FICHTNER, Dalton A.
HYNDMAN - Dalton A. Fichtner, 79, RD 1, died late last night at the Lions Manor Nursing Home. Born October 11, 1892 at Palo Alto, RD 1, Hyndman, he was a son of the late John L. and Elsie (Hosselrode) Fichtner. He was a member of Palo Alto Methodist Church. Surviving are his widow, Florence (Campbell) Fichtner, two daughters, Mrs. Thomas Cook, here and Mrs. Robert Brode, Bedford, Mass.; one son, Arden Fichtner, Grand Valley, Pa.; one sister, Mrs. Russell Emerick, here, ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman. Services will be held Sunday at 2 p.m. with Rev. J. Howard Smith, pastor of Palo Alto United Methodist Church, officiating. Interment will be in the Palo Alto Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 10, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FICHTNER, Harry William
HYNDMAN - Harry William Fichtner, 68, of RD 1, Hyndman, was dead on arrival at Sacred Heart Hospital yesterday. Born in Hyndman RD 1, he was a son of Mrs. Delilah (Emerick) Fichtner, here, and the late John L. Fichtner. A retired Celanese Fibers Company employe, he was a member of Modern Woodmen and Palo Alto United Methodist Church. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, Mary (Wambaugh) Fichtner; five children, Ray Fichtner, here; Harry Fichtner Jr., Silver Spring, Md.; and Roy Fichtner, Louisville, Ky.; Mrs. Hazel Browning, here; and Mrs. Glenn Lloyd, Frostburg; a brother Dalton Fichtner, RD 1; a sister, Mrs. Russell Emerick, RD 1; eight grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler 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. A service will be conducted there Monday at 2 p.m. with Rev. Dwight Buchanan officiating. Burial will follow in the Palo Alto Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, March 13, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FICHTNER, Mrs. Jacob Keady
After an illness of eight months, due to cancer of the stomach, Mrs. Jacob Fichtner (nee Keady) died at her residence in Hyndman, Sunday evening, aged 59 years. For some years the deceased conducted a boarding house on Front street in Cumberland. In August, 1899, she was united in marriage to Jacob Fichtner, the well known farmer and business man of Londonderry, and soon afterward moved with her husband to Hyndman, where they have since resided. Mrs. Fichtner was an active and consistent member of the Reformed church and contributed liberally towards its support. Her departure is mourned by the entire community as her charitable acts were numerous and her disposition a kindly one. Her husband ard three children survive, viz: Mrs. Thomas E. Miller, of Hyndman; Mrs. Robert Reynolds, and Harry M. Keady, of Cumberland. Funeral services were held on Wedesday at 9:30 a m., conducted by Rev J. F. Kerlin, pastor of the Reformed church, assisted by Rev. A. R. Kramer, D. D., a former pastor. The remains were taken to Cumberland and interred in the Rose Hill cemetery.
The Bedford Gazette, September 29, 1905
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 6, 2009
FICHTNER, Mrs. John
Died — At Cook's Mills November 25, 1900, Mrs. John Fichtner, aged 31 years, 2 months and 18 days.
The Bedford Gazette, December 7, 1900 [maiden name was Sophia Elsie Hosselrode, daughter of Frederick and Lydia (Boyer) Hosselrode]
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FICHTNER, John L.
HYNDMAN— John L. Fichtner, 94 or 84, of Palo Alto, died Friday at his home. He had been in ill health seven months. A native of Palo Alto, he was a son of the late Jacob and Annie E. (Cook) Fichtner. His first wife, Mrs. Elsie (Hosselrode) Fichtner, died in 1900, and he is survived by his second wife, Mrs. Delilah Mae (Emerick) Fichtner. He was a member of the Palo Alto Church of the Brethren. Besides his widow, he is survived by two daughters, Mrs. J. B. Cook, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Clyde Emerick, Corriganville; three sons, Victor J. Fichtner, Somerset, Dalton Fichtner, Hyndman, and Harry Fichtner, RD 1; a sister, Mrs. C. H. Mauk, Meyersdale; 17 grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The body is at the residence. Services will be conducted tomorrow at 2:30 o'clock at the Palo Alto Church of the Brethren by Rev. Charles Raley, retired minister, and Rev. Harvey Williams, pastor. Interment will be in Palo Alto Cemetery.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, January 13, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FICHTNER, Mrs. Mae Delilah Emerick
HYNDMAN - Mrs. Mae Delilah Fichtner of RD 1, here, died Wednesday in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, where she had been a patient three weeks. Born July 2, 1883, in Kennells Mills, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Josiah and Annie (Burns) Emerick. Her husband, John L. Fichtner, preceded her in death in 1957. Mrs. Fichtner was a member of the Palo Alto United Methodist Church. Surviving are a son, Dalton A. Fichtner; a daughter, Mrs. Russell Emerick, both of Hyndman RD; and a brother, Ross Emerick of here; 18 grandchildren and 27 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Zeigler Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. J. Howard Smith. Interment will be in Palo Alto Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 7, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FICHTNER, Victor J.
