Obituaries

May 2, 2010

John Robert Kellam, 67 of Swanton, MD and formerly of Mt. Lebanon, PA, died Sunday, May 2, 2010 at his residence.

Born October 25, 1942 in Cleveland, Ohio, he was the son of the late Frank G. and Eleanor (Hackenburg) Kellam.

John retired from PPG as a Strategic Planner. He had graduated college from the...

May 2, 2010

Ava Virginia Evans, 79 of Loch Lynn, MD went to be with her Lord, on Sunday, May 2, 2010.

Born March 1, 1931, she was the daughter of the late Mr. & Mrs. Earl Conrad.

Mrs. Evans was a devoted wife, mother and pastor's wife. An LPN, she retired from Memorial Hospital in Cumberland, MD;...

Apr 27, 2010

Mary R. Teets, 84 of Gortner, MD went to be with her Lord and Savior on Tuesday, April 27, 2010.

Born October 21, 1925 in Tunnelton, WV, she was the daughter of the late Ross and Agnes (Funk) Trickett. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband, Rev. Charles E. Teets; two sons, Steven &...

Apr 26, 2010

R. Thomas Thayer, Jr, 84 of Oakland, MD, known to his many friends as "RT" passed away peacefully at his home on April 26, 2010 after a brief illness.

Born April 18, 1926 in Oakland, MD, he was the son of Ralph and Helen (Helbig) Thayer.

RT graduated from Hagerstown High in 1944 and immediately...

Apr 23, 2010

Ada Alice Landon, 96 of Oakland, MD died Friday April 23, 2010 at her daughter's residence, New Creek, WV.

She was preceded in death by her husband Frederick G. Landon, and one son Wayne Landon. Ms. Landon was the last surviving member of her family of 12 siblings.

Surviving are her...

Apr 22, 2010

Charles Culp, 47 of Bayard, WV died Thursday, April 22, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital.

Born September 23, 1962 in Oakland, MD, he was the son of Charles M. Culp, Sr. and the late Ruby K. (Anthony) Culp.

Charles was an Electrician for IBEW, Local 26.

Surviving in addition to his father, is...

Apr 20, 2010

Thomas A. "Tommy" Fitzwater, 46 of Oakland, MD died peacefully, Tuesday April 20, 2010 at Western Maryland Regional Medical Center, Cumberland, MD.

Born August 22, 1963 in Oakland, he was the son of Patience (Sines) Fitzwater of Oakland and the late William Fitzwater, Jr.

Tommy was a school bus driver and contractor with the Garrett...

Apr 17, 2010

Roma June Kisamore, 68 of Mt. Storm, WV, died Saturday, April 17, 2010 at the Western Maryland Health Care System in Cumberland, MD.

Born June 9, 1941 in Onego, WV, she was the daughter of the late Arlie and Goldie (Mallow) Kisamore. She was also preceded in death by four brothers.

Surviving are one brother,...

Apr 13, 2010

Katherine Elizabeth Zabriskie, 69 of Davis, WV, died Tuesday, April 13, 2010 at Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, WV.

Born January 19, 1941 in Lansing, Michigan, she was the daughter of William A. Zabriskie and the late Katherine (Baldwin) Zabriskie.

Mrs. Zabriskie retired from IBM as a Systems Architect. She was a graduate of...

Apr 11, 2010

Louise M. Bell, 91 of Oakland, MD passed away on April 11, 2010 at her home, after a battle with cancer.

Born June 10, 1918 in Casselman, PA, she was the daughter of the late Otto Lorenzo Meyers and Dorothy May (Nedrow) Meyers. Louise was also preceded in death by her husband Ercil Buckner "Buck" Bell; an...

Apr 6, 2010

Donald Roy "Crock" Kessler, 77, a resident of Oakland, MD since 1999, formerly of Damascus, MD, died Tuesday, April 6, 2010 a at Goodwill Nursing Home in Grantsville, MD where he had resided for the last few years, after a long illness with Alzheimer's.

Born June 14, 1932 in Tower City, PA he was the son of...

Mar 25, 2010

Carlton Lee "Curly" Stahl of Princeton, WV, formerly of Bayard, WV died Thursday March 25, 2010 at Carilion Roanoke Memorial Hospital in Roanoke, VA.

Born April 24, 1937 at Crellin, Maryland he was the son of the late Cyrus and Ida Simmons Stahl.

Mr. Stahl was a veteran of the Korean Conflict, serving with the...

Mar 24, 2010

Edith L. Stemple, 93 of Washington D.C., and formerly of Oakland, MD, died Wednesday March 24, 2010, at the Ingleside Rock Creek Retirement Home in Washington, D.C.

Born August 9, 1916, she was the daughter of the late Ervin and Ada Smith. She was also preceded in death by one brother Ervin Smith Jr.

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Mar 18, 2010

Margaret Virginia Simmons, 90, of Emoryville, WV passed away Thursday, March 18, 2010 at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, WV. Prior to her death, she was a resident of Heartland of Keyser for the past year. Born February 27, 1920 in Gleason, WV, she was the daughter of the late Peter Summers and Josephine Mullenax (Gregory) Summers. She was preceded...

Mar 16, 2010

Pauline M. Savage, 83 of Oakland, MD passed away, Tuesday, March 16, 2010 at her home.

Born May 24, 1926 near Oakland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Lester and Amy (Wilson) DeWitt. She was also preceded in death by her husband Stanley S. Savage; by two brothers, Guy and Marshall DeWitt; by three sisters,...

Mar 13, 2010

Cody Wade Ferguson age 20 of Oakland, MD died at his residence on Saturday March 13, 2010. Born in Frederick, Maryland he was the son of Susan (Mason) Newton and step father Bob Newton Jr..

Also surviving one brother Travis Newton, maternal grandparents Charlie and Lorraine Mason of Oakland, Paternal grandparents Phil and Vera Ferguson of Oakland,...

Mar 13, 2010

Elsie C. Miller, 85, of Oakland, MD died Saturday March 13, 2010 at Oakland Nursing and Rehabilitation Center.

Born April 20, 1924 in Kitzmiller, MD she was the daughter of the late George T. and Bertha Barnard. She was also preceded in death by her husband Arthur Miller.

Surviving are one son Glen Miller of...

Mar 11, 2010

Alvin Gordon Friend, 88 of Oakland, MD died Thursday, March 11, 2010 at his residence.

Born September 3, 1921 in Swanton, MD he was the son of the late John H. and Laura (Uphole) Friend. He was also preceded in death by five brothers, Delbert, Reuben, Paul, Cecil and Raymond Friend; and by one sister Lavina Uphole....

Mar 8, 2010

William Junior Kessel, 68 of Mt. Storm, WV died Monday, March 8, 2010 at Garrett County Memorial Hospital.

He was the son of the late Arlie & Evelyn Kessel.

He is survived by his loving wife, Gloria of almost 44 years; one daughter, Lisa L. and husband David Arroniz and one grandson, Brandon of Kerneysville,...

Mar 7, 2010

Kenneth Junior Biser, 77 of Oakland, MD died Sunday, March 7, 2010 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown. WV.

Born August 19, 1932 in Silver Lake, WV, he was the son of the late Kenneth U. and Rachel (Dawson) Biser.

Kenneth was a normal student attending high school in Garrett County when the Korean War...