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GAFFNEY, Mrs. Agnes Coulehan
 
Mrs Agnes Coulehan Gaffney, widow of James P Gaffney, former city civil engineer, died last night at her home in Washington. She was a daughter of the late Judge and Mrs John Coulehan. Mrs Gaffney was born in Cumberland and was about 76 years ago. She moved with her family to Washington, D.C. after the death of Mr Gaffney, about 15 years ago. She is survived by five children: Misses Clare and Kathleen Gaffney and Richard Gaffney of Washington; Mrs Josephine Shannon of San Francisco, Cal and Miss Monica Gaffney, a member of the Order of the Sisters of the Holy Cross and known in religion as Sister Clotile. Mrs Gaffney also leaves one sister, Mrs Josephine(Regina) Murray, wife of Charles Murray of Washington, D.C. and one brother, Bernard Coulehan of Ohio. The body of Mrs Gaffney will be at the Stein Funeral Home late this afternoon. The funeral will take place tomorrow morning with a requiem mass at St Patrick's Church at 9 o'clock. The burial will be in the family lot in St Patrick's cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, October 4, 1933 - pg 8, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 23, 2013


GAINES, Harry

Harry Gaines, aged 30 years, one of the best known passenger conductors on the B&O lines, died Sat evening at Grafton, after illness of typhoid fever. When 16 years of age, Gaines started railroading, with the B&O and was steadily promoted until given a passenger as conductor.
Keyser Tribune, April 28, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 21, 2010

GAITHER, Mrs. Julie Ann Beal

HINESVILLE, Ga. — Julie Ann (Beal) Gaither, 46, an angel on earth - now an angel in heaven. Julie fought a 10-year courageous battle of Alpha-1 and now no more suffering or pain for her. She went to be with her heavenly Father on Sunday, Sept. 26, 2010. Julie will be dearly missed by many. Julie was born Oct. 23, 1963, and was the daughter of Jim and Mary Beal, Cumberland (formerly of Frostburg) and the granddaughter of Ruth Schade, Cumberland. She joins her grandparents, Ralph and Lee Beal and Arthur (Hank) Schade in heaven. Julie was a devoted and loving wife, mother, nana, daughter, granddaughter and sister. Her family was truly her blessings in life! She is survived by her husband, Gary Gaither, the love of her life. She has four wonderful children, Elizabeth Wyma and her husband Kenneth, South Carolina, Jeremy Gaither, Georgia, Ryan Gaither, Georgia, and Jonathon Gaither, Florida. She cherished the time she spent with her four adorable grandchildren, Devyn, Brianna, Mekhi and Cyrus Wyma. She is also survived by her two sisters, Tammy Bright and her husband Mike of Pennsylvania, and Kim Robertson and her husband Roy (Sonny) of Maryland; and one brother, Jim Beal and his wife Jody of Maryland; and several nieces and nephews. Julie grew up in Frostburg, Md., and was a 1981 Beall High School and VoTech graduate. She received her elementary education degree from Brewton-Parker College. Julie taught kindergarten at Frank Long Elementary in Hinesville, and was honored with the Teacher of the Year Award. She loved the children and touched many young lives as a truly exceptional caring teacher. A memorial service to celebrate Julie’s life will be held at noon on Saturday, Oct. 2, at the Emmanuel-Bethel-Mapleside United Methodist Church, 24 Humbird St., Cumberland. Pastor Mike Leedom will be officiating the service.
Cumberland Times-News, September 28, 2010
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 1, 2013


GALE, William

HAGERSTOWN -   William Gale, 81 years, a violinist, died at his home, four miles north of Hancock. He was a bachelor and the last of his family. His sisters, Misses Lizzie and Kate Gale, died several months ago.
Keyser Tribune, May 24, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 13, 2010



GALIGHER, Infant of Mr. & Mrs. James

PATTERSON’S CREEK - Mrs. James Galigher, who has been so very ill is getting better. Their baby is dead, was buried on Sunday last in the Catholic cemetery at Cumberland.
Keyser Tribune, August 11, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010


GALLAGHER, Miss Agnes
 
BARTON — Miss Agnes Gallagher, 78, former postmistress of Barton, died yesterday morning at Miners Hospital, Frostburg, where she was admitted Thursday. A native of Barton, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Gannon) Gallagher. She was a member of. St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Barton. Surviving are two nieces, Mrs. Edwin Winters, Midland, and Mrs. Rita Clark, Frostburg. She was the last surviving member of her immediate family. The body is at the Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, where friends will be received today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Requiem Mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 9:30 a. m. at St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 8 p. m.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, February 11, 1963 - pg 9, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012



GALLAGHER, Dennis P.
 
"Barton--The funeral of Dennis P. Gallagher, who died at the residence of his father on Quality Hill June 13, took place from St. Gabriel's Catholic church the following Thursday. The funeral was attended by Division No.3, A.O.H. of which deceased was a secretary and the T. A. and B. Society.  Deceased was aged about 20 years, a person of noble character and marked intelligence, and gave every promise of being a brilliant man. He was a pupil of the public school where he was noted for his gentle, refined nature and was beloved by all who knew him."
The Herald, Piedmont, West Virginia, 24 June 1892
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted December 8, 2012

GALLAGHER, James E.
 
James E. Gallagher, 84, Mt. Savage, died yesterday. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Patrick and Adelaide (Stephens) Gallagher. A retired pipefitter with the Celanese Fibers Corporation, he was a member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church in Mt. Savage. Survivors include two nephews, Charles C. Carney, Mt. Savage, and Francis Gallagher, Washington, D. C. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, Cumberland, Md., Saturday, November 1, 1969
(Courtesy of Barry Thoerig)
Posted February 28, 2013

GALLAGHER, Mrs. Jennie Lashbaugh
 
Lonaconing, Md - Dec 28 - Services for Mrs Jennie Lashbaugh Gallagher, 66, wife of William Gallagher, who died suddenly Friday evening at her home on State Street, were conducted today by the Rev Albert R Ark, pastor of the Assembly of God church.  Mrs Gallagher was born in Barton, a daughter of Jacob and Jennie Lashbaugh.  She had been living in Lonaconing 21 years.  Survivors are her husband, five children, 14 grandchildren, three brothers and two sisters.  Children surviving are: William, Zanesville, Ohio; Thomas at home, Vincent, Stella and Ruth Lonaconing.  Sisters and brothers are:  Mrs Maude Dawson, Miss Annie Lashbaugh, David, Dennis and William, all of Barton.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, December 28, 1942 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 18, 2013

 
GALLAGHER, Miss Margaret
 
Barton, Dec. 5 — Miss Margaret Gallagher, 78, died suddenly at her home this morning of a heart attack. She was the daughter of the late Patrick and Mary (Noland [Gannon]) Gallagher. Surviving are two brothers, William Gallagher, Lonaconing; Patrick H. Gallagher, at home: two sisters, Mrs. John L. Casey, Frostburg, and Miss Agnes Gallagher, at home. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, December 5, 1944 - pg 14, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

 


GALLAGHER, Patrick

Well Known Man Passes To Rest, Patrick Gallagher Died at Mt. Savage This Morning.  Lived There All of His Life.  He Was Foreman of the Union Mining Company’s Foundry – Was a Long-Democrat and Public Spirited Citizen.
Mr. Patrick Gallagher, one of the oldest and most prominent residents of Mt. Savage, died at his late residence at that place at 4:30 this morning, aged 62 years. The deceased lived at Mt. Savage all his life and for the last thirty years was prominent in Democratic politics, and also in the upbuilding of his town and county.  His life was an open book and no man ever departed this life who was more respected by those who knew him than the one who has just passed into the great beyond. The deceased for many years was foreman of the Union Mining Co.’s foundry at Mt. Savage and stood high both with employers and employees.  He leaves a widow and seven unmarried children, viz: John, Charles, James, Elizabeth, May, Angela and Ellen Gallagher. The funeral will take place on Thursday morning and the interment will be made at Mt. Savage.
The Evening Times, Tuesday, Aug. 27, 1907
(Courtesy of Barry R. Thoerig)
Posted 12 January 2013
 



GALLAGHER, Patrick H. Gallagher

BARTON - Patrick H, Gallagher, 79, died yesterday afternoon at his home here. Born in Barton April 20, 1882, he was a son of the late Patrick and Mary (Gannon) Gallagher. A well known grocer here, he retired in 1958 after 40 years in business. He was a charter member of Piedmont Council 685 Knight's of Columbus, a director of the Barton National Bank for 35 years, and a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society of the church. He is survived by a sister, Miss Agnes Gallagher, with whom he resided: two nieces, Mrs Edmund Winters, Midland, and Mrs Rita Clark, Frostburg. and a nephew, Addis Casey, Baltimore. The body is at the Barton Memorial Chapel where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. The rosary will he recited tomorrow at 8 p. m. at the chapel. A requiem mass will be celebrated in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church Tuesday at 9:30 a. m. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Sunday, November 5, 1961 - pg 23, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012

 
GALLAGHER, Patrick H.

BARTON — A Requiem Mass will be celebrated for Patrick H. Gallagher, 79, of here, who died Saturday at his home, tomorrow 9:30 a. m. in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Active pallbearers will be Joseph Howell, James O'Rourke, Frank Lambert, Ellsworth Russell, Cooper McCormick and Roy Snyder. Honorary pallbearers will be Patrick Laughlin, Benjamin Mowbray, Kenneth Malcolm, Ellsworth Boal, Arthur P. Hoffa, Morris Lamberson, John Bradley Frank Williams and Joseph Shuhart. The body is at Boal's Barton Memorial Chapel where the Rosary will be recited today at 8 p m. He was a charter member of the Barton Fire Company and served on the board of directors of the Barton National Bank for 43 years.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, November 6, 1961 - pg 15, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012


GALLAGHER, T-5 Thomas D.
 
KILLED
T-5 Thomas D. Gallagher, of Lonaconing, on Samar Island, November 5.
T-5 Gallagher was the 32-year old son of William Gallagher, of Lonaconing. He had been in the Army two years, on combat duty four months. The island of Samar, where he died, is one of the Philippine group.  A former employe of the Castle Big Vein Coal company, T-5 Gallagher is survived by two sisters, Mrs William Spiker and Mrs Thomas Walters of Lonaconing and two brothers, Vincent Gallagher, Lonaconing and William Gallagher, St Clarysville, Ohio.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, November 30, 1944 - pg 13, col 8
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 18, 2013
 



GALLEN, John Norton

Gallen Services
A solemn requiem mass was held this morning in St. Patrick's Catholic church for John Norton "Jack" Gallen, son of John A. Gallen, 528 Beall street, who died in a hospital in New York City last Friday night after being struck by a truck.
The Rev. Francis J. McKeown was celebrant, and was assisted by the Rev. Charles W. Began, as deacon, and the Rev. Thomas A. Hardesty, as sub-deacon. Interment was in SS. Peter and Paul church cemetery.
Pallbearers were J. William Hunt, Joseph K. Mooney, Clarence V. Burns, William H. Ritchey, Benjamin A. F.Uchey and John McGraw.
Fort Cumberland Post No. 13, American Legion, had charge of services at the grave. The color guard was composed of Samuel H. Brown, Francis Mulligan, James Lehman and George D. Cline and F. Earl Brode, who was sergeant. Joseph M. Fradiska sounded taps.
The firing squad was composed of Sgt. Hilary Green, Pfc. James Baker, T-5 Robert Nee, Sgt. Thomas Dawson, Pfc. William Bantz, pfc. Harold Underdonk, Pfc. Robert Park and T-5 Cecil McCullough.
The Cumberland Evening Times, Tuesday, December 18, 1943
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted July 15, 2009




GALLOWAY, Emily

PATTERSON'S CREEK - Mrs Emily Galloway, an old colored woman, died two weeks ago at the old Houser place, near here.
Keyser Tribune, June 30, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 21, 2010



