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LACEY, Rev. Dr. C. R.
HARDY COUNTY - Rev. Dr. C. R. Lacey is dead at his home in Lewisburg, W. Va.
Keyser Tribune, February 2, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 27, 2010
LAEMMERT, Albert
FROSTBURG — Albert Laemmert, 86, of 40 Washington Street, died Saturday at Miners Hospital where he was admitted September 15. He had been ill for a year. Born in Frostburg, he was a son of the late Henry and Kathrine (Brode) Laemmert. He was a retired employe of the Amcelle Plant of Celanese Fibers Company and was a member of St. Paul's Lutheran Church. Mr. Laemmert is survived by his widow, Clara (Robertson) Laemmert; a son, Ralph Laemmert, Baltimore, and two sisters, Mrs. Aden Vogtman, Frostburg and Mrs. Marie Clise, Baltimore. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 11 a.m. Rev. Kenneth E. Morelock will officiate and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be William Kroll, Cecil Myers, Henry Vogtman, William Vogtman, Philip Thomas and Mayford E. Weslow.
The Cumberland News, October 17, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LAFFERTY, Mrs. Annie C. Dudley
FROSTBURG — Mrs. Annie C. Lafferty, 83, of National Highway, Eckhart, died Saturday shortly after being admitted to Miners Hospital. She was a daughter of the late John and Elizabeth (Horchler) Dudley. Survivors include her husband, George G. Lafferty. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. by Rev. George W. Hattenfield. Interment will be in the Eckhart Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, December 21, 1964
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LAFFERTY, George G.
FROSTBURG — George G. Lafferty, 91, of Eckhart, died Saturday in Frostburg Community Hospital. He was a son of the late Jacob and Mary (Myers) Lafferty and was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Annie C. (Dudley) Lafferty. The last surviving member of his immediate family, he is survived only by some nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Hafer-Sowers Funeral Home from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home Tuesday at 1:30 p.m. with Rev. David Clark officiating. Interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, September 13, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LAFFERTY, Mrs. Ida May Dudley
FROSTBURG, May 27— Last rites for Mrs. May Lafferty, 64, widow of John Lafferty, who died last Thursday, were conducted Sunday afternoon at the residence in Eckhart by Rev. Sidney Aldrich, pastor of Eckhart Baptist Church. The church choir sang "By Cool Streams Shady Rill," and Mrs. W. D. Reese, Frostburg, sang "Goodnight Beloved". Burial was in Eckhart Cemetery, with John Watson, Harold Dudley, William Filsinger, Earl O'Brien, Allen Stewart and Leo LaPorta. Among those attending the services were Mr. and Mrs. Elon Horchler and son, Frederick, of New Castle, Pa.; Henry Horchler and Mrs. Albert Floor, McKees Rock, Pa., and Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bulgrin, Akron.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 27, 1947
[This is Ida May Dudley, daughter of John and Christiana Horchler Dudley.]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 19, 2009
LAFFERTY, Mrs. Jacob Blubaugh
Eckhart - The funeral of Mrs. Jacob Lafferty was held yesterday from the home of her daughter, Mrs. Jesse S. Myers, here. Rev. R. J. Ragland of the Eckhart Baptist Church, conducted the services, and interment was in Eckhart cemetery. Mrs. Lafferty is survived by her husband, Jacob Lafferty, sons, Robert and Burman Starkey; daughters, Mrs. Annie Wampler, Mrs. David Wright, and Mrs. J. S. Myers; stepchildren, Mrs. Lucy Thompson, John Jacob and George Lafferty, 33 grandchildren and 35 great-grandchildren; brothers John Charles, James and Jacob Blubaugh. The funeral was largely attended.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 8, 1926
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LAFFERTY, Michael
Michael Lafferty, for many years the keeper of the "Black Horse Tavern" in the Narrows, died at the home of his brother on Wednesday (9 Sept) on N Centre Street in the 78th year of his life. The funeral was at Sts. Peter & Paul with interment in the cemetery connected with the church.