Victor J. Fichtner, 68, of Somerset, died in Somerset Community Hospital. He retired in 1955 after 44 years with the B & O Railroad.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, September 10, 1958
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIDLER, Earl G.
Earl G. Fidler, 70, a retired B&O Railroad Company track foreman, died Friday in Meyersdale Community Hospital. He resided in Garrett and was a son of the late John and Abbie (Schrock) Fidler. His wife, Mrs. Pansy (Miller) Fidler, died in December, 1961. Survivors include a brother, Herbert Fidler, Meyersdale; and two sisters, Mrs. Bertha Bittner, Avosta, Pa. and Mrs. William Burkholder, Garrett. The body is at the Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where services will be held tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. with Rev. Dean Shelter, pastor of the Garrett Church of the Brethren, officiating. Interment will be in Highland Cemetery.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, April 21, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIDLER, Herbert
MEYERSDALE — Herbert Fidler, 77, died yesterday at his home. A native of Garrett, RD 1, he was a son of the late John and Abbie (Schrock) Fidler. He was a retired B&O Railroad foreman with 50 years of service. Surviving are his widow, Mae (Yutzy) Garlitz Fidler; three sons, Jack Fidler, Wheeling, W. Va.; Elwood Garlitz, Cornmack, L.I., N.Y., and Edison Garlitz, Bladensburg, Md.; a daughter, Mrs. Merle Werner Baltimore; a sister, Mrs. Orpha Burkholder, Garrett, RD 1, and five grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where a service will be conducted Friday at 11 a.m. Rev. Raymond Mankamyer will officiate and interment will be in Hostetler Cemetery. Friends will be received at the funeral home after 2 p.m today.
The Cumberland News, May 5, 1971 (Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIER, Raymond
The community was shocked as well as deeply grieved on Saturday when it was learned that Raymond Fier had met his death while at work on mine No. 3 of Piedmont and Georges Creek Coal Co. Mr. Fier while working on a slate dump, the latter gave way, precipitating him on his head on the rocks below, breaking his neck. The deceased was a son in law of Mr. Steve Manshuny. He leaves a wife and child, who have the sympathy of the entire community in their sad bereavement. He was at one time an employee of the B&O R R in the capacity of Brakeman on the Third division.
Keyser Tribune, March 1, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010
FIKE, Adolphus Rowland
TERRA ALTA, W. Va. - Adolphus Rowland Fike, 95, West Virginia's oldest funeral director, died Wednesday at his home here. A 1903 graduate of Pennsylvania College of Embalming, he started working in the funeral business in 1894 and was a partner in the Fike-Watson Funeral Home. Born in Eglon, a son of the late Aaron and Rebecca (Rudolph) Fike, he lived here 55 years. His wife, Mrs. Mary Ann (Wiles) Fike, preceded him in death. Mr. Fike was a member of the West Virginia Funeral Director Association, an honorary member of the Terra Alta Rotary Club, Terra Alta Volunteer Fire Company and White Dale Church of the Brethren. He had held the Town Key of the Rotary Club since 1958. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Reif F. Martin, Washington; Miss Olive R. Fike, Terra Alta; Mrs. Paul Thompson, East Bank, and Mrs. Prentiss Watson, Terra Alta; two brothers, Rev. Phineas Fike, West Plains, Mo. and Hurley H. Fike, Meyersdale, Pa., five grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The body is at the Fike-Watson Funeral Home where services will be conducted today at 7:30 p. m. by Rev. Lester E. Fike and Rev. Donald D. Matthews. Private interment will take place tomorrow in Eglon Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 5, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Allie Daye
Allie Daye Fike, 84, of 303 Duquesne Ave., died Friday, Nov 13, 1981 at Hopemont State Hospital near Terra Alta.
Born March 14, 1897 in West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Jonas and Delia Hamstead Fike.
She is the last surviving member of her immediate family. She was a retired school teacher, a member of the Church of the Brethren where she was a Sunday school teacher for 45 years.
The body will lie in state from 1-2 p.m., Sunday at the Morgantown Church of the Brethren where services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday with the Rev. Lester Boleyn officiating. Internment will follow in Maple Spring Cemetery at Eglon. Hinkle Funeral Home of Davis is in charge of arrangements.