GALVIN, Miss Alice Carey

Galvin Services
MT. SAVAGE—A requiem mass for Miss Alice Carey Galvin. 82, who died Friday at the home of Misses Loretta and Kathleen Galvin (McDermitt?), with whom she resided, was celebrated at St Patrick's Catholic Church by Rev. Michael Smyth, pastor. Burial was in .the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were DeSales McDermott, John and Edward Malloy, Charles Mulligan, Harry Poland and Thomas Stephens.
[NB: Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - November 1, 1951 has the names listed as Misses Loretta and Kathleen McDermitt.]
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - October 30, 1951 - pg 21, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 28, 2010



GALVIN, Peter

Peter Galvin died Saturday at Careywood, the country home of his niece, Miss Alice Carey Galvin. in Garrett county, Maryland. Mr. Galvin was born at Mt. Savage. Md., June 29, 1850, the son of the late James P Galvin and Mrs. Sarah Jane Hall Galvin, pioneer settlers of Mt. Savage. Mr. Galvin learned his trade in the Mt. .Savage machine shops of the C. & P. R. H. Co., worked there for a few years, and then went West locating at Chicago, Illinois , where he worked for the Nickel Plate machine shops for about 20 years, until failing health compelled him to retire. He was a temperance man. a great advocate of temperance in the way of example, having in his youth taken St. Matthew's temperance pledge, keeping this faithfully until death. . His funeral will be held 9 o'clock tomorrow with services at St. Patrick's Church, Mt. Savage, Md.  Interment will be in the family lot in the cemetery connected with the church.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - September 15, 1924 - pg 9, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 28, 2010



GAMBLE, Elizabeth Cunningham

At 4 o'clock Sat, Aug 31, 1912, at her home in Moorefield, surrounded by all her children, Mrs Elizabeth Gamble, one of the oldest residents of the South Branch Valley, entered into rest aged 90 years, 3 months and 16 days. On Aug 5th, she was taken ill, and for three weeks her death was expected at any time. The last few years of her life was spent in almost total physical blindness, but with the exception of her sight all of her faculties were remarkably well preserved. Almost to the end, she knew the friends that gathered about her bedside to minister to her comfort. Her mind was clear and calmly and composedly she spoke of her approaching death and patiently and without fear waited for the coming of her Lord. Mrs Gamble was the daughter of Jesse and Pattie Snodgrass Cunningham and was born near Moorefield May 15, 1822. Though she had past her four score years and ten - a remarkable age - she did not attain to the days of the years of her venerable mother, who was almost ninety-three at the time of her death. In 1848, March 29, she was married to Mortimer Williams Gamble, in the same house in which she died. Of the union six children were born. Jesse Cunningham, who died at two years of age, and six who survive her; John, Samuel, Mortimer Williams, Kate, Alice, Bettie (Mrs B W Chrisman), all of Moorefield, and Mrs Laura Cunningham, of Hutchison Ky. In Feb 1872, she was bereft of her husband and for forty years of widowhood she learned a deeper dependence upon "The Father of the fatherless and the god of the widow. For fifty years she was a consistent member of the Presbyterian church. She loved her Bible, her church and its services and loyally supported it, and when the infirmities of age were upon her, she often came to the church in her wheel chair and sat through the services. At 3:30 Mon afternoon, Sept 2, the casket covered with floral offerings, was bourne to the church she loved and after service conducted by her pastor, her body was laid to rest by the side of her husband in Olivet Cemetery, overlooking the beautiful Valley where her entire life was spent. Her memory will be cherished in loving hearts until we shall again see her face to face.
"So, He giveth his beloved sleep."
Keyser Tribune, September 13, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 28, 2010


GANNON, Miss Catherine

Miss Catherine M Gannon, sister of Mrs John McGuigan of Westernport, died Saturday at her home in Philadelphia, where funeral services were held Tuesday morning. Miss Gannon, a daughter of Mrs Bessie Gannon and the late Thomas Gannon was born and raised in Barton but had resided in Philadelphia for a number of years. Her sisters, Mrs McGuigan of Westernport and Mrs Herman Davis of Keyser attended the funeral.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, November 3, 1939 - pg 4, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012


GANNON, Mrs. Christine Stevenson

"Barton, Md., Dec. 23-The funeral of Mrs. Christine Stevenson Gannon, wife of Harmon D. Gannon, who died suddenly at her home last Saturday morning, was held from St. Gabriel's Catholic church yesterday morning with Requiem High Mass by the Rev. Leon K. Warczyski.  After the church service the body was taken to the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, to await the arrival of a son, Lieut. James Gannon. Interment was in Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing, this morning.  The pallbearers were Alvln Logsdon, Adolph Howell, William Kyle, William Chappell, Howard Wilkes and Hugh Young.  Among those who attended were: Miss Patricia Gannon, Washington; Mrs. Bertha Kelly, Philadelphia; Mr. and Mrs. Herman Davis, Keyser; Mrs. Bessie Durst, Miss Effie George, Mrs. Ella Rank, Miss Stacia Lannon and Paul Lannon, Cumberland."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, Thursday 23 Dec 1943
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted October 22, 2011 

GANNON, Emmett
 
LIVED 18 YEARS WITH BROKEN BACK
Barton, Md - Oct 16 - Emmett Gannon, native of Barton, who survived a broken back 18 years, died Sunday at his home here of apoplexy, aged 50. He sustained the injury at a copper mine in Bisbee, Ariz. He is survived by his mother and the following sisters and brothers: John Gannon, Cumberland; Mrs John McGuire, Westernport; Catherine Gannon and Mrs Bertha Kelly, both of Philadelphia; Miss Patricia Gannon of Rockfeller Institute Hospital, New York; Thomas Gannon, Pittsburgh; William Gannon stationed on the U.S.S. Leo and James Gannon, Bisbee, Ariz; Huron(sic) in the Turkish War zone and Herman and John Gannon and Miss Marcella Gannon at home. He was a son of the late Thomas Gannon. The funeral will be held from St Gabriel's Catholic Church at Barton Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock with interment in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, October 16, 1922 - pg 12, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 8, 2012


GANNON, Miss Marie Katherine

WESTERNPORT — Miss Marie Katherine Gannon, 61, died yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where she had been a patient for five days. Miss Gannon had been in poor health for several years. A native of Westernport, she was a daughter of the late Michael P. and Lena (Paulis) Gannon. She graduated from St. Peter's School, here, and also from Mount St. Mary's College, Chestnut Hill, Philadelphia. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church; Sodality of the Blessed Virgin and the Alumni Association of St. Peter's School. Surviving is a brother. Paul Gannon, Nortonville, Ky. The body is at Fredlock's Funeral Home and members of the alumni and sodality will meet today at 8 p. m. to recite the rosary. A requiem mass will be celebrated at St. Peter's Church tomorrow at 9 a. m. with interment in the parish cemetery.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, April 20, 1953 - pg 11, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 1, 2012


GAPP, Matthew

HARDY COUNTY, Moorefield Examiner of 20th - Matthew Gapp, an aged resident of this community, died last week at Weston, where he was taken several weeks ago. The remains were brought here Sunday and services held at the home of William Keller, Monday morning, after which his remains were laid to rest in Olivet Cemetery. He is survived by several sons and daughters.
Keyser Tribune, February 28, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted September 2, 2010



GARBER, Rev. J. C.

Rev. J. C. Garber, of Augusta, Co., a well-known preacher of the Brethren, is dead after a protracted illness. He was 56 years old. He leaves a widow and three children.
Keyser Tribune, October 11, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 31, 2010


GARDILL. Jerlyn Ann

MEYERSDALE—As a result of a disastrous auto accident on Route 219 last week [July 8] one child was killed, the mother was seriously injured, and another child, born in Meyersdale Community Hospital following the mishap, died the following morning. Killed instantly in the crash was Jerlyn Ann Gardill, who was nearing two years of age, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert C. Gardill, Buffalo Mills RD 1, Bedford County. Mrs. Pauline (Klink) Gardill, 22, mother of the child and driver of the car, is a patient in Meyersdale Community Hospital and is in fair condition. She is suffering from a mouth injury, contusions and multiple lacerations of the body. Mrs. Gardill, who was expecting a child, gave birth to a seven-pound boy in the hospital about 6 hours after the accident. The baby lived 12 hours and died. The accident, the most disastrous in the immediate vicinity in a number of years, occurred near the Bird and Friedline residences at the borough line south of Meyersdale. Mrs. Gardill was driving her car south and had just passed through Meyersdale. She was on her way to the home of her sister, Mrs. Louise Pritts, Meyersdale, RD 1.

The Cumberland Sunday Times, July 10, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

GARDNER, Homer Wilson
 
LONACONING - Homer Wilson Gardner, 61, of 23 Charlestown Street, died Wednesday at Frostburg Community Hospital. He was born here May 27, 1923, son of Samuel Wilson Gardner and the late Katie (Ravenscroft) Gardner. His mother died in 1974 (sic:1975). Mr. Gardner retired in 1980 as a heavy equipment operator for the T. G. and C. Coal Company, Midlothian. He was an Army veteran of World War II and the Korean Conflict and attended the Lonaconing United Methodist Church. Surviving besides his father and his widow, the former Elva Richardson, are two sisters, Mrs. Marie Clark, here, and Mrs. Joan Bittinger, Front Royal, Va. Friends will be received at the Eichhorn Funeral Home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home Saturday at 1 p.m. by the Rev. Carl A. Synan. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 2, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 3, 2012



GAREY, Mrs. Louise Mae Sourbrine

CORRIGANVILLE — Mrs. Louise Mae Garey, 54, died yesterday in Springfield State Hospital, Sykesville. Born April 8, 1913 at Mt. Savage, she was the daughter of Mrs. Minnie (Ruby) Sourbrine, Cumberland, and the late Richard Sourbrine. She was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are one son, George Garey, Clarysville; one daughter, Miss Linda Garey, Clarysville; one brother, George Sourbrine, Miami, Fla., and three sisters, Mrs. Amelia Cessna, West Hollywood, Fla.; Mrs. Lilabel Lancaster, Cumberland, and Mrs. Zella Clauson, Corriganville. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, where friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Services will he conducted Sunday at 1 p. m. in the funeral home. Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 21, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 24, 2010


GAREY, Samuel W.

Samuel W. Garey, 74, of Corriganville, died last night in Sacred Heart Hospital where he had been a patient three days. Born in Corriganville, he was a son of the late Samuel and Lucinda (Hiner) Garey. A retired farmer and carpenter, Mr. Garey was a member of Corriganville Methodist Church and Chosen Friends Lodge 34, IOOF of Cumberland. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Susan (Geiger) Garey; a son, George S. Garey; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Lepley, Mrs. Carl Crabtree, Mrs. Donald Kite, and Mrs. Homer Golden, all of Corriganville; three sisters, Mrs. Rebecca Yantz, Mt. Savage; Mrs. Lilly Sturtz, Wellersburg, Pa., and Mrs. Lucy Shatzer, Cumberland, and ten grandchildren. The body will be at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Lepley, after noon tomorrow and will remain there until 1 p. m. Thursday when it will be taken to Corriganville Methodist Church for services at 2 p. m. Rev. Paul R. O'Brien, pastor, will officiate and interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 9, 1956
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)



GAREY, Mrs. Susan Holsinger

CORRIGANVILLE ~ Mrs. Susan Garey, 73, died yesterday at her residence. Born in Corriganville, she was the daughter of Urias and Lydia Knepp-Holsinger. Her husband, Samuel Garey, died in 1956. Mrs. Garey was a member of the United Church of Christ. Surviving are a son, George Garey, Corriganville; four daughters, Mrs. Robert Lepley, Mrs. Donald Hite, Mrs. Homer Golden, all of Corriganville, and Mrs. Carl Crabtree, of Cumberland; two brothers, George Geiger and Henry Geiger, Corriganville; a sister, Mrs. Esther Paetow, Corriganville; 10 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman. Services Wednesday. Interment Hillcrest Burial Park.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 3, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


GARLETS, William F.

