PAUL, Mrs. Leora M. Baer Mrs. Leora M. Paul, 70, of Meyersdale, R. D. 3, died in her home. She was born near Meyersdale, a daughter of the late Francis and Catherine Lowery Baer. Surviving are five sons, including Clarence E. of Meyersdale, R. D. 3, Raymond E. and Homer D. of Meyersdale, R. D. 3, and Emerson L. of Meyersdale, R. D. 4: a daughter; a sister, Mrs. Annie Meese of Salisbury; 18 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Her husband, Calvin, died in 1960. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, April 1, 1963 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     PEEBLES, Mrs. Carmen S. (Skidmore) LONACONING - Mrs. Carmen S. Peebles, 55, died suddenly yesterday at her home on East Main Street. She was a daughter of the late John A. and Sada (Keir) Skidmore. Surviving are her husband, Robert D. Peebles, a former mayor of Lonaconing; a son, James D. Peebles, at home: two sisters, Mrs. Marl Hyde, Takoma Park, and Mrs. John Duros of New Jersey; and three brothers, Ronald Skidmore, Cresaptown; Harold and Randall Skidmore, Cumberland. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. John McClain. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery. Mrs. Peebles was a member of the Eastern Star Lodge. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 24, 1964 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       Mrs. Martha Ann Everline Pengelly PENGELLY, Mrs. Martha Ann Everline Mrs. Hannibal Pengelly Frostburg - Mrs. Martha Ann Pengelly, 93, died yesterday at Miners Hospital where she had been a patient tow weeks.  She had been a patient at the Kyle Nursing Home, Lonaconing, for four years. A native of Wellerburg, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Mathias and Margaret (Thomas) Everline.  Mrs. Pengelly was twice married.  Both husbands, William Logsdon and Hannibal Pengelly, preceded her in death. She was a member of St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Corriganville. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Nyna Wolfe, Baltimore and Mrs. Edna Griffith Murray, Frostburg; a brother, Wesley Everline, Greenwood, Del., and a sister, Miss Pearl Everline, Baltimore. The body is at the Durst 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. February 2 1971, Cumberland Evening Times       PETENBRINK, Mrs. Anna Marie Mrs. Anna Marie Petenbrink, 70 years old, wife of Henry Petenbrink, died Sunday night at her home in Cash Valley. Besides her husband, she is survived by the following; George Petenbrink, Corriganville, W.H. Petenbrink, Holsopple, Pa., Edward Petenbrink, Scottsdale, Pa., Harry Petenbrink, Mt. Savage, Md., Mrs. Peter Clark, Cash Valley, Mrs. James Geiger, Connellsville, Pa., and Miss Clara Petenbrink at home. She is also survived by one sister, Mrs. Conrad Lapp, Corrigansville. The funeral will take place at 10:30 o'clock, Wednesday morning with services in the Corrigansville Reformed church. Burial will be at Wellersburg, Pa.  Cumberland Evening Times, March 28, 1927     (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)         PETENBRINK, Mrs. George D. Barncord Mrs. Gertrude B. Petenbrink, a native of Corriganville, died Wednesday in Marlboro Hospital, Toms River, N.J. She was the widow of George D. Petenbrink. Mrs. Petenbrink was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Scott Barncord. Surviving are five sons; Orville Petenbrink, Corriganville; Vernon Petenbrink, Holly Park, N.J., Donald Petenbrink, Houston, Texas, Garnett Petenbrink, also of New Jersey, and Vincent L. Petenbrink, serving with the Army in Paris; two daughters, Mrs. Laverna M. Fisher and Mrs. Hazel V. Lecuyer, both of Toms River; 12 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body will be brought to Eichorn's Funeral Home here tomorrow, when friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. Services are set for Saturday at a.m. at the funeral home. Rev. John B. Zinn will officiate, Internment will be in Porter Cemetery Hyndman.       