The Cumberland Evening Times Sept 11, 1891
LAFFERTY, William
SOMERSET, July 29 — Injuries sustained when he fell from his loaded hay wagon Wednesday afternoon caused the death Thursday evening of William Lafferty, 52, of Somerset, R. D. 6, in Somrset Community Hospital. He suffered a fracture of the sixth and seventh vertical vertebrae. Coroner V. E. Sass reported the death "an unavoidable farm accident." The farmer had been preparing to move into a new home he had recently built to replace the one destroyed by fire last September. Last Christmas night, a truck the man was operating struck and fatally injured an Acosta resident. Surviving are his wife, one daughter, one brother and one sister. The funeral service was held Sunday afternoon at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Mary (Harry) Shockey, at Somerset, R. D., with Rev. Dr. G. L. Roth of St. Paul's Reformed Church officiating. Interment was made in the church cemetery.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, July 29, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LAFFEY, Mrs. Alice Maher
Mrs. James Laffey.
Mrs. Alice Laffey, 55 years of age, wife of James Laffey, 139 Polk street. died Monday afternoon at the Allegany Hospital. Besides her husband she is survived by one brother, Michael Maher, of Idaho. The body will be sent to Westernport tomorrow morning where services will be held in St. Peter's Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - September 25, 1923 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 30, 2010
LAMB, Infant Son
An infant son, aged 9 months, of Mr and Mrs Maurice Lamb, of Covington Va, died Mon morning, July 22, 1912, at the home of Mr D Lamb, at Westernport, after a short illness of cholera infantum. Mrs Lamb and children have been visiting at Westernport for some weeks.
Keyser Tribune, July 26, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 18, 2010
LAMPAS, Herman C
L Herman C Lampas, a well known retired employee of the B&O RR, who for some time made his home on Center St, Martinsburg W Va, died Sun night at 12:45 o’clock in the Kings daughter Hospital, Martinsburg, as the result of internal injuries received last Fri morning when struck by B&O fast freight No 97 at the Queen St crossing, Martinsburg. He had never regained consciousness after the accident. He would have been 72 years old had he lived until Aug 3.
He is survived by one daughter, Miss Catherine Lampas, a well known trained nurse of Martinsburg, and two sister; Mrs Adam Schuckman, Chambersburg Pa and Mrs Charles Bentz of Marion Pa. Lampas was born in Germany and came to America later in life. For a number of years he was employed as a painter by the B&O RR and while thus employed he was severely injured in the yards at Keyser about 6 years ago. He was then living in Westernport, this county and some five years ago he went to Martinsburg and had been on the B&O pension roll since then. His wife, who was Miss Pauline Zwneg, died at Westernport about 15 years ago. Mr Lampas was a member of the Lutheran Church.
The funeral will be held there this morning in charge of Rev D W F Gruver, and the remains will then be taken to Westernport Md, for burial, leaving Martinsburg on train No 55.
– Cumb News
Keyser Tribune, July 12, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 18, 2010
LANCASTER, Benjamin Franklin
Benjamin Franklin Lancaster, 71, of 223 Arch Street, died Sunday in Memorial Hospital. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Benjamin L. and Geneva (Shuckhart) Lancaster. His wife, Esther (Hess) Lancaster, preceded him in death. A retired employe of the Amcelle Plant of Celanese Fibers Company, he had resided here five years. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church. Surviving are four brothers, Charles E. Lancaster and Harry A. Lancaster, Akron, Ohio; George W. Lancaster, Mt. Savage, and James S. Lancaster, RD 1, Cumberland, and one sister, Mrs. Margaret Coffey, Silver Spring. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Lavern Rasmussen. Burial will be in the Methodist Cemetery at Mt. Savage.
The Cumberland News, December 8, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, Bruce E.