William F. Garlets died at his home in Buffalo, New York, on Thursday, June 30, after an illness of several months. He was born in St. Paul, son of Clara (Yutzy) and Ananias Garlets, and was 62 years, 7 months and 16 days in age at his passing. He was born on November 14, 1886. He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Edna L. (Baker) Garlets; two daughters, Mrs. Lucille Taylor of Boswell and Mrs. Elva Roth of Buffalo, N.Y.; two sisters, Mrs. John M. Deal, Route 1, Salisbury, and Mrs. Wesley Wilhelm, Route 3, Meyersdale; and by two grandchildren. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen. Funeral services were conducted in the Thomas Funeral Home on Saturday, July 2, at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Ira S. Monn officiating. Interment in the I.O.O.F. Cemetery in charge of Mortician S. M. Thomas.
Meyersdale Republican, July 7, 1949  
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


GARLITZ, Miss Agnes Garlitz

Miss Agnes Garlitz. aged 28? daughter of E. A. Garlitz, Green street, died this morning at 8? o'clock at Miners'Hospital, following an illness of 10 days of pneumonia. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Besides her father, she is survived by the following brothers and sisters: Joseph, Cecil, Paul, Neal, John, May, Adaline and Margaret Garlitz.
Cumberland Evening Times, March 22, 1920

Funeral of Miss Garlitz
The funeral of Miss Agnes Garlltz, Green street, will be held tomorrow morning at 10 o'clock from St. Michael's Catholic Church.
Cumberland Evening Times, March 23, 1920



GARLITZ, Mrs. Agnes McKenzie

Frostburg - Mrs. Agnes Garlitz, aged 44 years, wife of Mr. Enoch A. Garlitz, died Wednesday at 6 p. m., at the Allegany Hospital, Cumberland, after an illness that was lingering in its nature but did not assume a serious form until Thursday of last week. Her body was brought to this city Wednesday evening. Mrs. Garlitz, together with her husband, came to this place many years ago from Avilton, Garrett county, Md., and for the past several years have resided on Green street. The deceased is survived by her husband and the following children: Agnes, Teresa, Margaret and Adaline, Messrs Cecil, Paul, James Neil and John, all of this place and Joseph R. Garlitz, of Philadelphia. The funeral will take place at 10 o'clock Saturday morning from St. Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be made in the church cemetery. Mr. Garlitz, the husband of the deceased, has for many years been employed by the H. B. Shaffer Company, of this city.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, MD, January 19, 1912
[Daughter of Jeremiah James and Agnes Elizabeth Hutzel McKenzie, born January 1868]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 15, 2011

GARLITZ, Albert Freeman
 
AVILTON - Albert Freeman Garlitz, 69, of 341 Green Lantern Road, Lonaconing, died Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born June 30, 1933, at Avilton, Maryland, he was the son of the late William and Mary (McKenzie) Garlitz. Mr. Garlitz was preceded in death by one daughter, Lisa; one grandchild; eight brothers; and six sisters. Mr. Garlitz had been employed by Buffalo Coal Company and was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Shrine. Surviving are his wife, Wanda Marie (Warner)Garlitz; four sons, Terry Garlitz and wife, Joyce, and Eugene Garlitz and wife Mary Ann, all of Frostburg, Keith Garlitz and wife, Rita, Grantsville, and Richard Garlitz, Avilton; three daughters, Brenda Ritchie and husband, Dean, Frostburg, Renee Garlitz and husband Robert, Grantsville, and Katrina Mason and husband, David, Avilton; two sisters, Beulah Hetz, Avilton, and Freda Minick, Barton; 15 grandchildren; one step granddaughter; and two step grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller Street, Grantsville, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 pm. Funeral services will be conducted at St. Ann's Shrine, Avilton, on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2003, at 10:30 a.m. with Father Albert J. Anselmi officiating. Interment will be in St. Ann's Cemetery. The rosary will be recited on Tuesday at 3:30 pm in the funeral home. Contributions may be directed to the American Cancer Society. Those serving as pallbearers are Todd Garlitz, Jason Garlitz, Troy Garlitz, Marty Ritchie, Scott Ritchie, Matthew Mason, Josh Mason, and Mike Garlitz.
abt. Sunday, Jan. 12, 2003; Cumberland Times obituary
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 16, 2012


GARLITZ, Burman N.

FROSTBURG — Burman N. Garlitz, 55, RD 2, died Saturday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient 10 days. Born in Garrett County, he was a son of the late George W. and Annie (Robinson) Garlitz. He was a veteran of World War II and was a member of Emmanuel Methodist Church. Surviving are three sisters, Mrs. William L. Hetz, Avilton; Mrs. Eleanor Minnick, Finzel, and Mrs. Beatrice Durst, here; two brothers, Francis and Melvin Garlitz, here. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 3 until 5 and 7 until 9 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Louis L. Emerick will officiate and interment will follow in the Blocher Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, March 17, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)



GARLITZ, Mrs. Carrie Durst

Mrs. Carrie Garlitz, 64, widow of the late Freeman Garlitz, died at her farm home, Avilton, Md., Tuesday, Feb. 24, from a cerebral hemorrhage. Funeral services were held at St. Anne's Catholic Church, Avilton, of which she was a member, on Friday morning. Rev. Father David Dressman, the pastor, officiated. Burial was in the church cemetery. Mrs. Garlitz was the daughter of the late Augustus and Nancy (McKenzie) Durst, and was born at New Germany, June 25, 1883. Since her marriage to Mr. Garlitz about 40 years ago, she had resided on a farm near Avilton. Her husband died 15 years ago. Surviving are two daughters, Mrs. Ada Swauger, Baltimore; Mrs. Pauline Martumas, Minersville, Pa.; one son, Freeman, at home, and ten grandchildren. Also surviving are four brothers, Henry F., Marshall and Delbert Durst, all of Grantsville, and George Durst of Cumberland, and one sister, Mrs. Fannie Wagner of Akron, O.
Meyersdale Republican, March 4, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


GARLITZ, Cecil

Cecil Garlitz, 49, of 50 North Mechanic street, was found dead in bed this morning when called to go to work at McKenzie's Tavern, North Mechanic street, where he had been employed as a bartender. Garlitz was a veteran of the First World War and had been ill several days prior to his death this morning about 9 a. m. Dr. Linne H. Corson, deputy county medical examiner, said death was due to natural causes. He was a son of the late Enoch A. and Agnes (McKenzie) Garlitz, a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, this city, and of Henry Hart Post. No. 1411, Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was unmarried. He is survived by four brothers: Paul H., Mt. Savage; Joseph R., this city, Cornelius C., Detroit, Mich.; and John P. Garlitz, Avilton, who returned yesterday from the South Pacific after four years' service with the Fifth Army Air Force. Three sisters also, survive: Mrs. Eloy Barba, Mrs. L. P. Monahan, and Mrs. Roy Wentling, all of Detroit.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 15, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 16, 2011


GARLITZ, Clarence

Avilton, Md., Jan. 1 - Funeral services for Clarence Garlitz, 67, of Avilton, whose frozen body was found in the woods near St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton, will be held Monday morning at the church with burial in Avilton Cemetery. The body is at the Winterberg Funeral Home, Grantsville. Garlitz was last seen Dec. 18, but relatives had not reported him missing, believing he had gone to Baltimore on a visit. He apparently was cutting wood when stricken, and he is thought to have been dead over a week when his body was found. In his clothing were $675 in currency and 79 cents change. There was no evidence of foul play, the authorities stated. A son of the late Isadore and Elizabeth Garlitz, he was born at Avilton. Surviving are two sons, Ronald and Gerald, both in the armed service, and two daughters, Mrs. Grant McKenzie and Mrs. James Joyce, Baltimore. He was a brother of Lawrence Garlitz and Mrs. Lilly Newman, Everett, Wash.; Orville and Wilfred Garlitz, Avilton; Mrs. John McGowan, and Mrs. George Winner, Midland, Md. There are six grandchildren.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, January 2, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2010


GARLITZ, Mrs. Cora Murray

Meyersdale, Oct 18 - Mrs. Cora Murray Garlitz, 63, widow of Frank Garlitz, died Sunday night at her home. A daughter of the late Franklin and Savilla Saylor Murray, she was born here where she spent her entire life. Surviving are four children, four grandchildren, and eight brothers and sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, October 18, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 22, 2009


GARLITZ, Dale Thomas

 
FROSTBURG - Dale Thomas Garlitz, 69, of Frostburg, died Thursday, April 30, 2009, at the WMHS-Braddock Campus. Born May 6, 1939, in Garrett County, he was the son of the late Esco Garlitz and Flossie (McKenzie) Garlitz. Dale was also preceded in death by twin brothers, Blayne Garlitz and Wayne Garlitz. Mr. Garlitz was retired from Allied Transfer and Storage and formerly worked for Squeaky Clean. Dale was a member of Farrady Squadron 24 Sons of the American Legion and the Fraternal Order of Eagles Aerie 273, both of Frostburg. He is survived by his wife of 32 years, Sandra (Pryor) Garlitz; one daughter, Dalene Garlitz, at home; one sister, Margaret Kenney and husband J. Michael, of Frostburg; and numerous nieces and nephews. Mr. Garlitz was cremated in accordance with his wishes. A memorial service will be conducted in the Durst Funeral Home, 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Monday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Joseph Byers officiating. Friends will be received one hour prior to the service. His ashes will be interred in Eckhart Cemetery.
May 01, 2009, Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 16, 2012



GARLITZ, Miss Della

Miss Della Garlitz, 68, of Avilton, died Tuesday. She was the daughter of the late Francis and Elizabeth (Hetz) Garlitz. She is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Miller, Lonaconing, and Mrs. Ethel McKenzie, Frostburg. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home in Lonaconing where friends may call from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. The rosary will be recited at the funeral home today at 8 p. m. Requiem mass will be celebrated Friday at 9 a. m. at St. Mary's Church, Lonaconing. Interment will be in St. Anne's Church Cemetery, Avilton.
The Cumberland News, March 19, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)



GARLITZ, Douglass Andrew

GRANTSVILLE — Douglass Andrew Garlitz, 2, of RD 3, Meyersdale, died Thursday night in Frostburg Community Hospital. Born in Cumberland, he was the son of Cecil and Linda (Yutzy) Garlitz. In addition to his parents, surviving are one brother, Jason Garlitz, at home; paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Norris Garlitz, RD 1, Lonaconing, and maternal grandparents Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Yutzy, RD 3, Meyersdale. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today. Services will be conducted in Greenville Lutheran Church Sunday at 2 p.m. Rev. David E. Fetter will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland News, August 13, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso
)



GARLITZ, Edgar L.
 
