Blanche Stemple
Dec 27, 2025
Blanche Delaine Stemple, 91, of Aurora, passed away peacefully at her home on December 27, 2025. Born on July 8, 1934, in Aurora, she was the daughter of the late Freeman Dwight and Anna Philomenia (Shaffer) Fike.Blanche graduated from Aurora High School and went on to embrace the role of housewife and homemaker with profound honor and dedication. She was...
Tabitha Soult
Dec 24, 2025
Tabitha Yvette (Lantz) Soult, age 44, of Oakland, Maryland, passed away on December 24, 2025, at Ruby Memorial Hospital due to complications related to her dialysis treatment. She was born September 24, 1981, the daughter of Randy Lane Lantz of Crellin and the late Annette Ruth (Tharp) Lantz.
Tabitha was a 2000 graduate of Southern Garrett High School, where she became...
Leif Piper
Dec 24, 2025
Leif Eric Piper, 75, of Oakland, passed away on December 24, 2025, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born on November 17, 1950, in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Frankie Walter and Ruby E. (Dilley) Piper. Leif, a proud graduate of Southern Garrett High School, continued his education at Garrett Community College before proudly serving his country in...
Charles Shreve
Dec 19, 2025
Charles "Chuck" Leroy Shreve, 78, of Oakland, passed away on December 19, 2025, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born on July 22, 1947, in Gormania, he was the son of the late Salem and Laura (Hanlin) Shreve.Chuck, a 1965 graduate of Southern High School and a 1971 graduate of the Commercial Electronics Institute, built a respected career as a skilled...
William Murray
Dec 19, 2025
William "Bill" Stanley Murray, 87, of McHenry, MD, passed away on December 19, 2025, surrounded by his family after battling a long illness. Bill was born in southern Maryland on October 31, 1938, to the late Stanley Murray and Eleanor (Willet) Erwin.
Bill relocated with his family from Southern Maryland to McHenry, MD, in the 1970s. Bill was an entrepreneur...
Clara Huffman
Dec 18, 2025
Clara Judy Huffman, 86, of Lansdowne, Virginia, passed away on Thursday, December 18, 2025.Born on April 10, 1939, in Washington, D.C., one of three children of the late Florence and Gervaise Neale. She graduated from Coolidge High School in Washington, D.C. She was a resident of Loudoun County for 53 years. She spent 28 years in Sterling and the remaining...
Anna McVicker
Dec 18, 2025
Anna Marie McVicker, 89, of Thomas, went to be with her Lord and Savior on December 18, 2025, surrounded by her family. Born on August 11, 1936, in Thomas, she was the daughter of the late Leonard Saltavore and Maragret Gertrude (Propst) Teranto.Anna, a proud 1954 graduate of Thomas High School, dedicated most of her professional life to bookkeeping and...
Mary Jane Gnegy
Dec 18, 2025
Mary Jane (Roth) Gnegy, 88, of Oakland died on Thursday, December 18, 2025, at Cortland Acres Nursing Home in Thomas, WV. Born on December 5, 1937, in Horse Shoe Run, WV, she was the daughter of the late Daniel Webster and Virginia Elizabeth (Mosser) Roth.
Mary Jane was a faithful member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church in Red House, where...
Roger Lewis
Dec 17, 2025
Roger Lee Lewis, 82, of Oakland, passed away peacefully at his home on December 17, 2025. Born on June 19, 1943, in Oakland, he was the son of the late Oliver and Juanita (Rexroad) Lewis.
Roger graduated from Southern Garrett High School. After graduating, he joined the United States Army and served for 3 years. Roger was a police officer for...
Mark Joseph Schoonmaker
Dec 16, 2025
On Tuesday, December 16, 2025, Mark Joseph Schoonmaker of Salt Lake City, UT, passed away unexpectedly at the age of 52. Mark was born on May 16, 1973, in Chattanooga, TN, to Mary Rosalie Terrant and the late Rev. Larry Schoonmaker.