(Unidentified Newspaper ~ about Nov. 13, 1981)
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted August 1, 2009
FIKE, Mrs. Bertha Agnes Bittner
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Bertha Agnes Fike, 79, widow of Joseph Fike, died Tuesday at her home here. A native of Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Hanna (Bowman) Bittner. Surviving are a son, Homer Fike, of here; a sister, Mrs. William West, also of here; three grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where services will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Rev. Arthur Hunn. Burial will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 6, 1960
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Cecil F.
Cecil F. Fike Sr., 62, of Wakeman, was stricken Thursday at his home and was taken first to Allen Memorial Hospital, Oberlin, and then to Elyria Memorial Hospital where he died. He was born in Avilton, Md., and had made his home for many years in Sheffield Village. Later he moved to Elyria where he lived for seven years. For the last three years he resided in Wakeman. He worked for 22 years for Fruehauf Trailer Corp. until the plant closed. He then worked for eight years for Sheffield Village as foreman of the Street and Water Department. Following that he worked for the Belu and Son Paving Co., Sheffield Village from 1978 until he retired. He served in the Army during World War II and was an avid camper. He is survived by his wife Candy (nee Temple) to whom he was married 11 years; sons, Cecil F. Fike Jr. of Pennsylvania, Thomas Fike of Sheffield Lake; daughters, Connie Stewart of Strongsville, Sandra McCourt of West Frankfort, Ill.; seven grandchildren; brothers, George and Ray of Frostburg, Md., twin brother, Harold of Lonaconing, Md.; sisters, Laura Eichorn and Olive Roberson both of Frostburg, Md., Mildred Bell of Ocala, Fla., Rose Wilhelm of Lanaconing. He was preceded in death by a son, Edward, this year. Friends may call at the Hempel Funeral Home, Amherst, Sunday 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Services with full military honors by the Amherst Veterans Military Honor Guard will be held at 1 p.m. Monday in the funeral home. The Rev. Walter H. Niermann, pastor of St. Paul Lutheran Church, Amherst, will officiate. Burial will be in Crown Hill Cemetery, Amherst. Memorial contributions, if desired, may be made to the Cecil F. Fike Sr. Memorial Fund.
The Chronicle Telegram, Elyria, Ohio, May 3, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 10, 2010
FIKE, Mrs. Della Clapper,
MEYERSDALE, Feb, 19 - Mrs. Della Clapper Fike, 57, died Saturday at her home here. A daughter of the late Rev. Daniel K. and Rachel Hoover and wife of Hurley Fike, she leaves three sons, stepsons, one sister and four brothers.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, February 19, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Elias W.
SALISBURY, Pa. — Elias W. Fike, 81, of Meyersdale, RD 3, died yesterday at Johnstown Memorial Hospital. Born in Summit Township, he was a son of the late William and Clara (Saylor) Fike. His wife, Bessie (Miller) Fike, preceded him in death. He was a member of Grace Brethren Church. Surviving are a son Walter M. Fike, Meyersdale, RD 3; two daughters, Mrs. Leora Hoffman, Johnstown, and Mrs. Gladys Austin, Meyersdale, RD 3; two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Courtney and Mrs. Martha Hoye, Johnstown; six grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Thomas Funeral Home where friends will be received today. A service will be conducted there Wednesday at 10 a.m Rov. Robert Burns and Rev. James Hoffmeyer will officiate. Interment will be in Union Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, March 29, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Elden Ray
OAKLAND - Elden Ray Fike, 68, of 604 East Oak Street, died yesterday in the West Virginia University Medical Center, Morgantown, where he had been a patient ten days.
Born in Preston County W. Va. on May 21, 1899, he was a son of the late Washington and Delila (Johnson) Fike. He was a highway supervisor for the State Roads Commission.
His wife, Mae Flora (Strawser) Fike, died last April 9.
Surviving are one son, Emerson H. Fike, and one foster son, John W. Moore, both of Oakland; one daughter, Mrs. Joseph Kisselovich, LaVale; two brothers, Otis Fike, Morgantown, and King Fike, Dalhart, Tex.; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Snyder, Aurora, W. Va.; Mrs. Esta Bowman, RD 2, Oakland; eight grandchildren and one great-grandchild.
He was a member of Oakland Lodge 113, Knights of Pythias and the State Roads Commission Employes Association.
The body is at the Leighton-Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 7 to 9 p.m. today and from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow.
Services will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday in the Maple Springs Church of the Brethren, Eglon, W. Va., of which he was a member, with Rev. Galen Fike and Rev. Farrel Moore officiating. Interment will be in the Eglon Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to the services.