LONACONING - Edgar L. Garlitz, 63, of 3060 Woodlawn Road, Ambridge, Pa., died August 23 in Sewickley Valley Hospital after an illness of one week. A native of Lonaconing, Mr. Garlitz had resided in Ambridge for 31 years and had been employed as a welder for the American Bridge Company for over 29 years. He was a veteran of World War I and was a member of the Baden (Pa.) American Legion Post, St. Veronica Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society of the church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Agnes Garlitz; three sons, Edgar Garlitz, Jr., and Paul Garlitz, both of Baden; and John Garlitz, at home; four daughters, Mrs. Marie Lemerise, Long Island, N.Y.; Mrs. Edna Heitt and Mrs. Marita Parish, both of Missoula, Mont., and Mrs. Helen See, New Brighton, Pa; three brothers, Harry Garlitz, Wheeling, W.Va.; Joseph Garlitz, serving with the U.S. Army and Wilmouth Garlitz, of here; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah McKenzie, of here, and Mrs. Lila Schaub, Eckhart; and 16 grandchildren. Services and interment were held at Ambridge.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 10, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 10, 2012


GARLITZ, Mrs. Edith McKenzie
 
FROSTBURG — Mrs. Edith Garlitz, 86, wife of Olen Garlitz, Longstretch, died Friday night in Miners Hospital. Born in Finzel, she was a daughter of the late Urias and Cordillia McKenzie. Surviving, besides her husband, are two brothers, George McKenzie, Flintstone; Oren McKenzie, LaVale, and a sister Mrs. Orpha Miller, Barberton Ohio. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville. A requiem mass will be celebrated today at 10 a.m. at St. Michael's Catholic Church here and interment will be in the parish cemetery.
The Cumberland News, February 13, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 22, 2012



GARLITZ, Elbert
 
Lonaconing - Elbert L. Garlitz, 85, died Thursday at his home at RD 1, Lonaconing. Born in Fairview, he was the son of the late Lon and Effie (Warnick) Garlitz. Surviving are his widow, Mary (McKenzie) Garlitz; one daughter, Mrs. Merla Murray, Star Route, Frostburg, and three grandchildren. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton; Cumberland Lodge 271, Loyal Order of Moose; Cumberland Aerie 245, FOE Eagles, and was retired from the Celanese Fibers Company. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A mass of the resurrection will be celebrated Monday at 11 a.m. at St. Ann's Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. followed by a memorial service at 8 p.m. by the LOOM.
The Cumberland News, February 3, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2012


GARLITZ, Mrs. Elizabeth McKenzie

Mrs. Elizabeth McKenzie Garlitz, 89, widow of I. F. Garlitz, died at the home of a son, Orville Garlitz, Avilton, this morning. She was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. George Winner, Mrs. John McGowan, both of Midland; Mrs. Lillie Newman, Everett, Wash.; Clarence Wilford, both of Avilton.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 27, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 15, 2001

GARLITZ, Mrs. Elizabeth

Mrs. Elizabeth Garlitz Rites
Avilton, Md., March 2—Requiem mass for Mrs. Elizabeth Garlitz, 89, widow of Isadore Garlitz. who died Saturday morning was celebrated at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton, yesterday by the pastor assisted by the Rev. Father Miller, who sang mass and the Rev. Father Alban. who delivered the sermon. The pastor conducted the interment at St. Ann's Cemetery, Avilton. Surviving are four sons, three daughters, 43 grandchildren and 40 great grandchildren.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, March 2, 1943 - pg 13, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 26, 2010



GARLITZ, Mrs. Ella Hemings

FROSTBURG - Mrs. Ella (Hemings) Garlitz, 76, of RD 2, Frostburg, died this morning in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, after having been a patient for two weeks. She was the daughter of the late Thomas and Alice (Haney) Hemings and was born in Bedford. She was the widow of John Garlitz. Surviving are seven daughters. Mrs. Myrtle Beeman, Conneaut, Ohio; Mrs. Barbara Cadwallader, Gilmore; Mrs. Nancy Hetz and Mrs. Ora Wiland, Avilton; Mrs. Virgil McKenzie, Cove; and Mrs. Nellie McKenzie, Garrett County; six sons, Clayton Garlitz, Zihlman, and Harry, Charles, Ralph, Sheridan and Edward Garlitz, all at home; a sister, Mrs. Emma Winner, Midland; three half-sisters, Mrs. Edna McKenzie, Winchester Road; Mrs. Rose Carey, Frostburg, and Mrs. Greta Miller, Shaft; a brother, Gus Hemings, Confluence; two half-brothers, Harry Smith, Midland, and James Smith, Eckhart. The body will be at the Durst 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.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 9, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)



GARLITZ, Mrs. Ellen Robeson

Bureau Evening Times,
Frostburg, Md., Feb. 14.
The funeral of Mrs. Ellen Garlitz, whose death took place Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. C. B. McKenzle, near Avilton, Md., a few miles west of this place, after a lingering ilness of several days from old age and general debility, took place Sunday afternoon at 2 o'clock from the residence of Mrs. McKenzie. Interment being made at that place, the Methodist minister officiating.
The deceased was the widow of the late Israel Garlitz and was well-known and highly respected by everybody who knew her.
Mrs. Garlitz was formerly a Miss Robeson and was born near this place in 1828, residing in this vicinity for seventy-seven years. She is survived by several children who reside about here. The deceased lost her husband several years ago.
Mrs. Garlitz was a remarkable woman for her age, being very active and was a very interesting and entertaining talker for one so advanced in years.

(February 14, 1905 Tuesday; page 2 Evening Times; Cumberland, MD.)
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted May 22, 2010


GARLITZ, Ellis Clarence
 
Ellis Clarence Garlitz, 86, of Avilton, Md. died Saturday, July 1, 2006, at his home. Born May 3, 1920, in Avilton, where he was raised and lived his entire life, he was the son of the late Orville J. and Mallia (Bardon) Garlitz. He was preceded in death by his wife, Marian A. (Kemp) Garlitz, March 10, 2004, three brothers, Norris "Joe", Paul and Leonard Garlitz and one sister, Inez Michaels. Mr. Garlitz was a retired conveyor operator for Cumberland Cement and Supply Co. and was a member of Teamsters Union, Local 453. He was a member of Old St. Ann's Church. He was a U.S. Army veteran of WW 2, and was a member of Grantsville Post 214, American Legion. Ellis enjoyed fishing, gardening, WW 2 history, woodworking, politics, snowmobiling and reminiscing about childhood memories. He was much loved, especially by his grandchildren. He is survived by five sons, Paul Garlitz and David Garlitz, both of Avilton; Robert Garlitz, Sheffield Lake, Ohio; Dale Garlitz, Missoula, Montana; Jack Garlitz, Cumberland; one daughter, Elaine Meyers, Oakland; one sister, Lillian Kemp, Sheffield Lake, Ohio; 13 grandchildren, 16 great grandchildren and one great great grandson. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, Md. on Wednesday 7-9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Ty Hullinger officiating. Interment will be in St. Ann's Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be accorded by Grantsville Post 214, American Legion.
Cumberland Times-News obituary; abt. Saturday, July 1, 2006
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 16, 2012



GARLITZ, Enoch A.

Frostburg, Md., Sept. 29 - Enoch A. Garlitz, aged 56 years, one of Frostburg's hlghly regarded citizens, a resident of Green street, died at his home at 5 o'clock yesterday afternoon, following an illness of nearly two years. He had been confined to his bed since May. He was an employe of the H. B. Shaffer Company for 28 years in the capacity of a miller, operating the grist mill. Owing to continued ill health he was forced to relinquish his duties last February, and has since that time been confined to his home. About 30 years ago he operated a grocery store on Bowery street. He was past councilor of the Frostburg Camp, No. 7366, Modern Woodmen of America, and also a member of the Loyal Order of Moose. He was affiliated with St. Michael's Catholic Church and other church organizations. Besides his wife, three daughters, Mrs. May Monahan and Margaret and Angela Garlitz, and four sons, Joseph, Cecil, Paul and Neil Garlitz, all of Frostburg, survive.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 29, 1922
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 11, 2011


 


GARLITZ, Francis

FROSTBURG - Francis Garlitz, 69, of Beall School Road, RD 2, died yesterday at his residence. He had been in failing health 10 years. Born in Garrett County, he was a son of the late George William and Annie (Robeson) Garlitz. He was a former lineman for Potomac Edison. Surviving are his widow, Bertha (McKenzie) Garlitz; four sons, Edwin Garlitz, Frostburg; Ellis and Paul Garlitz, RD 2, and Herman Garlitz, San Lorenzo, Calif.; a daughter, Mrs. Leona McKenzie, Mt. Vernon, Ohio; a brother, Melvin Garlitz, RD 2; three sisters, Mrs. Ida Hetz, Avilton; Mrs. Eleanor Minick, Pocahontas; Mrs. Beatrice Durst, Star Route; 14 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 until 9 p.m. today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at 1:30 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home by the Rev. Robert W. Collette. Interment will be in Blocher Cemetery, Garrett County.
The Cumberland News, June 9, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

GARLITZ, Freeman
 
Frostburg, Feb. 9 - Freeman Garlitz, 48, died at Allegany Hospital, Cumberland, Tuesday, following an illness of three weeks of pneumonia. He was taken to the hospital two weeks ago where he underwent an operation. He is survived by his wife, who was Miss Carrie Durst of New Germany, and these children: Lemuel, Pauline, Adell, and Mrs. Martha Bittiinger, at home. Funeral services will be held Saturday at 10 a.m. from St. Ann's Catholic Church, Avilton. Rev. Father Michael, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 9, 1933
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2012



GARLITZ, George William

FROSTBURG - George William Garlitz, 79, of RD 3, Frostburg, died Wednesday at the home of his granddaughter, Mrs. Everett Oester, RD 2, Grantsville. He had been in ill health for several years. A native of Garrett County, he was a son of the late George and Nancy (Durst) Gartitz. His wife, Mrs. Anna (Robinson) Garlitz, preceded him in death. Mr. Garlitz was a retired farmer and a member of the Johnson Methodist Church. Surviving are three sons, Melvin Garlitz and Francis Garlitz, both of Frostburg, and Burman Garlitz, Mt. Savage; four daughters, Mrs. Ida Hetz, Lonaconing; Mrs. Cordella Durst, Grantsville; Mrs. Elnora Minnick and Mrs. Beatrice Durst, both of Frostburg; a brother, Olin Garlitz, Frostburg, 22 grandchildren and 22 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p. m. Interment will be in Bloucher Cemetery, Garrett County. Pallbearers will be Kenneth and William Durst, Jackson and Millard Minnick, and Donald and Paul Garlitz.
The Cumberland News, June 25, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


GARLITZ, Gilbert

Frostburg, Md., Oct. 3 - Gilbert Garlitz, 22, son of Mr. and Mrs. Norman Garlitz, Grantsville, Md., died at Miners Hospital this afternoon from injuries received in an automobile accident Saturday midnight while returning from a dance at Finzel. The machine plunged over an embankment on the Finzel Road. Garlitz sustained a fractured skull and body bruises. Miss Lucille McKenzie and Miss Thelma Herring, Grantsville, Garlitz's companions, escaped with minor injuries.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 3, 1933
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2012




GARLITZ, Mrs. Goldie Cecil Shears
 
Mrs. Goldie Cecil Garlitz, 42, of 432 North Centre street, died this morning in Memorial Hospital. A divorcee, she was born in Kingwood, W. Va. Surviving are her father, John Shears, of Kingwood; three daughters, Miss Gladys Garlitz and Mrs. Valet Davis this city, and Mrs. Louise Stottler, of Baltimore; four brothers, Earl, Edward, Paul and Henry Shears, all of the Kingwood section, and two sisters, Mrs. Ethel Thomas and Mrs. Martha DeWitt, also of Kingwood. The body is at the Stein Funeral Home. Burial will take place in Camp Ground cemetery near Tunnelton, W. Va.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 15, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted November 3, 2012






GARLITZ, Gregory Allan

Gregory Allan Garlitz, six-month old son of Michael A. and Anna (Akers) Garlitz, of 215 Schley Street, died Wednesday in Sacred Heart Hospital. He was born November 3, 1976 in Cumberland. Besides his parents he is survived by one sister, Mindy Ann, at home; paternal grandmother, Mrs. Charles E. Stutzman, this city; and maternal grandparents, Mrs. Eileen Akers, this city, and Brandon Akers, Berkeley Springs. Friends will be received at the George Funeral Home from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m. today. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. in the funeral home by Rev. Paul A. Byrnes, associate pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Interment will be in Sunset Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Charles Lehman Jr., Robert Klingler Jr., James Robertson and Thomas Larkin.
The Cumberland News, May 20, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

 


GARLITZ, Harry E.
 
