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BILL, Mrs. Nettie (Bonig)
Grantsville, Md., Dec. 22 - Mrs. Nettie Bill, 72, widow of C. H. Bill, died early yesterday at the home of her sister, Mrs. John Zehner, with whom she
resided. She was also a sister of Mrs. Minnie Petenbrink of Rockford, Mich.
Mrs. Bill was a daughter of the late August and Sophia Bonig. She was active in the Lutheran Church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 22, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Asa Luther
SALISBURY, Pa. — Asa Luther Bittinger, 72, died yesterday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Cora Sechler, Salisbury, after being in ill health for some time. Born at Bittinger, Md., a son of the late Jonas and Catherine (Buckle) Bittinger, he resided in that neighborhood until about three years ago when he moved to Salisbury to live with his sister. He never married and is survived only by Mrs. Sechler and a brother, Frederick Bittinger, Mt. Jackson, Va. He was a member of the Bittinger Methodist Church. Services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at the Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury, with Rev. James Allen, pastor of Bittinger Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment in Bittinger Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, December 31, 1954
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Mrs. Della E. Wilt
GRANTSVILLE —Mrs. Della E. Bittinger, 75, died yesterday in the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland. She was born in Bittinger, a daughter of the late Charles W. and Ellen (Bittinger) Wilt. Her husband, Thomas Bittinger, died in 1957. Mrs. Bittinger was a member of Jennings United Methodist Church and the United Women's Society of Christian Service. She is survived by three sons, Roy A. Bittinger, Accident, and Bayard and Calvin Bittinger, both of Grantsville; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Durst and Mrs. Velora Durst, both of Grantsville; Mrs. Claudia Tressler, Mt. Lake Park; one sister, Mrs. Mitchell Barkley, Addison, Pa.; one half-sister, Mrs. Amanda Wilburn, Grantsville; 29 grandchildren and 16 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Jennings Church, with Rev. Paul Lovejoy and Rev. Oscar Hull officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 19, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Edward F.
GRANTSVILLE - Edward F. Bittinger, 74, died yesterday at Goodwill Mennonite Home. Born in Avilton, he was a son of Rebecca (Burkholder) Bittinger and the late Andrew Bittinger. Surviving are his widow, Flossie (Durst) Bittinger; three sons, Harley E. and Harold Bittinger, both of Grantsville and Elmer L. Bittinger, Salisbury, Pa. RD; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Hutzel and Mrs. Freda Hutzel, both of Grantsville; four brothers, Simon Bittinger, Grantsville; McKinley and Gorman Bittinger, both of Lonaconing RD, and Claude Bittinger, Sykesville; one sister Mrs. Dorothy Green, Lonaconing RD; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to the Laughlin Church of the Brethren, of which Mr. Bittinger was a member, at 1 p.m. tomorrow for a service at 2 p.m. Rev Vernon Shanholtz, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the Durst Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 10, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, George D.
Lonaconing - Rites for George D. Bittinger, 44, who died Friday, were held this afternoon at the Cherry Grove Brethren Church, of which Mr. Bittinger was a member. Rev. Jesse Whitacre officiated and burial was in Robison Cemetery. Born December 5, 1910, near here, he was a son of the late George Andrew and Rebecca Jane Bittinger. Surviving are five brothers, Edward, Simon, Norman, Claude and William Bittinger, near Grantsville, and two sisters, Mrs. Ada Devault, Pontiac, Mich., and Miss Datha (?), at home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 9, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, John T.
SALISBURY, Pa.—John T. Bittinger, 71, retired lumber worker, died yesterday at his home here. He was a native of Jennings, Md., a son of the late Charles and Sarah (Hoover) Bittinger and was a member of Grantsville Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Bittinger; two sons, John D. Bittinger, Grantsville, and Merle M. Bittinger, Baltimore; three daughters. Mrs. Grace Swauger and Mrs. Eva Wilt, Grantsville, and Mrs. Betty Butler, Baltimore: a brother, Edward Bittinger, Meyersdale RD, 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Thomas Funeral Home. Rev. William Ferguson will officiate and burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 14, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Joseph H.
JENNINGS — Joseph H. Bittinger, 91, son of the late Levi and Rebecca Broadwater Bittinger, died at the Cuppett Nursing Home, Oakland, Sunday. He was born June 10, 1871, in Garrett County. Surviving are four sons, Walter Bittinger, Jennings; Herman Bittinger, Grantsville; Charles Bittinger, Lisbon, Ohio; George Bittinger, Warren, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Flora Dumbton, Mrs. Anna Fazenbaker and Mrs. Isabella Wilhelm, all of Grantsville; Mrs. Mary Schrock and Mrs. Ethel Morrison, both of Uniontown; Mrs. Gladys Harris, East Liverpool, Ohio; 42 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Bethesda Church of the Brethren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, where services will be conducted tomorrow with Rev. Saylor Wampler officiating. Burial will be in the New Germany Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 13, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Levi M.
GRANTSVILLE - Levi M. Bittinger, 73, of RD 2, Swanton, died Sunday. A native of Garrett Co., he was born April 1, 1884, a son of Levi and Rebecca Bittinger. His wife, Mrs. Victoria Bittinger, preceded him in death. Surviving are one son, Robert Bittinger, RD 2, Swanton; two daughters, Mrs. Hulda Wilt and Miss Renie (?) Bittinger, both of Swanton; four brothers, Joseph Bittinger, Grantsville; Samuel Bittinger, address unknown; Harrison Bittinger, Baltimore, and Silas Bittinger, near Grantsville; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Bittinger, Pekin; Mrs. Katherine Broadwater, Lonaconing; Mrs. Jane Beeman, Grantsville. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Newman Funeral Home by Rev. Edgar Suite, Methodist minister. Burial will take place at Laurel Hill Cemetery at Lonaconing.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 29, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Lloyd A.
JENNINGS — Lloyd A. Bittinger, 61, a native of here, died at his home yesterday following a brief, illness. A son of the late Charles and Mary (Hoover) Bittinger, he was born in Jennings May 12, 1898. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lucile (Wilt) Bittinger. Mr. Bittinger was a member of Church of God here. Besides his widow he is survived by four sons, Robert Bittinger, Grantsville, Wilbert, Marshall and Lloyd Bittinger Jr., all of here; four daughters, Mrs. Beulah Ross, and Miss Pauline Bittinger, both of here, Mrs. Irene Shaffer, Baltimore, and Mrs. Alice Kaiser, Cleveland; five brothers, George and Ray Bittinger, both of Somerset, Daniel Bittinger, Salisbury, Md., Frank Bittinger, Grantsville, and Jess Bittinger, of here; one sister, Mrs. Minerva Berkeley, Somerset, and nine grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home in Grantsville and will be taken to the Jennings Methodist Church at noon Thursday where services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m. Interment will be in Bittinger Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 12, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTINGER, Walter L.
