FARRELL, Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Berkenbaugh
Mrs. Helen Elizabeth Farrell, 66, of 325 Williams Street, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient two weeks. Born in Pekin, she was a daughter of the late Lohn and Helen Brehany Berkenbaugh and was the widow of Joseph P. Farrell. She was a member of St. Mary's Church and of the Sodality. Surviving are two sons, Donald J. Farrell, Mt. Savage, and John G. (Jerry) Farrell, city; three daughters, Mrs. Rosalie Speir, Mrs. Dorothy Bartlett, and Mrs. Joan Kirk, city; four brothers, J. Earl and Francis D. Berkenbaugh, city; Joseph R. Berkenbaugh, Hagerstown; James T. Berkenbaugh, Ridley Park, Pa.; three sisters, Mrs. Sadie Mattingly, Mrs. Pauline Decker, city; Mrs. Angela Donovan, Frankfurt, Germany; 11 grandchildren and 2 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Scarpelli 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 recited there tomorrow at 7 p.m. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Friday at 10 a.m. at St. Mary's Church. Interment will follow in the parish cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 8, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FAUST, Mrs. Nellie Brant
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Nellie Faust, wife of Norman B. Faust, died yesterday in Pittsburgh. She was a daughter of the late Rufus and Ida (Bauman) Brant. Besides her husband, she is survived by a brother, John A. Brant, RD 2; a sister, Mrs. Hazel Berkeley, RD 2, and a niece, Mrs. Janet Raupach, Glencoe, RD 1. The body will be at the Price Funeral Home after 7 p.m. tomorrow. A blessing service will be conducted there Tuesday at 11 a.m. and interment will be in Mt. Lebanon Cemetery, Glencoe, RD 1.
The Cumberland News, October 19, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FELKER, Mrs. Sue Ackerman
Mrs. Sue Ackerman Felker, 81, of Meyersdale, R. D. 4, died in her home. She was the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Dennis Ackerman of Northampton Township and was predeceased by her husband, Peter Felker. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Annie Deist and Mrs. Leora Deist of Meyersdale, eight grandchildren and 1? great-grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 18, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Mrs. Bertha Agnes Bittner
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Bertha Agnes Fike, 79, widow of Joseph Fike, died Tuesday at her home here. A native of Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Hanna (Bowman) Bittner. Surviving are a son, Homer Fike, of here; a sister, Mrs. William West, also of here; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Rev. Arthur Hunn. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 6, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Mrs. Della Clapper,
MEYERSDALE, Feb, 19 - Mrs. Della Clapper Fike, 57, died Saturday at her home here. A daughter of the late Rev. Daniel K. and Rachel Hoover and wife of Hurley Fike, she leaves three sons, stepsons, one sister and four brothers.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, February 19, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIORITA, Mrs. Rosella Bridges
Mrs. Rosella (Bridges) Fiorita, 28, wife of Raymond Fiorita, Sunnyside, near Mt. Savage, died yesterday at Allegany hospital, where she was a patient, for four months. Surviving, besides her husband, are a son, Lawrence Franklin; her parents, Jacob and Fanny Bridges, Barrelville; four brothers, Albert, Sunnyside; Clardon, Leo and Cecil all of Barrelville; three sisters, Mrs. Olive Caler and Mrs. Virginia Burkett, both of Barrelville; and Mrs. Mildred Troutman, Kennell's Mill, Pa. The body will be removed to the home of Mrs. Caler.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, September 1, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FINZEL, Mrs. Alberta B. Bolden
FINZEL — Mrs. Alberta B. Finzel, 78, former resident, died yesterday at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Patsy Mikeskell, Derry, Pa., with whom she had resided the past six years. Born in Finzel, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Henrietta {McKenzie) Bolden. Her husband, Howard Finzel, preceded her in death. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Derry. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Irene Baker, Mrs. Pearl Eisler, Mrs. Dorothy Lotz, and Mrs. Leotta Christner, all of Frostburg; Mrs. Rhoda Byrd, Frostburg; Mrs. Mikeskell, Derry; three sons, Stanley Finzel, Grantsville; Donald Finzel, Salisbury, Pa.; and Bernard Finzel, Frostburg; 22 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Durst Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 3, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Mrs. Dorothy J. Cruey
Mrs. Dorothy J. Folk, 47, of Mason Road, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital. Born in Chilhowie, Va., she was a daughter of Joseph and Daisy (Spriggs) Cruey. She was a member of the Baptist church. Surviving are her husband, Glenn D. Folk; two daughters, Donna Jean and Lori Lee Folk, at home; two brothers, Carey Cruey, Baltimore, and Claude Cruey, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. William Wagner, Baltimore, and Mrs. T. R. Wilmer, Largo, Fla. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home in Grantsville where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Thomas Daigle will officiate and iterment will be in Maple Glen Cemetery, Fort Hill, Pa.