FROSTBURG - Harry E. Garlitz, 77, of 2113 Marshall Avenue, Elm Grove, W. Va., died September 11 at Ohio Valley General Hospital, there. A native of Avilton, he was a son of the late Otto and Annabelle (Durst) Garlitz, and was a retired coal miner. Surviving are his wife, Katherine (Danahey) Garlitz; a son, Carl Garlitz, at home; four daughters, Katherine Garlitz, at home; Mrs. George Hoffer, Hurricane, W. Va.; Mrs. Charles Wetherington, Miami, Fla.; Mrs. Eva Petri, Elm Grove; and a sister, Mrs. Lela Schaub, Eckhart.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 21, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 10, 2012


GARLITZ, Harry William
 
AVILTON  Harry William Garlitz, 85, of 6918 Avilton-Lonaconing Road, Lonaconing (Avilton), died Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000, at the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland. Born April 8, 1915, in Avilton, he was a son of the late William B. and Mary (McKenzie) Garlitz. Mr. Garlitz was of the Catholic faith and was a retired heavy equipment mechanic and welder for Buffalo Coal Company. He was a member of the Cumberland Eagles, Aerie #245. He is survived by his wife, Judith Anne (Jewell) Garlitz; one brother, Albert Garlitz, Avilton; two sisters, Beulah Hetz, Avilton, and Freda Minick, Barton; and a number of nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., Grantsville, on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Catholic prayer service will be conducted in the funeral home on Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Albert Anselmi officiating. Interment will be in the St. Ann's Cemetery.
Tuesday, Oct. 24, 2000; Cumberland Times obituary
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 16, 2012


GARLITZ, Henry
ROBINSON, Morgan

"Life Long Friends Die Same Day.
Singular Deaths With Many Coincidences in Life and Death
Henry Garlitz and Morgan Robinson died about ten days ago on Pea Ridge in Garrett county.  they lived on adjoining farms for most of their lives and their dual deaths came within an hour of each other.  Their ages were the same, verging on 80 years; always near neighbors, of the same politics (Democratic) and religion (Catholics) and buried in the same cemetery at St. Ann's church nearby.
They were two good, honest, law-abiding citizens.  No one ever had just cause to complain of either of them.  Their places in usefulness can not soon be filled.  Both left children and grandchildren.  Robinson left a widow, but the wife of Garlitz died some years ago.  He was the last son of Christian Garlitz, who died in 1868.  They were both of old Allegany county stock with large family ramifications.
Cumberland, March 9 ~ J.B."
The Republican (Oakland, MD), March 12, 1903
Posted June 26, 2010


GARLITZ, Isadore

ISADORE GARLITZ DEAD
Isadore Garliztz, aged 79 years, a life long resident of Avilton, Md., died at his home June 23. Mr. Garlitz was the son of Israel Garlitz, a pioneer settler of Pea Ridge, Garrett county. He is survived by his wife, Elizabeth Garlitz, and the following children: Clarence and Wilfred, Elk Lick.Pa.; Lawrence, Everett, Washington; Orville, Avilton, and Mrs. John Newman, Everett, Washington: Mrs John H. McGowan. Midland and Mrs.George Winner, Smock, Pa., also 37 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held at Saint Ann's Church, Avilton, with interment in the church cemetery. The pallbearers were: Enoch Roblnson, Walter Chaney, Max McKenzie, Andrew McKenzie, Jessie Baker, Wilgred Warn; flowerbearers, James Wilhelm and Harry McKenzie.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, July 2, 1926 - pg 20, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 26, 2010


GARLITZ, James G.

James G. Garlitz, 73, of RD. 2, Greensburg, Pa., died yesterday at his home. A native of Garrett County, he was born January 3, 1890. He was preceded in death by his wife, Nellie Garlitz. Mr. Garlitz was manager of the Keystone Coal and Coke Company store, which later became the Superior Mercantile Company, Greensburg. He was a member of Philanthropy Lodge 225, AF&AM, Tall Cedars of Lebanon Lodge 77, and the Syria Shrine Temple, Pittsburgh. Surviving are two brothers, Frank Garlitz, Corriganville, and William Garlitz, Salisbury, Pa.; a sister, Miss Harriet Garlitz, also of Salisbury; and a number of nieces and nephews. The body is at the Harry S. Coshey Funeral Home, Greensburg, where the family will receive friends 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. daily until Sunday when services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Franklin Hallman will officiate and burial will be in Westmoreland Memorial Park, Greensburg.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 1, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 16, 2011


GARLITZ, John Leo

Mt. Savage. July 10 — A requiem mass will be held Friday morning at 9 o'clock in St. Patrick's Catholic church here for Pvt. John Leo Garlitz, 23, son of Mrs. Estelle (Baer) Garlitz, of Mt. Savage, who was drowned while swimming near the Veterans Hospital at Perry Point, Sunday. Pvt. Garlitz had been a patient at the hospital for several months. Interment will be made in SS Philip and James Cemetery, Meyersdale. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home, Cumberland, where it will remain until tomorrow evening when it will be removed to the mother's home. The Cumberland Evening Times, July 10, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)



GARLITZ, Lemuel A.
 
AVILTON — Lemuel A. Garlitz, 65, died in Frostburg Community Hospital Friday. Born at Avilton, he was the son of the late Freeman and Carrie (Durst) Garlitz. He was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church here and a member of the Holy Name Society. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Rosie (Garlitz) Garlitz; three daughters, Mrs. Anna Mae Christner, Johnstown, and Mrs. Helen M. Edgar and Mrs. Mary A. Edgar, both of Grantsville; two sisters, Mrs. Pauline Marttunas, Minersville, Pa., and Mrs. Adell Swauger, Baltimore; seven grandchildren and one great-grandson. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated at St. Ann's Church today at 10 a.m. with Rev. Kenny Cox officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland News, April 22, 1974
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2012


GARLITZ, Mrs. Lida

Mrs. Lida Garlitz, 79 years of age, died Wednesday morning at her home on Broadway, of infirmities. Mrs. Garlitz was the widow of Christian C. Garlitz. She is survived by the following children: Mrs. Boaz Trent, Boynton, Pa.; Mrs. John Darrah, Meyersdale; Mrs. Susan Baker and Mrs. Ida Sarver, Berlin; Mrs. Lizzie Livengood, Baltimore, Md.; Mrs. Charles Ringler, Meyersdale, and Miss Edith Garlitz, at home. The funeral will be Saturday morning at 9 o'clock, with Requiem High Mass by her pastor, the Very Rev. J. J. Brady in SS. Philip and James Catholic Church, followed by interment in the church cemetery.

The Cumberland Evening Times, June 4, 1926
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 15, 2001




GARLITZ, Lloyd Leslie

Kingwood - Lloyd Leslie Garlitz, 70, died Tuesday at his home. Born near Aurora, he was a son of the late Aden and Ella (Sterling) Garlitz. He was a member of the Kingwood Pentecostal Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Sarah (Wiles) Garlitz; four sons, Russell Garlitz, Kingwood; Clarence Garlitz, Rowlesburg; Lloyd Garlitz, Cumberland; and John Garlitz, at home; one daughter, Mrs. Roy Calhoun, Kingwood; three brothers, John Garlitz, Masontown, and Bruce and Roy Garlitz, Cumberland; a sister, Mrs. Dora Buckley (sic: Bucklew), Cumberland; ten grandchildren and a great-grandchild.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 21, 1952
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2012


GARLITZ, Mrs. Mary Croft
 
FROSTBURG — Mrs. Mary Garlitz, 87, of 1032 Fairbanks Place, Akron, Ohio, and formerly of Garrett County, died yeserday at Akron City Hospital. She was a daughter of the late Alexander and Margaret (Hetz) Croft and was the widow of (Israel) Charles Garlitz. Surviving are a son, H. Escho Garlitz, and a daughter, Miss Catherine Garlitz, Akron; a sister, Mrs. Emma McKenzie, Shaft; a brother, Harry Croft, Eustis, Fla.; one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Services will be held in Akron.
The Cumberland News, May 14, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 22, 2012


GARLITZ, Mrs. Mary Agnes McKenzie

Lonaconing, Sept. 28 — A requiem mass was held this morning in St. Anne's Catholic church, Avilton, for Mrs. Mary Agnes (McKenzie) Garlitz, 55, wife of William Garlitz, who died suddenly of a heart attack at her home here Monday afternoon. She had been in failing health for some time. Interment was in Avilton Cemetery. Besides her husband, Mrs. Garlitz is survived by twelve children: Roy and Julius Garlitz, Avilton; Harry and Herbert Garlitz, Butler, Pa.; Patrick Garlitz, Lonaconing; Mrs. Samuel Tipton, Butler; Mrs. Russell Durst, Baltimore; Beulah, Fredia, Shirley, Ira and Albert Garlitz, all at home; three sisters, Mrs. Charles Warren, Grantsville; Mrs. Grant Dibler and Mrs. John Drees, Finzel; two brothers, Joseph McKenzie, Washington, D. C., and Thomas McKenzie, of Avilton, and five grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 28, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 18, 2009


 



 


GARLITZ, Mrs. Mary M. Shumaker

MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Mary M. Garlitz, 61, of RD 4, died yesterday at her home. Born in Glencoe, she was a daughter of the late Sylvester and Missouri (Gomer) Shumaker. Her first husband, Nelson Bowman, died in 1944. She was a member of Meyersdale Brethren Church. She is survived by her husband, William C. Garlitz; a son, Roger Bowman, Cresaptown, Md., and four grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 2 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there Friday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Robert Burns. Burial will follow in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, November 11, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 15, 2010



GARLITZ, Orville V.

AVILTON — Orville V. Garlitz, 87, died Thursday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born in Avilton, Mr. Garlitz was a son of the late Isadore and Elizabeth (McKenzie) Garlitz. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mollie (Bardon) Garlitz; four sons, Norris Garlitz and Ellis Garlitz, both of Avilton; Paul Garlitz, Lorain, Ohio; and Leonard Garlitz, Salisbury, Pa.; two daughters, Mrs. Inez Michael, Amherst, Ohio, and Mrs. Lillian Kemp, Sheffield Lake, Ohio; 28 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The.rosary will be recited Sunday at 8 p.m. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. in St. Ann's Catholic Church by Rev. Kenny Cox. Interment will be in St Ann's Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, October 26, 1974
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 15, 2001

 



 

GARLITZ, Paul E.

Paul E. Garlitz, 54, of Lorain, Ohio, died July 16, 1977, at St. Joseph's Hospital, Lorain, Ohio. Mr. Garlitz was born at Avilton, Md., a son of Mrs. Malla (Bordon) Garlitz, Avilton, and the late Orville B. Garlitz. Also surviving are his widow, Faye (Crowe) Garlitz; a son, Gilbert Garlitz, Lorain; three daughters, Bonnie and Faye A. Garlitz, both at home, and Mrs. Inez Oberle, Amherst, Ohio; three brothers, Joseph and Ellis Garlitz, both of Avilton, Md.; and Leonard Garlitz, Salisbury, and two sisters, Mrs. Inez Michaels, Amherst, and Mrs. Lillian Kamp, Sheffield, Ohio. Mr. Garlitz was a veteran of World War II and was a retired employe of U.S. Steel Company. He was a member of St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Lorain. The body will be at the Newman Funeral Home tomorrow. A graveside service will be conducted Wednesday at St. Ann's Catholic Cemetery by Rev. John L. Reinsfelder. Military rites will be accorded at the grave by Grantsville Post 214, American Legion.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 18, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)





GARLITZ, Mrs. Pearl Helen McKenzie

LONACONING — Pearl Helen Garlitz,
79, of 259 Sam Crow Road, Lonaconing, died Wednesday, May 22, 2002, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born Jan. 13, 1923, in Garrett County, she was the daughter of the late Noah and Inez (Minick) McKenzie. She was preceded in death by her husband, Norris Joseph Garlitz, and was the last surviving member of her immediate family having been preceded in death by seven brothers, Leo, Clinton, Cobey, Harry, Fred, Stanley, and Norman; three sisters, Bertha Garlitz, Blanche Spiker, and Mabel Winters; and one grandson, Douglass Garlitz. She was a member of Old St. Ann’s Catholic Church and she was a homemaker.
Survivors include five sons, Miles J., Arnold B., and Clay L., all of Avilton, Cecil W. of Pocahontas, Pa., Allen L., of Frostburg; one
daughter, Helen I. Gilpin of Girard, Ohio; 13 grandchildren; and 10 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m., where a Christian Wake will be held at 3:30 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted in the Funeral Home, on Saturday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. William Moody officiating. Interment will be held at the Maryland State Veteran’s Cemetery, Rocky Gap, on Tuesday May 28, at 10
a.m.

