KINSINGER, Mrs Etta Catherine Brenneman Grantsville, Md., April 2 — Etta Catherine Kinsinger, 66, wife of Jacob L. Kinsinger, died yesterday morning at her farm-home south of Grantsville. She suffered a stroke. She attended church Sunday. She was a daughter of Daniel and Mariah Brenneman. Surviving besides her husband Jacob, are five sons, Daniel, Clarence and Lester Kinsinger of Canton, O.; Elmer Kinsinger, Confluence, Pa., and Orville Kinsinger, on the home farm; two daughters, Mrs. Bruce Folk and Mrs. Daniel Folk, Grantsville; a brother, Harvey Brenneman, Friendsville, Md.; a sister, Mrs. Milton W. Kinsinger, Grantsville, and 26 grandchildren. She was a member of the Casselman Mennonite Church. The Cumberland Evening Times, April 2, 1940 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     KIRCHNER, Ida B. MEYERSDALE, Pa. — Ida B. Kirchner, 58, wife of George Kirchner, 156 Keystone Street, died this morning at the Hazel McGilvery Hospital where she had been a patient since last Saturday evening. A native of Hyndman, she was born July 2, 1889, and had resided in Meyersdale the past four years. She came here from Dulo. In addition to her husband and mother, Mrs. Mary E. Day, she is survived by four sons, Frank Kirchner, at home; Theodore Kirchner, Baltimore; Roy Kirchner, Cumberland; George C. Kirchner, this city; a daughter, Dorothy Ickes, Beaverdale; a sister, Viola Kirchner, this city; three brothers, William Day, McKeesport; Irvin Day, Connellsville; John Day, Fairhope. The body will remain at the home where services will be held Monday afternoon. Interment will be in Hyndman Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 10, 1947 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     KLINK, Mrs. Alice E. Bockes MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Mrs. Alice E. Klink, 79, Garrett RD 1, died Thursday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Garrett, September 1, 1881, she was a daughter of Cyrus and Sarah (Vought) Bockes. Her husband, Daniel D. Klink, died in 1947. She is survived by four sons, Homer Klink, Sandusky, Ohio; Paul Klink, of here; Eugene and Ralph Klink, of Garrett; six daughters, Mrs. Margaret Forest, here; Mrs. Grace Schradel, Friedens, Pa.; Mrs. Mildred Beal, Washington, Pa.; Mrs. Hazel Blubaugh, Berlin, Pa.; Mrs. Pearl Christner and Mrs. Miriam Burkholder, both of Garrett; 32 grandchildren and 47 great-grandchildren. The body is at the price Funeral Home where the family will be receiving friends until 12:30 p. m. Sunday, when it will be taken to St. Paul's Wilhelm United Church of Christ. Services will be held at the church at 2:30 p. m. by Rev. Samuel Lobauch. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, April 29, 1961 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       KLINK, Mrs. Lizzie Enos ROCKWOOD—Mrs. Lizzie Enos Klink, 70, died at her home at Rockwood, R.D. 3. A daughter of the late Emanuel and Hannah Ohler Enos, she was born in Black Township. She leaves her husband, Reuben; two children, Frank of Somerset, R.D. 4, and Mrs. Clifford Stahl of Rockwood, R.D. 3; four grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. J. M. Martin of Meyersdale and Mrs. Roy E. Snyder of Markleton. October 23, 1956, The Daily Courier, Connellsville (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       KLINK, Mrs. Ruth May Baker FROSTBURG ~ Mrs. Ruth May Klink, 78, of RD 2, Finzel Road, Frostburg, died yesterday in Frostburg Community Hospital soon after being admitted. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late George and Margaret (Layman) Baker. She was a member of Emmanuel United Methodist Church. Mrs. Klink is survived by her husband, Leonard G. Klink, a son, Carl S. Klink, Finzel Road; three brothers, Daniel Baker, LaVale; Walter Baker, Cumberland; Clyde Baker, Finzel; a sister, Miss Lydia Baker; Birmingham, Ala.; two grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 3:30 p.m. in Emmanuel Church and interment will be in the Church Cemetery. Mrs. Sadie Triplett will officiate. The body will be taken to the church tomorrow at noon. The Cumberland Sunday Times, August 3, 1975   (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)         KNEPP, Mrs. Pearl Ernst Meyersdale, Pa., May 25 — Funeral services for Mrs. Pearl (Ernst) Knepp, 48, who died Sunday in a McKeesport, Pa., hospital will be held at 2 p. m. tomorrow with Rev. S. D. Sigler, pastor of the Salisbury Lutheran Church, officiating, and interment in the White Oak Cemetery, near Meyersdale. She was a daughter of George and Lydia (Lazer) Ernst, near Sand Patch, and is survived by her husband, Norman Knepp; a son, at home; a daughter, and the following brothers and sisters, Milton, of