of Terra Alta, passed away on Sunday, November 25, 2018 at the Garrett Regional Medical Center.  Born on April 8, 1942 in Turner Douglas, WV, he is the son of the late Paul W. and Pansy J. (Bell) Lewis.  Bud worked for the Town of Oakland as a laborer caring for our town and the Oakland...

Jerome Moyer

Jerome Moyer

Nov 24, 2018

Jerome K. “Jerry” Moyer, 87, of Oakland, passed away on Saturday, November 24, 2018. Born on September 22, 1931 in Nanticoke, PA, he is the son of the late Earl and Leona (Wallace) Moyer and was an honorably discharged veteran having served in the United States Army for six years at Ft. Hood, TX. Jerry began his career in 1955...

Barbara VanMeter

Barbara VanMeter

Nov 23, 2018

Barbara (Jenkins) VanMeter, 82, of Oldtown, passed away on Friday, November 23, 2018, at home. Born in Davis, West Virginia on July 26, 1936, she was the daughter of the late William and Eleanor (Bergstrom) Jenkins. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her first husband, Roy E. Davis; and her aunts that helped raise...

Charles Bateman

Charles Bateman

Nov 23, 2018

Charles H. "Skinny" Bateman, 88, of Deer Park, went to be with his Savior on Friday, November 23, 2018 at Dennett Road Manor.  Born on January 5, 1930 in Swanton, he was the son of the late Clarence and R. Grace (Wright) Bateman.  Skinny was a retired foreman from the Garrett County Roads Department and a member of Mt. Top Christian...

Charles Huffman

Charles Huffman

Nov 23, 2018

Charles Glen Huffman, 50, a resident of Davis, West Virginia passed from this life Friday, November 23rd, 2018 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. Death was unexpected. Charles was born March 24th, 1968, a son of the late Delmar W. and Nola M. Vandevander Huffman. He was never married and had no children. Also preceding him in death was two infant brothers,...

Elizabeth "Betty" Kurilla

Elizabeth "Betty" Kurilla

Nov 18, 2018

Elizabeth J. “Betty” Kurilla, 81, of Oakland, MD passed away on Sunday, November 18, 2018, at her home.  Born on September 6, 1937, in Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of the late John and Julia Karlovich.  Betty operated the Sears Catalog Store in Oakland for many years. She was a member of St. Peter the Apostle Catholic Church and a...

Clennis Halstead

Clennis Halstead

Nov 12, 2018

Clennis Marie Layberger Lawrence Halstead went to be with our Lord November 12th, 2018, she was 88 years old. Clennis was the daughter of W.W. Layberger and Ada O. Smithson. She was born in Greenville Tennessee. At age 2 her family moved to West Virginia in 1947. She is survived by 6 children, Sandra Gravelle, Davis, WV, Mike and Marge...

Harland "Buss" Friend

Harland "Buss" Friend

Nov 10, 2018

Harland G. “Buss” Friend, 85, of Swanton, went to be with his Lord and Savior on November 10, 2018. Born on November 25, 1932, in Swanton, he was the son of the late Bruce and Della (Rexroad) Friend. Harland and wife, Betty, formerly resided in Glassport, PA for 54 years before moving back to Swanton in 2003. He had worked at Tube City Iron...

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