BRUCE E. LANCASTER - FROSTBURG -- Bruce E. Lancaster Sr. went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 8, 2001. Bruce was born in Eckhart, to the late Hillary and Nellie (Lavin) Lancaster on July 31, 1939. He was also preceded in death by four brothers Charles, Ralph, George and Robert Lancaster; and one sister, Lois (Lancaster) Pope. He is survived by one brother, James Lancaster and two sisters, Erma J. (Lancaster) Wymer, Edinburg, Va. and Mary Lou (Lancaster) Minnick, Rawlings. He was a loving husband who is survived by his wife Marie (Reiderer) Lancaster, Frostburg; a loving father to four children, Susanne (Lancaster) Conklin and husband Wayne, Frostburg, Bruce Jr. and wife Julie, New Market, Jon and wife Barlinda, Frostburg and Ron and wife Michele, Warfordsburg, Pa.; a loving grandfather to seven grandchildren, Brandon Wilhelm and wife Gina, Killeen, Texas, Cassie Conklin, Frostburg, Lisa Conklin, Spring Hill, Tenn., Ryan Lancaster, Frostburg, Zachary, Ian and Eli Lancaster, Warfordsburg, Pa.; a loving great-grandfather to Matthias Wilhelm, Killeen, Texas; numerous and very special nieces and nephews that were very close to him and all of his friends who were very special and dear to him. Bruce was Methodist by faith and had been a member at the Eckhart Methodist Church from childhood. He was a very hardworking man who enjoyed life, his family and friends. Bruce was an Army veteran. He was currently employed with Larkin Home Improvements, but he had previously worked for the Celanese Fibers Corp. as a pipefitter after his Army career ended. Although most of his life he was a pipefitter by trade, he was a man who could do anything and was never too busy to help anyone who needed him. He will be sadly missed by all who knew him as well as all whose lives he touched in his own way. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, P.A. on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George Harpold officiating. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The Farrady Post 24 Honor Guard will accord military honors at graveside. Pallbearers will be John Dinning, Ken Roberts, Mark Wright, Randy Wright, Jack Skidmore and Wayne Skidmore.
Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 26, 2009
LANCASTER, Mrs. Carrie R.
FROSTBURG — A service for Mrs. Carrie R. Lancaster, 91, Welsh Hill, who died Thursday will be conducted at the Durst Funeral Home tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. Rev. Arthur Evans will officiate and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Francis Thomas, Vernon and Burton Mulligan; Charles and Larry Fisher, Emory Lancaster, Delbert and Russell Bittner.
The Cumberland News, February 4, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 31, 2010
LANCASTER, Charles A.
Tragedy struck twice last week at the home of 78-year-old Charles A. Lancaster, Eckhart, who was followed in death by his wife, Mrs. Mary A. Lancaster, 76, yesterday. Mrs. Lancaster died at 10:25 a. m. at her home after a lingering illness. Her husband, a former coal miner, died Wednesday in Miners Hospital in Frostburg. Services scheduled for yesterday afternoon for Mr. Lancaster were postponed until today at 2 p. m. when joint rites will be held at the Hafer Funeral Home, Frostburg. Rev. George Mead, pastor of Eckhart Methodist Church, will officiate. The couple is survived by two sons, Hillary and Earl Lancaster Eckhart; five daughters, Mrs. Bertha Biser, and Mrs. Elizabeth Hemphill, both of Hagerstown; Mrs. Ethel Lloyd, Morgantown, W. Va.; Mrs. Hazel Valentine, Cumberland; and Mrs. Maletta Yates, Frostburg; 25 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren. Mrs. Lancaster also leaves four sisters, Mrs. Lucy Rizer, Zihlman; Mrs. Jane Wright and Mrs. Trena Wright, both of Eckhart, and Mrs. Margaret Vogel, Baltimore. Wolford Lancaster, Frostburg, and Mrs. Rose Mae Snyder, Eckhart, are surviving brother and sister of Mr. Lancaster.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, August 22, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, Mrs. Esther Hess
Mrs. Esther H. Lancaster, 67, Cresaptown, died Wednesday at her residence. A native of Deer Park, she was a daughter of the late Philip and Anna (Marley) Hess. Mrs. Lancaster was a former housekeeper at St. Patrick's Rectory. She was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church, and Algonquin Chapter 54 Degree of Pocahontas. Surviving are a son, Orlan Campbell, Detroit; a daughter, Sister Frances Rose at Mary Margaret Hospital, Batesville, Ind.; two brothers, Ernest Hess, Cumberland; Roland Hess, Davis, Calif.; four sisters, Mrs. Clifford Crowe, College Park; Mrs. George Winters, Baltimore; Mrs. Mae Capel, Friendsville; and Mrs. Harold Bartlett, Cumberland; and three grandchildren. The body is at the George Funeral Home . . . Requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 9 a.m. at St. Patrick's Catholic Church. Interment will be in Deer Park Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, April 23, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LANCASTER, Frederick A.