Source: The Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; July 26, 1967; page 25.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
FIKE, Mrs. Emma L. Martz
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Emma L. Fike, 83, died yesterday. Born in Glencoe, she was a daughter of the late Levi and Julie (Moser) Martz. Her husband, Irvin W. Fike, preceded her in death. Surviving are a son, Norman G. (Mandy) Fike, here; two sisters, Mrs. Malinda Hay, here, and Mrs. Maude Simstren, Chisholm, Minn. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where a service will be conducted Sunday at 1:30 p. m. Rev. Donald Hursh will officiate and interment will be in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 22, 1965, page 8
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 11, 2009
FIKE, Irwin W.
Irwin W. Fike died Tuesday evening at 7:15, in the Hazel McGilvery Hospital where he had been a patient for several weeks. He was born November 13, 1877, near Meyersdale, and was a retired farmer. He was the son of William and Cara (Saylor) Fike. He is survived by his wife, Emma (Martz) Fike and a son, Norman G. Fike; also by five brothers, Dennis, Peter, Elias, Bruce and William, all of the Meyersdale community, two sisters, Mrs. Fannie Courtney of Johnstown and Mrs. Martha Hoey, Detroit, Mich., and by one grandchild and one great-grandchild. Mr. Fike was a member of the Church of the Brethren. He was a hospital patient about four weeks and underwent two amputations. Friends were received at the Price Funeral Home Wednesday evening. His body was removed to his home today, (Thursday). Funeral services will be held in the Church of the Brethren Friday at 2:30 p.m., the Rev. I. C. Paul officiating. Interment in the Union Cemetery under the direction of W. C. Price and Son.
Meyersdale Republican, June 30, 1949
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FIKE, Jacob A.
FIKE, JACOB A., age 81 (61?) years, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Frazee of 84 Beeson street Tuesday morning, February 19, 1946 at 3:40 o'clock. . He is survived by three sons, Orie Fike, James. Fike and Ira Fike, all of Uniontown; two daughters, Mrs William Frazee, Uniontown, and Mrs. Oscar Frantz of Houston, Pa.; three brothers, George and C. A. Fike of Friendsvllle. Md., and S. K. Fike of
Piedmont, W. Va.; one sister Mrs. Elsa Van Sickle of Markleysburg; sixteen grandchildren and three great grandchildren. He was a memberof Wyneberian church of Sandspring, Md. and a charter member of the I.O.O.F. Lodge of Friendsvllle. Md. Friends are being received at the home of his daughter, Mrs. William Frazee, where brief services will be held Thursday, February 21, at 12:30 p. m., and followed by additional services in the Lower Church, Sandspring, Md., at 2 p.
with Rev. Earl Thomas officiating. Interment in Sandspring cemetery, under the direction of the Gleason Funeral Home. Uniontown.
The Morning Herald (Uniontown, PA), Wednesday, February 20, 1946
Posted June 18, 2009
FIKE, Mrs. Julia Moser
Meyersdale - Mrs. Julia (Moser) Fike, 87, died Sunday afternoon at her home in Summit Township after an extended illness. She was a daughter of Nathaniel and Katherine (Fair) Moser. Her husband, William Fike, passed away a number of years ago. Surviving children are Mrs. James Hawn, Mrs. Edward Hay, Mrs. Edward Lenhart, Mrs. Irvin Fike, Mrs. Sadie Miller, and William Martz. Her first husband, Levi Martz, died many years ago.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 18, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 22, 2009
FIKE, Louella Snyder
Louella S. Fike, 90, Aurora, W.Va., died on Friday, April 24, 2009, at Windy Hill, Kingwood, W.Va.
Born April 2, 1919, in Sunnyside, she was a daughter of the late Solomon and Bertha Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her daughter, Dorothy Knoth; and one brother, Cecil Snyder.
She is survived by one daughter, Judith L. Highberger, Charleston, SC; two sons, Norman Fike, Aurora, and Gary Fike, Terra Alta, WV.; seven grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren.
Friends were received at David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Oakland, where a service was conducted on Monday, April 27, with the Rev. Scott Rush and the Rev. David Moon officiating.
Interment followed in Wolf Cemetery on Rt. 50.
Republican Newspaper; Oakland, Garrett Co, MD; April 2009.
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted August 1, 2009
FIKE, Mrs. Martha Marie Neimiller
MEYERSDALE — Mrs. Martha Marie Fike, 64, of Johnstown, Pa., died Wednesday at Memorial Hospital there. She was a former resident of Meyersdale, RD 3. Born in Berlin RD, she was a daughter of the late Isaac and Carrie (Landis) Neimiller and was a member of Meyersdale Church of the Brethren. Surviving are her husband, Elmer L. Fike; a son; Dale L. Fike, Johnstown; a brother, Norman Neimiller, here; two sisters, Mrs. Nell Bender, Cleveland, Ohio, and Mrs. Albert Barmoy, RD 3, Meyersdale, and one grandchild. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 1 p.m. today. A service will be conducted Saturday; burial in Union Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 16, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 22, 2009
FIKE, Orpha Kirk
Orpha Kirk Fike, 91, of Eglon died May 9, 1996 at Garrett Memorial Hospital, Oakland.