Cumberland Times, February 22, 1962    (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     PETENBRINK, Mrs. Joyce H. Cartwright Mrs. Joyce H. Petenbrink, 19, of 18 Ridgeway Terrace, was killed Tuesday at 9:15 p.m. when she was struck by a car while walking along Interstate Route 81, west of Hagerstown. Maryland State Police at Hagerstown said Mrs. Petenbrink was walking along the Interstate Highway just outside of Hagerstown when she was struck. She was pronounced dead on arrival at Washington County Hospital in Hagerstown. A native of Cumberland, she was a daughter of Willard and Joyce (Marine) Cartwright of Oldtown. Besides her parents, she is survived by her husband, Raymond L. Petenbrink, Hagerstown; two sons, Duane Allen and Raymond Jr.; three brothers, Willard, William and Gilbert Cartwright, all of Oldtown, and three sisters, Brenda, Elaine and Terri Lynn Cartwright, all of Oldtown. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services be conducted Saturday at 1 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Howard J. Reckley and Elder Jack Cox. Burial will be in Oldtown Cemetery. The Cumberland News, August 27, 1970 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     PETERSON, Frank W. Grantsville, Md., July 9 - Frank W. Peterson, Rockford, Mich., died Friday night at a hospital at Grand Rapids.  His widow, Minnie Peterson, is a sister of Mrs. John Zehner and Mrs. Nettie Bill, Grantsville, and Charles A. Bonig, Cumberland.  Mrs. Bill and Roy Zehner, Pittsburgh, attended the funeral yesterday afternoon at Rockford. Mr. Peterson, extensive land owner, was a receiver for a number of banks in Rockford. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 9, 1940 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     POLAND, R. Heber WESTERNPORT—R. Heber Poland, 60, manager of the Devon Club at Luke the past 30 years and long prominent in Western Maryland sporting circles, died suddenly early today at his home, 411 Maryland Avenue.  Mr. Poland worked as usual yesterday and appeared to be in his usual good health when he left the club at 10 o'clock last night.  Shortly after he had retired at midnight, his wife was disturbed by a slight noise and, turning on the light, found him unconscious.  He died before a doctor reached the home.  Mr. Poland became widely known in the 1930's as the promoter and matchmaker of amateur boxing shows and tournaments sponsored by the Devon Club.  He was also an ardent hunter and angler.  One of the organizers and charter members of the Westernport-Luke Lions Club, he was a native of Guard, Md., and a son of the late James Thomas and Norah Lillian (Guard) Poland.  He was a member of Trinity Methodist Church, Piedmont, and a partner in the Maybury-Poland Realty Company, Westernport.  Besides his wife, Mrs. Katherine (Crowe) Poland, he is survived by a daughter, Miss Mary Kay Poland, at home; a brother, Raymond Poland, Dayton, Ohio, and a sister, Mrs. Mary Harris, Westernport.  The body is at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, where services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. by Rev. Robert E. Cassell, pastor of Mt. Calvary Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Philos Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, December 10, 1954 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       POLEMAN, Mrs. Armada E. Durst MEYERSDALE - Mrs. Armada E. Poleman, 88, widow of Floyd Poleman, died today at Meyersdale Community Hospital, where she had been a patient since last Wednesday. Born in New Germany, she was a daughter of John and Sarah Reckner Durst. She was a member of Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church of New Germany. Surviving are five daughters, Mrs. Nora Towson, Mrs. Myrtle Ross, and Mrs. Della Shunk, all of Salisbury; Mrs. Gertrude Miller, Springs; and Mrs. Minnie Baker, of near Grantsville; 18 grandchildren and 31 great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted at the Trinity Evangelical and Reformed Church in New Germany on Wednesday at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Paul Westcoal, pastor, officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will be at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Baker, tomorrow morning. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 21, 1957 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       POLEMAN, Mrs. Ira Mrs. Bertha E. Poleman, 66, died this morning in Frostburg Community Hospital. Born in Avilton, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Linne (Layman) Chaney.  