Cumberland Times obituary; Wednesday, May 22, 2002
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 28, 2011




GARLITZ, Mrs. Rhonda/Rhoda Robinson

FROSTBURG - Mrs. Rhonda (also Rhoda) R. Garlitz, 82, of RD 2, died yesterday, at Lions Manor Nursing Home where she had been a patient for two weeks. She had been in failing health for six months. Born in Garrett County, she was the daughter of the late William A. and Fannie (Bloucher) Robinson. Her husband, Norman Garlitz, preceded her in death. She was the last survivor of her immediate family. She was a member of the Emmanuel Methodist Church of Frostburg and the WSCS of the church. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Victor Wilson, Vienna, Va.; Mrs. Cecil Baker, Salisbury, Pa., and Mrs. Leonard Winebrenner, of here; five sons, Esco Garlitz, Clarence Garlitz, Arvil Garlitz, and Raymond Garlitz, all of here; and William Garlitz, Hagerstown; 27 grandchildren; 43 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home here where friends will he received today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Services will he conducted Saturday at 11 a. m. in the funeral home by Rev. Leonard B. Ranson. Interment will be in the Bloucher Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 28, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 5, 2010




GARLITZ, Richard

Richard Garlitz, aged 56, native of Avilton, Garrett county, Md., died yesterday at 11 a.m., at the home of his step-children, Mrs. Henry Schaub and Wilmoth Francis Garlitz, West Main street, with whom he resided, following a long illness. Mr. Garlitz, the son of Samuel and Isabelle Garlitz, came to Lonaconing 25 years ago. He engaged in coal mining until October 20, 1930, when he was injured beneath a rock fall in a local mine. One week later he was stricken with paralysis and since that time had been bedfast. He suffered a third stroke Saturday last. He was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church, the Holy Name Society, and the Fraternal Order of Eagles. He is survived by the following stepchildren: Lon L., Avilton, Harry E., Wheeling; Edgar A., Ambridge, Pa.; Mrs. Irvin McKenzie, Lonaconing; Joseph Garlitz, Wheeling, and Wilmoth Francis Garlitz, and Mrs. Henry Schaub, Lonaconing, and five sisters, Mrs. George Beeman, Lonaconing; Mrs. George Brown, Avilton; Mrs. Charles Wagner, Salisbury, Pa.; Mrs. Thomas Tucker, Midlothian, and Mrs. Frank Meyers, Moscow, this county. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday in St. Mary's Catholic Church with interment in St. Anne's cemetery, Avilton.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 12, 1932
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 2, 2011




GARLITZ, Ronald Francis, Jr.
 
BALTIMORE - Ronald Francis Garlitz Jr., 62, of Baltimore, died Friday, Nov. 23, 2007, at Peninsula Regional Medical Center in Salisbury, MD. Born Sept. 1, 1945, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late Ronald F. Sr. and Ethel Durst Garlitz. He had served in the Army Reserve. He had been an accountant for 37 years with the Defense Contract Audit Agency. He was an avid golfer. Surviving are brother and sister-in-law Richard and Nancy Garlitz, of Derwood; companion Sandra Blough, of Sykesville; nephew, Daniel Garlitz and niece, Lindsey Garlitz. A memorial service will be held on Friday at 11 a.m. in Haight Funeral Home and Chapel, 6416 Sykesville Rd., (Rt. 32), Sykesville, with the Rev. Richard McCullough officiating. Interment will be private. In lieu of flowers, contributions may be made in his memory to the American Heart Association, Memorial and Tributes Processing Center, PO. Box 5216, Glenn Allen, VA
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 25, 2007
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 10, 2012




GARLITZ, Mrs. Rose Anna, nee Garlitz
 
GRANTSVILLE - Mrs. Rose Anna Garlitz, 74, of Star Route, died Sunday at Sacred Heart Hospital in Cumberland. Born July 8, 1911, in Somerset County, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Levi and Minnie Mae (Klink) Garlitz. She was a member of the New Hope United Church of Christ in Meyersdale, Pa. She had been employed as a cook at Robeson's Restaurant and the Avilton Inn. She was preceded in death by her husband, Lemuel A. Garlitz. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Anna Mae Christner, Johnstown, Pa.; Mrs. Helen M. Edgar and Mrs. May A. Edgar, both of Grantsville; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home here Wednesday from 2 until 4 p.m. and 7 until 9 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home at 2 p.m. Thursday by Pastor LeMar Bender with interment in St. Ann's Cemetery at Avilton. The family requests that memorial contributions be made to the Northern Garrett County Rescue Squad.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 31, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 7, 2012



 
GARLITZ, Roy V.
 
Roy V. Garlitz, 71, of 528 North Mechanic Street, died yesterday at Allegany County Infirmary where he was a patient two weeks. Born in Kingwood, W. Va., he was a son of the late Aden and Ella (Sterling) Garlitz. He was a building contractor and a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are his wife, Caroline (Twigg) Garlitz; five daughters, Mrs. Thelma Ringer, Mt. Savage; Mrs. Violet Plummer, city; Mrs. Gladys Fetters, Corriganville, Mrs. Louise Linder and Mrs. Louise Shaffer, Baltimore; a son Ronald Garlitz, Terra Alta, W. Va.; a brother, Bruce Garlitz, and a sister, Mrs. Dora Bucklew, city. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, 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 Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. John H. Weaver. Interment will be in Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, June 29, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 10, 2012


GARLITZ, Mrs. Teresa L. McKenzie

FROSTBURG — Teresa L. Garlitz, 82, of Frostburg, died Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born April 29, 1923, in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Anna (Schwerzer) McKenzie. In addition to her parents she was preceded in death by her husband, Roy Garlitz; one brother, William McKenzie; one granddaughter, Tammy Marie Guthrie; and two sons-in-law, Michael Hersick, and Bernard Carter. Mrs. Garlitz was a homemaker. She was a member of St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Frostburg; and formerly of Old Saint Ann’s Catholic Church, Avilton. Surviving are two sons, Roy Garlitz Jr. and wife Angela, Frostburg, and Carl Garlitz and wife Lynda, Cumberland; two daughters, Delores Carter, Frostburg, and Rita Ann Bonner and husband Marvin, Cumberland; 10 grandchildren, Tom Garlitz, Pam Garlitz, Lori Butler, Kimberly Garlitz, Tina Warnick, Amy Dunnington, Carl Garlitz Jr., William Garlitz, Scott Garlitz, and Gregory Garlitz; 12 great-grandchildren; and a special friend, Catherine Lohr. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael’s Catholic Church, Frostburg, on Tuesday at 9 a.m. with Monsignor Paul Byrnes as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Ann’s Catholic Cemetery, Avilton. Pallbearers will be great-grandchildren and one grandson. Friends can also send the family condolences at durstfuneralhome.com.
Cumberland Times obituary; Saturday, Sept. 24, 2005
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 28, 2011





GARLITZ, William B., Sr.

SALISBURY — William B. Garlitz Sr., 73, of Salisbury, died yesterday in Meyersdale. Born Nov. 11, 1898 in Salisbury, he was a son of the late Nelson and Rachael (Glotfelty) Garlitz. His wife, Romaine (Dietz) Garlitz, preceded him in death. He is survived by three sons, Col. William B. Garlitz Jr., Colorado Springs; Daniel Garlitz, Chicago; and Samuel Garlitz, Salisbury; two daughters, Mrs. Rachael Swartzwelder, Fort Wayne, Ind., and Mrs. Leora Ann Pletkovich, Tucson, Ariz.; a brother, Frank Garlitz, Corriganville; a sister, Harriet Garlitz, Salisbury; ten grandchildren and one great-grandchild. Friends are being received at the Thomas Funeral Home where services will be conducted Wednesday at 10:30 a.m. by Rev. Ernest Rumbaugh. Interment will be in the Salisbury Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, June 27, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 26, 2011




GARLITZ, William Burton

William Burton Garlitz, 61, Avilton, died Wednesday in Allegany Hospital, Cumberland. A native of Avilton, he was the son of the late Patrick and Mary (Mayhew) Garlitz. He was a member of the United Mine Workers of America. He is survived by five sons: Roy, Harry, and Ira, of Avilton; Julius and Patrick, both of Frostburg; Miss Alberta Garlitz, Avilton; Mrs. Mildred Tipton and Mrs. Beulah Hetz, both of Lonaconing; Mrs. Alma Durst, Washington; and Misses Shirley and Freda Garlitz, at home, and eleven grandchildren. Services will be conducted at 11 a. m. tomorrow at the home, with interment in Avilton Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 17, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 

GARLITZ, Wilmoth Francis

LONACONlNG - Wilmoth Francis Garlitz, 59, former mayor and councilman of Lonaconing, died yesterday morning at his home after an illness of several years. Mr. Garlitz served as mayor of Lonaconing from June 1957 until last June. He did not run for re-election because of ill health. He was elected as a councilman in Lonaconing in June 1951, a position he held until the last several months of his third term when he was named to serve as mayor to succeed Virgil Alexander, who resigned in 1957. Mr. Garlitz was born at Avilton, and was a son of the late Othea and Anna Belle Durst Garlitz. He was employed at the Amcelle Plant of the Celanese Fibers Company and was a member of the Civil Service Board of Lonaconing. Mr. Garlitz was a member of St. Mary's Catholic Church of Lonaconing and of the Holy Name Society of the parish. Surviving are his widow, Audrel (Hanekamp) Garlitz: two sons, Francis and William Garlitz, both at home; two sisters, Mrs. Sarah McKenzie, Lonaconing and Mrs. Lelia Shaub, Eckhart, and two brothers, Harry Garlitz, Wheeling, and Joseph Garlitz, Alabama. A requiem mass will be celebrated Wednesday at 9 a. m. at St. Mary's Catholic Church there by Rev. Thomas Fannon, pastor. Burial will be in the parish cemetery. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2 to 5 p. m. and 7 to 9 p. m. The Rosary will be recited at the funeral home tomorrow at 7:30 p. m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 21, 1959
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2012


 


GARLOCK, Robert S.

FROSTBURG — Robert S. Garlock, 74, formerly of Zihlman, died yesterday at the home of his son, Robert J. Garlock, Vista Road, Baltimore, with whom he resided. Born in Cumberland, he was a son of the late Peter and Elizabeth (Cease) Garlock. He is survived by four other sons, Elwood Garlock, Zihlman; Dalton Garlock, Washington, D.C.; Darrell Garlock, Hagerstown, and James Garlock, with the Marines; six daughters. Mrs. Shirley Paul: Meyersdale; Mrs. Shelby DeLozier, Cresaptown; Mrs. Darlene Troutman, Ohio; Mrs. Rosalee Bridges, Slabtown, and Mrs. Linda Baer, Baltimore. Mrs. Barbara Anderson, a niece of Washington, D.C., whom he reared, also survives, as do a sister, Mrs. Marian Mickey, Villas, N.J.; a brother, Elmer Garlock, Mt. Savage; 25 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Friends will he received at the Hafer-Sowers Funeral Home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, March 9, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GARNER, James

In this town, on Monday last, after a short illness, MR JAMES GARNER,leaving a wife and several small children, and many acquaintances to mourn his loss. Mr. G. was a native of Ireland and had resided in this country some 6 or 8 years, during all which time he demeaned himself as a sober, industrious and' worthy man.
Cumberland Alleganian, Sept 5, 1845


 



 


GARRETT, James

James Garrett, 75. of Mt. Lake Park, died last night in Memorial Hospital where he had been a patient since last Friday.
The Cumberland Evening Times, Tuesday, December 18, 1943
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted July 15, 2009


GARRETT, James

Oakland, Dec. 19—A requiem mass was held yesterday morning in St. Peter's Catholic church here for James Garrett, 76, who died Monday evening in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient since last Friday. The Rev. George W. Shipper, pastor, officiated and interment followed in St. Peter's cemetery.
Mr. Garrett who resided on a farm between Loch Lynn and Deer Park, was a native of Ireland and
a son of the late Patrick and Mary (Sheridan) Garrett, Deer Park. He was bom in Ireland in 1869. He came to this country In 1883 and resided here for 62 years.
He was a member of St. Peter's church, Oakland. A brother, Thomas Garrett, also of near Loch Lynn, is the only surviving close relative.
Cumberland Evening Times, Wednesday, December 19, 1945
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted July 15, 2009