Walter L. Bittinger, 79, of RD 2, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born at Barton, he was a son of the late Joseph and Eliza (Broadwater) Bittinger. Mr. Bittinger was a member of Jennings Church of God. Surviving are his widow, Cora (Meyers) Bittinger; a son, Sterl Bittinger, RD 2, Grantsville; two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Butler, Crucible, Pa., and Mrs. Etheline Bittinger, RD 2, Grantsville; three brothers, Charles, Lisbon, Ohio; George, Cumberland, and Herman Bittinger, Frostburg; five sisters, Mrs. Ethel Morrison, Uniontown, Pa.; Mrs. Gladys McDowell, Calcutta. Ohio; Mrs. Annie Fazenbaker of here, and Mrs. Mary Schrock, Fairchance, Pa.; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Services will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p. m. by Rev. George Plants. Burial will be in Trinity Reformed Cemetery, New Germany.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 25, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Calvin Wesley
MEYERSDALE — Calvin Wesley Bittner, 84, died yesterday at his home near here. Born at Jones Mills he was a son of the late Joseph and Drucilla (Beal) Bittner. Surviving are his widow, Ada (Petenbrink) Bittner; three daughters, Mrs. Allen Korns, Hyndman; Mrs. Robert Hittie, New Freedom; and Mrs. John Sass Jr., Salix; two sons, Raymond C. Bittner, here; and Wilbert Bittner, at home; a sister, Miss Edna Bittner, RD 4; 22 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. A service will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. at Temple EUB Church. Rev. Earl Meyers will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home where friends will be received until noon Sunday.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 17, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Charles M.
Charles M. Bittner, a native of Meyersdale, died at the home of a brother, Edward L. Bittner, of Meyersdale, R. D. 4. He was a son of the late Edward and Matilda Domer Bittner and was a World War One veteran.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 28, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Clifford C.
Clifford C. Bittner, 66 years old, a former resident of Connellsville, died Tuesday afternoon at Deal, near Meyersdale, the old home place. He had been ill throughout the past winter. Mr. Bittner was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Nathanial Bittner and was a former West Penn motorman, running chiefly on the main line for a number of years and later was employed in the lighting office of the West Penn Power company. He sold his property on South Ninth street, West Side, and built and operated a garage at Pennsville. The family continued to reside there until after the death of Mr. Bittner's father when it moved to the home place.There, Mr. Bittner had a small farm and a gasoline station. Besides his widow, Mrs. Laura Bittner, he is survived by three sons, Kenneth, Vernon and Glenn of near Deal; a daughter, Luella, married and residing at Pocahontas, and a sister, Miss Susan Bittner of near the old home place. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Friday afternoon, at the White Oak Reformed Church of which Mr. Bittner was a member. Burial will be made in the church cemetery.
April 2, 1947, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Edgar A
MEYERSDALE — A service for Edgar A. Bittner, 76, who died Friday at his home, was conducted today at the Konhaus Funeral Home. Rev. Earl Myers officiated and interment was in White Oaks Cemetery. Mr. Bittner is survived by his wife, Clara (Wright) Bittner; three daughters, Mrs. Henry Rank, Frostburg, Md.; Mrs. W. T. Rembold, RD 4, Meyersdale. and Mrs. Beulah Conlon, Washington; two sons, Glenn Bittner, New York, N. Y., and Ross Bittner, Corriganville: a brother, Calvin Bittner, and a sister, Miss Edna Bittner, RD 4; eight grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 25, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Edward L.
MEYERSDALE — Edward L. Bittner, 77, of RD 4, Meyersdale, died yesterday at his home. Born at Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Edward and Matilda (Domer) Bittner. His wife, Nellie (Emeigh) Bittner, preceded him in death. Surviving are five sons, Edward, of here; Clarence and Vernon, both of RD 4, Meyersdale; Donald, LaVale; and Duane Bittner, RD 2, Meyersdale; four daughters, Miss Vivian Bittner and Mrs. Lois Werner, both of RD 4, Meyersdale; Mrs. Shirley Ewen, Carmichael, Calif., and Mrs. Delores Laderer, West Alexander; 10 grandchildren and a great-grandchild. The body will be at the Price Funeral Home. Services Saturday; burial in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, December 10, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Miss Emma
Miss Emma Bittner, about 58 (or 68) years old, died at 8:30 o'clock Tuesday evening at her home at Pleasant Union about seven miles beyond Meyersdale, after a few days illness of pneumonia. She is survived by a sister, Miss Susan Bittner, at home, and two brothers, C. C. Bittner, formerly of Connellsville and Pennsville, and Grant Bittner, both of Pleasant Union. The funeral service will be held Thursday afternoon at the home. Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 4, 1939
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Frank L.
MEYERSDALE—Frank L. Bittner, 79, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. He was a resident of Sand Patch, Pa. Survivors are a son, Robert F. Bittner, Sand Patch; a sister, Mrs. Simon Brown, also of Sand Patch, and two grandchildren. The body is at the home where a service will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. Another service will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p. m. at the White Oak United Brethren Church in Sand Patch by Rev. W. C. Sell and Rev. C. W. Raley. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 16, 1956
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Garfield William
HYNDMAN, Pa. — Garfield William Bittner, 82, died this morning at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Joseph Popolo, Wellersburg. A lifelong resident of Wellersburg he was a son of the late Charles and Lucy (Mankamyer) Bittner. His wife, the former Miss Lucy Blank, died two years ago. He held membership in Temple Evangelical Church at White Oaks. Besides his daughter, he leaves three other children, Wilbur Bittner, Corriganville; Mrs. Melvin Uhl, Cumberland; and Miss Cleta Bittner, Wellersburg, and a sister, Mrs. William Housel, Meyersdale. The body is at the Popolo residence. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday at 2:30 p. m. in White Oaks Temple Evangelical Church, by Rev. Mr. Richards, Meyersdale. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 24, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, George H.