Her husband, Ira Poleman, preceded her in death. She was a member of the Mt. Zion Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, William Poleman, Kirtland, OH; five brothers, Harry Chaney, Ellis Chaney and Donald Chaney, all of Frostburg; Earl Chaney, LaVale; and Lee Chaney, Cresaptown; three sisters, Mrs. Marguerite Blocher, Frostburg; Mrs. Lula Smiley, Chula Vista, CA; Mrs. Ann Durst, Hopwood, PA.; and four grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home tomorrow from 7 to 9 p.m. and Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Tuesday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home.  Mrs. Sadie Triplett will officiate and interment will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery.  15 April 1978  Cumberland Evening Times Grantsville (Courtesy of Ace Humbertson)       POPE, David David Pope, 91, retired farmer, died at his home near Guntertown on Saturday, January 5.  He was the son of the late Dorothy Fisher and Phillip Pope and was born February 22, 1854, at Wright's Crossing, near Frostburg. Mr. Pope moved to Garrett County at the age of eight years and resided on the same farm till his death.  He married Miss Elizabeth Bonig of Grantsville, who passed away several years ago. Five children were born to this union: Harry Pope, Grantsville; Mrs. Jesse Merrill, Avilton; Mrs. Cecil Michael and Mrs. Orville Crowe, both of Frostburg; 15 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren.  Mr. Pope was the last surviving member of his family, and was a member of the Grantsville Lutheran Church for 82 years.  Funeral services were held in Mt. Zion Methodist Church, Monday afternoon.  Rev. George Bowersox, assisted by Rev. Charles Sisk, officiated. The pall bearers were grandsons of the deceased patriarch - Glenn Durst, Robert and William Merrill, Kenneth Crowe, Scott and Harry Pope. Interment in the adjoining cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, January 10, 1946 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     POORBAUGH, Mrs, Alice Amanda Bowman MEYERSDALE, Apr. 27 — Mrs. Alice Amanda Bowman Poorbaugh, 69, widow of S. W. Poorbaugh, former Somerset county commissioner, died Tuesday at her home in Northampton township near Glencoe, after an illness of several months. She was born in Somerset, a daughter of the late Joshua and Elizabeth Geiger Bowman, May 4 1869. She spent her entire life in the Glencoe section and was an active member of the Mt. Lebanon Reformed Church in Northampton township. Surviving are these children: Nellie, wife of Charles Keidel; Ida, wife of Charles Hartman; and Ruby, wife of Edward Hartman, all of Glencoe, R. D.; Pearl, wife of Charles Deist, Meyersdale, R. D.; Samuel Poorbaugh, Glencoe; Verna, wife of G. A. Delozier, Connellsville; and Elizabeth, wife of Earl Miller, Windber. She was a sister of Miss Susan Bowman, S. J. Bowman and G. J. Bowman, all of Glencoe. The funeral service will he held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon in Mt. Lebanon Reformed Church. Rev. J. E. Gindlesperger, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, April 27, 1939 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       C. Frederick Porter PORTER, C. Frederick C. Frederick Porter Eckhart, Md., Aug. 20. - C. Frederick Porter, 61, died yesterday at his home in Eckhart following a heart attack.  Mr. Porter, a retired coal miner, leaves his widow, Mrs. Jeannette Porter, two daughters, Mrs. Lavina Turk and Mrs. Lillian Skidmore and one son, Clarence Porter, Eckhart.  He is also survived by the following half-brothers and sisters: Daniel Porter, Girard, O.; James Porter, Frostburg; Isaac and George Porter, Mrs. Annie Himmelwright, Eckhart; Mrs. Rose Stafford, Mr. Savage; Mrs. William Morgan, Mrs. William Stevens and Josephine Porter, Youngstown, O. He was a member of the M. E. Church. August 20, 1938, Cumberland Evening Times       PRITTS, Mrs. Bessie Deist MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Bessie Deist Pritts, 53, of Meyersdale R. D. 3, died Thursday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. The widow of Harry H. Pritts and a daughter of the late Frank W. and Martha Anna Miller Deist, she leaves two children, two sisters and two brothers. The Daily Courier, Connellsville, April 2, 1956 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)   Return to Obituaries