She was born March 4, 1905 in Colfax, a daughter of the late David W. and Clara Annon Kirk ..
She was preceded in death by her first husband, J. Ray Martin, in 1963.
Survivors include her husband, Homer Fike of Eglon; two step-sons she reared, Arian Martin and his wife of Lady Lake, FL and Earl Martin of Napa, CA; one stepson, Everett Fike of Aurora, CO; four stepdaughters, Viola Gordon of Ocode, FL, Creola Jones of Boonsboro, MD, Eloise Harsh of Amboy, Josephine Ashby of Oakland; one brother, Silas Kirk of Rivesville; two sisters, Mary Clayton of Kasson and Ester Clayton of Fairmont; 33 stepgrandchildren and several great and great-great-grandchildren. One daughter, two brothers and four sisters preceded her in death.
Mrs. Fike was a homemaker and a member of the Maple Spring Church of the Brethren.
Funeral services were conducted by Pastor Daniel Hammel from the Maple spring Church on Sunday, May 12. Burial was in the Harmony Grove Cemetery near Pruntytown.
The Republican, Oakland, Garrett Co, MD; May 25, 1996
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted August 12, 2009
FIKE, Willard Wilson
SOMERSET, May 19.—Willard Wilson Flke, 23, son of Hurley and Della Clapper Fike of Meyersdale, died Sunday at his home. He leaves his parents, three brothers. Quinter H., Galen A. and Car! all of Meyersdale, and three halfbrothers.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 19, 1939
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FILER, Mrs. Rachael Folk
Frostburg: Mrs. Rachael Catherine FILER, age 73 , and wife of Benjamin Filer, died yesterday at her home in Midlothian. She was a daughter of the late Webster and Elizabeth FOLK.
Besides her husband , she is survived by eight children: Mrs. Walter HUNTER, Mrs. Wilbert COSGROVE, Mrs. Albert LEWIS, Mrs. Jessie SNYDER and Edward and Harold FILER , all of Frostburg; Mrs. Robert CUTTER of Midlothian and Mrs. William WALBERT of Cresap Park; a sister Mrs. Thomas RICHARDSON, and two brothers George and Edward FOLK, all of Frostburg.
The body is at the home of Mrs. Snyder, 55 Linden St. where services will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p.m. ; Rev. Albert Ark, minister of the Assembly of God Church, will officiate and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Pallbearers will be Jack, Earl and Charles RICHARDSON, Benjamin and William FILER, and Clifton SWEITZER.
Friday, 3 September 1954, Cumberland Evening Times
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted May 23, 2010
FILER, Samuel
Frostburg - Samuel Filer, 72, Carlos, died last night in Miner's Hospital where he had been a patient two weeks. He had been in failing health two years. A native of Carlos and a former coal miner, he had engaged in the butchering business in recent years. He was a member of Carlos Methodist Church, and the Junior Order of United American Mechanics, Midland. Surviving are his widow, the former Miss Nannie Fatkin; three daughters, Mrs. Charles Wade, Carlos, and Mrs. Edward Kroll and Mrs. Earl Kroll, both of Midland; a son, Samuel, Jr. at home, 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren; five brothers, Charles, John and Ernest Filer, all of Frostburg; Ishmael Filer, Eckhart, and Henry Filer, Mather, Pa.; and four sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Densmore, Mrs. Grace Densmore and Mrs. Frances Mlddleton, all of Frostburg, and Mrs. James Bowen, Cumberland, also survive. A funeral service will be conducted at the residence at 2:30 p. m. Wednesday by Rev. Charles Meade, pastor of Carlos Methodist Church. Interment will be in Allegany Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 7, 1949
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FILER, Samuel
FROSTBURG—Samuel Filer, 41, of Carlos, died this morning in Miners Hospital following an extended illness. Born in Carlos, he was a son of the late Samuel and Nannie (Fatkin) Filer. Mr. Filer was a member of Carlos Methodist Church and had been employed on the maintenance staff at Frostburg State Teachers College. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Anna (McKenzie) Filer; a daughter, Carol Ann Filer, at home; and three sisters, Mrs. Charles Wade, Carlos; Mrs. Earl Kroll and Mrs. Edward Kroll, both of Midland. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 16, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FILES, Olive A.
Lavale- Olive A. Files, 84, of 1138 Braddock Road, LaVale, died on Wednesday, March 6, 2002, at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born in Pittsburgh, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Clarence and Angie (Rowlands) Thomas. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Frank Williams; her second husband, Leslie Files; and four brothers, Fred, Robert, Calvin and David Thomas.
