Obituaries
Lois Shaffer
Feb 28, 2013
Lois M. Shaffer, 92, of Oldtown died Thursday, February 28, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland.
George Wilson, Sr.
Feb 23, 2013
George "Flaps" Theodore Wilson Sr., 86, of Beans Cove Road, Clearville, PA died Saturday, February 23, 2013 at his residence. Born on September 17, 1926 in Detmold he was the son of the late George Washington Wilson and Pearl Leona (Starkey) Wilson. He was preceded in death by his son, George T. Wilson, Jr. on December 3, 2000 and his second...
Caryl Eichhorn
Feb 17, 2013
Caryl M. Eichhorn, 83, of Lonaconing passed away peacefully on February 17, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born in Lonaconing on April 23, 1929, one of five girls, she was the daughter of the late Ezra H. and Daisy M. (Luzier) Kitzmiller. She was preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, George A. Eichhorn and...
Ruth Muir
Feb 16, 2013
Ruth Lee Muir, 81, of Bucks Hill Road, Lonaconing passed away on Saturday, February 16, 2013 surrounded by her family at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on March 24, 1931 she was the daughter of the late David Cuthbertson and Lois (Matthews) Cuthbertson. She was preceded in death by her husband, Robert "Fish" Muir on May 7, 2004...
James "Jim" Meyers
Feb 13, 2013
James Cameron Meyers (known to all as Jim) passed peacefully from this life the morning of February 13th after a brief hospital stay. He was supported by his family and caregivers during the last days of his life. Jim was born in Cumberland, MD, and lived in his childhood home in Lonaconing most of his life. He has lived in Charles County since...
Lester Dawson
Feb 10, 2013
Lester Leroy Dawson, 80, went to be with his Lord on Sunday, February 10, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center surrounded by his loved ones. Born on December 20, 1932, he was the son of the late Homer and Wilda (McKenzie) Dawson. Lester graduated from Central High School in 1950. He was a veteran of the U.S. Army....
Harold Holsinger
Feb 1, 2013
Harold John Holsinger, 95, of Honeysuckle Lane, Frostburg died Friday, February 1, 2013 at Frostburg Village Nursing Home, where he was a resident for three months. Born on October 25, 1917 in Eckhart he was the son of the late John Andrew Holsinger and Geneva M. (Briner) Holsinger. He was a member of the St. Michaels Catholic Church, Frostburg. Harold was an...
Betty Holshey
Feb 1, 2013
Betty (Grove) Holshey, 87, of Washington St., Lonaconing died Friday, February 1, 2013 at Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Born on April 13, 1925 in Lonaconing she was the daughter of the late Lee Dewey Grove and Pearl (Nicol) Grove. She was preceded in death by her husband, Peter Holshey on March 15, 1976 and two brothers, Dewey and Charles...
Evelyn Brown
Jan 29, 2013
Evelyn Louise (Robertson) Brown, 97, of Lewis Heights Drive, Cumberland died Tuesday, January 29, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland. Born on January 21, 1916 in Lonaconing she was the daughter of the late Henry David Robertson and Jean (Anderson) Robertson. She was preceded in death by her husband, William S. Brown on November 21, 2000. She was...
Elsie Ashby
Jan 29, 2013
Elsie Louise Ashby died January 29, 2013. She was survived by her husband Donald Ashby; her daughter and adopted son; 7 grandchildren and 9 great-grandchildren and 3 sisters Margaret Crawford, Mary Dawson and Freda Mae Beeman. She was loved dearly and will be missed. You now rest in God's arms, rest in peace. Family and Friends will be received at...
Juanita Miller
Jan 19, 2013
Juanita E.(Llewellyn) Miller, 69 of Barton Maryland, passed away in her family home, in the arms of her husband and surrounded by her children, on January 19, 2013, after a 6-year battle with cancer. She is survived by her husband of 52 years, Jack Miller, by her four children, Jay Miller and wife Marcia, Jessi Miller-Maness and husband Luke, Joseph...
William Swenskie
Jan 11, 2013
William A. Swenskie 84 of Seville, Ohio, formerly of Streetsboro, died Friday, January 11, 2013. He was born December 13, 1928 in Clarksburg, WV to William and Mary (Bohensky) Swenskie. He was preceded in death by his parents, first wife Elizabeth (Jenkins) Swenskie, daughter Mary Kay Niemiec, sisters Mary Joan and Dolores and brother Anthony. He was a US Navy...
Joseph Beeman
Jan 10, 2013
Joseph Junior Beeman, 82, of Beeman Road, Barton went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, January 10, 2013 at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home, Frostburg. Born on May 4, 1930 in Lonaconing he was the son of the late Joseph Beeman and Edith (Phillips) Beeman-Wilson and step-father Quail Wilson. He was preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey...
Jack Goebel, Jr.
Dec 23, 2012
Jack Nelson Goebel, Jr., 76, of Rt. 1, Keyser, WV died Sunday, December 23, 2012 at his residence. Born on February 23, 1936 in Baltimore, MD. He was preceded in death by his wife, Dora May (Dailey) Goebel on August 19, 2002. He was member of the Wesleyan Methodist Church, Keyser, WV. and the Fountain Ruritan Club. He was a retired...
Elizabeth Burke
Dec 13, 2012
Elizabeth Ann Burke, 67, of Old Dan's Rock Road, Midland went to be with the Lord after a valiant fight against cancer on Thursday, December 13, 2012 at the Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Born on March 8, 1945 in Cumberland she was the daughter of the late Charles L. Hausrath and Helen M. (Meyers) Hausrath. She was preceded...
Galen Fairgrieve
Dec 10, 2012
Galen Fairgrieve died on Monday December 10,2012. He was born on May 29, 1921 to James Z. and Maude E. (Green) Fairgrieve in Moscow, MD. He was one of nine siblings with four of them deceased. He was preceded in death by his wife Shirley (Moore) and a son David. He is survived by three daughters and four siblings. He...
Vitalis Darr
Dec 5, 2012
Vitalis E. Darr, 89, formerly of Bartlett Run Road, Barton died Wednesday, December 5, 2012 at the Egle Nursing and Rehab Center, Lonaconing. Born on August 5, 1923 in Piedmont, WV she was the daughter of the late Arthur "Slim" Henry and Rosalie (Riley) Henry. She was preceded in death by her husband Roger Allen Darr on April 5, 1981,...
Margaret Longshore
Nov 11, 2012
Margaret E. (Morton) Longshore, 80, died Sunday, November 11, 2012 at home in Palm Coast, Florida. She was born June 28, 1932 in Midland, Maryland, daughter of the late Marshall and Julia (Taylor) Morton. She graduated from Beall High School in Frostburg, MD, and King’s Daughters Hospital School of Nursing in Martinsburg, WV. She lived and worked in Catonsville, MD for many...
Mary Kepner
Nov 9, 2012
Mary Timney Kepner, 94, of West Main Street, Lonaconing and formerly of Williamsport, PA went to be with the Lord on Friday, November 9, 2012 at her residence with her caretaker, Ellie, holding her hand and singing her favorite song "Just as I Am". Born on December 17, 1917 in Moscow, MD she was the daughter of the late Alexander Timney...
Paul Thrasher
Oct 29, 2012
Mr. Paul David Thrasher, 83, of Kissimmee., FL. passed away on Monday, October 29th, 2012 at his residence. He was the husband of Sheila Thrasher. Paul was born in Midland, MD on March 16, 1929, the son of Pansy (Fazenbaker) and Nelson Thrasher. He served in the US Air Force. Paul's passions were Golf and the Washington Redskins. Along with...