Obituaries

Daniel Booth

Daniel Booth

Jul 2, 2016

Midland, MD Daniel Booth, 51, of Broadway Street, Midland died Saturday, July 2, 2016 at his residence. Born on May 3, 1965 in Frostburg he was the son of James “Bob” Booth and the late Thomasina (Campbell) Booth. Dan was the owner and operator of Daniel Booth Painting, Midland for 17 years. He loved to hunt and fish with his...

Elizabeth Vinci

Elizabeth Vinci

Jun 13, 2016

Lonaconing, MD Elizabeth “Betty” Jane Vinci, 85, of Seldom Seen Road, died Monday, June 13, 2016. Born on April 23, 1931 in Gilmore she was the daughter of the late Connell Whiteman and Ethel Mae (Broadwater) Whiteman. She was preceded in death by her husband Daniel Vinci in 2010, a daughter Sandra Mae Miller, a granddaughter Misty Stullenbarger, her brother...

John Getty

John Getty

Jun 5, 2016

Lonaconing, MD John Gardner Getty, 58, of East Main Street, Lonaconing died Sunday, June 5, 2016 at Conemaugh Hospital, Johnstown, PA. Born on December 23, 1957 in Cumberland he was the son of the late John O. Getty and Jean (Gardner) Getty. John was a 1976 graduate of Valley High School. He was a past member of the Good Will...

Edna Baer

Edna Baer

Jun 1, 2016

Edna Lillian Baer, 82, of Baltimore died Wednesday, June 1, 2016. Born on December 23, 1933 in Lonaconing she was the daughter of the late William Ray Keller and Sylvia Mae Albright. She was preceded in death by her husband Oliver "Corky" Joseph Baer, her daughter Linda Sue Baer, two brothers George and William Keller and a sister Virginia McGee....

Earl Muir

Earl Muir

May 21, 2016

Earl “Boots” Muir, 89, of Willowick, passed away Saturday, May 21, 2016, at his residence. He was born Jan. 30, 1927, in Nikep, Md., and had been a Lake County resident for the past 37 years, living in Willowick. He was a U.S. Army veteran, serving during World War II with the 89th Infantry. Boots was also a member of...

Shirley Beeman

Shirley Beeman

Apr 15, 2016

Lonaconing,MD Shirley Ruth Beeman, 80, of Island Street, Lonaconing died Friday, April 15, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on January 12, 1936 in Barton she was the daughter of the late Thomas I. Metz and Edith (Dawson) Metz. She was preceded in death by her husband, John Donald Beeman, four sisters, Mildred Wilkes, Evelyn Nolan, Lucile...

Suzette Bennett

Suzette Bennett

Apr 13, 2016

Suzette Bosaing Bennett, 43, of Frostburg died Wednesday, April 13, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on September 22, 1972 in Sagada, Philippines she was the daughter of Pauline Bosaing. She was a member of First Assembly of God, Lonaconing. She was a customer service representative and Xerox, Frostburg. She was a college graduate and spoke seven...

John Wolz Jr.

John Wolz Jr.

Mar 30, 2016

John Edward Wolz Jr., 72,  of Jackson Street, Lonaconing went to be with his Lord and Savior, Wednesday, March 30, 2016 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing.  He was the son of John Edward Wolz Sr. and Delhia (Allen) Wolz, Cumberland, who preceded in him in death.  Also preceding him death was his sister, Mary Susan Wolz. He attended church at the...

Bernard Fazenbaker

Bernard Fazenbaker

Mar 29, 2016

Bernard Alonzo Fazenbaker, 73, of Bucks Hill, Lonaconing died Tuesday, March 29, 2016 at Frostburg Village Nursing Home, Frostburg.  Born on February 26, 1943 in Barton he was the son of the late William Jennings Fazenbaker and Adrian Irene (White) Fazenbaker. He was preceded in death by his daughter Tonya Sue Fazenbaker, three brothers William, Frank and Francis Fazenbaker and two...

James Hughes

James Hughes

Mar 22, 2016

James “Leonard” Hughes, 61, of Vale Summit, died at home on Tuesday, March 22, after several years of declining health. Born May 11, 1954, he grew up on Big Lane in Midland, attended St. Joseph’s School until the eighth grade, and graduated from Valley High School in 1972. He attended Salisbury State College and Allegany Community College. Leonard worked in...