The funeral for George H. Bittner of Pennsville, who died early Tuesday morning at Oakland Veterans Hospital in Pittsburgh, will be held Friday. There will be a prayer at the Brooks funeral home at 111 East Green Street at 1:00, and additional rites at 2:30 o'clock at the White Oak Reformed church near Meyersdale. The Rev. R. A. Nelson will officiate. Interment will be made at the church cemetery, and military rites will be conducted at the grave. Bittner was born at Glencoe on Feb. 12, 1896, a son of the late Benjamin and Emma Purbaugh Bittner, and had lived at his present address for the past 15 years. A veteran of the First World War, he took part in the Meuse-Argonne fighting and was a member of the Walter E. Brown Post No. 21 V.F.W. and the Pennsville EUB church. Surviving are three sons, Doyle of Sand Patch, Ray of Huntington, Ind., and Robert of Pennsville; two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Herbert of Barberton, Ohio, and Mrs. Evelyn Lohr of McKeesport; 11 grandchildren; four brothers, Foster Bittner of Hyndman, Nelson of Akron, Ohio, Howard of Greensburg, Ohio, and Eugene of Glencoe, and three sisters, Mrs. Hazel Bittner of Glencoe, Mrs. Mabel Bittner of Schellsburg, and Mrs. Hilda Gulliano of Perth-Amboy, N.Jersey. His wife, Effie Bittner, died Nov. 26, 1946(sic).
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 28, 1956
[(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso) Effie died in 1947.]
BITTNER, George S.
Finzel, April 23 — George S. Bittner, 83, died at the home of a son, Emanuel G. Bittner, early Monday morning. He is survived by another son, Robert Bittner, 14 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. His wife, Mrs. Anna Bittner, died a number of years ago. Funeral services will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 p. m. at the home. Interment will be in the Greenville, Pa., cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 23, 1946
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Mrs. Grace M. (Beal)
MEYERSDALE—Mrs. Grace M. Bittner, 72, of here, died Sunday at Somerset Community Hospital. Mrs. Bittner was a native of Meyersdale, and was a daughter of the late Jacob and Delilah (Boyer) Beal. Her husband, Alva Bittner, preceded her in death. She is survived by a brother, Charles Beal, of here. The body will be at the Price Funeral Home after 7 p.m. today. Services will be conducted there Thursday at 11 a.m. by Rev. Lloyd Sechriest. Burial will be in Reformed Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, December 18, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Grant
Meyersdale, Pa., April 14 — Services for Grant Bittner, 74, who died at the home of his brother, C. C. Bittner in Sand Patch, R. D., Thursday, were conducted this afternoon by Rev. J. C. Gindlesperger. Interment was in White Oak Cemetery. Mr. Bittner, a son of the late Nathan and Lydia Bittner, never married. Besides his brother, a sister, Miss Susan Bittner, Sand Patch, R. D., also survives.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 14, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Harvey M.
Harvey M. Bittner, 69, died at his home at Glencoe. He was a native of that community. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mary Kroushour Bittner, and five children, including Leroy Bittner of Meyersdale.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Wednesday, April 22, 1953
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Howard Andrew
SOMERSET, Dec. 27. — Howard Andrew Bittner, 61, died Sunday at his home at 213 North Pleasant street, of a heart ailment. An employee of the State Highway Department for the past 15 years, he was a native of Greenville township, a son of Joseph and Drucilla Beal Bittner. He leaves his wife, three children, four brothers and one sister.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, December 27, 1938
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Joseph L.
Meyersdale, Feb. 8 - Joseph L. Bittner, 77, a coal operator of this section for a number of years, died Thursday night at his home near Meyersdale. A son of Peter J. and Mary (Keefer) Bittner, he was bom on September 16, 1865. His wife, Mrs. Mary Belle (Braucher) Bittner died 11 years ago. Surviving are nine children, Harvey J., John R., and Alva D. Bittner, all of Meyersdale RD; Joseph L. Bittner, Meyersdale; Mrs. Alverda Pugh, Meyersdale RD; Mrs. Luther Wedge, Masontown; Mrs. Charles Real, Meyersdale; Mrs. Milton Johnson, Summit Mills; and Mrs. Ida Arnold, Meyersdale. Also surviving are a sister Mrs. Caroline Leasure, Meyersdale R. D.; 16 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon by Rev. DeWitt L. Miller, pastor of the Church of the Brethren, of which Mr. Bittner was a member. Interment was in Union cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 8, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Lewis M.
MEYERSDALE — Lewis M. Bittner, 85, died yesterday at Somerset County Home for the Aged, Berlin. A native of here, he was a son of the late Albert and Laura (Mankamyer) Bittner. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where a private service will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 8, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Millard
Millard L. Bittner, 73, of Fairhope, died May 22, 1972. Born in Fairhope, he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Sarah E. (Troutman) Bittner. He was a retired maintenance employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad, a member of the Brotherhood of Maintenance of Way Employees, Pittsburgh Division, and of Fairhope Community Church. Surviving are his wife, the former Clara Carter; a son, Cloyd Bittner, Wheaton, Md.; one grandchild and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Custer, Fairhope. Funeral service will be held at two o'clock Friday afternoon in Fairhope Community Church with Rev. Leroy Logsdon officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the service. Interment in Mt. Zion Cemetery under the direction of Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman.
Meyersdale Republican, May 25, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Nathaniel
Nathaniel Bittner, 85 years old, of Meyersdale, father of C. C. Bittner of Pennsville, died Monday afternoon about 3 o'clock at the home of his son, where he had been a guest since July Fourth. He became ill while here and grew steadily weaker. He had always enjoyed good health, and the last illness was only the second time a doctor had attended him. In addition to C. C. Bittner, he is survived by another son, Grant, at home at Meyersdale, and three daughters, Susan and Emma, also at home, and Mrs. Nora Mankameyer of near Sand Patch. The funeral service will be at 10 o'clock Thursday morning at White Oak Church at Sand Patch.
The Daily Courier, Meyersdale, July 19, 1927
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Robert
Robert Bittner, 77, of 1227 National.Highway, died suddenly yesterday at his residence. Born in Finzel, he was a son of the late George S. and Annie (Paul) Bittner. His wife, Hazel Cora Bittner, preceded him in death. He was o a retired B&O Railroad trucker. Surviving are five sons, Leslie and Russel B. Bittner, LaVale; Delbert H. Bittner, Joppatown; Robert E. Bittner, Baltimore; Dallas G. Bittner, Janesville, Wisc.; four daughters, Mrs. Anna B. Nazelrod, LaVale; Mrs. Marlene Cross, Clinton; Mrs. Lois Stride, city, and Mrs. Edna Fahrney, Waynesboro, Pa.; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren.The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m. and tomorrow.
