BITTINGER

BITTINGER, Mrs. Annie May Durst

GRANTSVILLE - Mrs. Annie May Bittinger, 78, of Grantsville, died in Meyersdale (Pa.) Hospital yesterday. Born September 6, 1885, at Jennings, Md., she was the daughter of the late Henry and Barbara (Hare) Durst and belonged to the Maple Grove Brethren Church. She is survived by four sons, Earl, Simon and Orville Bittinger, all of Grantsville, and Lee Bittinger, Mt. Clemens, Mich.; four daughters, Mrs. Mary Hetrick, Grantsville; Mrs. Sadie Bittinger, Somerset; Mrs. Lula Durst, Accident; Mrs. Fern Durst, Rockville; two sisters, Mrs. Della Fazenbaker, Accident; Mrs. Kathryn Broadwater, Grantsville; 44 grandchildren and 29 great-grandchildren. Services will be conducted at the Loughlin Church of the Brethren Friday at 2:30 p. m. DST by Rev. Dean Huntley. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home; from where it will be taken to the church at 1 p. m. DST.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 6, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 10, 2011

SALISBURY,Pa. — Asa Luther Bittinger, 72, died yesterday at the home of his sister, Mrs. Cora Sechler, Salisbury, after being in ill health for some time. Born at Bittinger, Md., a son of the late Jonas and Catherine (Buckle) Bittinger, he resided in that neighborhood until about three
years ago when he moved to Salisbury to live with his sister. He never married and is survived only by Mrs. Sechler and a brother, Frederick
Bittinger, Mt. Jackson, Va. He was a member of the Bittinger Methodist Church. Services will be held at 2:30 p. m. Saturday at the Thomas
Funeral Home, Salisbury, with Rev. James Allen, pastor of Bittinger Lutheran Church, officiating. Interment in Bittinger Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, December 31, 1954
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

BITTINGER, Mrs. Bertha Anne Wilt

SOMERSET — Services for Mrs. Bertha Anne Bittinger, 62, Meyersdale, who died Saturday at her home, were conducted yesterday in the Bittinger Lutheran Church, Bittinger, Md., by Rev. Carroll Skipper. Burial was in the Bittinger Cemetery. She was a daughter of the late Jesse and Rachael (Platter) Wilt. Survivors include two sons, Edward S. Bittinger, Salisbury, and Kenneth E. Bittinger, Lorain, Ohio; five daughters, Mrs. Rose E. Lasure, Berlin; Mrs. Violet M. Lasure, Stoystown; Mrs. Daisy B. King, Clintonville; Mrs. Iva Minick, Claysville, and Miss Shirley I.
Bittinger, at home; six brothers, Ray, James, Harry and Ivan Wilt, all of Jennings; Dewey Wilt, Sand Patch; and Silas Wilt, Frostburg; four
sisters, Mrs. Lucille Bittinger, Jennings; Mrs. Clara Butler, Oakland; Mrs. Velma Bittinger, Salisbury; and Mrs. Hilda Shaffer, New Germany; 25
grandchildren and five great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 13, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 4, 2011

MEYERSDALE,Pa., Jan. 24 — Charles W. Bittinger, 76, died of pneumonia Wednesday afternoon at the home of his son, Frank Bittinger, in Garrett county, Md. His wife, the former Miss Mary Hoover, died 15 years ago. Mr. Bittinger was born October 12, 1870, near Salisbury, a son of the late Jacob and Ellen Bittinger. He belonged to the Church of the Brethren at Maple Glen. Surviving are nine other children, Lawrence and Daniel Bittinger, both of near Salisbury; Jesse Bittinger, Grantsville, Md.; Lloyd and Irving Bittinger, Jennings, Md.; George Bittinger and Mrs.
Minerva Berkley, Somerset; Mrs. Laura Beeman, Somerset R. F. D., and Mrs. Lena Beeman, Somerset county; four brothers, Ernest Bittinger,
Indiantown; Harrison and Jacob Bittinger, Lonaconing, Md., and Archie Bittinger, Grantsville; a sister, Mrs. Lavinia Wilt, Barton, Md., and 55
grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 24, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

