Obituaries

Betty Kehoe

Betty Kehoe

Mar 16, 2013

Betty (Miles) Kehoe, 84, of Oakland died on Saturday, March 16, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born on April 21, 1928 in Darnestown, Maryland, she was the daughter of the late William and Mamie (Ward) Miles. She was a 1946 graduate of Gaithersburg High School and also graduated from Mary Washington College, Fredericksburg, Virginia in 1950. She was...

Vernard Tasker

Vernard Tasker

Mar 12, 2013

Reverend Vernard Tasker, 86, of Oakland went to be with his Lord and Savior on Tuesday, March 12, 2013 surrounded by his family. Born on July 8, 1926 in Garrett County, he was the son of the late George Washington and Grace (Hanlin) Tasker. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served in WWII. Reverend Tasker...

Mary Burgess

Mary Burgess

Mar 11, 2013

Mary Patricia Burgess, 79, of Kitzmiller died on Monday, March 11, 2013 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital in Oakland. Born on November 28, 1933 in Kitzmiller, she was the daughter of the late August and Hazel (Boyce) Griggs. She was a cook at the OakMar restaurant for a number of years and a life-long member of the Kitzmiller Assembly...

Darlene Moon

Darlene Moon

Mar 9, 2013

Darlene Faye Moon, 75, of Oakland went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, March 9, 2013 at Garrett Memorial Hospital. Born on August 4, 1937 in Red Oak, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles W. and Nelda M. (Cooper) Strawser, Sr. She was Pentecostal by faith and a graduate of the Southern High...

Laymond O'Dell

Laymond O'Dell

Mar 8, 2013

Laymond "Chip" O'Dell, 55, of Oakland died on Friday, March 8, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on October 30, 1957 in Havre de Grace, he was the son of the late Charles Joe and Belva Lucille (Dye) O'Dell. He was a member of the DestinyLIFE Church. He is survived by his wife, Melony (Jones) O'Dell;...

Harold Stewart

Harold Stewart

Mar 5, 2013

Harold F. "Bus" Stewart, 85, of Elk Garden, WV died on Tuesday, March 5, 2013 at Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, WV. Born on February 8, 1928 in Tunnelton, WV, he was the son of the late George and Gladys June (Lyons) Stewart. He was a veteran of the United States Navy and had worked as a coal...

Richard Hamrick

Richard Hamrick

Mar 3, 2013

Richard A. Hamrick, 73, of Elk Garden, WV passed away on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center in Cumberland surrounded by his wife and family. Born on November 18, 1939 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Carl R. and Dora Mildred (Mauk) Hamrick. He was a graduate of Hampshire High School and...

Gary Turney

Gary Turney

Mar 3, 2013

Gary Turney, 66, of Mt. Lake Park died on Sunday, March 3, 2013 at his home. Born on June 30, 1946 in Clarksburg , WV, he was the son of the late Joseph and Jeannette (Hacker) Turney. He was a teacher in the Garrett County schools for 38 years and had taught at Loch Lynn, Friendsville and Southern Middle...

Steve Burns

Steve Burns

Mar 2, 2013

Steve Allan Burns, 45, of Oakland died on Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Davis Memorial Hospital in Elkins, WV. Born on March 15, 1967 in Oakland, he was the son of the late John H. and Alma D. (Miller) Burns. He was a self-employed heavy equipment operator. He is survived by his wife, Lois (Mousch) Burns; two sons, Matthew...

George Kitzmiller

George Kitzmiller

Mar 1, 2013

George Edward Kitzmiller, 68, of Gormania, WV, died on Friday, March 1, 2013 at his home. Born on August 6, 1944 in Mt. Storm, WV, he was the son on the late Orville H. and Audra V. (Hanlin) Kitzmiller. Prior to his retirement, he was a self-employed carpenter. He enjoyed spending his time fishing, hunting and gardening and was...

Franklin Moats

Franklin Moats

Feb 27, 2013

Franklin D. Moats, 56, of Oakland died on Wednesday, February 27, 2013 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV. Born on July 29, 1956 in Oakland, he was the son of the late Delmer Franklin and Dorothy Katherine Moats. He is survived by his wife, Cheryl A. Moats of Oakland; a son, Delmer Moats and wife Kristen of Oakland;...

Sandra Stewart

Sandra Stewart

Feb 26, 2013

Sandra Louis Stewart, 59, of Terra Alta, WV passed away on February 26, 2013 at her residence. Born on October 15, 1953 in Pittsburgh, PA, she was the daughter of Margaret (Heibert) Stewart and the late William Stewart. Sandra was a chef at Red Run for a number of years and a member of the Terra Alta Church of...

Mona Wolf

Mona Wolf

Feb 25, 2013

Mona Isaleen Wolf, 83, of Oakland died on Monday, February 25, 2013 at her home. Born on June 5, 1929 in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late Charles Leon and Mona Grace (Beckman) Brown. She was an operator for the former C&P Telephone Company for over 29 years and was a former member of the Red...

Rhea Helbig

Rhea Helbig

Feb 24, 2013

Rhea Belle Helbig, 90, of Oakland died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on September 3, 1922 in Deer Park, she was the daughter of the late William Earl and Edith E. George. She was a 1939 graduate of Oakland High School and, in 1943, became a licensed Registered Nurse for Church...

Selma Moreland

Selma Moreland

Feb 24, 2013

Selma Francis (Jordan) Moreland, 92, of Oakland died on Sunday, February 24, 2013 at the Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home in Oakland. Born on August 21, 1920 in Kempton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Joseph Harrison and Effie Catherine (Kelley) Jordan. Selma's beautiful flower gardens were her passion and what she loved spending her time doing....

Helen Harsh

Helen Harsh

Feb 23, 2013

Helen Kathryn (Mosser) Harsh, 97, of Oakland died on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at her ancestral home near Red House. Born on May 1, 1915 in Red House, she was the daughter of the late Ray E. and Anna (Miller) Mosser. She was a life member of St. John's Lutheran Church at Red House. She graduated from Oakland High...

Dennis Burke

Dennis Burke

Feb 22, 2013

Dennis Gene Burke, 63, of Laurel passed away peacefully at his home on Friday, February 22, 2013 with his family by his side after a long battle with cancer. Born on August 29, 1949 in Keyser, WV, he was the son of the late Conrad Whetzel and Amy Nellie (Dixon) Burke. He graduated from Elk Garden High School, Fairmont...

Curt Winkelvoss

Curt Winkelvoss

Feb 22, 2013

Curt Robert Winkelvoss, 38, Upper Arlington, Ohio, died Friday, Feb. 22, 2013, at Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland, from injuries sustained from a snow skiing accident. Born Oct. 23, 1974, in Youngstown, Ohio, he was the son of Paul and Karen (Schampel) Winkelvoss, Oakland. He was a 1993 graduate of Canfield High School, Canfield, Ohio, and a 1998 graduate...

James Knox

James Knox

Feb 21, 2013

James Abraham Knox, 82, of Mt. Lake Park died on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on November 15, 1930 in Accident, he was the son of the late Jonas and Esther (Teets) Knox. James was a graduate of Oakland High School Class of 1948. James proudly served in the United States Army during...

Jessica Yost

Jessica Yost

Feb 21, 2013

Jessica Dawn Yost, 38, of Jamestown, NY passed away on Thursday, February 21, 2013 at her home. Born on May 25, 1974 in Elkins, WV, she was the daughter of Brenda M. Yost of Moorefield, WV and the late Roger Foglepole. Jessica was raised by her maternal grandparents, Glendora Yost of Oakland and the late Mahlon W. Yost. She...