The Cumberland News, August 28, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Samuel
Samuel Bitner, 82, of Rockwood R. D., died Wednesday night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Earl Spangler, in Shanksville, Somerset county. He is survived by two children, Mrs. Spangler and Lester Bitner of Loraine, Ohio, and one grandchild. Mrs. Minerva Johnston of 901 Franklin avenue is a cousin. The funeral service will be held at 2 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the Mills and Mickey funeral home in Rockwood. Burial will be made in the Odd Fellows Cemetery, Rockwood.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, December 15, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Solomon Franklin
HYNDMAN - Solomon Franklin Bittner, 67, of Fairhope, died suddenly yesterday at Meyersdale Cummunity Hospital. Born in Fairhope Township, he was a son of the late Joseph A. and Sarah (Troutman) Bittner. Mr. Bittner was a veteran of World War I and was a member of Aerie 245, FO Eagles, Cumberland. Surviving are his widow, Lucy (Carder) Bittner; two brothers, Millard Bittner, Fairhope, and Robert Bittner, address unknown; and a sister, Mrs. Jennie Custer, RD 1, Fairhope. Ziegler Funeral Home; services Friday; burial Mt. Zion Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, October 27, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Miss Susie Marie
MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Miss Susie Marie Bittner, 83, of here, died yesterday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in South Hampton Township, she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Lydia (Lepley) Bittner. Surviving are eight nieces and six nephews. The body is at the Price Funeral Home. Services will be conducted there Saturday at 2 p. m. by Rev Charles E Staub Burial will be in White Oak Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 29, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BITTNER, Wilson Jerome
MEYERSDALE, Oct. 19.—Wilson Jerome Bittner, 62, fell dead shortly before noon Thursday while working at a stone quarry on a WPA property near here. A heart attack was blamed. Born September 9, 1878, he was a son of John and Caroline Yoder Bittner. He had operated a farm near here until a few years ago. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Margaret Ackerman Bittner, and these children: Mrs. George Snyder of Somerset, Mrs. Robert Lindamen and Harry, of Meyersdale, and Mrs. William Stein, Jr., of Detroit. Mrs. Solomon Keefer of Larimer township was a sister. The funeral service will be held at 3 o'clock Sunday afternoon at the home with Rev. H. K. Hillner, pastor of the Zion Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment will be made in Fritz Cemetery.
October 19, 1940, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLACKISTONE, Mrs. Marie Cook
FROSTBURG — Mrs. Marie Blackistone, 59, Silver Spring, died yesterday in Holy Cross Hospital there where she had been a patient 10 days. She had a lingering illness. A native of Frostburg, she as a daughter of the late Robert H. and Minnie (Speir) Cook. She was a graduate of Beall High School and Frostburg State College and taught school in Prince Georges County. Survivors include her husband, R. Pinkney Blackistone; two daughters, Mrs. Lilyan Bailey and Mrs. Jeanne Cain, both of Silver Spring; twin sons, Richard and Morris Blackistone, both at home, and a brother Noel Speir Cook of Frostburg. The body is at the Pumphrey Funeral Home, Georgia Avenue, Silver Spring. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a. m. at All Saints Episcopal Church, Oakley. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland News, August 31, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLANK, Carl J., Sr.
MT. SAVAGE-Carl J. Blank Sr., 74, of here, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. Mr. Blank was born in Mt. Savage, a son of the late Perry and Elizabeth (Crump) Blank. Surviving are his widow, Anna M. Blank; six sons, Carl J. Jr., Eckhart; James P., Cresaptown; Phillip E., Baltimore; John M., Washington; Ronald, Dixon, Calif., and Russell Blank, of here; two daughters, Mrs. Martha Williams, of here, and Mrs. Linnie Mace, Portage, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Julia Burkett, Cumberland; 24 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer-Sowers Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 4 p.m. by Rev. S. Philip Swickard. Burial will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. The Litany for the Departed will be recited today at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Cumberland News, April 27, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLANK, Darrell
MT. SAVAGE—Darrell Blank, three-year-old son of Mr. and Mrs. Carl Blank, died of diphtheria this morning at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient since Friday. Besides his parents, survivors include seven brothers, Ellsworth, Gilbert, Richard, Linnie, and Russell Blank, all at home; Carl Blank, Jr., Eckhart, and Perry Blank, Cumberland, and a sister, Mrs. James Williams, Mt. Savage. A graveside service will be conducted tomorrow at St. Patrick's Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 7, 1949
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLANK, Dewey S.
ECKHART-Dewey S. Blank, 73, of RD 1, Frostburg, died this morning in Sacred Heart Hospital where he had been admitted Wednesday. Born here, he was s son of the late William and Elizabeth (Frank) Blank. Mr. Blank was a member of the Jehovah's Witnesses. He was employed in the engineering department in the Amcelle Plant of the Celanese Fibers Company. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen (Freal) Blank; a brother, Raymond Blank, of here; and four sisters, Mrs. Leota Decker, Clawson, Mich.; Mrs. Mary Murphy, Belle Vernon, Pa.; Mrs. Sophia Loar and Mrs. Clara Watson, both of Frostburg. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 23, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Isaac Blocher
BLOCHER, Isaac
Frostburg, Md., Oct. 14
An automobile accident occurred four miles west of Frostburg yesterday afternoon at 12:30 o'clock, resulting in the death of Isaac Blocher, and the serious injury of C.T. Long, and perhaps the fatal injury of three-year-old Emma Blocher, the granddaughter of Mr. Blocher.
The exact cause of the accident is difficult to obtain. It appears, however, that Mr. Long, who lives on East Main street, in this city, started in his automobile yesterday morning to go to Grantsville. When he arrived at the top of Little Savage Mountain he stopped to see Mr. Blocher, who is a farmer and whose home stands near the National road on top of Little Savage Mountain.
After a short while at the Blocher home, Mr. Long, it is said, invited Mr. Blocher and his young son to take an outomobile ride. They accepted, taking the child with them. They were spinning along nicely at the rate of about twenty-five miles an hours and had gotten nearly to the bottom of Little Savage mountain when the car skidded, for some reason, on the newly oiled road, and went with a terrible crash into a ditch. Mr. Blocher was pinned under the machine, while Mr. Long, young Blocher and the child were thrown onto the road.
Assistance Arrives
Parties from Mr. Thomas Johnson's who lives but a short distance from the scene of the accident, arrived and with great difficulty extricated Mr. Blocher from under the machine. He and the child were taken to Mr. Blocher's home and Mr. Long to Mr. Johnson's residence, and Doctors J C. Cobey, W. C., McLane and J. F. DeNaoley, of Frostburg, phoned for. Arriving at Mr. Blcher's home they found the man to have sustained internal injuries and the child a fractured skull. Young Blocher excaped with a few bruises. After rendering surgical attention to the injured at the Blocher home, the physicians proceeded to the Johnson residence to give attention to Mr. Long, whom they found had sustained a dislocated shoulder together with several contusions and cuts upon the body. After being made as comfortable as possible Mr. Long was brought to his home in this city. On his way back Dr. Cobey stopped at the Blocher residence and brought the child with him to this city to the residence of it's grandmother, Mrs. Wittacre, on West Union street, where it remains in a precarious condition.
