Obituaries

Jan 15, 2020

Donald Gene Kidwell, 83, passed away on January 15, 2020 at Cortland Acres in Thomas, West Virginia. Don made his home in Berkeley Springs for more than 50 years but spent his last three years with his daughter in Canaan Valley. He was born August 2, 1936 in Paw Paw, West Virginia a son of the late Paul Randolph and...

Jan 14, 2020

Barbara Alice Coberly, 89, of Aurora, WV and formerly of Rockville, MD passed away on Tuesday, January 14, 2020, at Gilchrist Center Howard County Hospice House, Columbia, MD from complications after a fall in December. Barbara was born on May 13, 1930, in Aurora, to the late Andrew Grant and Nellie Mae (Shrock) Loughrie. She married Branem “Jeff” Coberly of Elkins,...

Jan 12, 2020

George Thurman Perrine of Mountain Lake Park, age 95, passed away peacefully at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home on Sunday, January 12, 2020. He was born on February 23, 1924, near Rowlesburg, WV, the oldest of eight children of the late George Thurman and Reda Florence (Long) Perrine. He married Mildred Florence Killius on November 30, 1945. The couple...

Jan 11, 2020

Audra V. (Shaffer) Teets, 97, of Eglon, passed away on Saturday, January 11, 2020 surrounded by her family. Born on September 6, 1922 in Davis, she is the daughter of Hugh and Velma Shaffer. Audra was a homemaker and worked beside her late husband, Charles on their family’s dairy farm. She was a member of the Maple Spring Church of...

Jan 10, 2020

Arthur Junior Slaubaugh, 95, went to be with his Lord on January 10, 2020. He was born September 5, 1924 in Horse Shoe Run, West Virginia a son of the late Julius and Iva Sell Slaubaugh. Mr. Slaubaugh worked for several lumber companies over the years. He worked a team of horses that pulled logs to the landing, he was...

Jan 9, 2020

John Edward Tasker, 87, of McHenry, passed away on Thursday, January 9, 2020 at WVU Ruby Memorial Hospital.  Born on December 24, 1932 in Vindex, MD, he was the son of the late William and Lula (Stewart) Tasker.  John proudly served in the United States Army and was retired from the Garrett County Roads Department.    He was a member of the McHenry...

Jan 9, 2020

John Blair Davis, 75, of Canaan Valley, West Virginia passed away January 9, 2020 at Valentines Personal Care Home in Elkins, West Virginia. He was born April 21, 1944 in Shinnston, West Virginia a son of the late Blair Judson Davis and Nancy Virginia Smith. He was preceded in death by his wife in 2001, Frankie Jo Cashdollar whom he...

Jan 7, 2020

Mary Elizabeth Infante, 82, most recently of Parsons, West Virginia, formerly of Akron, Ohio passed away at home surrounded by her family on January 7, 2020. She was born February 14, 1937 in Bedford, Pennsylvania a daughter of the late Irvin B. and Winiford O. Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Richard Scott Infante on January 6,...

Jan 2, 2020

WESTERNPORT – Janet (Schaefer) LeFew, 87, of Westernport, MD, died in the Blue Ridge Hospice Center, Winchester, VA on January 2, 2020 with family members present.

Born on August 10, 1932 in Hanover, PA, she grew up in Westminster, MD, and was raised by her mother Helen Glass and grandparents, George and Edith Schaefer.

She...

Jan 2, 2020

Hubert Grant Custer, 92, of Oakland died on Thursday, January 2, 2020, at Garrett Regional Medical Center. Born on June 24, 1927, in North Glade, Swanton, he was the son of the late Heyward and Effie (Friend) Custer. He was a veteran of the United States Army having served during WWII and Korea, being discharged with the rank of...

Dec 30, 2019

Kathleen W. "Kathy" McCullough, 61, of Oakland, MD, died on Monday, December 30, 2019, in Sarasota, FL. Born on March 21, 1958, in Baltimore, she was the daughter Vincent Jerome Wieman of Sarasota, FL and the late Ann Marie (Newett) Wieman.

Kathy graduated from high school in 1976 and went on to work for the federal government....

Dec 30, 2019

Gerard “Jerry” Joseph Maynard, 92, of Winchester, VA, formerly of Oakland, MD passed away peacefully on Monday, December 30, 2019. Born on January 3, 1927, in Providence, RI, he is the son of the late Euclid and Beatrice (Parmentier) Maynard.

Jerry grew up in Scituate R.I. where he worked on the Maynard Dairy Farm. Jerry was a...

Dec 29, 2019

Together Again

Paul Andrew Miller, 86, of Oakland, died on Sunday, December 29, 2019 at Western Maryland Regional Health Systems, Cumberland. Born on June 5, 1933 in Deer Park, he was the son of the late Andrew and Florence Miller. Paul was a graduate of Southern High School. He was the owner and operator of Paul Miller...

Dec 28, 2019

Samuel Roy Glotfelty, 77, of Aurora, passed away on Saturday, December 28, 2019 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on March 22, 1942 in McHenry, he was the son of the late Paul and Ethel Glotfelty. Sam was a graduate of Southern High School. He was a standout baseball player from little league throughout his high school...

Dec 23, 2019

Foster Allen Lewis, 75, of Crellin, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 23, 2019 at Dennett Road Manor Nursing Home. Born on September 28, 1944, he was the son of the late Chester M. and Edith R. Lewis. Foster began working in his teenage years for Red Guthrie Auto in Crellin and later moved to Tacoma Park, MD. Following...

Dec 22, 2019

Junior D. “Peach” Tasker went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, December 22, 2019 at his home comfortably with his daughter beside him. Born August 22, 1923 in Vindex, he was the oldest son of the late Jacob E. Tasker and Elva P. (Bray) Tasker. He married the love of his life Beulah Louise (Kifer) Tasker on 08/03/1950....

Dec 21, 2019

Edward Charles Glotfelty, 78, of Culpeper, VA, formerly of Oakland, passed away on Saturday, December 21, 2019 at his home. Born on December 23, 1940 in Washington, D.C., he is the son of the late Joseph T. and Dorothy L. (Rausch) Glotfelty. Ed was a graduate of Blair High School in Silver Spring, MD. He proudly served in the...

Dec 21, 2019

Nanette Rae (Densley) Tennant, 67, of Satsuma, Florida and formerly of Auviltown, West Virginia, passed away December 21, 2019 at Kindred Hospital in Green Cove Springs, Florida. She was born August 20, 1952 in Auburn, New York. She was the second daughter of the late Clyde A. Densley and Anita J. Learo Densley. Nanette is survived by her loving husband,...

Dec 20, 2019

Jackie Lynn Tasker, 42, of Oakland, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 20, 2019.  Born on March 20, 1977, she was the daughter of Sandy Tasker and stepfather Ray Monk and Allen Moreland, Sr. and wife Kimberly, all of Oakland.  Jackie was a graduate of Southern Garrett High School and went on to be the bookkeeper for her mom, Sandy’s restaurant...

Dec 20, 2019

On December 20, 2019, Paul Walter Weiler, a mathematician and community leader, passed away suddenly at the age of 83. His beloved wife, Pat, predeceased Paul on October 30, 2019. Born in Frankfurt, Germany to Elizabeth and Julius Weiler, Paul and his family fled Nazi Germany to the United States in 1938. After growing up in New York City,...