Mark was a graduate of Tucker County High School, where his love of the outdoors and adventure began as a...
Gary Cooper
Dec 16, 2025
Gary Cooper passed away on December 16, 2025, at the age of 79, at his home on the farm where he was born. He was the son of the late Walter and Pauline Cooper. Gary graduated from Southern Garrett County High School in 1964. He worked as a heavy equipment operator for Buffalo Coal Company. He enjoyed many outdoor activities...
Leona Dixon
Dec 10, 2025
Leona Genevieve Dixon, 74, of Aurora, passed away peacefully on December 10, 2025, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on February 25, 1951-though, as her mother always lovingly insisted, February 24-she was the daughter of the late Rodney and Virginia (Thomas) Pike.
At the heart of Leona's life was her marriage and family. She was devoted to her husband of 37...
Albert Whitmer
Dec 8, 2025
Albert Brown Whitmer, Jr., 90, of Oakland, MD, and formerly of Petersburg, WV, passed away on December 8, 2025, at his home. Born on April 3, 1935, in Petersburg, WV, he was the son of the late Albert Brown Whitmer, Sr., and Elsie (Crites) Whitmer.Albert, a lifelong resident of the Petersburg area, passed away as the last surviving member of...
Idamae Spear
Dec 7, 2025
Idamae Spear, 108, of Swanton, MD, passed away peacefully at home on December 7, 2025. Born November 13, 1917, in Dayton, OH, she was the daughter of the late William and Flora (Zender) Obermeier.
Idamae graduated from high school in Wilmette, IL, and attended DePaul University in Chicago. In 1940, she married the love of her life, Ed Spear, who preceded...
Teresa Simmons
Dec 5, 2025
Teresa D. Simmons, 75, of Dryfork, passed away on December 4, 2025, at her home with her family by her side. Born on January 11, 1950, in Bethesda, MD, she was the daughter of the late Pierce Lewis and Clara Belle (Cherry) Thomas.Teresa was a dedicated and compassionate individual who proudly graduated from Montgomery Blair High School in Silver Spring,...
Thomas Graybill
Dec 2, 2025
Thomas John Graybill, 83, of Oakland, MD, passed away on December 2, 2025, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on March 16, 1942, in York, PA, he was the son of the late John and Edna (Senft) Graybill and the younger brother of the late William Graybill.
Tom graduated from Spring Grove Area High School and earned his Bachelor's Degree...
Jeffery Lewis
Dec 2, 2025
Jeffery Roger Lewis, 55, of Oakland, MD, passed away peacefully on December 2, 2025, after a courageous battle with cancer. Born on April 18, 1970, in Oakland, MD, he was the beloved son of Roger and Mary Lewis and a dedicated husband to Melinda Lewis. Jeff was a proud father to his children, Evan and Serena Lewis, and held a...
Joseph Martin
Nov 29, 2025
Joseph "Joe" Albert Martin, 80, of Oakland, passed away on November 29, 2025, at his residence with his wife by his side. Born on November 25, 1945, in Turner Douglas, he was the son of the late Ray and Carrie (Kisner) Martin.Joe, a lifelong area resident, attended Southern High School and devoted more than 60 years to his craft as...
Kenneth Ward
Nov 25, 2025
Kenneth Lee Ward, 47, of Westernport, MD, passed away at his home surrounded by his loving family after a long battle with cancer. Born on December 7, 1977, in Indiana, he was the son of the late John Ward and Peggy Ward, who survives.
Ken was a graduate of Kokoma Christian Academy. He was a great athlete, and he always proudly...
Thomas Jackson
Nov 22, 2025
Thomas William Jackson, 70, of Oakland, passed away on November 22, 2025, at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital. Born on November 15, 1955, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Fred and Betty (Hicks) Jackson.Thomas, a proud graduate of Pattonville High School, spent much of his working life underground as a coal miner with Consol Energy, where he took...
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