Mr. Blocher Dies
After lingering in great pain, Mr. Blocher succumbed to his injuries at 4:30 o'clock yesterday afternoon. He was between 60 and 65 years old and belonged to the old Blocher family of this county. He was highly respected and was well known in Frostburg. A few years ago his home was destroyed by fire and he had but recently completed the one in which he died yesterday. Oct 14 1912 Cumberland Evening Times
Mar 25 1967 Cumberland Evening Times
BLOCHER, Miss Linda
Grantsville
Miss Linda Lee Blocher, 16, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital after a lingering illness. She had been a patient there two days.
Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of William and Patsy (Miller) Blocher.
A junior at Northern High School, she was a member of the Tri-Hi-Y and st. Stephen's Catholic Church and was a former member of the Northern High Band.
Besides her parents, she is survived by a brother, Ronald Blocher, and a sister, Patty Blocher, at home; her maternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. William F. Miller, here, and her great grandmother, Mrs. Anna Layman, a patient at the Goodwill Mennonite Home.
The body is at the Newman 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. The rosary will be receited [sic] there tomorrow at 8 p.m.
Requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 9 a.m. at St. Stephen's Church. Burial will be in Grantsville Cemetery. (Courtesy of Ace Humbertson)
From the book: BROWN's MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS by Jacob Brown
BLOCHER, MRS. LOUISA 'Bleak and inhospitable December, like its more genial sister months, has its harvests, but within gatherings mostly for eternity and the tomb. On the 22nd day of the now departed month and year, Mrs. Louisa Blocher gave up her precious life in the 90th year since September last, at the residence of George W. Blocher, in Garrett County. For a number of years a suffering but uncomplaining invalid, with no clearly defined case of illness, but the abrasion of time and age were slowly, but surely at work. Her great age and infirmities made death imminent at every hour, yet there was no murmur, no fear, no craving for more days to be added to a prolonged existence. She was content when the 'last of earth' came like the great one who so exclaimed when the bolt came to conclude a great and good life. A death like unto hers is beautifully and appropriately described in the inimitable ecclesiastic: 'The silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl broken, or the pitcher broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.' Thus was old age pictured in the very deep past by the inspired poet.
For more than 60 years, a devoted member of the church, with an unblemished record. A regular and willing attendant at the house of God whenever it was possible for her to be there to receive the comforts and consolation from His ordained messengers, but in her latter years these were denied her on account of her weighty infirmities. Still she would say: 'Yet I will rejoice in the Lord and will joy in the God of my salvation.'
Her maiden name was Louisa Dayton and married to Daniel Layman at Westernport in Allegany County, over 60 years ago. He died soon after the birth of their fourth child. Four children in all, two sons, the youngest child of this marriage, except Sheriff G. L. Layman, who died less than two years ago. The two daughters were twins with an undistinguishable likeness, not only in features, but in disposition and nature ' uniform in almost every respect. They were married to brothers, Andrew and John Blocher: the latter died many years ago. His widow still survives as such.
About the year 1843 the deceased was married to John Blocher, one of Allegany County's excellent citizens, with whom she had one child, now the wife of Charles Livengood, a prosperous business man of WV. In 1856 she again became a widow, and remained in that state till her death. Since the death of her last husband she has lived with her son, George W. Blocher, who has always treated her with the utmost tenderness and care. Indeed there was a mutuality of affection and usefulness. The many who have for years past visited the Blocher mansion know well how hospitably and kindly she presided. Visitors always came gladly and left reluctantly. She was aimiable, civil and generous, as fine a lady according to the rules and ways of the good old times when there was much more reality and sincerity in social life than now. ' Jan 3rd 1889.
From the book: BROWN's MISCELLANEOUS WRITINGS by Jacob Brown
BLOCHER, MARY JANE 'Mrs. Mary Jane Blocher died on the 1st day of February, 1889, at the residence of Hon. Geo. W. Blocher, in Garrett County, aged 60 years on the 24th of July last. She had been an invalid for quite a number of years, many times distressing so lately. Her great care and anxieties were for her very aged and sick mother, who died about six weeks ago. Since then her complicated ailments increased rapidly till the end came. These were borne as patiently as any very sick person could. Medical skill and kind nursing could scarcely alleviate, such was the severity of her illness.
The deceased was born in Westernport, Allegany County, a twin daughter of Daniel and Louisa Layman. The latter became a widow and in 1843 married John Blocher who brought the whole family of four children to his generous home, five miles west of Frostburg. Mary Jane (the subject of this notice) married John Blocher, Jr., who died about 30 years ago, childless. His widow remained such for the rest of her life, always remaining with and clinging to her widowed mother, with every endeavor to make her comfortable as the great weight of years pressed on. In her well times she was a lady of cheer, and even vivacity, and had the faculty of making those about her comfortable and happy. The Blocher mansion, for many years under different heads, the seat of hospitality and social enjoyment for a large circle of friends, is from two recent deaths almost in desolation. The present respected head, Mr. G.W. Blocher, feels this darkness severly enough, but we trust there are yet many rays of comfort to be shed upon his future years.' February 4th 1889.
BLOUGH, Robert J.
The body of a young man who was fatally injured yesterday while using a mowing machine on the ski slopes at the Seven Springs skiing resort in Somerset County was not found until 12:30 a.m. today. Police in Somerset County said Robert J. Blough, 19, RD 2, Rockwood, left the resort at 8 a.m. to ascend the ski slopes to start mowing the grass in preparation for the coming season. When he failed to return at the end of the work day, a search was started last night by police and volunteer firemen. About 12:30 a.m. he was found beneath the mowing tractor which had overturned on him. Death was attributed to suffocation, broken neck, and head and chest injuries. The time of death was set at 9:30 a.m., only an hour and a half after he started to work yesterday. Mr. Blough is survived by his wife, the former Bonnie Marie Barron, and one child.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 14, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLUBAUGH, Charles M.