GRANTSVILLE—Mrs. Della E. Bittinger, 75, died yesterday in the Cuppett-Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland. She was born in Bittinger, a daughter of the late Charles W. and Ellen (Bittinger) Wilt. Her husband, Thomas Bittinger, died in 1957. Mrs. Bittinger was a member of Jennings United Methodist Church and the United Women's Society of Christian Service. She is survived by three sons, Roy A. Bittinger, Accident, and Bayard and Calvin Bittinger, both of Grantsville; three daughters, Mrs. Margaret Durst and Mrs. Velora Durst, both of Grantsville; Mrs. Claudia Tressler,
Mt. Lake Park; one sister, Mrs. Mitchell Barkley, Addison, Pa.; one half-sister, Mrs. Amanda Wilburn, Grantsville; 29 grandchildren and 16
great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday in the Jennings Church, with Rev. Paul Lovejoy and Rev. Oscar Hull officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 19, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

EDNA E BITTINGER Born May 11, 1914, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late William Crowe and Mary (Morgan) Crowe. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Beulah Noonan and Hazel Buskirk; and one brother, Orville Crowe. Mrs. Bittinger was a homemaker, and attended the Frostburg Church of the Brethren. Surviving are her husband of 54 years, Paul Bittinger; two sons, Ronald Bittinger and wife Donna, and Eugene Bittinger and Judy; one daughter, Diana Loy and husband Tom, all of Frostburg; nine grandchildren; 16 great-grandchildren; and one sister, Mildred Durr and husband George. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1p.m. with the Rev. Jimmie Blair officiating.Interment will be in the Frostburg Memorial Park. Grandsons will serve as pallbearers. Friends may also send condolences to the family at http://www.durstfuneralhome.com.
Publication Date: Tuesday, December 21, 2004
(Courtesy of Ace Humbertson)

GRANTSVILLE- Edward F. Bittinger, 74, died yesterday at Goodwill Mennonite Home. Born in Avilton, he was a son of Rebecca (Burkholder) Bittinger and the late Andrew Bittinger. Surviving are his widow, Flossie (Durst) Bittinger; three sons, Harley E. and Harold Bittinger, both of
Grantsville and Elmer L. Bittinger, Salisbury, Pa. RD; two daughters, Mrs. Nellie Hutzel and Mrs. Freda Hutzel, both of Grantsville; four
brothers, Simon Bittinger, Grantsville; McKinley and Gorman Bittinger, both of Lonaconing RD, and Claude Bittinger, Sykesville; one sister Mrs.
Dorothy Green, Lonaconing RD; 16 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The body will be taken to the Laughlin Church of the Brethren, of which Mr. Bittinger was a member, at 1 p.m. tomorrow for a service at 2 p.m. Rev Vernon Shanholtz, pastor, will officiate. Interment will be in the Durst Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 10, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

BITTINGER, Mrs. Elsie Jean Guthrie

Icy Patch In Road Caused Fatal Wreck
Authorities said this morning that an icy patch on the three lane section of U. S. Route 40, near Uniontown, caused the crash Sunday night in which a Grantsville mother and her two-daughters were killed, and 16 other persons were injured. Pennsylvania State Police, who investigated, said there seemed to be no explanation of why the car of Herman Bittinger, Grantsville, swerved to the left and crashed head-on into a car driven by James Felan, 19, of Nemacolin, Pa., then hit another car driven by James' Sigler, 18, of Frostburg. Bittinger's wife, Mrs. Elsie Jean
Bittinger, 22, and his two daughters, Donna, 2, and Mary Louise, 5, were killed. Sixteen others, including Bittinger, were injured and admitted
to Uniontown Hospital in four ambulances. Triple funeral services were held in Grantsville this afternoon for Mrs. Bittinger and her daughters at the Newman -Funeral Home. Rev. Ivan Shewbridge. pastor of Jennings Church of God, officiated and interment was in the Reformed Church Cemetery at New Germany. Mrs. Bittinger was a daughter of Lloyd and Pearl Guthrie of near Grantsville. Besides her husband and parents, she is survived by another daughter, Wilma; two sons, Herman and Joseph Bittinger, and a number of brothers and sisters.
Wednesday, 8 February 1956; Cumberland Evening Times
~Genie
Posted July 29, 2011

Lonaconing- Rites for George D. Bittinger, 44, who died Friday, were held this afternoon at the Cherry Grove Brethren Church, of which Mr. Bittinger was a member. Rev. Jesse Whitacre officiated and burial was in Robison Cemetery. Born December 5, 1910, near here, he was a son of the late George Andrew and Rebecca Jane Bittinger. Surviving are five brothers, Edward, Simon, Norman, Claude and William Bittinger, near Grantsville, and two sisters, Mrs. Ada Devault, Pontiac, Mich., and Miss Datha (?), at home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 9, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Harold Guy "Ben" Bittinger, 93, Oakland, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Cherry Hill Assisted Living, Accident. Born September 10, 1915, in Oakland, he was a son of the late Truman and Sally (Beckman) Bittinger. He was also preceded in death by his wife Avis (Nutter) Bittinger and by a sister, Edith Markley. Mr. Bittinger was a farmer and a life-long member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Oakland. Surviving is one son, Tom Bittinger, Oakland; two daughters, Nancy Willoughby, English, Ind., and Betty Lou Evans, Cockeysville; one brother, Cecil Bittinger, Oakland; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Oakland, today, July 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m . A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Dr. C. Scott Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in. Garrett Memorial Gardens.