HAGERSTOWN — Frederick A. Lancaster, 60, of 875 Pine Street, died yesterday in Washington County Hospital. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Jennie (Shuckhart) Lancaster. He was an employe of the Vogel-Ritt Exterminator Company and was a member of the Junior Order United American Mechanics, Mount Savage. Surviving are his widow, Emma Black Lancaster, three daughters, Mrs. Gloria Witt, Frederick; Mrs. Shirley Andrews, Hagerstown; and Mrs. Bernice Huff, Buckeystown; 5 brothers, 2 sisters, and 11 grandchildren. Interment, Cedar Lawn Memorial Gardens.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 30, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, George William
George William Lancaster, 78, of Mt. Savage, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital. A native of Frostburg, he was a son of the late Benjamin L. and Genevieve (Shuckhart) Lancaster. A retired Western Maryland Railway employe, he was a member of the Brotherhood of Railway Carmen, JOUAM, and Mt. Savage United Methodist Church. He was a veteran of World War I and a charter member of Mt. Savage VFW Post. Surviving are his widow, Alice (Crowe) Lancaster; two sons, John William and Ronald L. Lancaster, Mt. Savage; three daughters, Miss Virginia Lancaster, Arlington, Va.; Mrs. Louise Stallings, Cumberland, and Mrs. Nancy Komfala, Gamerco, N.M.; three brothers, Charles W. Lancaster, Akron, Ohio; James S. Lancaster, RD 1, city; Harry E. Lancaster, Furnace Acres; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Coffee, Takoma Park, and eight grandchildren. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, March 21, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, Mrs. Gertrude B. O'Toole
MT, SAVAGE — Mrs. Gertrude B. Lancaster, 76, of here, died Thursday in Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been a
patient three weeks. Born in Midland, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Catherine (Rooney) O'Toole. She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church. She was a school teacher for many years in Allegany County, retiring in 1940. Surviving are her husband, Raymond T. Lancaster, and a number of nieces and nephews. The body is at the Kight Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow and Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - Saturday, July 13, 1968 - pg 6, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 28, 2010
LANCASTER, James S.
James S. Lancaster, 67, Mt. Savage Road, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, where he had been a patient eight weeks. Born in Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Benjamin and Geneva (Shuckhart) Lancaster. A retired Celanese Fibers Company employe, he was a life member of TWUA Local 1874 and of First Assembly of God Church. Surviving are his widow, Mary Agnes (Boone) Lancaster; a son, Harry R. Lancaster, Mt. Savage Road; two brothers, Charles Lancaster, Akron, Ohio, and Harry Lancaster, Furnace Acres; a sister, Mrs. Margaret Coffey, Takoma Park; four grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, October 30, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, John E.
ECKHART — John E. (Sam) Lancaster, 58, of Eckhart, died yesterday in Miners Hospital where he had been a patient five days. He had been in ill health for a year. Mr. Lancaster's grandson, Huey L. Hamrick, seven, was fatally injured when struck by a car Friday night and was buried Monday. A native of Eckhart, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary (Pape) Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster was a member of the Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Viva (Ryan) Lancaster; a daughter, Mrs. Shelia Hamrick, Eckhart; four sisters, Mrs. Harry Bizer and Mrs. Davis Hampill, both of Hagerstown; Mrs. Fred Valentine, LaVale, and Mrs. Henry Yates, Frostburg, and a brother, Hillary Lancaster, Eckhart. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, where friends will be received from 3 to 5 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. Richard W. Simpson. Burial will be in Eckhart Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 27, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, John W.
Gorman, Sep. 6 — John W. Lancaster, 44, service station operator here since 1943, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital in Cumberland. A native of Mt. Savage, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Genevieve B. (Shuckhart) Lancaster. A veteran of World War I, he belonged to the American Legion and VFW Posts in Akron, Ohio, where he made his home for a numoer of years. Survivors include his wife, Mrs.Merle G. Rhodes Lancaster; seven brothers, James, Joseph, Harry and Benjamin Lancaster, all of Cumberland; Charles Lancaster, of Akon; William and Frederick Lancaster, of Mt. Savage; and two sisters; Mrs. Catherine Hebb, of Cumberland; and Miss Margaret Lancaster, Washington. Services will be conducted Saturday at 2 p. m. in the Stein funeral home in Cumberland by the Rev. George E. Baughman, pastor of First Methodist church. Interment will be in Rose Hill Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 6, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, Joseph Nelson