CONFLUENCE, Apr. 28 — Charles M. Blubaugh, 58, of Berlin R. D. 8, died Friday at his home. He was born at Ursina, November 11, 1888, a son of Norman and Bertha Altfather Blubaugh. Unmarried, he served in the First World War with Company H, 16th Infantry, and was in the Meuse-Argonne. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. Surviving brothers and sisters are Austin F., Roy A., Harry M., Franklin R., and Homer G. Blubaugh, and Mrs. Walter Nicholson of Berlin, and Mrs. Russell Auman of Somerset.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, April 28, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLUBAUGH, Jacob Irving
Frostburg, May 7 — Jacob Irving Blubaugh, 77, Loartown, died yesterday afternoon at his home, after a lingering illness. He operated a grocery store at Loartown for 48 years. A son of the late Andrew and Sarah Blubaugh, he is survived by two sons, Jacob A., Riversville, Pa. and Franklin B., Vale Summit; three daughters, Mrs. John. J. Sleeman, Cleveland, O.; Mrs. John Fatkin, Loartown, and Miss Sadie Blubaugh, at home. He was a brother of Charles A. Blubaugh, Cumberland, and had seventeen grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Vale Summit Methodist church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 7, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLUBAUGH, Ralph
SOMERSET, June 16 — Mr. and Mrs. Austin F. Blubaugh of Berlin, R. D. 3, have been notified by the War Department that their son, Corporal Ralph, was drowned in Germany.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, June 16, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BLUEBAUGH, Harry Ford
Harry Ford Bluebaugh died suddenly at about 11:30 on Sunday evening, July 3, at his home in Coal Run. Mr. Bluebaugh attended the baseball game in Salisbury during the afternoon and spent the evening at home with guests. After his guests departed, he felt hungry, ate a few sandwiches, and sat down in a chair and passed away, from a heart attack. He was born in Coal Run on October 15, 1886, son of Lydia (Shuck) and Raphael Bluebaugh and was aged 62 years, 8 months and 18 days at his passing. He was a member of the Meyersdale Moose Lodge and of the United Mine Workers of America. He worked as a miner practically all his life. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth (Miller) Bluebaugh; three sons, Earl of Coal Run, James and Jack, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Beatrice Fisher, West Salisbury, Mrs. Maxine Ohler, Stoystown, Mrs. Virginia Maust, Route 3, Meyersdale, and Miss Eleanor Bluebaugh, at home; one brother, Ralph Bluebaugh, Connellsville; three sisters, Mrs. Mary Shultz, Meyersdale, Mrs. Adeline Lohr, Garrett and Mrs. Iva Ward, Harmony; and by 16 grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted at the St. Paul Reformed Church with the pastor, the Rev. George K. Ely officiating, at 2:30 p.m. today, Thursday. Interment in the church cemetery in charge of Salisbury mortician, Stanley M. Thomas.
1949
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOCKES, Cyrus
MEYERSDALE, Nov.15 — Cyrus Bockes, 80, a retired farmer, died Monday at noon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. David D. Klink, at Garrett, R. D. 1, with whom he resided. Mr. Bockes, who was born July 12, 1859, a son of the late Benjamin and Eliza Kretchman Bockes, was married three times, all of his wives preceding him in death. He is survived by three children, Miss Sadie of Berlin, Mrs. Klink, and Washington of Summit township; 15 grandchildren; one brother, Dennis, of Garrett, R. D.; and three sisters, Mrs. Henry Bittner and Mrs. Susan Deal of Garrett; and Mrs. Catherine Lybarger. The funeral service was held this morning at the home in charge of Rev. Alvin Torrey of St. Paul Church. Burial was made in Odd Fellows Cemetery.
November 15, 1939, The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOCKES, Dennis
ROCKWOOD, Apr. 11.—Dennis Bockes, 86, died Tuesday at his home here. He leaves his widow, Mary; three children, Mrs. Grace Sanner of Rockwood, Mrs. Elizabeth Conn of Somerset, R. D. 1, and Walter at home; four grandchildren and a half sister, Mrs. Henry Bittner of Garrett.
Friday, April 11, 1947, The Daily Courier, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOCKES, Henry H.
Meyersdale, November 21 - The funeral service for Henry H. Bockes, 74, who died Tuesday at the family home in North street, was held this afternoon at the Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, with Rev. Howard K. Hilner, pastor, in charge. Interment was made in Union Cemetery at Garrett. Mr. Bockes was a native of Summit township, and spent most of his life as a farmer, retiring and moving to Meyersdale about 10 years ago. He was twice married, his first wife, the former Elizabeth Gnagey, died some time ago, and his second wife, who survives, was Susan Friedline. He also leaves the following children: Daniel and Mrs. Cora Decker of Garrett, John of Berlin, Mrs. David Klink of Rockwood, Mrs. Dale Walker and Mrs. Oscar Smith of Somerset, Mrs. Irven Klink of Grantsville, Mrs. May Leslie of Washington, Pa., and Mrs. Susan Rockes of Brandonville, W. Va. Rudolph Christner, a half-brother, and Mrs. Savilla Burkholder, a half-sister, both of Garrett, and 31 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren, also survive.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 21, 1935
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BODEN, James Edgar
ROCKWOOD - James Edgar Boden, 75, died at his home at Rockwood, R. D. 1. A retired coal miner, he leaves seven sons and four daughters, including Melvin of Rockwood, Paul and Mrs. Anna Carolus of Rockwood, R. D. 1; 32 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, two brothers and one sister. The funeral service will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday in the Garrett EUB Church.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 1, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOHN, Oscar E.
BEDFORD — Oscar E. Bohn, 72, of 329 East Penn Street, died Sunday at his home. Mr. Bohn is a former resident of Buffalo Mills. Born at Mulligan's Cove, he was a son of the late Irvin and Sarah (Diehl) Bohn. Mr. Bohn was a veteran of World War I and was a retired farmer. Surviving are his widow, Anna (Mull) Bohn; four children, Eugene Bohn, Buffalo Mills; Mrs. Relda Moskey, Manns Choice; Mrs. Shirley Wood, Spring Mount, and Mrs. Jane Pushwal, Ohio; brother, Harvey Bohn, Manns Choice, and two sisters, Mrs. Alma Guy and Mrs. Ada Greeley, both of Akron, Ohio. The body is at the Geisel Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p. m. by Rev. Charles Raley and Rev. Albert Thomas. Burial will be in Madley Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 13, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, C. Albert
Meyersdale, July 21.—About 10:30 Sunday morning, C. Albert Bolden was found dead by his son Frederick, in the store room of his plumbing establishment in North street, opposite his residence. Mr. Bolden complained of not feeling well in the morning but was around and walked across the street to his store. His daughter, Mrs. Marcella Stotler, who is a trained nurse, soon followed and asked her father to come over to breakfast, but he replied he would be over later. Mrs. Stotler returned with a cup of coffee for him and then took note of his pulse, which she found normal. She then left him and a few minutes later he was found dead. Mr. Bolden has been a resident of Meyersdale for about 38 years. He was a plumber by trade. He was married to Miss Annie Hart of Oakland, Md., 31 years ago. Mrs. Bolden and the following children survive - Albert and Edgar, associated in the business with their father, Misses Helen, Mary, Kathryn, Anna Frances, Irene, Rita, and Frederick, all at home, and Mrs. Stotler, of Philadelphia, also eight grandchildren. Frank Bolden of Meyersdale is a brother. Another brother and one sister also survive.
