Obituaries

Feb 14, 2014

Gerald E. Friend, Sr., 72, of Swanton died on Friday, February 14, 2014 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on April 21, 1941 in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Chester and Louise (Howell) Friend. He worked as a heavy equipment operator and had retired from the former Mead Westvaco Company after nearly 32 years of...

Feb 13, 2014

June Kathleen (Taylor) Stockum, 86, of Oakland, formerly of Baltimore, died on Thursday, February 13, 2014 at the Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 17, 1927 in Andover, VA, she was the daughter of the late Wylie Marshall and Docia (Coleman) Taylor. She was a member of the Ladies Auxiliaries of both the VFW and American Legion General...

Feb 9, 2014

Robert A. "Chum" Tasker, 89, of Oakland went to be with the Lord on Sunday, February 9, 2014 in Monongalia General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on October 4, 1924 in Deer Park, he was the son of the late George W. and Gracie B. (Hanline) Tasker. Chum retired as a coal miner from Island Creek Coal Company. He...

Feb 9, 2014

Jennette Belle Steyer, 85, of Oakland died on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at her home. Born on September 21, 1928 at home on Bethlehem Road, she was the daughter of the late Albert M. and Hallie (Fulmer) Moon. She was a member of the Loch Lynn Church of God and was a devoted member of the church's Thursday Prayer...

Feb 9, 2014

Norma Jean (Roderick) Dankulich, 76, of Hagerstown died on Sunday, February 9, 2014 at NMS Healthcare in Hagerstown. Born on March 23, 1937 in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late Stanley and Mabel (Harvey) Roderick. She had worked as a hairdresser and was a member of the Mountaintop Christian Assembly of God in Mt. Lake Park....

Feb 8, 2014

Carl Bernard Paugh, 90, of Kitzmiller died on Saturday, February 8, 2014 at home surrounded by his family. Born on October 28, 1923 in Emoryville, WV, he was the son of the late Joseph H. and Anna (Deshong) Paugh. He was a retired coal miner who loved spending time with his family. He is survived by his children, Michael...

Feb 7, 2014

Clara Emma Gauer, 86, of Oakland died on Friday, February 7, 2014 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on October 20, 1927 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Nestor N. and Mary (Kuykendall) Sukow. She was a member of the White United Methodist Church and was a member of the auxiliaries of the American Legion...

Feb 6, 2014

Tyler Benjamin Estill, infant son of Charles Eugene, III and Amy (Rabich) Estill, of Oakland went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 6, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. In addition to his parents, he is survived by a brother and sister, Caden Lucas and Alyssa Rae Estill, at home; maternal grandparents, Tim and Cheryl...

Feb 3, 2014

Ernest N. Schrock, 83, of Oakland died on Monday, February 3, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on May 24, 1930 in Oakland, he was the son of the late Noah D. and Cora (Burkholder) Schrock. He was the owner of Schrock Farm Equipment and a member of the Gortner Amish Church. He was known to...

Feb 1, 2014

Dylan Floyd Jacob Jones, 20, of Mt. Storm, WV died on Saturday, February 1, 2014 at home. Born on August 27, 1993 in Oakland, he was the son of Craig Jones of Mt. Storm and Erika (Altman) Graham of Oakland and the stepson of Jeremy Graham of Oakland. He was a 2011 graduate of Union High School and following...

Jan 31, 2014

Erma L. Paugh, 90, of Elk Garden, WV, died on Friday, January 31, 2014 at Dennett Road Nursing Home. She was born on July 10, 1923 in Emoryville, WV and was the daughter of the late Thomas Bird and Susan (Sayers) Shepperd. Erma was a homemaker and an outdoor woman. She loved coon hunting, fishing, gardening and raising birds....

Jan 30, 2014

Doris Miriam Parys, 96, of Dennett Road Manor, formerly of Oakland, died on Thursday, January 30, 2014. Born on June 18, 1917 in Washington D.C., she was the daughter of Joseph and Jewel (Ansley) Heine. She survived by her children, Annette Livengood of Oakland, Alva Shipley of Cooksville, TN, and Jerome Milko of Ocean City, MD. In addition to...

Jan 28, 2014

Martin Emroy Glotfelty, 62, of Oakland, died on Tuesday, January 28, 2014 at Garrett Memorial Hospital. Born on June 3, 1951 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of Margaret (Haley) Glotfelty and the late Emroy Markwood Glotfelty. Martin was a man with a brilliant mind. He was a self-taught musician who played bass guitar in several bands throughout...

Jan 26, 2014

Amanda Dee Weeks, 45, of Bayard, WV, died on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at Ruby Memorial Hospital. She was born on February 24, 1968 in Oakland, MD, and was raised in Kempton, WV. She was the daughter of the late William Lawson and Katy Bell (Dragovich) Hilton. Amanda worked in the fast food industry. She loved animals, especially her...

Jan 26, 2014

William Leroy Emory, farmer, soldier, and craftsmen, 77, of Bittinger died on Sunday, January 26, 2014 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on August 15, 1936 in Bittinger, he was the son of the late Richard Leroy and Martha May (Beachy) Emory. He was a graduate of Northern High School and proudly served his country in the...

Jan 25, 2014

JoAnn (Lawson) Frederick, 82, of Dennett Road Manor, formerly of Mt. Lake Park, died on Saturday, January 25, 2014 at Garrett Memorial Hospital. Born on March 23, 1931 in Calvin, WV, she was the daughter of Willy Lawson and Ada (Hickman) Lawson Mellonzi. JoAnn was an extremely talented and artistic woman. She proved her culinary skills by owning and...

Jan 24, 2014

Herman Lavier "Mike" Michael, Jr., 88, died on January 24, 2014, at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home in Oakland, Maryland. Born on September 3, 1925 in Frederick, Maryland, he was the son of the late Herman Lavier Michael, Sr. and May Carty Michael. Michael, "Brother," as he was nicknamed in his youth, grew up on West College Terrace. His...

Jan 24, 2014

Gladys Irene Hauser,91, of Aurora, WV died January 24, 2014 at Dennett Road Nursing Home in Oakland, MD.

She was born August 27, 1922 in Horse Shoe Run, WV a daughter of the late Wilbur Oliver and Bessie Florence Winters Evans. She was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Hauser, 3 brothers; Ralph, Cecil...

Jan 16, 2014

Thelma Lea (Kitch) Henshaw, 88, of Hagerstown, formerly of Oakland, died on Thursday, January 16, 2014 at Fahrney-Keedy Village in Boonsboro. Born on February 27, 1925 in King City, MO, she was the daughter of the late Charles Albert and Sophia (Haltmann) Kitch. She is survived by her children, Michael Henshaw and Carol Stouffer; a grandson, Daniel Wagner; and...

Jan 16, 2014

Daniel Keith Lambka, 20, of Kitzmiller died on Thursday, January 16, 2014. Born on May 1, 1993 in Cumberland, he was the son of Keith L. and Rita M. (Callis) Lambka of Kitzmiller. He was a 2011 graduate of Southern High School. Daniel worked for Mettiki Coal Mt. View Mine in Davis, WV where he died as the result...