Mrs. Files was employed by the Celanese Corp. She was a member of the Eckhart Baptist Church.
Surviving are her sister, Dona LaRue and husband Roy, LaVale; two stepchildren, James Files and wife Sherry, and Linda Miltenberger, Short Gap, W. Va.; and a number of nieces and nephews, grand nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, PA., 60 W. Main St., Frostburg, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with Pastor Gerald Evens officiating.
Interment will be in Eckhart Cemetery.
Cumberland Times-News Newspaper:-March 6, 2002
(Courtesy of Phyllis Rosley)
Posted June 23, 2010
FILSINGER, Adolph
Adolph Filsinger, aged 56 years, died at his home near Deer Park, April 14, after a prolonged illness. He was born in Thaieaback, Germany, March 24, 1870, and came to Garrett County in 1886 with his parents. He was a member of the Lutheran Church. He is survived by his wife, four sons and four daughters, Mrs. John Oremusy, of Philadelphia, PA; Adolph Filsinger, West Newton, PA; Mrs. Alfred Marheim, Philadelphia; Carl, Gilbert, Harry, Pauline and Emma, at home, and two sisters and one brother. The funeral services were conducted at the home of Saturday afternoon by Rev. Dr. Archibald Moore, Oakland, with interment in Deer Park Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times April 24, 1926
(Courtesy of Pat Thompson)
Posted July 31, 2009
FILSINGER, Herman
Eckhart, MD Dec. 28
Herman Filsinger, Sr., aged 57 years, died at his home here yesterday following an illness of two months. His condition became critical Thursday when he was stricken by paralysis. Mr. Filsinger had been in the grocery business here the past three years; previous to that he worked about the
mines. A native of Germany he came to this country at the age of 19 years.
Surviving are his wife, daughters, Mrs. Owen Campbell, Detroit, MI; Mrs. T. B. Jennings, Fairchance, PA; Mrs. Cora Tippen, Dillinger, PA; Esther, Nellie and Pearl, Eckhart; sons, Conrad, Hagerstown; George Herman, Albert and William, Eckhart; brother, Adolph, Oakland, MD and sister Mrs. Enoch Logsdon, Ridgeley, WV.
The funeral will be held from the home Wednesday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Rev. Karl Buff, of the German Lutheran Church, will officiate. Interment will be in the Eckart Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times Dec 28, 1925
(Courtesy of Pat Thompson)
Posted July 31, 2009
FILSINGER, Paul Otto
Westernport, Md. July 15 - Paul Otto Filsinger, 32, husband of Virginia (Harvey) Filsinger, Hutton, Md., died early yesterday morning at Reeves clinic here, from gunshot wounds below the stomach, alleged to have been inflicted by his stepfather, William Durst, about 65, in the yard at the latter's yard at Swanton, Saturday morning. The shooting is alleged to have occurred during an argument between the two men. Filsinger was a native of Deer Park, Md., and was recently employed in the ship yards at Baltimore. Besides his wife he is survived by two children, Paul Edward and Robert Martin Filsinger, both at home; his mother. Mrs. Pearl Durst and his stepfather at Swanton. His father was the late Otto Fllsinger. He also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Kathryn McCracken, Cumberland, and Mrs. Marie Nicklow, Terra Alta, W. Va. He was a brother of Edward Filsinger, Cumberland, and a half-brother of William C. Durst, Swanton, Md. The body was removed to William Winterberg's funeral home at Grantsville, Md. Durst was held in the Garrett County Jail at Oakland today and State's Attorney Neil C. Fraley said he "probably" would be charged with the shotgun slaying of his stepson. Durst was taken in custody by State Police Corporal H. P. Schultheis.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 15, 1940
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FINN, James
Frostburg, March ;26—James Finn, 84, pioneer resident of Vale Summit; died last night at. Miners' Hospital, where he:had been a patient for a week. Mr. Finn, a coal miner until about 26. years ago, served as magistrate at Vale Summit for over 35 years. He retired from office six years ago. Surviving are two sons, Andrew, Vale Summit, to whose home the body was removed, and James Finn, Eckhart. The funeral will be held Saturday at 10 a. m., from.St. Michael's Catholic Church. Burial will be in the parish cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - Thursday, March 25, 1937 -pg 13, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 22, 2010
FINN, Mary B. Higgins
(Death 27 July 1942):
MRS. ANDREW H. FINN RITES
Vale Summit, Md., Aug. 5 -
Funeral services for Mrs Mary (Higgins) Finn, 64. wife of Andrew H. Finn, Vale Summit, who died July 27,were held last Thursday morning at St. Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg, Rev. Dominic A. Bonomo, assistant pastor. celebrant of the Solemn Requiem; High Mass, also delivered the sermonRev. Francies E. Montgomery. was deacon, and Rev. Patrick J. Bradley, Sub-deacon. Pallbearers were: Mathias MdDonough, MilesHenry, John Leake, John Davis, Kenneth and Homer Higgins, Interment was in the parish cemetery. Among those attending were Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Patton, Mrs. John Hortnett, Mrs. Nora McGovern, Mrs. Mary Holloran, Pittsburgh, Pa.; Mrs. Charles Turk. Steubenville, Ohio; Mr. and Mrs. Miles Haren, Miss Daisy Sarsfield, Piedmont,W Va, and Mrs. Phillip Barkman and daughter, Ursula of Cumberland.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md -Wednesday, August 5, 1942 -pg 10, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted July 15 , 2010