 



 


GARRETT, William

William Garrett, track foreman at Deer Park, and well known to all the men who work on Third division of the B&O railroad, was killed Sat evening, near that place. He was run over by an engine at 9 o'clock Sat morning and both legs were ground off. He was hurried to Oakland for medical treatment, and after first aid was rendered was placed in a baggage car and brought to the hospital at Keyser. His condition continued to grow weaker and as the train hauled him at record speed and just before reaching Piedmont, he died in the baggage coach. His wife and child were with him. His remains were brought to Keyser and prepared for burial and taken to Deer Park for interment.
Keyser Tribune, April 19, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 13, 2010


 



 


GARVEY, Mrs. Bridget Tierney

Westernport, Md., Dec. 11—
Funeral services for Mrs. Bridget (Tierney) Garvey, 84, widow of James Garvey, formerly of here who died Thursday at Jenkins Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, were held Saturday from St. Peters Catholic church with solemn high mass, Rt. Rev. Monsignor Antonio Scarpati, pastor, was celebrant; Rev. Dr. William E, Kelly, assistant pastor of St John's Catholic church, Westminster, Md., and a former pastor here, was deacon; Rev. R. Emmett Hannon, pastor of Sacred Heart church, Winchester, VB., formerly of Piedmont was sub-deacon and Rev. Victor J, Dowgiallo, assistant pastor, was master of ceremonies. Rt. Rev. Monsignor Edward P. McAdams, pastor of St. Joseph's church, Washington, formerly of St. Peters delivered the sermon. Rt. Rev. Mnsgr. Louis C. Vaeth, pastor Our Lady of Victory Church, Washington, DC; Rev. Joseph A. Garvey, a son of Mrs Garvey, pastor of St Gregory's church. Rev. Henry P. Graebenstein, pastor of St. John's Evangelist Church, Baltimore; Very Rev. Joseph J. Ellis, pastor of Church of the Assumption, Halethrope, Rev. Joseph Leary, pastor St Theresa Church, Clarksville; Rev. Bernard Precise, Hyattsville; Rev. Patrick J. Bradley, pastor of St Michael's Church, Frostburg; Rev. Lawrence D. Landrigan. and Rev. William Joyce Russell, pastor and assistant respectively St Mary's Church, Cumberland; Rev Frank J McKowen, assistant pastor of St Patrick Church, Cumberland; Rev. Robert Kilgannon, pastor of St. Anthony's Church, Ridgeley; Rev. John E. McMahon, assistant pastor Church of the Assumption, Keyser; Rev. James C. Murphy, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Lonaconing and Rev. J. H. Lansinger pastor of St. Peter's, were in the sanctuary. Prayers were recited at St Peter's cemetery by Rev Dr Kelly and Rev Father Garvey recited prayers at Boal's funeral home preceding the mass. Pallbearers were: Estel Kenney, George Cleaver, Michael A O'Laughlin, Joseph L Mansfield, Patrick A Laughlin, James Walsh, Thomas Moran, John Healy and Michael O'Donnell. Among those attending were: Mrs Scott Little and family, Martinsburg, W Va; Mr and Mrs M L Garvey and family, Washington; James Boler, Brunswick; Mr and Mrs Martin Sweeney, Weston, W Va; Mr and Mrs Ed Balser and Miss Marion McHugh, Baltimore; Misses Esther and Katherine Sullivan, Cumberland. A low mass was conducted at Jenkins Memorial Hospital, Baltimore, Friday morning by Rev. Joseph Moran, pastor of St. Thomas' Church, Washington, formerly of Piedmont, assisted by Rev. Joseph L. Currans, pastor of St. Clements church, Rosedale, Md. and Rev. Kenneth Carney, assistant pastor St. John's Church, Baltimore, formerly of Westernport
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, December 11, 1939 - pg 5, col 6
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 17, 2010


 



 


GARVEY Miss Josephine

With two of her brothers ill and unable to be at her deathbed, Miss Josephine Garvey, 18 years old, a student at St Peter’s Academy at Westernport, died at the home of her parents, Mr. and Mrs. James Garvey, in Piedmont Monday morning, after a month’s illness from pneumonia.  At the Mercy Hospital, in Baltimore, her brother, Joseph Garvey, a student at St. Charles’ College, is dangerously ill with typhoid and cannot be told of his sister’s death.
Another, brother, Martin Garvey, superintendent of the Davis Coal and Coke Co, at Thomas, W. Va., is ill with grip at his home at that place.  Besides these two brothers, Miss Garvey is survived by three others, John and William Garvey, both connected with the Davis Coal and coke Co at Thomas, and Joseph Garvey, who lives in Pittsburg.
Keyser Tribune, February 14, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 20, 2010


 





GARY, David

ROCKWOOD — David Gary, 92, of Rockwood, R. D. 2, died at Berlin. He was born in Middlecreek Township Jan. 4, 1876, a son of the late John M. and Catherine Ansell Gary. He leaves four children, including Mrs. Woodrow Henry and Richard E. of Rockwood, R. D. 2; one stepdaughter, 11 grandchildren, 29 great - grandchildren and seven brothers and sisters, including Jacob of Markleton, R. D., James Ferling and Mrs. Wilson Pyle of Rockwood, R. D. 3, Norman and Mrs. Catherine Collins of Somerset R. D., and Michael of Boswell.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 8, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GARY, Jacob A.

Jacob A. Gary, 84, of Markleton, R. D. l, died Thursday at home. He was born June 21, 1884, in Scullton, a son of the late John and Catherine Ansell Gary. He was a lifelong member of the Old Bethel Church of God. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Minnie Miner Gary; seven sons: Harry of Rockwood R.D. 2; Charles of Rockwood R.D. 3; Norman of Markleton; Lester and Frank of Rockwood; John of Markleton R.D. 1; Paul of Rockwood R.D. 1; five daughters: Mrs. Rosie Trimpey of Markleton R.D. 1; Mrs. Edna Tressler of Confluence; Mrs. Lillie Brocht, Mrs. Gladys Kreger, and Mrs. Katie Hoover, of Rockwood R.D. 3; four brothers: Michael of Boswell; Norman of Somerset; James and Ferling of Rockwood R.D. 3; two sisters: Mrs. Rachel Pyle of Rockwood R.D. 3; Catherine Collins of Somerset R.D. 5; 40 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.
From The Daily Courier, March 1, 1969, Connellsville, Pennsylvania
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



GASSMAN, Jesse Cowden

HANOVER, Pa. - Jesse Cowden Gassman, 82, formerly of Hagerstown, died last Friday at his home here. He was a son of the late George W. and Elizabeth (Young) Gassman. Mr. Gassman was a retired agent for the American Railway Express Company, a member of the Lutheran Church of Meyersdale; Ohr Lodge 131, AF&AM, Cumberland, the Cumberland Lodge of Perfection, and the Cumberland Consistory of Free Masonry. Survivors include his widow, Mrs. Edna A. (McKenzie) Gassman; a son, Kenneth M. Gassman, of Culpeper; Va.; a daughter, Mrs. Virginia G. Colflesh, Philadelphia, and two grandchildren. Interment was held yesterday in Rest Haven Cemetery here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 22, 1958
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 15, 2011 





GATES, Frederick A.

Frederick A. Gates, 82, of 31 Grant Street, Cresaptown, died Saturday at the Kyle Nursing Home, Lonaconing. Born in Paw Paw, he was a son of the late Daniel W. and Elizabeth (Thomas) Gates. Mr. Gates was a retired telegrapher for the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Company. He held membership in Cresaptown Methodist Church, where he was an honorary steward; Deford Lodge 88, AF-AM of Berkeley Springs, in which he was a 50-year member, and of Salem Chapter 18, Royal Arch Masons. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Naomi (Bucy) Gates; a son, Frederick A. Gates Jr., LaVale; two daughters, Mrs. Charles G. Wilburn, Fairmont, W. Va., and Mrs. Clyde B. Hosselrode, LaVale; three brothers, Wendell A. Gates, Grand Rapids, Mich.; Daniel M. Gates, Berkeley Springs, and Cecil R. Gates, Morgantown, W. Va.; a sister, Mrs. Harley C. Michael, Berkeley Springs, seven grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Wendt Funeral Home here where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. William M. Balderson, pastor of Cresaptown Methodist Church. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. Pallbearers, all grandsons, will be Charles G. Wilburn Jr., William Wilburn, Wayne and John Hosselrode, Wallace Wolford and Richard Michael. Members of East Gate Lodge 216, AF & AM, will conduct a service today at 7:30 p.m. at the funeral home.
The Cumberland News, October 24, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GATT, William

William Gatt, of Mecca, Indiana, brother-in-law of the late William L. Norman, died at his home six days after the death of Mr. Norman who was on his way to this home when he was killed.
Keyser Tribune, December 20, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 10, 2010


 



 


GAUER, Bailey

Bailey Gauer, son of Mr and Mrs D Gauer, of near Oakland, was instantly killed in a mine at Kitzmiller last night by a fall of roof coal. He was a young man married two weeks ago to a daughter of Mr William Welch, of near Gortner.
-Oakland Republican of 20th
Keyser Tribune, July 5, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 17, 2010


 



 


GAUGHAN, James G.

MT. SAVAGE - James G. Gaughan, 50, of RD 1, Mt. Savage, died yesterday at Veterans Administration Hospital in Washington where he had been patient 10 days. A native of Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Harry and Bridget (Brailer) Gaughan. A former employe of Mt. Savage Refractories, he was a World War II veteran, a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church here, and the Holy Name Society. Surviving are his widow, Betty Jane (Brown) Gaughan; six daughters, Barbara Jean, Mary Jane, Kateri, Teresa, Rose Marie and Ann Gaughan, all at home; 12 sons, Sgt. William Gaughan, with the Army in Japan; Richard, George, Frank, Henry, John, Steve, Timothy, Anthony, Christopher, Michael and Peter Gaughan, all at home; three brothers, Charles and Thomas Gaughan, Reading, Pa., and Edward Gaughan, Frostburg. The body will be returned to the Durst Funeral Home in Frostburg.
The Cumberland News, April 3, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GAUMER, Charles

Charles Gaumer, 70, farmer of near Ellerslie, Md., died last night at his home. Mr. Gaumer is survived by his wife Rosanna; two sons, Harvey E. and Samuel E., of Ellerslie; by four daughters, Mrs. Eugene Lowery, Bedford, Pa.; Mrs. Lloyd Sturtz, Wellersburg, and the Misses Ruthie M. of Cresaptown, and Beatrice T. Gaumer, at home, and by one sister, Mrs. Anna Kennell, Bloomington, Md. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at 10 a. m., from the home, with burial in the Getz Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 12, 1930
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 22, 2009


 



 


GAUMER, Mrs. Charles

Mrs. Charles Gaumer, 60 years old, died at 5 o'clock Monday morning at her home, near Ellerslie, following a lingering illness. She is survived by two sons, Harvey E., of Ellerslie; Samuel, at home; three daughters, Mrs. Eugene Lowery, Bedford; Mrs. Lloyd S. Sturtz, of Wellersburg, Pa., and Miss Beatrice Gaumer, at home. She also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Bingman, of Portland, Oregon, and Mrs. L. V. Moyer, of Mars, Pa., and three grandchildren. Funeral services were held at 2 o'clock Wednesday afternoon at the home, with interment in the Getz cemetery, near Ellerslie.
The Bedford Gazette, January 9, 1931
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GAUMER, Earl Theodore

