ABBOTT, John Cumberland - John Abbott, native of Scotland, died this morning at the age of 67 years. He came to America in the 70's He was an expert miner, but had retired several years ago. Keyser Tribune, February 7, 1913 (Courtesy of Patti McDonald) Posted August 20, 2010     ABE, Mrs. Mary Lee Mrs. Mary Lee Abe, aged 35 years, of 540 Bowling Ave., Bowling Green, died Friday in the Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. She had worked at the Washington County Hospital until 1952. Surviving besides her husband, Virgil Abe, are children Mark Edward, Greg Allen, Pamela Marie and Elaine Louise, all at home. The body was taken to the Scarpelli Funeral Home, Virginia Avenue, Cumberland. Requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. The Rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. by the Peter Paul Sodality. The Daily Mail, Hagerstown, November 17, 1962 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted August 3, 2010      ABERLE, George Burton Hyndman, Pa., March 22—Services for George Burton Aberle, 45, formerly of Hyndman, who died yesterday morning in a Uniontown, Pa., hospital, will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Zeigler Funeral Home here by the Rev. C. E. Miller, pastor of Evangelical church. Burial will be in Hyndmnn cemetery. A veteran of World War II, Mr. Aberle was a son of the late Henry A. and Rachel (Bennett) Aberle. He was a member of the Reformed church here and belonged to the Uniontown post of the VFW. He had lived in Uniontown the past two years. Mr. Aberle was discharged from the service in 1942. Besides his widow, Mrs. Alberta (Menges) Aberle, he is survived by a daughter Ruth Elane Aberle, at, home; a brother, Melvin Aberle, of Uniontown, and five sisters, Mrs. Mahlon Evans, Mrs. Minnie Pennsye and Mrs. Edward Corley, all of Hyndman; Mrs. Edna Tayman, of Uniontown, and Mrs. Bessie Green of Houston, Texas. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 22, 1946 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     ABERNATHY, Ephriam Mr William Abernathy, of McCoole, returned home last Fri from Pittsburg where he attended the funeral of his brother, Mr Ephriam Abernathy, who died October, 21. Keyser Tribune, November 1, 1912 (Courtesy of Patti McDonald) Posted July 28, 2010     ABERNATHY, Captain Samuel September 26, 1839  Died, at his residence near Sprigfield, Captain Samuel Abernathy, in about the 91st year of his age. The deceased was a native of Pennsylvania and a soldier of the Revolution. In company with his brother the late Mr William Abernathy, he came to that place then a wilderness, soon after the close of the Revolution war where he has resided ever since. He sustained all the relations of social life beloved and respected - served his country and his generation faithfully - lived to see a flourishing village spring up, and a new generation of men to arise, and left a numerous family of his descendants to mourn him. Time rolls his ceaseless course, the race of yore Who danc'd our infancy upon their knee And told our wondering boyhood legends store Of dangers happen'd by land or sea." How they are blotted from the things that be. South Branch Intelligencer, September 26, 1839 (Courtesy of Patti McDonald) Posted July 30, 2010     ABUCEVICZ, Mrs. Julia E. Mrs. Julia E. Abucevicz, 71, widow of Theodore M. Abucevicz, Sr., Barrelville, died Saturday night in Miners' Hospital, Frostburg, where she was admitted Friday. She had been in failing health five years. A native of Wilno, Russia, Mrs. Abucevicz lived in Barrelville for 40 years. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Mt. Savage. Surviving are four sons, Lt. Theodore Abucevicz, with the U. S. Navy at Portsmouth, Va.; Cpl. Constantine Abucevicz, U. S. Army, Tacoma, Wash.; Chester and George Abucevicz, at home, and a daughter, Mrs. Robert E. Meager; also at home. The body is at the residence. A requiem mass will be celebrated Thursday at 9 a. m. in St. Patrick's Church, Mt. Savage, with burial in the Methodist cemetery there. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 26, 1951 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted April 3, 2010     ACKERMAN, Bruce Bittner MEYERSDALE — Bruce Bittner Ackerman, 55, of RD 2, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Meyersdale, he was a son of the late John and Ellen (Bittner) Ackerman. Surviving are his widow, Rose (Bauman) Ackerman; a son, Robert Ackerman, RD 2; a daughter, Mrs. Elsa Leidig, Berlin, RD; a sister, Mrs. Leora Ross, here, and five grandchildren. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home. A service will be conducted there Friday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. Terry Foor officiating. Interment will be in the Fritz Church Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, May 10, 1972 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     ACKERMAN, George & Mrs. Civilla Deal  MEYERSDALE, Pa. — Mr. and Mrs. George Ackerman, Berlin, who would have marked their 70th wedding anniversary May 13, died last week within three days of one another. Mrs. Civilla Ackerman, 90, died Thursday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Ira Ferner, Berlin. She was followed in death by her husband, George Ackerman, 91, on Saturday. The couple was married May 13, 1880, in Berlin. They travelled on horseback to Berlin from Northampton Township for the wedding ceremony. They lived on the Ackerman Farm, in Northampton Township for 62 years before moving to Berlin. Mrs. Ackerman was born April 17, 1859, a daughter of Esau and Lanah (Lybarger) Deal. Her husband was born May 20, 1859, in Somerset Township, a son ot Henry and Emelia (Sass) Ackerman. Seven children, 23 grandchildren and 18 great-great-grandchildren survive. The Cumberland Evening Times, April 27, 1950 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     ACKERMAN, Roy MEYERSDALE — Roy Ackerman, 71, died Tuesday at his home here. He was a son of the late Paul and Lena (Christener) Ackerman. Surviving are his wife, Nelli (Burkholder) Ackerman, and two brothers, Ervin and Harry Ackerman of Meyersdale. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home in Meyersdale. Services will be held there Friday at 1:30 p.m. Interment will be at the Mount Lebanon Cemetery.   The Cumberland Evening Times, July 20, 1972 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     ACKLIN, John "John Acklin, bridge contractor, who was employed her in 1911 in erecting the Washington street bridge across George's Creek in Westernport, died from a tumor of the brain Monday of last week at his home in Marianna, Pa.  He had been ill five months, and was for a time in a Pittsburgh hospital, but specialists of that city and of Baltimore, who were called in consultation, were powerless to relieve his condition.  His wife, who was Miss Margaret Melvin, of this place, and eight children under eighteen years of age, survive. He also leaves his parents and four sisters. The funeral service was held Wednesday of last week, and interment was in the Oakmont Cemetery at Waynesburg, Pa." The Herald, Piedmont, West Virginia, Fri 30 Mar 1928 (Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy) Posted March 24, 2011     ACRE, Mrs. Mary Virginia Shafferman CUMBERLAND - Mary Virginia Acre, 87, formerly of Baltimore Pike, Cumberland, died Thursday, March 2, 2000, at Los Alamitos Medical Center in Los Alamitos, Calif. Born April 29, 1912, in Newburg, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Edward Louis Shafferman and the late Agnes Margaret (Horchler) Shafferman. She also was preceded in death by her husband, the late Harry R. Acre; and four brothers, Lawrence, J. Louis, Fred and Arthur (Jack) Shafferman. Mrs. Acre was a retired executive secretary for the Celanese Corporation. She was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Allegany Genealogical Society. Surviving are two daughters, Jacqueline Tarantino and husband Anthony G., Los Alamitos, Calif., and Belinda Acre, Arlington, Va.; and two grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, P.A., 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at St. Paul's Lutheran Church on Friday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. John J. Duffus officiating. Interment will be in the Damon Cemetery, Newburg, W.Va. The Cumberland Times-News (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted August 22, 2010     ADAMS, Miss Edith ALASKA June 20- The funeral of Miss Edith Adams, of Keyser, who died in the Western Md hospital at Cumberland, was held at the M E Church South, here last Tues at 11am. Rev H L Myerly, pastor of the church, conducted the services. Keyser Tribune, June 23, 1911 (Courtesy of Patti McDonald) Posted July 21, 2010     ADAMS, Harry G. FROSTBURG — Henry G. (Harry) Adams, 60, of Meadow Mountain, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital, after a short illness. A native of Frostburg, he was a son of the late David T. and Annie W. (Johnstone) Adams. His wife, Alice (Orndorf) Adams, died last April. He was an employe of A & G Distributing Company, Meadow Mountain. Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Thelma Moran, Washington; three brothers, William J. Adams, Mt. Savage; David T., and James G. Adams, here; two sisters, Mrs. Ruby Speir, Arlington, Va., and Mrs. Nancy Muir, here; four grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer Frostburg Mansion Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. tomorrow. The Cumberland News, February 19, 1977 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     ADAMS, Selby Ray, Sr. Selby Ray Adams Sr., 92, of Route 2, St. George, died Saturday, June 27, 1992, at his residence. He was born Nov. 27, 1899, in St. George, a son of the late Phillip Benton and Florida Mae Shaffer Adams. He was a retired farmer and a member of St. George United Methodist Church. He is survived by one son, Selby Ray Adams Jr. of St. George; two daughters, Mrs. Frank (Wilda) Stemple of Aurora, and Mrs. George (Beatrice) Dean of Walnut Creek, Calif.; one brother, Roy C. Adams of St. George; one sister, Mrs. Clarence (Bessie) Loughry of Parsons; two foster daughters, Mrs. Lillian Nick of Philippi and Mrs. Lilly Nestor of Thurmont, Md.; 13 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren, four foster-grand¬children and four foster-great-grandchildren. On Oct. 5, 1922 he was married to Ethel Mae Miller, who preceded him in death, May 10, 1974. He also was preceded in death by one brother and two sisters. Friends may call at the Greenlief-Combs Funeral Home, 214 Walnut St., Parsons, from 2•5 and 7-9 p.m. Tuesday. Services will be held at 1 p.m. Wednesday, July 1, with Pastor Allen D. Crosten officiating. Burial will follow in the Limestone Cemetery, St. George. Unidentified Newspaper, about Saturday, June 27, 1992 (Courtesy of Mary Teets) Posted November 13, 2010     ADAMS, Sophia Suder Sophia Suder Adams, 87, of Melbourne Beach, Fla., formerly of Chambersburg, died April 13, 1995 in the Arbors at Melbourne. Born April 5, 1908 in Meyersdale, daughter of the late Calvin, and Elizabeth (Weimer) Suder. Preceded in death by husband, Henry P. in 1989. Survived by these children: Patricia Bursey of Melbourne Beach, A. Richard Adams of Iamesville, Md., four granddaughters, also a sister, Mary Crowe of Berlin. Member of Zion Reform Church of Chambersburg. A graduate of University of Pittsburgh Nursing School. Member of White Shrine of Chambersburg. Friends will be received 7-9 pm Sunday at Leckemby Funeral Home, and graveside service will held 2 pm Monday with Rev. Carl W. Schwarm. Interment, Union Cemetery. Family suggests contributions may be made to the American Heart Association. Somerset Daily American April 15, 1995 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Posted June 13, 2010     ADDISON, Richard 1 July 1837  Notice of death of Richard Addison (soldier of Revolution at Paddy Town). Item References to the South Branch Intelligencer (Courtesy of Patti McDonald) Posted July 30, 2010     AHERN, Mrs. Jane Netter Piedmont, W. Va., Aug. 20—Mrs Jane Ahern, 80. widow of William Ahern, died at Weston today.  A native of England, she came to Piedmont when 14 years old. She was a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Jonathan Netter. The body will be brought to the home of her daughter, Mrs Thomas Fazenbaker, 180 W Fairview street.  Surviving are two other children, Mrs. Thomas Donahue, Kalamnzoo, Mich and Fredrick Ahern, Detroit; a sister, Mra. Alex Cost, Franklin,  eight grandchildren and six great grandchildren. Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - August 21, 1938 - pg 7, col 2  (Courtesy of Pat Dailey) Posted September 11, 2010   Return to Obituaries