MT. SAVAGE — Joseph Nelson Lancaster, 62, a native of here, died yesterday at Soldiers Home, Washington. Born February 5, 1905, he was the son of the late Benjamin L. and Geneva B. (Shuckhart) Lancaster. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lilabel (Wingert) Lancaster; six brothers, Charles E. Lancaster and Harry E. Lancaster, both of Akron, Ohio; Frederick Lancaster, Hagerstown; James Lancaster and Benjamin F. Lancaster, Cumberland; William Lancaster, here; two sisters, Mrs. Catherine Hebb, Cumberland, and Mrs. Margaret Coffey, Silver Spring. Graveside services will be conducted Thursday at 10:15 at Soldiers Home Cemetery, Washington.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 29, 1967
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, J. Wilfred
FROSTBURG - J. Wilfred Lancaster, 87, of 154 Spring Street, died, yesterday at Miners Hospital where he had been a patient four weeks. He was born in Eckhart, the son of the late Robert and Mary Ann (Cross) Lancaster. Mr. Lancaster, a musician and music instructor, played nearly a half century with the Arion Band. Many years ago he played with the orchestra at Bedford Springs Hotel. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Emma (Robinson) Lancaster. He was the last surviving member of his immediate family. Surviving are two sons, Roy W. Lancaster, Cleveland, and Wilbur J. Lancaster, Lonaconing; three daughters, Mrs. Walter Shanholtz, Cumberland, and Mrs. George Plummer and Mrs. Guy Mallow, both of here; nine grandchildren and ten great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer-Sowers Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and from 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted Monday at 2 p.m., with burial in Eckhart Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 11, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANCASTER, R. Hillary
R. Hillary Lancaster, 80, of Eckhart, died Sunday (Feb. 20, 1983) at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. He had been in ill health several years. Born June 23, 1902 in Eckhart, he was a son of the late Charles Lancaster and Mary (Wright) Lancaster. He was a retired employee of the Kelly-Springfield Tire Company. Surviving are his widow, Nellie (Lavin) Lancaster; four sons, George Lancaster and Bruce Lancaster, both of here; Ralph Lancaster, Follansbee, W. Va.; James Lancaster, Smithfield, Pa.; two daughters, Mary Minnick, Barton, and Erma Wymer, Edinburg, Va.; three sisters, Elizabeth Hemphill, Hagerstown; Hazel Valentine, LaVale; Maletta Yates, here; 26 grandchildren and 30 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home Monday and Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 1 p.m. in the funeral home by Pastor Teddy R. Herron. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
(obit from the AllCo Genealogical Society)
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 26, 2009
LANCASTER, Robert H.
FROSTBURG - Robert H. Lancaster, 27, of National, died in Miners hospital yesterday where he had been a patient for one day. He was the son of Hilliary and Nellie (Lavin) Lancaster and was born in Eckhart, where his parents reside. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Mabel (Cutter) Lancaster; three children, Ruthie, Kathy and John Robert, all at home; five brothers, Charles Lancaster, Zihlman; George Lancaster, Border Mines; Ralph Lancaster, Wheeling; Bruce Lancaster, Fort Knox, Ky.; James Lancaster, Eckhart; three sisters, Mrs. Scott Pope, Route 40, Garrett Co.; Mrs. Ira Garlitz and Miss Erma Jean Lancaster, Eckhart. He was employed as a salesman for the Queen City Dairy and was a member of Trinity Assembly of God Church, Midlothian, and Teamsters Local 453, Cumberland. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Trinity Assembly of God Church in Midlothian with Rev. Andrew Phillips, former pastor, and Rev. James L. Tate, pastor. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 28, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANDIS, Mrs. Abigail Miller
Somerset, March 8 - Mrs. Abigail Miller Landis, 91, of 803 Diamond Street, Berlin, died Thursday morning at her home after a lingering illness. A daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Jacob Miller, she was born December 3, 1851, in Middlecreek township. She was the widow of John M. Landis. She leaves a brother, William G. Miller, of Middlecreek township; three children, J. Henry, of Berlin, Mrs. J. B. Walker, of Meyersdale, and Harvey E., of New York city, five grandchildren and nine great-grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, March 8, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 7, 2009
LANDIS, Abraham A.
SOMERSET, Nov. 8 — Abraham A. Landis, 67, of Berlin, R. D. 1, died Monday evening at his home.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 8, 1946
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANDIS, Mrs. Anna May Friend
OAKLAND - Mrs. Anna May (Friend) Landis, 77, died last night in the Oak Rest Nursing Home here, where she had been a patient for five weeks.
Mrs. Landis was a native of Swanton, a daughter of the late John B. and Harriett Comp Friend, and was the widow of Clyde Landis, Keyser, who died several years ago.
She was a member of the Evangelical United Brethren Church of Keyser.