July 21, 1924, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, Edgar Eugene
Meyersdale - Edgar Eugene Bolden, 69, died unexpectedly Thursday in his home. He was born in Meyersdale, a son of the late Charles A. and Annie Hart Bolden. He was engaged in the plumbing business. A World War One veteran, he was a member of SS. Philip and James R.C. church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Nell Pugh Bolden; four sons, John, James, Joseph and daughters, including Mrs. Emrys Jones of Rockwood; six sisters, Mrs. Helen B. Gress, Mrs. Marcella Stotler, Mrs. Kathryn Clapper, Miss Anna Bolden, Mrs. Irene B. Thomas and Mrs. Rita Miller of Meyersdale; a brother, Fred H. Bolden, of Meyersdale, and 12 grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, December 30, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, Kenneth J.
Kenneth J. Bolden, staff writer and photographer for The Daily Courier, died Monday, at 5:25 p.m. in Connellsville State General Hospital. He was 41 years old. Mr. Bolden had been in the hospital since July 31 after suffering a heart attack. He was recovering satisfactorily until Sunday when he suffered a relapse. He resided at 213 East Crawford Ave. with his wife, Rita Joyce Hare Bolden, and their three children, Teresa, Kenneth Jr., and Karen. Mr. Bolden joined The Daily Courier in 1958 as photographer and reporter. He holds state awards in Pennsylvania news contests for news coverage of a sports event (1954) and feature photography (1959). Bolden was widely known for his photographic and writing accomplishments and had covered all of the major news events in this area since coming here eleven years ago. Prior to coming to Connellsville he worked for the Meyersdale Republican, and the Mount Pleasant Journal. He entered the newspaper field in 1953 with the Republican as sports editor, general news reporter and photographer. He served with the Journal in similar capacities from 1955 to 1958. He was born July 17, 1928, a son of the late John A. and Marjorie A. Gill Bolden. He was a graduate of Meyerdale High School in 1946. He was a member of Immaculate Conception R. C. Church. Surviving in addition to his wife and children are three brothers, John Albert, Meyersdale, Eugene of Lavale, Md., and Richard of Cumberland, Md., and a sister, Mrs. Vincent (Marjorie) Jacob of Somerset.
The Daily Courier, August 19, 1969, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, Miss Marjory
Mrs. Annie Bolden received the sad news Wednesday morning of the death of her granddaughter, Marjory Bolden, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Albert Bolden of Charleston, W. Va. Mrs. Bolden with her son, Frederick, and daughter, Mrs. D. G. Clapper, left by automobile Wednesday afternoon to attend the funeral.
December 4, 1931, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, Robert J.
Specialist 5/c Robert J. Bolden, 26-year-old Finzel soldier, died yesterday in Walter Reed Hospital, Washington, from head injuries suffered in an accident at Fort George G. Meade. The young soldier suffered his injuries when he apparently fell from a second-floor porch of a barracks at Fort Meade. Authorities have not ruled on the cause of death. Bolden's body was found early Sunday morning by a sentry. A son of Mr. and Mrs. Arthur Bolden, Finzel, he had attended Grantsville High School before enlisting in the armed forces. He received his basic training at Fort Knox, Ky. Later he was sent to Germany. After he returned to the United States he was discharged, later re-enlisted and was sent to Korea. He had been stationed at Fort Meade for nearly a year and was in charge of a warehouse there. Besides his parents, he is survived by a brother, Oliver Bolden, Finzel; four sisters, Mrs. Merle Warner, who resides near Meyersdale, Pa.; Mrs. James Arnone, of near Frostburg; Mrs. Robert Dunn, Frostburg, and Miss Sylva Bolden, at home. He is also survived by his paternal grandmother, Mrs. Charles Bolden, of near Meyersdale. The body will be returned to Frostburg.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 28, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, Stuart
SOMERSET, May 5.— Stuart Bolden, 43, of Somerset, R. D. 5, died Wednesday night in a Johnstown hospital of head injuries suffered when he was struck by an elevator lever on a downtown construction job.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 5, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOLDEN, William Arthur
FINZEL — William Arthur Bolden, 66, died yesterday at his residence. Born in Pocahontas, Pa., he was a son of the late Charles and Henrietta (McKenzie) Bolden. He was a retired employe of Kaiser Refractories and a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pocahontas. Surviving are his wife, Mary (Drees) Bolden; four daughters, Mrs. Merle Werner, RD 3 Meyersdale; Mrs. Robert Dunn, Frostburg; Mrs. James Arnone and Mrs. Harold Baer, RD 2, Frostburg; a son, Oliver Bolden, RD 2, Frostburg; 20 grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Alberta Finzel, RD 2, Frostburg. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. The rosary will be recited there today at 7:30 p.m. Requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church, Pocahontas. Interment will be in Finzel Cemetery. Pallbearers will be Stanley Finzel, Harold, Donald, Raymond, Stanely and Arthur Drees.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 21, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BONIG, Charles H.
A brief service was held at the Grantsville cemetery yesterday afternoon for Charles H. Bonig, 74, who died at his home on Bedford street Friday, after an illness of about five years. The Rev. Samuel D. Sigler, pastor of the Grantsvllle Lutheran church, officiated, and interment was in the family lot. Services were conducted at the home by the Rev. Dr. H. Hall Sharp, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Mr. Bonig was born at Grantsville and has two sisters, Mrs. Charles Zehner and Mrs. Nettie Bill, residing there.
Four deaths in the family within eleven months, include two brothers-in-law and Mrs. Bill's sister-in-law.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 17, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BONIG, Miss Naomi M.
Miss Naomi M. Bonig, 65, formerly of 300 Bedford Street, died yesterday. She was born in Cumberland and was the daughter of Charles and Anna (Schiller) Bonig. Miss Bonig was employed as a cashier at Schwarzenbach & Son for many years. She was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Trenary and Miss Jeannette Bonig, both of Cumberland; two brothers, Paul Bonig, Arlington, Va., and Charles Bonig, city. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 19, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BONIG, Schiller C.