FINZEL, Mrs. Alice Bolden
Mt. Savage - Mrs. Alice Finzel, 86, of here, died this morning in Miners Hospital where she was admitted yesterday. A native of Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Charles Bolden. Her husband, William Finzel, preceded her in death. She was the last susrviving member of her immediate family. Survivors include 10 grandchildren, four great-grandchildren, and a number of nieces and nephews. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 14, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 21, 2009
FINZEL, Mrs. Blanche Mankamyer
Blanche (Mankamyer) Finzel, 86, died January 30, 1985, in Akron, Ohio. Born May 20, 1898 in Meyersdale, she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Eleanor (Bittner) Mankamyer. She is preceded in death by her husband, Nelson, and daughter Doretha Huff. She is survived by three daughters, Joyce Simms, Fern Darr, both of Akron, Ohio; and Maxine Presson of Crossville, Tennessee; and a son, Jack Finzel, of Akron, Ohio. She is also survived by two sisters, Margaret Weimer, Meyersdale; and Pauline Smith, Westminster, Md.; and two brothers, Howard Mankamyer, Brimfield, Ohio; and Oscar Mankamyer, of Easton, Md.; fourteen grandchildren and seventeen great-grandchildren. She was an Akron resident for 65 years, a member of the United Methodist Church Loyal Daughters Class and AARP. Friends were received at the Schlup Funeral Chapel in Kenmore, Ohio, where services were held Saturday, February 2, at noon. The Rev. John Beaty officiated, with burial in Greenlawn Memorial Park, Akron, Ohio.
The Republic, Meyersdale, February 14, 1985
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 3, 2009
FINZEL, Mrs. Genevieve Jack
Services and interment for Mrs. Genevieve Finzel, 60, of 208 Elmira Street, Washington, D.C., who died Sunday, were held Tuesday in Washington. She was born in Frostburg, a daughter of the late William and Bridget Rafferty Jack. Her husband, Charles Finzel, preceded her in death. Surviving are one daughter, Delores Aver Dyre, Washington, D.C.; two sons, Charles L. Finzel, Jr., Miami, Fla.; and William J. Finzel, Washington; three brothers, Charles R. Jack, this city; Carl Jack, Youngstown, Ohio; Thomas Jack, Washington; two sisters, Mrs. Bernadine Petrella and Mrs. Viola Porter, both of Washington; 12 grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland News, December 27, 1968
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Posted July 11, 2009
FINZEL, Mrs. Hazel Jenkins
Frostburg. March 8 — Mrs. Hazel Finzel, 80, widow of Edward Finzel, Garrett county, died at her home yesterday afternoon after a lingering Illness. Mrs. Finzel, a native of Mt. Savage, resided here for several years before moving to Garrett county. She was a member of Salem Reformed Church, this city. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Henry Burkhart, Mt. Savage; Mrs. John Werner, Finzel; and Mrs. Ira Finzel, this city; two sons, Geo. Finzel, of Finzel, and Joseph Finzel, Mt. Savage. She was a sister of James Jenkins, Mt. Savage, and Samuel Jenkins, Cumberland.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 8, 1940
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FINZEL, Henry
Frostburg, July 22 — Henry Finzel, 65, retired coal miner, died yesterday afternoon at his home, 219 Maple street, after a lingering illness. A member of St. Michael's Catholic Church, he is survived by his wife, the former Miss Lilly Machin, two daughters, Mrs. Gormer Jones and Mrs. Carl Skidmore, and three sons, Clarence, Walter and Joseph Finzel, all of Frostburg. He was a brother of Mrs. Arthur H. Hawkins and Mrs. Alice Goodwin, Cumberland; Mrs. Doll Baer and Mrs. Henry Knepp, Finzel; Miss Margaret Finzel, William, Thomas and Ira Finzel, this city, and Patrick of Washington.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 22, 1940
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FINZEL, Howard
MEYERSDALE — Howard Finzel, 69, of Meyersdale, R D. 2, died in Meyersdale Community Hospital. He was born in Finzel, a son of the late Charles and Mollie Fensterman Finzel. Surviving are his wife, Alberta Bolden Finzel, six daughters, Mrs. Edgar Lotz of Finzel Road, Mrs. John Byrd of Frostburg, Md., Mrs. Robert Humbertson of Meyersda!e, R. D. 3, Mrs. Clyde Baker, Mrs. Lester Christner and Mrs. Samuel Eisler, all of Finzel; three sons, Charles with the U. S. Navy in Rhode Island; Stanley of Grantsville, Md. and Bernard of Finzel; 22 grandchildren and 15 great grandchildren; a sister, Mrs. Louise Caton of Frostburg and a brother, Harry Finzel of Frostburg.