Surviving are a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Rexroad, Mt. Lake Park; a son, Eden C. Landis, Keyser, nine grandchildren and two great grandchildren, and a sister, Mrs. Burr Saville, Romeny.
The body is at the Leighton Funeral Home here for a service Friday at 2 p.m. Burial will follow in King Cemetery, near Loch Lynn.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; December 12, 1963; page 43.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted March 20, 2010
LANDIS, Clyde
OAKLAND - Clyde Landis, 69, Keyser, died Sunday in Martinsburg VA Center, where he had been a patient for one week.
He was a retried B&O shop worker and had worked in Keyser for about 20 years. He was a veteran of World War I.
Mr. Landis was a native of Garrett County, a son of the late John W. and Mary Ann (Shirk) Landis.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Anna May (Friend) Landis; a son, Elden, Keyser; a daughter, Mrs. Gertrude Rexroad, Oakland, a brother, Herman, Frostburg, and a number of grandchildren.
Services will be conducted tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. in the Leighton Funeral Home here. Rev. Bryan Blair will officiate and burial will be in the King family cemetery, Mt. Lake Park.
Source: The Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; January 3, 1961; page 17.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted March 20, 2010
LANDIS, Dennis G.
A Berlin, Pa., area man was pronounced dead at the scene yesterday when a piece of equipment ran over him at the site of a Pennsylvania Department of Highways construction project at the Garrett (Pa.) Cut-Off. Dennis G. Landis, 53, apparently fell into the path of a payloader which was backing up after dumping a load of material, according to authorities. The payloader was driven by Roy E. Brant, 53, of RD 4, Meyersdale. Police said an unidentified doctor pronounced Landis dead and that the body of the RD 3, Berlin resident was moved from the scene directly to a funeral home in Berlin. This was the second road construction fatality of a similar nature within a week. Last Thursday morning John G. Folk, 33, was killed when a power roller ran over him on a road project near Hancock. Mr. Landis was born in Brothers Valley Township, Pa., a son of the late William and Emma (Ackerman) Landis. He is survived by his widow, Minnie (Lantz) Landis; one daughter, Mrs. Deloris Gordon, Berlin; one son, Harold Landis, at home; three sisters, Mrs. Margretta Garrison, Pontiac, Mich.; Mrs. Verna Leonburger, Rockwood, Pa., and Mrs. Ruth Frazie, Somerset; three brothers, Clarence Landis, Macdonaldton, Pa.; Gilbert Landis, Berlin, and Herbert Saylor, Meyersdale, and one grandson. The body is at the Johnson and Son funeral home where friends will be received after 7 p. m. today. Services will be conducted in the funeral home at 2 p. m. Saturday, with interment in the Mt. Lebanon Cemetery near Glencoe.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 8, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LANDIS, Elmer
MEYERSDALE - Elmer Landis, 80, of Boswell, died yesterday at Somerset Community Hospital. Born in Greenville Township, he was a son of the late William H. and Lucinda (Baer) Landis. Surviving are his widow, Elsie (McKenzie) Landis; three sons, Carl Landis, North Huntingdon; William Landis, RD 2, Holsopple, and Elmer J. Landis, Bedford; two brothers, Roy Landis, Mt. Pleasant, and Robert Landis, here; three sisters, Mrs. Katherine Harris, here; Mrs. Clarence Schrock, RD I, and Mrs. Dorothy Castor, New Jersey; nine grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home, where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there Monday at 2 p.m. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 12, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANDIS, Mrs. Ida Idella Faust
SOMERSET— Mrs. Ida Idella Landis, 88, of Somerset, died yesterday in the Kinch Nursing Home here where she had been a patient since July, 1964. Born in Berlin, Pa., she was a daughter of the late William and Rebecca (Brant) Faust. Surviving are three sons, Emmons W. Landis, this city; Daniel C. Landis, Somerset, and Ernest H. Landis, Ashland, Ky.; a daughter, Mrs. Harry M. Lape, Somerset, 10 grandchildren and 19 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hauger Funeral Home, Somerset. Services will be conducted there Sunday at 2:30 p.m. by Rev. Richard Shellenberger and interment will be in Ridge Cemetery, hear Garrett, Pa.