Mary Guthrie

Mary Guthrie

Mar 22, 2016

Lonaconing, MD Mary Catherine (Knox) Guthrie, 76, of Lonaconing passed away on Tuesday, March 22, 2016 at Frostburg Village Nursing Home; where she had been a resident since January 20, 2016. Born on June 26, 1939 in Swanton, MD she was the daughter of the late Russell Earl Knox and the late Florence Anna (Hare) Knox. She was preceded in...

John Bostjancic

John Bostjancic

Mar 21, 2016

Pekin, MD John Francis Bostjancic, 61, of Pekin Street, Lonaconing died Monday, March 21, 2016 at his home. Born on September 15, 1954 in Frostburg he was the son of the late Frank Bostjancic and Bertha (Broadwater) Bostjancic. He was preceded in death by a brother, Billy Joe Bostjancic and a brother-in-law, Bernie Wilt. John was a 1972 graduate of...

Betty Jacobs

Betty Jacobs

Mar 20, 2016

Betty Lucille Jacobs, 76, of Lonaconing died Sunday, March 20, 2016 at Egle Nursing and Rehabilitation Center, Lonaconing. Born on September 20, 1939 in Cumberland she was the daughter of the late James Henry Jones and Marie Bessie (Wilson) Jones. She was preceded in death by three of her children, Mary Catherine Brewer, Joseph Otey and Robert Jones; a great-grandson,...

Zelda Orr

Zelda Orr

Mar 16, 2016

Zelda Agnes Orr, 89, a resident of Frostburg Nursing Home and formerly of Greenbelt, MD, died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on February 17, 1927 in Barton she was the daughter of the late Jesse C. Warnick and Florence Etta (Bittinger) Warnick. She was preceded in death by her husband Drummond Orr in...

Robert "Bob" Kinney

Robert "Bob" Kinney

Mar 16, 2016

Robert “Bob” Hobart Kinney, 64, of Big Lane, Midland died Wednesday, March 16, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on February 25, 1952 in Antioch, WV he was the son of the late Harold Kinney and Priscilla Coleman Gracie. He was preceded in death by three brothers and a sister, Harold, Ernie, Roy and Carolyn Sue. Bob...

Carl Buskirk

Carl Buskirk

Mar 14, 2016

Carl Edward Buskirk, Sr., 71, of Water Station Run Road, Lonaconing died Monday, March 14, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on May 18, 1944 in Lonaconing he was the son of the late James Dewey Buskirk and Rose (Elkins) Buskirk. He was preceded in death by two siblings, Mary Jones and Dewey James Buskirk and a...

John Gattens

John Gattens

Mar 13, 2016

John William Gattens, 69, of Laurel Run Road, Barton died Sunday, March 13, 2016 at his residence. Born on August 20, 1946 in Keyser, West Virginia he was the son of the late Elmer Gattens and Mary (Foutz) Gattens. John was a graduate of Valley High School, Lonaconing and a past member of Local 489 Plumbers and Steam Fitters, Cumberland....

Rev. Madeline Cook

Rev. Madeline Cook

Mar 9, 2016

Rawlings, MD Rev. Madeline Eula Cook, 91, of Lakewood Drive, Rawlings and formerly of Six Mile Road, LaVale went to be home with her sweet Jesus on Wednesday, March 9, 2016 at her residence. Born on August 1, 1924 in Vindex, Maryland she was the daughter of the late Joseph Smith and Theresa (Wright) Smith. She was preceded in death...

Phyllis Martin

Phyllis Martin

Mar 7, 2016

Phyllis “Bunnie” Vivian Martin, 85, of Stoney Run Road, Westernport died Monday, March 07, 2016 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on May 9, 1930 in Westernport she was the daughter of the late William Miller and Bessie (Clark) Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband Stanley Emory Martin on August 12, 1992, two sisters Bonnie...

Dorothy Mcmahon

Dorothy Mcmahon

Mar 6, 2016

Dorothy Elizabeth Meyers McMahon was an extraordinary woman of very strong convictions until the final days of her 86 amazing years.  At the young age of just nineteen Dorothy accepted a marriage proposal along with the promise of creating enough children for a ball team.  Loving mother of fourteen children, twenty-six grandchildren and twenty great grandchildren Dorothy passed to eternal life at...