Mabel Smouse
Sep 18, 2013
Mabel Elizabeth (Shaffer) Smouse, 101, of Oakland died on Wednesday, September 18, 2013 at her home. Born on July 25, 1912 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late William Joseph and Daisy Margaret (Pifer) Shaffer. She attended Oakland High School and was a life-long member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Mabel was a member of the Catholic...

Charles Sharpless
Sep 17, 2013
Charles L. "Butch" Sharpless, 68, formerly of Vindex passed away on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on January 4, 1945 in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Charles and Sara (White) Sharpless. He was a special member of his family who was loved and cherished by all including his caregivers at...
Paul Stark
Sep 12, 2013
Paul Ernest Stark, 92, of Green Mountain, Keyser, passed away on September 12, 2013 at the Blue Ridge Hospice in Winchester, VA. Born on June 28, 1921 in Mt Zion, MD, he was the son of the late Emma and Charles Stark. He was preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Loretta M Stark in January of...

Evelyn Reams
Sep 11, 2013
Evelyn Esther Reams, 83, of Oakland, died on Wednesday, September 11, 2013 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on December 7, 1929 in Cadiz, OH, she was the daughter of the late Bert C. and Eunice (Smith) Ream. Evelyn was a homemaker and a member of the Pine Grove Church of the Brethren. She is survived by two...
Stephanie Hebb
Sep 6, 2013
Stephanie Michelle Hebb, 20, of McHenry died on Friday, September 6, 2013. Born on June 26, 1993 in Oakland, she was the daughter of William and Michelle (Burns) Dale of McHenry. She was a graduate of Northern High School and had attended the Oak Park Church of the Brethren in Mt. Lake Park. She enjoyed texting, reading and singing...
James Lancaster
Sep 5, 2013
James Leo Lancaster, 89, of Baltimore and Elk Garden, WV, died on Thursday, September 5, 2013 at Union Memorial Hospital in Baltimore. Born on February 7, 1924 in Kitzmiller, he was the son of the late James Arthur and Elizabeth (Sloane) Lancaster. He was a veteran of the United States Army Air Corp having served in WWII and, prior...
Bobbie Harvey
Sep 4, 2013
Bobbie Huffman "Slim" Harvey, 83, of Oakland died on Wednesday, September 4, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on September 23, 1930 in Kempton, he was the son of the late Charles and Pearl (Martin) Harvey. He was a bus driver for 20 years and worked for Ralph Pritts and Sons. He is survived by his wife, Loretta...
Keith McLaughlin
Sep 3, 2013
Keith D. McLaughlin, 66, of Swanton died on September 3, 2013 at UPMC Presbyterian Hospital in Pittsburgh, PA. Born on November 11, 1946 in Elkins, WV, he was the son of the George W. and Margaret C. (Trickett) McLaughlin. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Vietnam War and also received a degree...
Ellen Easter
Sep 2, 2013
Ellen Colleen (Shaffer) Easter, 70, of Oakland died on Monday, September 2, 2013 in the Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on April 6, 1943 in Brookside, WV, she was the daughter of the late Harold H. and Annie E. (O'Haver) Shaffer. She was a member of the Maple Grove Assembly of God in Horseshoe Run, WV. Ellen enjoyed playing...
Richard Reckner
Sep 2, 2013
Richard Howard Reckner, 84, of Oakland died on Monday, September 2, 2013 at his home. Born on September 23, 1928 in Swanton, he was the son of the late Robert and Louise (Beckman) Reckner. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War and a former truck driver for D&L Coal. He was...
Nancy Helbig
Aug 28, 2013
Nancy Lucille Helbig, 90, of Oakland died on Thursday, August 28, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on June 18, 1923 in Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Emroy D. and Mary (May) Bolden. A graduate of Oakland High School, she attended the University of Maryland and Bard Avon Business School. She was co-owner of Gonder...
Helen Clary
Aug 22, 2013
Helen Lorene (Timmerman) Clary, 90, of Mt. Lake Park died on Thursday, August 22, 2013 surrounded by her family at Oakland Nursing & Rehab Center. Born on February 6, 1923 in Pleasant Valley, she was the daughter of the late Alen and Elsie (Bittinger) Timmerman. Helen was a homemaker, she loved to crochet, embroidery and needle point. She was...
Lucretia Watring
Aug 18, 2013
Lucretia Pearl "Perk" Watring, 79, of Deer Park died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on July 10, 1934 in the Bethlehem area of Oakland, she was the daughter of the late Walter and Olin (Wilson) Tasker. She was a long-time employee of Bausch & Lomb and a cook for the Garrett County Sheriff's...
Joseph Ashby
Aug 18, 2013
Joseph Albert Ashby, Sr., of Oakland died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at the Western Maryland Regional Health Center in Cumberland. Born on June 20, 1925 in Crellin, he was the son of the late Dorsey and Susan (Meyers) Ashby. He was veteran of the United States Army having served in WWII. He worked for Sanders Motor Freight, Coastal...
Max Messenger
Aug 18, 2013
Max A. Messenger, 77, of Oakland died on Sunday, August 18, 2013 at his home. He was born on March 6, 1936 in Terra Alta, WV. He was a graduate of Terra Alta High School and West Virginia University, had attended Potomac State College, and was a veteran of the United States Army having served during the Korean War....
Linda Hoffman
Aug 17, 2013
Linda Lee Hoffman, 53, of Richmond, VA, formerly of Gormania, WV, died on Saturday, August 17, 2013 at Virginia Commonwealth University Hospital in Richmond. Born on October 28, 1959 at Elmendorf Air Force Base in Anchorage, AK, she was the daughter of Jasup "Pete" and Nancy (Flanagan) Hoffman of Oakland. In addition to her parents, she is survived by...
Janet King
Aug 14, 2013
Janet "Jan" Marie King, 59, of Deer Park passed away on Wednesday, August 14, 2013 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on September 19, 1953 in Morgantown, WV, she was the daughter of Forrest V. Boyce of Morgantown and the late Juanita (Nicklow) Boyce. Jan was an Application Analyst (My Chart) Informatics for WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital...
Paul Eary
Aug 13, 2013
Paul Allen Eary, 86, of Oakland passed away on Tuesday, August 13, 2013 at his home. Born on May 28, 1927 in Chillicothe, OH, he was the son of the late William Henry and Ada (Lewis) Eary. Most of Paul's younger years were spent in the Preston and Garrett county areas. He was a graduate of Terra Alta High...
Richard Seaman
Aug 11, 2013
Richard George Seaman, 72, of Oakland passed away on Sunday, August 11, 2013 at the Oakland Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born on March 8, 1941 in Sanford, NY, he was the son of the late George J. and Jennie L. (Franskevicz) Seaman. He retired from Suburban Propane Company after 30 years as a service technician and served in the...
Donald Baker
Aug 10, 2013
Donald J. Baker, 77, of Oakland died on Tuesday, August 10, 2013 at Mon General Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on October 5, 1935, he was the son of the late Leslie and Josephine (Herman) Baker. He was a self-employed painter and loved to ride motorcycles. Don lived his life "his way." He is survived by his wife of...