The Cumberland News, March 12, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LANDIS, John Henry
MEYERSDALE, Nov. 1 — John Henry Landis, 69 years old, and a former well known resident of Meyersdale, died Thursday at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Floyd Phenes at Painted Post, N. Y. Five weeks ago he took sick in Garrett, Pa., where he was employed, and was taken to the Allegany Hospital in Cumberland for treatment for complications. Three weeks ago his daughter took him to her home where he died as above stated. He was born in Somerset county, a son of Joel and Lydia Jane Hartman Landis. In 1890 he was united in marriage to Miss Tena Deist of Meyersdale, who preceded him in death about eight years ago. He followed mining as an occupation and was employed by the Merrill Coal company in Garrett. Besides Mrs. Phenes, he is survived by Mrs. Louis Walker, and Mrs. George Beisel, both of Gibson, N. Y., Mrs. Cora Wheeler, of Rochester, N. Y., and one sister, Mrs. James T. Brady, and two brothers, Ralph and Joseph, all of Berlin, Pa. A prayer service was held Friday evening by Rev. C. W. Vanderberger of the Baptist Church of Painted Post. The body, accompanied by all the relatives, arrived here Saturday and was taken to the home of his daughter-in-law, Mrs. Pauline Landis on High street, where Monday afternoon a funeral service was held by Rev. Dr. B. A. Black, pastor of Amity Evangelical and Reformed Church, after which interment was made in the Union Cemetery, beside his wife and son, William, who died several years ago.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 1, 1938
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANDIS, Mrs. Lena Deist
MEYERSDALE, February 5 - Mrs. Lena Landis, wife of John Landis, died Tuesday evening at 10 o'clock at the Hazel McGilvery Hospital, where she underwent an operation on Monday. On the 24th of December, Mrs. Landis was taken ill with pneumonia, and for weeks her condition was serious, but she was improving very nicely when she had an attack of gall stones, and for this she was taken to the hospital last Thursday. There she was given treatment with the hope that an operation would be unnecessary, but nothing could be done, and in her weakened condition from pneumonia, it was too much for her to stand, and she passed away peacefully, as above stated. Mrs. Landis was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Herman Deist and lived the greater part of her life in Meyersdale. She was a member of Amity Reformed church and was active in church and Sunday school work. She was 57 years old and besides her husband, she is survived by the following children: Ruth, Mrs. Floyd Phenes of Corning, N. Y., Grace, Mrs. George Bisel of Meyersdale, Cora, Mrs. Emerson Wheeler, of Rochester, N. Y. The following brothers and sisters also survive: George and Albert Deist of Steubenville, Ohio, Charles of Salisbury, Mrs. Albert Brant of Woodlawn, Pa., Mrs. Edward Beegle, of Indiana, Pa., Mrs. Henry Kraushour of Glencoe, and Mrs. James McDowell of Clearfield, Pa. Funeral services were conducted at her late home on Olinger Street, Thursday afternoon, her pastor B. A. Black, officiating.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, February 5, 1926
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LANDIS, Mrs. Lucinda Baer
MEYERSDALE, Nov. 21 — Mrs. Lucinda Baer Landis, wife of William Landis, died at her home in Trans-Meyersdale, Sunday evening after an illness, since June, of complications. Besides her husband she is survived by the following children: Elmer of Boswell, Robert of Salisbury, Harvey of Westmoreland City, Roy of Irwin, Paul of Meyersdale, Marshall of Grantsville, Md., Mrs. Ruth Schrock of Meyersdale, Mrs. Dorothy Yoder of Grantsville, Md., and Mrs. Catherine Harris, of Elk Lick township. The following brothers and sister, Marshall Baer of New Castle, George W. Baer of Greenville township, Harvey Baer, of Chicago, Illinois, Mrs. Calvin Paul of Boswell and Mrs. Annie Meese of Salisbury, R. D., also survive. Mrs. Landis was a member of the Greenville Lutheran Church for more than 50 years. Rev. S. D. Sigler will conduct the funeral service, assisted by Rev. A. O. Lorenz of the Main Street Brethren Church, Wednesday afternoon at the home. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 21, 1939
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LANDIS, Mrs. Margaret Ann Lippold
Mrs. Margaret Ann Landis, age 49 years, widow of the late H. Rawley Landis, died this morning at her home, 227 North Lee street. She is survived by two sons, Raymond W. and F. Robert; three brothers, Joseph H., Frank C. and Charles R. Lippold, and four sisters, Miss Kate Lippold, Mrs. R. French Hutson, Mrs. J. Hamill Boyland and Mrs. Joseph A. Birmingham. She was the daughter of the late William A. and Wilhelmina Lippold. Funeral services will be conducted Thursday morning at 9 o'clock from SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church, with interment in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 16, 1932
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 3, 2009
LANDIS, Samuel
SOMERSET, Aug. 8 — Samuel Landis, 50, a veteran of the First World War, died at his home at West View. Surviving are his widow, the former Lucy M. Ankeny of Meyersdale, two sons, one daughter, three brothers and one sister, Mrs. Viola Merrbach of Meyersdale. He was a member and secretary of a draft board and had been a tipstaff in the Allegheny county courthouse.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, August 8, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANDIS, William
SOMERSET, Nov. 18 — William Landis, 67, for many years a clerk in a Johnstown hospital and who was a native of Berlin, Somerset county, died Tuesday night in a Johnstown hospital. His mother Mrs. Abigal Miller Landis of Berlin, two brothers, Henry of Berlin and Harvey of New York City, and a sister, Mrs. Bruce Walker of Meyersdale, survive. His father, John M. Landis, preceded him in death.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 18, 1938
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANE, Bruce W.