Fairhope; Harry, of Philson; Allen Ernst and Mrs. Edith Gomer, near Sand Patch; Mrs. Martha Leecy, Glencoe, and Miss Mabel Ernst, Cumberland. The Cumberland Evening Times, May 25, 1937 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     KNEPP, Mrs. Sarah C. FINZEL—Mrs. Sarah C. Knepp, 73, wife of Henry Knepp, died this morning at their home here following an illness of three years. Born in Finzel, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Sarah McKenzie Finzel. Mrs. Knepp was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Pocahontas, Pa. Surviving, besides her husband, are two sisters, Mrs. Lou Hawkins, Cumberland, and Mrs. Doll Baer, Finzel, a grandchild and three great-grandchildren. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 25, 1963 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     KNEPPER, Rev. Benjamin Rev. Benjamin Knepper, the oldest minister in the Pittsburg Synod of the Reformed Church, died Tuesday evening at 7:15 o'clock at the home of his son-in-law, Rev. J. H. Heller, No. 104 East Green street. The funeral services will take place from the Reformed Church at the corner of South Pittsburg and Green streets this evening at 7.30 o'clock. Rev. J. L. Steckel, pastor of the Reformed Church of Greensburg, and Rev. C. R. Ferner, pastor of the Scottdale Reformed Church, will officiate. The remains will be taken to Berlin, Somerset county, Thursday morning on B & O train No. 48, arriving in Connellsville at 8.50 A. M. Services will be conducted at Berlin by Rev. King of Somerset, Rev. Cramer of Hyndman, and Rev. Truxall of Meyersdale. Deceased was the son of John and Anna Knepper and was born on a farm at Berlin, September 10, 1816. He was of German descent, his ancestors being of the pioneer settlers of Somerset county, having settled there over a century ago. His early education was received in the public school at Berlin. He received his theological training under Rev. William Conrad, a former pastor of the Berlin Reformed Church. In 1850 he was ordained as a minister, his first charge being at Wellersburg, where he was pastor of the Reformed Church for 55 years. His entire ministerial life was spent there. He spent 18 months of his life in the Western States. At an early age Rev. Knepper married Miss Catherine Hay of Berlin. Two children were born to the union. Miss Sophia Knepper, deceased, and Mrs. Anna Heller, living. After serving 50 years as pastor of the Wellersburg Church, which was composed of four charges, Rev. Knepper was still retained to supply the Wellersburg congregation for five years, making his entire ministry 55 years. Sixteen years ago Rev. Knepper celebrated his golden wedding anniversary. The affair was one of the greatest events of the kind ever held in Somerset county, many persons being present from a distance. Sunday three weeks ago Rev. Knepper celebrated his 89th birthday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Anna Heller. The celebration was a very quiet one, only the near relatives being present. At his retirement from the ministry, the ministers of the various classes tendered Rev. Knepper a grand public reception, over a thousand persons being present. During his ministry he baptized over 2,000 persons. After resigning from the ministry he was elected pastor emeritus, allowing him the privilege of baptizing and performing marriage ceremonies. Deceased has made his home with his daughter, Mrs. Heller, since last October. His death was not unexpected; for the past year he has been in feeble health, being confined to his room the greater part of that time. Death was caused by the infirmities of old age. Deceased was highly respected and esteemed by all who knew him. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Katherine Knepper, and one daughter, Mrs. Anna M. Heller, of Connellsville. The Courier, Connellsville, October 4, 1905 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)       KNOX, Mrs. Emily Butler Grantsville, Md., Oct. 30 - Mrs. Emily Knox, 74, died at her home on Negro mountain, Tuesday afternoon after a brief illness. She was a daughter of the late Amos and Hannah (Durst) Butler. Surviving is one daughter, Ethel Durst, at home, and one son, John Durst, Grantsville; three brothers, John and Ben Butler, Grantsville; Charles Butler, Blairsville, Pa.; and one sister, Mrs. Mike Tissue, Somerfield, Pa.; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Funeral services were conducted by Rev. Samuel Sigler, this morning, at the Negro Mountain schoolhouse, with interment in Durst Cemetery. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 30, 1942 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)     Return to Obituaries