Schiller C. Bonig, 55, of 212 Wilmont Avenue, died yesterday in Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient for six weeks. Born in Cumberland, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Anna (Lowenstein) Bonig. He was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church and was employed as a supervisor of the bead room at the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company. He had worked at Kelly for 37 years. He is survived by a daughter, Sister Malia Ann, a School Sister for the Notre Dame Novitiate in Baltimore; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Trenary, Miss Naomi M. Bonig, Miss Jeannette L. Bonig, all of Cumberland; two brothers, Charles H. Bonig, Cumberland, and Paul F. Bonig, Arlington, Va. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where services will be conducted
tomorrow at 3 p.m. The Rev. Vernon Naugle will officiate, and interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, May 28, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOWMAN, Mrs. Anna E. (Beal)
MEYERSDALE - Mrs. Anna E. Bowman, 74, died suddenly yesterday at her home. A native of Meyersdale she was a daughter of the late Jacob and Delilah (Boyer) Beal. Surviving are her husband, Eugene S. Bowman; two daughters, Mrs. 0. G. Getty and Mrs. Marshall Landis, here; two sisters, Mrs. Grace Bittner, here, and Mrs. Mary Fuller, Boswell; three brothers, Charles and Luther Beal, here, and Benjamin Beal, Connellsville; two grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev. William H. Snell. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 16, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOWMAN, EugeneS.
MEYERSDALE - Eugene S. Bowman, 83, died Friday in St. Francis Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born in Meyersdale March 23, 1888, he was a son of the late Samuel and Henrietta (Lenhart) Bowman. His wife, Anna (Beal) Bowman, preceded him in death. Mr. Bowman is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Grace Getty and Mrs. Rose Landis, both of Meyersdale; two sisters, Mrs. Clara McKenzie and Mrs. Mary Staub, both of Meyersdale; two grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. (something might have been misworded here concerning grandchildren). The body is at the Price Funeral Home where services will be conducted today at 11 a.m. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, June 16, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOWMAN, George D.
SALISBURY — George D. Bowman, 82, died Saturday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Somerset County he was a son of the late Chauncy and Henrietta (Corpenning) Bowman. He was preceded in death by his wife Annie C. (Reckner) Bowman, in 1958, and a son Ernest G. Bowman, January 26. Mr. Bowman, a retired coal miner, served as school director for Elk Lick Township for 24 years. He was a member of Meyersdale Brethren Church where he served on the board for many years. Surviving are three sons, Albert R. and Bernard F. Bowman, Salisbury; and Harvey G. Bowman, Palmyra; four daughters, Mrs. Lottie Fritz, Garrett; Mrs. Gary R. Thomas, Salisbury; Mrs. Myrtle M. Pearson, Sarasota, Fla.; and Mrs. Frances Wrona, Hershey; one brother, Clinton Bowman, Bedford RD; two sisters, Mrs. Cora Grove, Potomac Park, Cumberland; and Mrs. Carrie Shirey, Cresaptown, Md.; 17 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Services were conducted at the residence today by Rev. William Snell. Burial was in the Salisbury Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 11, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOWMAN, Nelson S.
Meyersdale, Pa., Jan. 17—Nelson S. Bowman, 43, of nearby Glade City, died Saturday in Hazel McGilvery Hospital. A son of John W. and Anna Shultz Bowman, he had been employed as a stonecutter in a local marble yard. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Mary Shumaker Bowman; his mother, Meyersdale; a son, Hager Bowman, at home, and these brothers and sisters. Robert L., William H., Oscar and Elmer, Meyersdale; Mrs. Gertrude Smearman, Berlin; Mrs. William Purbaugh, Meyersdale; and Miss Emma Bowman, at home. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon by the Rev. DeWitt L. Miller, pastor of the Church of the Brethren. Interment was in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 17, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOWMAN, Mrs. Rose Mary Daugherty
MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Mrs. Rose Mary Bowman, 70, wife of Charles G. Bowman, died suddenly yesterday at her home. Born at Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Margaret (Knepp) Daugherty. Also surviving are three daughters, Mrs. F. W. Weaver, Meyersdale; Mrs. Valentine Bilovsky, Chester, Pa.; Mrs. Morris Imler, Cumberland; a son, Charles Bowman, Alexandria, Va.; three sisters, Mrs. Frank Garlitz, Corriganville; Mrs. John Lint and Miss Clara Daugherty, Meyersdale; five grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body will be at the residence after 1 p.m. today. Services will be conducted there Thursday at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Charles Staub. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, April 7, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOWSER, Emanuel M.
Meyersdale, Feb. 8 - Emanuel M. Bowser, 80, died Saturday morning after an extended illness. A son of Jacob and Caroline (Hersch) Bowser, he was born in Larimer Township. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Tracy (Hoffman) Bowser and three children: Mahlon and Rueben Bowser and Mrs. Robert Lorenzen, all of Meyersdale. He was a brother of Mrs. A. W. Poorbaugh, Meyersdale; Mrs. Lizzie Brant, Canton, Ohio; Mrs. Catherine Zinn, Bedford; and John Bowser, Kingwood, W. Va. Services will be conducted at the Main St. Brethren Church, Tuesday afternoon. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 8, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOYD, Ira Raymond
Ira Raymond Boyd, 53 years old, died Sunday at Polan, Panama Canal Zone, where he had been located for the last 20 years. He was born at Murphy Siding and continued to live there until about 16 years old when he went to Scottdale where he resided at the home of an uncle, William Loucks. While in his late teens he enlisted in the United States Marines with which he served for a number of years. He is survived by one sister, Mrs. Cora Elliott, or Compton, Cal., one brother, Warren W. Boyd, of Coraopolis, two half sisters, Mrs. Paul Miller of Connellsville, and Mrs. Irene Bittner, of Sand Patch, and two half brothers, Thomas Crossland of Everson, and Pindal Crossland, of Aliquippa. September 21, 1948, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
BOYER, Allen C.
Allen C. Boyer, 84, of Mount Pleasant, R. D. 4, died Saturday evening in Frick Community Hospital, Mount Pleasant. He was born Sept 4, 1888, in Somerset County, a son of the late Josiah and Lydia Bittner Boyer. He was a retired glass worker of the Bryce Brothers of Mount Pleasant, having retired in 1953. He was a member of the Fairview Community Church, Pleasant Valley Grange, and Local 597, the American Flint Glass Workers, and a former member of the Order of the Independent Americans. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ada Chapman Boyer; two sons, Joseph and Lester of Mount Pleasant, R. D. 4; three daughters, Mrs. Charles (Thelma) Seder, Mrs. Abe (Ruth) Jones, and Mrs. Fred (Esther) Barber of Mount Pleasant, R. D. 4; 19 grandchildren, 16 great-grandchildren, and a brother, Earl of Glencoe. He was preceded in death by a son, Earl, in 1930, and a daughter, Annabelle, in 1928.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 7, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
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