HYNDMAN, Pa. — Earl Theodore Gaumer, 81, died yesterday at his home here. Born near Hyndman, he was a son of the late Samuel and Mary (Kennell) Gaumer. Mr. Gaumer was a member of Central Christian Church. Surviving are his widow, Rachel (Shroyer) Gaumer; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Lepley, of here; Mrs. Mildred Deneen, Cairnbrook; Mrs. Freda Bryant, Baltimore, and Miss Phyllis Gaumer, at home; three sons, Curtis E. and Stanford L. Gaumer, both of Baltimore, and William W. Gaumer, of here; a sister, Mrs. Robert Bell, Jenners; 20 grandchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at Central Christian Church by Rev. H. B. Rittenhouse. Burial will be in Comps Cemetery. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to the church at l p.m. Sunday.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 12, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GAUMER, Harvey Edward

Harvey Edward Gaumer, 54, of State Line, Pa., track foreman at the Celanese plant, died last night at Memorial Hospital. A native of Wellersburg, Pa., he was a son of the late Charles and Agnes (Shoemaker) Gaumer, and before going to work at the local plant, was employed 16 years by the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth (Burley) Gaumer; a son, Harvey M., of State Line; a brother. Samuel, of Wellersburg; three sisters, Mrs. Pearl Lowery, Bedford; Mrs. Mayme Sturtz, Wellersburg, and Mrs. Ward Turner, Hiwassle Dam, N. C.; and four grandchildren, Mary Lou, Charles J., Nellie and Emma Lee Gaumer. He was a member of the Ellerslie Methodist Church and the Modern Woodmen of America.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 17, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GAUMER, Mrs. N. Joanne Shaffer

N. Joanne Gaumer, 63, of 1st Avenue, Hyndman, died Saturday, Feb. 11, 1995, at the hospice, Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. She was born July 24, 1931, at Hyndman, a daughter of the late J. Roland and Nellie I. (Willison) Shaffer. She is survived by her husband of 46 years, William W. Gaumer; three sons, William P. Gaumer and wife Susan, Cumberland, Gary E. Gaumer and wife Stacy, Garrett; and James D. Gaumer and wife Karen, Hyndman; two daughters, Linda D. Robinson and husband Stanley, Hyndman; and Janet I. Kalp and husband Jeff, Meyersdale; 11 grandchildren and a great-granddaughter. Also surviving are three brothers and two sisters: Donald H. Shaffer, James C. Shaffer, and N. Irene Hillegass, all of Buffalo Mills RD 1; Wendell P. Shaffer, Fort Worth, Texas; and Mary Jane Elder, Hyndman. She was preceded in death by two brothers, Glenn R. and Ray B. Shaffer, and a sister, Jeanne E. Lohr. Mrs. Gaumer was a member of the Hyndman United Methodist Church and the Ladies Auxiliary, Hyndman Volunteer Fire Company. Funeral services: 1 p.m. Wednesday, Feb. 15, at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, with the Rev. Roger A. Johnson officiating. Burial in the Hyndman Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to the Hospice, Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md., 21502.
The Bedford County Inquirer, February 17, 1995
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 21, 2010


 



 


GAUMER, Mrs. Rachael Shroyer

HYNDMAN — Mrs. Rachael Gaumer, 83, died Wednesday in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born April 13, 1886 in Fairhope, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Nathaniel and Ellen Shaffer Shroyer. Her husband, Earl T. Gaumer, died in 1962. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Edna Lepley, RD 1, Hyndman; Miss Phyllis Gaumer, Hyndman; Mrs. Mildred Deneen, Cairnhrook, Pa., and Mrs. Freda Bryant, Baltimore; three sons, Curtis Gaumer and Stanford Gaumer, both of Baltimore; and William Gaumer, Hyndman; one brother, Walter Shroyer, RD 1, Hyndman; two sisters, Mrs. Clara Rice, Cairnbrook, Pa., and Mrs. Cora Swope, RD 1, Boswell; 25 grandchildren and 20 great-grandchildren. The body is in the Zeigler Funeral Home. Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p. m. in the Central Christian Church by Rev. James Ryan and Rev. H. B. Rittenhouse. Interment will be in Comps Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church Sunday at 1 p. m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 26, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 15, 2010


 



 


GAUMER, Miss Ruth

Miss Ruth Gaumer, 25, daughter of Mrs. Charles Gaumer, died this morning at the home of her mother, Route No. 1, Wellersburg, Pa. Besides her mother, the young woman is survived by two brothers, Samuel and Harvey, and by three sisters, Mrs. Eugene Lowery, Mrs. Lloyd Sturtz, and Miss Beatrice Gaumer. Funeral services will be held Wednesday at the home with burial in the Goetz Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 1, 1930
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 22, 2009




GAUMER, Samuel

Samuel Gaumer died at his home at Boswell, Pa., last Saturday. Funeral services were conducted Sunday and the body was taken to Ellerslie, Md., Monday where interment was in the Porter cemetery. Mr. Gaumer is survived by the following children: Mrs. George R. Thomas of Ralphton, Pa., Mrs. Robert Bell and Harry Gaumer of Boswell, Mrs. Henry A. Everline of Cumberland, Mrs. James O. Adams and Walter Gaumer of Hyndman and Earl Gaumer of Ellerslie, Md. He was a brother of George Gaumer of San Francisco, Calif., and Mrs. Hannah Kimmell of Ellerslie, Md.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 27, 1925
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted October 15, 2011




GAUMER, Samuel Elmer

Hyndman - Samuel Elmer Gaumer, 78, of RD 1, died today in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been a patient ten days. Born April 21, 1889 in Fairhope, he was a son of the late Charles and Agnes (Shoemaker) Gaumer. He was a veteran of World War I. Mr. Gaumer was a retired employee of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Survivors include his widow, Mary (See) Gaumer, two sisters, Mrs. Lloyd Sturtz, Wellersburg; and Mrs. Ward Turner, RD 1 Manns Choice. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 - 9 p.m. tomorrow and 2 - 4 and 7 -9 p.m. Friday. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Saturday in the funeral home. Rev. Milton Benny JR. will officiate and interment will be in Porter Cemetery. Military rites will be conducted at graveside by members of Oscar Jordan Post 7375, Veterans of Foreign Wars and an honor guard from the Bedford American Legion post. A military memorial service will be conducted at 8 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 17, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)



GAUMER, Mrs. Violet N. Burkhart

HYNDMAN, Pa. - Mrs. Violet N. Gaumer, 71, Silver Tree Apartments, Fort Ashby, W.Va., formerly of Cleveland, Ohio, died Wednesday at Sacred Heart Hopsital, Cumberland, Md. Born in Cumberland Dec. 20, 1914, she was a daughter of the late James H. and Martha Jane (Clay) Burkhart. She was preceded in death by her husband, Harvey M. Gaumer, Aug. 22, 1983. She was a retired employee of the Cole National Corporation of Cleveland and a member of the Calvary Assembly of God Church of Fort Ashby. Surviving are two sons, John R. H. Loar, Frostburg, Md., and Daniel C. Loar Jr., Gettysburg, Pa.; three daughters, Mrs. Lewllya (sic:?) J. Wilhelm, Havre de Grace, Md.; Mrs. Juanita M. Ernst, Germantown, Md., and Mrs. Sandra J. Llewellyn, Clarysville, Md.; a stepson, Charles J. Gaumer, Frostburg, Md.; three stepdaughters, Mrs. Mary Lou Horner and Mrs. Emma Lee Harden, both here, and Mrs. Nellie Shaffer, Cumberland; 23 grandchildren; 10 stepgrandchildren; 11 great-grandchildren and 19 stepgreat-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Friday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m. by the Rev. Raymond Kirby. Interment will be in Porter Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 20, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 15, 2012



 


GAUMER, Walter

Walter Gaumer, a former resident of Hyndman., Pa., died Sunday in Pittsburgh, Pa. He resided at 4880 Elmood Drive, Baldwin. Mr. Gaumer was a chief train dispatcher for the B & 0 Railroad for 47 years before his retirement. He was a member of Hyndman Lodge 589, FM Masons; Syria Temple, and Spencer Methodist Church, Pittsburgh. Surviving are his widow, Pearl (Martz) Gaumer; two sons, Paul K., nnd Roy A. Gaumer, Pittsburgh; a sister Mrs. Cora Bell, Jenners, Pa.; a brother, Earl Gaumer, Hyndman, and five grandchildren. The body is at Slater Sons Whitehall Funeral Home, 4201 Brownsville Road, Brentville, Pa. A funeral service will be held there Thursday at 1:30 p.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 26, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 

GAUNTZ, Albert C.

MEYERSDALE, Pa. - Albert C. Gauntz, 77, of Garrett died yesterday at his home. Born at Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Levi and Caroline (Hockman) Gauntz. Surviving are his widow, Sarah (Herwig) Gauntz; three children, Melvin E. Gauntz, Sunnymead, Calif.; Mrs. Helen Carouse, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Dorothy Stern, Baltimore; three brothers, Edward, William and Walter Gauntz, all of Meyersdale; eight grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home.
The Cumberland News, December 3, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 28, 2012


 


GAUNTZ, John W.

John W. Gauntz died at his home on High Street, on Christmas morning a few hours before the dinner which was being prepared in celebration of the 50th anniversary of his marriage to Catherine Bittner. They were married December 22, 1898, in the Lutheran parsonage here. The couple planned to observe their golden wedding in 1948 on Christmas day, when most of their children could be at home. Mr. Gauntz was happy and active the day before, making preparations for the home-coming of the children and the double celebration of Christmas and the golden wedding. But death overtook him before he awoke the morning of the great day. John W. Gauntz was born in Garrett County, Md., August 21, 1877, and was a retired Baltimore and Ohio engineer. He was a member of Amity Evangelical and Reformed Church. Besides his wife, surviving are six children: Mrs. W. H. Habel, Lancaster; Mrs. Charles Funka, Washington, Pa.; Charles Gauntz and Harry Gauntz, Meyersdale; Mrs. John Siehl, Detroit, Mich., and Mrs. Frank Saitz, Plymouth, Mich. The two latter were not planning to attend the anniversary celebration because of the distance and the difficulties of leaving their families, but they made the emergency trip to be here for the father's funeral, Tuesday. Also surviving are the following brothers: Ed, Walter and William Gauntz, all of Meyersdale; Albert Gauntz of Garrett and Samuel Gauntz of Cumberland, Md. Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at 2:30 at his home with the Rev. Edwin C. Nagle of Amity Church, officiating. A group of B. & O. Railroad men were the pall bearers. Interment was made in the Reformed Cemetery under the direction of H. R. Konhaus.
Meyersdale Republican, December 30, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GAUNTZ, Levi B.

Meyersdale, Pa., July 21—Levi B. Gauntz, 88, retired farmer, died Saturday morning, at the home of his son and daughter-in-law, Mr. and Mrs. William Gauntz of Sherman street. A son of Baltzer and Christina (Shumaker) Gauntz, born in Garrett county, he had been a resident of this section 61 years. Surviving children are John W., E. J., W. H.. and W. G. Gauntz, all of Meyersdale; S. E. Gauntz, Cumberland, Md., and Albert C. Gauntz, Garrett. Also surviving are 27 grandchildren, 28 great-grandchildren and five great-great-grandchildren. Mary Gauntz, a missionary In China, is a granddaughter. Funeral services were conducted Sunday afternoon in the Zion Lutheran Church, of which Mr. Gauntz was a member. Rev. Glen Stahl of Somerset, officiated. Interment was in the Lichty Cemetery, near Meyersdale.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 21, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)


 



 


GAZENHOUSER, Henry George

Henry George Gazenhouser, aged 51, died Wednesday evening at his home, 45 South street, of pneumonia.  Mr. Gazenhouser was a mill worker.  He is survived by his wife, Olive Gazenhouser, a stepson, Harvey G. Irons, and two stepdaughters, Misses Maryland and Ora Irons.  Mrs. Frank J. Beakley and Mrs. Frank. J. Lueck are sisters.  Mrs. Gazenhouser was a member of Sts. Peter & Paul's Church and the funeral will be held from there Saturday morning at 9 o'clock.  Miss Maryland Irons is a student nurse at Allegany Hospital.
26 February 1920, Cumberland Evening Times
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted November 26, 2009



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