SALISBURY,
Pa.—John T. Bittinger, 71, retired lumber worker, died yesterday at his home here. He was a native of Jennings, Md., a son of the late Charles
and Sarah (Hoover) Bittinger and was a member of Grantsville Church of God. Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Betty Bittinger; two sons, John D.
Bittinger, Grantsville, and Merle M. Bittinger, Baltimore; three daughters. Mrs. Grace Swauger and Mrs. Eva Wilt, Grantsville, and Mrs.
Betty Butler, Baltimore: a brother, Edward Bittinger, Meyersdale RD, 24 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. A funeral service will be
held Sunday at 2 p.m. in the Thomas Funeral Home. Rev. William Ferguson will officiate and burial will be in the IOOF Cemetery here.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 14, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

JENNINGS— Joseph H. Bittinger, 91, son of the late Levi and Rebecca Broadwater Bittinger, died at the Cuppett Nursing Home, Oakland, Sunday. He was born June 10, 1871, in Garrett County. Surviving are four sons, Walter Bittinger, Jennings; Herman Bittinger, Grantsville; Charles Bittinger, Lisbon, Ohio; George Bittinger, Warren, Ohio; six daughters, Mrs. Flora Dumbton, Mrs. Anna Fazenbaker and Mrs. Isabella Wilhelm, all of Grantsville; Mrs. Mary Schrock and Mrs. Ethel Morrison, both of Uniontown; Mrs. Gladys Harris, East Liverpool, Ohio; 42 grandchildren and 53 great-grandchildren. He was a member of the Bethesda Church of the Brethren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, where services will be conducted tomorrow with Rev. Saylor Wampler officiating. Burial will be in the New Germany Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 13, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

GRANTSVILLE- Levi M. Bittinger, 73, of RD 2, Swanton, died Sunday. A native of Garrett Co., he was born April 1, 1884, a son of Levi and Rebecca Bittinger. His wife, Mrs. Victoria Bittinger, preceded him in death. Surviving are one son, Robert Bittinger, RD 2, Swanton; two daughters, Mrs. Hulda Wilt and Miss Renie (?) Bittinger, both of Swanton; four brothers, Joseph Bittinger, Grantsville; Samuel Bittinger, address unknown; Harrison Bittinger, Baltimore, and Silas Bittinger, near Grantsville; three sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Bittinger, Pekin; Mrs.
Katherine Broadwater, Lonaconing; Mrs. Jane Beeman, Grantsville. A funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow at the Newman
Funeral Home by Rev. Edgar Suite, Methodist minister. Burial will take place at Laurel Hill Cemetery at Lonaconing.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 29, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

JENNINGS— Lloyd A. Bittinger, 61, a native of here, died at his home yesterday following a brief, illness. A son of the late Charles and Mary (Hoover) Bittinger, he was born in Jennings May 12, 1898. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Lucile (Wilt) Bittinger. Mr. Bittinger was a member of Church of God here. Besides his widow he is survived by four sons, Robert Bittinger, Grantsville, Wilbert, Marshall and Lloyd Bittinger
Jr., all of here; four daughters, Mrs. Beulah Ross, and Miss Pauline Bittinger, both of here, Mrs. Irene Shaffer, Baltimore, and Mrs. Alice
Kaiser, Cleveland; five brothers, George and Ray Bittinger, both of Somerset, Daniel Bittinger, Salisbury, Md., Frank Bittinger, Grantsville, and Jess Bittinger, of here; one sister, Mrs. Minerva Berkeley, Somerset, and nine grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home in Grantsville and will be taken to the Jennings Methodist Church at noon Thursday where services will be conducted at 2:30 p. m.
Interment will be in Bittinger Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 12, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs.Lydia (Platter) Bittinger, 81, wife of Joseph Bittinger, died Saturday at her home in Uniontown. She was a native of Lonaconing and among her survivors is a daughter, Mrs. Elsie Crawford, Lonaconing. The body is at the DeCarl Funeral Home, Uniontown, where services will be held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m. Interment will be in Uniontown.
The Cumberland News, March 9, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 20, 2010