SOMERSET — Bruce W. Lane, 80, of Glencoe, R. D. 1, died at his home. A retired sawmill operator and auctioneer, he leaves his widow, two daughters, three sons and 10 grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 17, 1965
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 11, 2009
LANE, Mrs. Lillie Grace Hoyman
MEYERSDALE - Mrs. Lillie Grace Lane, 70, of Garrett, died Thursday. A native of Mance, she was a daughter of William and Tina (Keefer) Hoyman. Surviving are her husband, Albert E. Lane; a son, Albert W. Lane, Willingboro, N. J.; a brother, Roy Hoyman, Garrett; a sister, Mrs. Sanni Montague, Johnstown, five grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home. A service will be conducted there Monday at 11 a.m. Rev. William Phennicie will officiate and burial will be in Highland Cemetery, Garrett.
The Cumberland News, January 26, 1974
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
LANNON, Mrs. Winifred
"Mrs. Winifred Lannon died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. John Griffin, in Westernport October 8, 1897. Death was due to a ruptured blood vessel in her head. She was about 74 years of age. Her funeral took place Sunday from the Catholic church."
"The Piedmont Herald" Piedmont, West Virginia, 15 Oct 1897
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 16, 2010
LANTZ, Hazel A.
Hazel Alverta Lantz, 84, of Aurora. W.Va., died Saturday, January 25 at her home.
Born November 10, 1901 at Aurora, she was a daughter of the late Emma Wotring. She was preceded in death by her husband, Roscoe Lantz, in 1983.
She was a teacher and homemaker, a charter member of Mt. View Rebekah Lodge No. 14 at Aurora, and the oldest member of the Aurora United Methodist Church.
She is survived by three sons, Maynard Lantz, Aurora; Alva Lantz, Mazon, ILL, and Glen Lantz, Medina, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Roscoe (Ruth) Teets, Eglon, W,Va.; 13 grandchildren and 14 great-grandchildren.
A funeral service was held at the Aurora United Methodist Church January 27 by Rev. Annabelle Childers, assisted by the Rev. Rogers Fike. Interment followed in' the Aurora Cemetery.
(Unidentified Newspaper)
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted August 1, 2009
LANTZ, Roscoe B.
Roscoe B. Lantz, 80, of Aurora; died suddenly at his home on Feb. 15, 1983. He was born May 20, 1902 at Aurora, a son of the late Charles W. and Laura Maude Stemple Lantz.
He is survived by his wife, Hazel Wotring Lantz; three sons, Maynard Lantz of Aurora, Alva Lantz or Mason, Illinois; Glenn Lantz, Medina, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Roscoe (Ruth) Teets of Eglon; one, brother, Eli Lantz of Denver, Colorado; four sisters, Mrs. Willis (Edith) Harsh, Aurora, Mrs. Evelyn Harvey and Mrs. Sherman (Mary) White, both of Oakland, Md., and Elva Lantz of Anaheim,.Calif.; 13 grandchildren, and 11 great grandchildren.
Mr. Lantz was a retired farmer and a member of the Aurora United Methodist Church from which services were held on Feb.18 by the pastor, the Rev. Ralph Wycoff. Burial was in the Aurora Cemetery.
(Unidentified Newspaper)
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted August 1, 2009
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