The Cumberland News, August 28, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Mrs. Edith Bowser
FROSTBURG—Mrs. Edith Folk, 80, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Rosenberger, Finzel Road. Born in Bittinger, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine (Martin) Bowser. Her husband, William R. Folk, preceded her in death. Besides Mrs. Rosenberger she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Leota Witte, Zihlman; and Mrs. Helen Tharp, Borden; four sons, Thomas and Henry Folk, Baltimore; Harry Folk, Zihlman; and Carl Folk, Wadsworth, Ohio; one brother, Louis Bowser, Deer Park; 27 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Durst Funeral Home.
The Cumberland News, November 1, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOREST, Sarah Albright
MEYERSDALE, Aug. 2—Mrs. Sarah Albright Forest, 51, wife of Moses Forest, died Friday night at her home at Meyersdale, R. D., after a short illness. She leaves her husband; four children, Mrs. Dee Imler of Meyersdale, Hazel, at home, Leonard with the Army in New Britain, and Paul with the Army in Italy; one grandchild, and these brothers and sisters; Charles, Lewis, Walter and James of Meyersdale, Mrs. Jessie Valentine of Ridgeley, W. Va., and Clara and Susan Albright of Meyersdale, R. D.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 2, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FORESPRING, Mrs. Margaret Burkhart
MEYERSDALE, Mar. 9 — Mrs. Margaret Burkhart Forespring, 64, widow of Cyrus Forespring, died Monday at her home here. She was born in June, 1880, the daughter of the late Joshua and Elizabeth Flickinger Burkhart. Preceded in death by her husband, she leaves four children, Clarence and Mrs. Henry Housel of Meyersdale, Claude with the Army in Belgium, and Norman at home.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, March 9, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Thomas W. Frost
FROST, Thomas W.
The sudden illness of Mr. Thomas W. Frost, alluded to last week in these columns, terminated Tuesday morning March 10, 1903, in death.
Mr. Frost was born at Shade Mills, Garrett Co. (then Allegany), October 19, 1844, and died in the homestead of his birth, aged 58 years, 1 month and 21 days.
Of quiet, equable turn, he lived and wrought "far from the madding crowd's ignoble strife," yet he was up-to-date in all his business operations. He came of sturdy stock on both sides, agriculturist all, and maintained the industry as well as integrity of his lineage. His mother's family were landed people, from whom to him and his generation of relatives the development of recent years brought wealth. In his care and under the stimulus of his diligence, these resources multiplied in value.
Among his neighbors he was a business friend and oracle. His judgement was often sought and probably no man ever lost a cent who had followed his advice.
Mr. Frost was a member of the M. E. Church many years - a liberal, cheerful giver to its support and a fathful communicant.
In 1874 he became a member of Mountain Lodge, No. 99, A., F. and A. M. Though not often able to attend lodge, he valued its ritual and associations highly.
He owned property in Frostburg and was further identified with business interests here as a director of the First National Bank.
His wife, a half-sister - Mrs. Marian Broadwater, of Grantsville, and a half-brother, Charles W. Frost, are the immediate survivors of his family.
The remains were interred in the William Frost lot, Allegany cemetery, Thursday, a few feet away from the inscription on a granite monument erected to the memory of his father:
William Frost