GRANTSVILLE — Orville H. Bittinger, 58, of RD 1, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. A native of here, he was the son of the late Harvey Bittinger and Anna May (Durst) Bittinger. He was a member of Laughlin Church of the Brethren, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Post 214 American Legion here. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Edna (Hutzel) Bittinger; three daughters, Mrs. Sandra Kelly, Meyersdale, Pa.; Mrs. Wilma Hutzel, here; Mrs. Helen Newman, Germany; one brother, Simon Bittinger, here, four sisters, Mrs. May Hetrick, RD 1 here; Mrs. Sadie Bittinger, Somerset, Pa.; Mrs. Lula Durst, Accident; Mrs. Rhoda Durst, here, and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home Sunday tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Evelyn Bowman officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.

ELLICOTT CITY — Sherman McKinley Bittinger, 79, of 720 Hollow Road, Ellicott City, Baltimore, passed away Sunday, Sept. 18, 2005, from complications of diabetes. Born June 25, 1926, at Jennings, he was the son of the late Frank and Velma (Wilt) Bittinger. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Eva C. Blocher, Aug. 25, 1992. Mr. Bittinger was employed by Catonsville Community College in the custodial office. He also was a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean War. He is survived by two sons, Kenneth M. and Michael M. Bittinger both of Ellicott City; two daughters, Ruth M. Dennis and Helen L. Scelsi, both of Ellicott City; one brother, Donald M. Bittinger, Cumberland; eight grandchildren; and six great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, on Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2005, from 5 to 7 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home on Wednesday, Sept. 21, 2005, at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Daniel Agnew officiating.
Interment will be held in the Grantsville Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be sent to the Diabetes Association.
September 20, 2005, Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 26, 2011

BITTINGER, Thomas T.

GRANTSVILLE — Thomas T. Bittinger, 70, a farmer, died yesterday afternoon at the home of a daughter, Mrs. Harry C. Durst, of Jennings. A native of Manadier Ridge near Jennings, Mr. Bittinger was a son of the late Elijah and Eliza (Hare) Bittinger. He was a member of the Jennings Methodist Church. Surviving besides his wife, Mrs. Della (Wilt) Bittinger, are four sons, Roy, Byard, Paul and Calvin Bittinger, all of near Grantsville; three daughters, Mrs. Harry C. Durst, Mrs. Velora Durst, of near Grantsville; and Mrs. Claudia Tressler, of Mountain Lake Park. Also surviving are four sisters, Mrs. Dolly Bowser, Salisbury, Pa., Mrs. Adline Hetrick, Mrs. Kathryn Bittinger, and Mrs. Etta Davis, all of Waynesburg, Pa., and 19 grandchildren. The body is at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harry C. Durst, where a funeral service will be conducted on Thursday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. H. Edgar Suite, pastor of the Jennings Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 19, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 15, 2012

BITTINGER, Mrs. Victoia Belle Bernard

Loch Lynn Heights, Md., May 14 - Mrs. Victoria Belle Bittinger, 58, wife of Orville C. Bittinger, Pleasant Valley, died Sunday. A Methodist since childhood, she was a member of the United Brethren Ladies Aid Society here and of the Ladies Auxiliary of the Mountain Lake Loch Lynn Boy's Band. She was a daughter of the late Norman and Molly Bernard. Surviving besides her husband, Oakland dairyman, are two children, Carlton and Mary Elizabeth, at home.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; May 14, 1940; page 3.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted March 2, 2013

Walter L. Bittinger, 79, of RD 2, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born at Barton, he was a son of the late Joseph and Eliza
(Broadwater) Bittinger. Mr. Bittinger was a member of Jennings Church of God. Surviving are his widow, Cora (Meyers) Bittinger; a son, Sterl
Bittinger, RD 2, Grantsville; two daughters, Mrs. Beulah Butler, Crucible, Pa., and Mrs. Etheline Bittinger, RD 2, Grantsville; three brothers, Charles, Lisbon, Ohio; George, Cumberland, and Herman Bittinger, Frostburg; five sisters, Mrs. Ethel Morrison, Uniontown, Pa.;Mrs. Gladys McDowell, Calcutta, Ohio; Mrs. Annie Fazenbaker of here, and Mrs. Mary Schrock, Fairchance, Pa.; nine grandchildren and 18 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9
p.m. tomorrow. Services will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p. m. by Rev. George Plants. Burial will be in Trinity Reformed Cemetery, New
Germany.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 25, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)