O'BRIEN, Hattie Baughman Hattie Baughman O'Brien, 87, of Rockwood RD 2, died March 11, 1972, at Somerset Community Hospital. Born on April 23, 1884, in Grantsville, Md., a daughter of John and Sarah (Livengood) Baughman. Survived by four sons: Earl of Akron, Ohio; Elwood of Somerset RD 1; Ernest of Rockwood RD 2; Dalton of Rockwood RD 3; three daughters: Mrs. Ada Briskey of Rockwood RD 3; Mrs. Mae Nicholson of Markleton RD; and Miss Gladys O'Brien of Rockwood RD 2. Also, 17 grandchildren and 36 great-grandchildren. Preceded in death by three children and her husband, Edward, who died in 1964. Member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, Rockwood. Somerset Bulletin March 16, 1972 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     OFFMAN, Miss Della FROSTBURG - Miss Della Offman, 70, of Grahamtown, died yesterday at Miners Hospital. She was born in Frostburg, a daughter of the late Philip and Hannah (Yates) Offman.  The only survivor is a nephew, Philip Offman, Grahamtown.  The body will be at the residence in Grahamtown where services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m.  Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Cumberland News, May 16, 1964 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     OGLEVEE, Mrs. Margaret Ackerman Meyersdale, Pa., Aug. 21—The body of Mrs. Margaret (Ackerman) Oglevee, 36, a native of Somerset county, was interred in Union Cemetery, Meyersdale, Monday afternoon. The wife of Clark Oglevee, of Columbiana, Ohio, Mrs. Olgelvee died last week at her home. She was a daughter of Conrad and Virgie Boger Ackerman, pioneer residents of Somerset County. Surviving are the husband; a sister, Mrs. Fred Fisher, Beaver, Pa.; a brother, Edward Ackerman, Columbiana, and two aunts, Mrs. Grant A. Tressler, Meyersdale, and Mrs. William Suder, Corriganville, Md. The Cumberland Evening Times, August 21, 1940 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     OHLER, Clarence (also BERKLEY) SOMERSET, Sept. 22.—While inspectors continued their probe into the explosion ot a Baltimore & Ohio Railroad freight locomotive at nearby Listie, which killed two men and injured three others, it was revealed that John L. Burkley[sic], 62, veteran engineer, who died in the blast, was substitution for another engineer, Charles Pile of Somerset, when the accident occurred. Pile, it was learned, had been relieved of the run so that he could attend a funeral of a friend at Altoona. A three-way probe is under way by the Interstate Commerce Commission, officials of the Connellsville and Pittsburgh offices of the railroad, and by Coroner P. C. Dosch of Somerset. Berkley, with 36 years of experience, was born in Somerset county, a son of Israel and Lydia Shoemaker Berkley. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Carolyn (Hoffman) Berkley, and five children: Edward Berkley, Somerset; William and John Berkley, Jr., both at home; Mrs. William Manser, 1807 Franklin street, Ferndale, and Mrs. Raymond Ruth, Lilly street, Southmont. Mr. Berkley was a brother of Samuel Berkley, Somerset; Nelson Berkley, Friedens; Harvey Berkley, Listie; Mrs. William Brougher, Somerset; Oran Berkley, Clearfleld; Mrs. Curtis Davis, Somerset; Earl Berkley, FerreIton; Lloyd Berkley, Pittsburgh, and Milton Berkley, and Mrs. James Liberty, both of Somerset. Fireman Clarence Ohler, who also died in the blast, was born in Somerset county August 7, 1918, a son of Elmer and Edna (Francis) Ohler. He had been a resident of Sand Patch for a number of years. Besides his parents he leaves his widow, Mrs. Margaret (Maust) Ohler, and two children, Bernard and Kenneth Ohler, both at home. He was a brother of Clyde Ohler of Sand Patch. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, September 22, 1942 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     OHLER, Mrs. Elmer Meyersdale, Pa., May 22 - Rites for Mrs. Elmer Ohler, 46, of nearby Sand Patch, who died Friday in Hazel McGilvery Hospital, shortly after being admitted for treatment of injuries suffered when she fell from a step-ladder at her home, were held Sunday afternoon at the residence of her daughter-in-law, Mrs. Clarence Ohler, of Meyersdale. Rev. George E. Bowersox, Jr., pastor of Lutheran churches at White Oak and Salisbury, officiated, and burial was at White Oak cemetery, Larimer township. Mrs. Ohler was born Feb. 20, 1900, a daughter of the late Jacob and Sara (Diest) Francis. Besides her husband, she is survived by a son, Clyde Ohler, at home, two grandchildren, and the following sisters and brothers: Mrs. Homer Phillips of Ambridge; Mrs. Joseph Grohl, Mrs. John Queen, and Howard, Gordon, and Edward Francis, all of Akron; Frederick Francis of Somerset; and Irvin Francis, of Rockwood. The Cumberland Evening Times, May 22, 1946 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       Hugh O'Rourke O'Rourke, Hugh The death of Mr. Hugh O'Rourke, which resulted from a premature fall of coal in Mine No. 1 of the Consolidation Coal Co., yesterday morning, caused mych regret in this community, where he was well known having been raised in Eckhart Hugh O'Rourke was born in Allegany county, near Eckhart ...years ago.  He was the son of Michael O'Rourke, and is survided by his widow, who was a Miss Willison, of Eckhart, and one son and three daughters, all small.  Three brothers survive him.  They are Patrick of Frostburg, James of Eckhart and Michael of Pittsburg. The funeral will take place from St. Joseph's church, Midland, and interment will be made in St. Michael's cemetery, Frostburg. Deceased was a member of the Knights of Columbia, which organization will have charge of the funeral. Oct. 16, 1907, Cumberland Evening Times   O'Rourke, Hugh The funeral of Hugh O'Rourke, of Midland, whose distressing death is chronicled elsewhere in this issue, will take place tomorrow morning at 10:30 from the late residence in Midland, proceeding to St. Joseph's church, where mass will be said at 11 o'clock.  The funeral cortege will then take the 12:50(?) train for Frostburg, where interment will be made in St. Michael's cemetery.  The Knights of Columbus of Midland, of which the deceased was a member, will attend the funeral, meeting at the residence at 10:30 a. m. Oct. 16, 1907     ORR, William, Sr. LONACONING — William (Scotty) Orr Sr., 73, of 45 Douglas Avenue, died yesterday at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser. A native of Scotland, he was a son of the late Robert and Agnes (Simpson) Orr. His wife, Janet (Speir) Orr, preceded him in death. He was a retired Celanese Fibers Company employe. He is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Jack Mullen, McCoole; five sons, Robert, Orr, Venezuela; William E. (Scotty) Orr Jr., deputy sheriff for Allegany County, Midland; James Orr, Monaco; Pa.; Drummond Orr, Green Belt, and Dundas Orr, College Park; a sister, Mrs. Agnes Drummond of New Jersey; three brothers, Dundas Orr, Orbisonia, Pa., John Orr, New Zealand, and James Orr, Pawtucket, R. I.; 16 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p. m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home Wednesday at 2 p. m. by Rev. John 0. Price. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, March 20, 1967 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     Ort, Mrs. Lavina Betz FROSTBURG — Mrs. Lavina (Betz) Ort, 93, widow of Conrad Ort, died late last night in Miners Hospital where she was admitted November 27 after suffering a fractured right hip in a fall at the home of her sister, Mrs. J. B. Williams, 51 Ormond Street, with whom she resided. A native and life resident of Frostburg, Mrs. Ort was a daughter of the late Jacob and Phillip (Heintz) Ort. She belonged to St. Paul's Lutheran Church and the Ladies Guild of the congregation. Until recently, Mrs. Ort took an active part in church affairs. Besides her sister, she leaves a brother, Edward L. Betz, former Frostburg jeweler, of Kansas City, Mo., and a number of nephews and nieces, including Miss Gertrude Williams, of the Beall High School faculty, and Miss Nell Betz, Frostburg. Funeral services will be held Sunday at 4 p. m. from the Williams residence with Rev. Justus Liesmann, pastor of St. Paul's Lutheran Church, officiating. Burial will be in Allegany Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, December 12, 1947 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Return to Obituaries