Connellsville, The Daily Courier, May 15, 1963
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FINZEL, Ira
Ira Finzel, 60, who has owned and operated a restaurant here for many years, was found dead, yesterday at 7:30 p. m. two miles west of Frostburg on Big Savage mountain, near Route 40. Emory Rosenberger, who lives nearby, was walking through the woods, when he discovered the body. According to members of the Finzel family, Mr. Finzel had left his place of business about 6:30 p. m. to inspect road signs advertising his restaurant, when, it is their belief, he drove his car from the main highway to the woods to get a drink of water, after becoming ill. Dr. Louie H. Corson, deputy medical examiner, gave a verdict of death from heart ailment. Terrance J. Boyd, county investigator, and B. Frank Gaffney, Cumberland city detective, accompanied Dr. Corson here. A native of Finzel, Garrett county, and a son of the late Edward and Grace Finzel (sic), Mr. Finzel had been in ill health about a year. Besides his widow, Barbara Finzel, who assisted him in managing the business, he is survived by two children, Miss Grace Finzel and Edward Finzel, members of Beall High School faculty. He had three brothers, William, this city; Patrick, Washington; and Thomas, Finzel, five sisters, Mrs. Arthur H. Hawkins and Mrs. Alice Goodwin, Cumberland; Mrs. Clara Baer, Miss Margaret Finzel, and Mrs. Henry Knepp, of Finzel.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 25, 1941
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FINZEL, John G.
FROSTBURG — John G. Finzel, 62, died last night at his home in Finzel. A son of the late Edward and Harriett (Jenkins) Finzel, he held membership in the Loyal Order of Moose and American Legion. Survivors include three sisters, Mrs. John Werner, Finzel; Mrs. Henry Burkhart, Mt. Savage, and Mrs. Ira Finzel, Frostburg. Rites will be conducted Sunday at 2:30 p. m. in Pocahontas, Pa., Reformed Church by Rev. Earl Dobbs.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 15, 1951
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FINZEL, Miss Margaret Ellen
Miss Margaret Ellen Finzel, of Finzel, Garrett County, died yesterday in the Allegany County Infirmary where she had been a patient since October. She had been in ill health three years. She held membership in the Pocahontas Catholic church. Surviving are four sisters: Mrs. Alice F. Goodwin and Mrs. Arthur H. Hawkins, both of this city, and Mrs. Bertram Baer and Mrs.Henry Knepp, both of Finzel. A requiem mass will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a. m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church with interment in Hillcrest Burial Park. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 17, 1953
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FINZEL, Patrick Earl
Frostburg, September 21 - Services for Patrick Earl Finzel, who died Thursday evening following a heart attack, were held yesterday morning at St. Michael's Catholic Church. Rev. Dominic A. Bunomo, assistant pastor, was celebrant of the requiem mass. The pallbearers were Clarence Finzel, Harry Skidmore, Chris Waltert, Joseph Miller, and Roy Ramholl. Interment was in the Finzel Cemetery, Garrett county. A carpenter by trade, Mr. Finzel was a veteran of World War I, having served with the 29 Ordinance Supply Company.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 21, 1943
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FINZEL, Patrick Edward
A burial service for Patrick Edward Finzel, 81, native of Finzel, and former member of the House of Delegates from Garrett county, who died last Friday in a rest home at Vienna, Va., was conducted in St. Patrick's Cemetery here yesterday by the Very Rev. J. Lawrence Kilkenny, pastor of St. Patrick's. Mr. Finzel, a brother of Mrs. A. H. Hawkins and Mrs. Alice Goodwin, Cumberland, resided at 8O4 Rlttenhouse Street, N. W., Washington. Mr. Finzel was chief engrossing clerk in the Maryland State Senate in 1898, and was elected to the Maryland House of Delegates in 1902. Born in Finzel, he was the son of Henry and Sara Finzel. His father, a farmer in Garrett county, named the village of Finzel for his family when he established the first post office in that vicinity. Mr. Finzel served as postmaster there and later as a teacher in Garrett county. He then worked for eight years as a mining superintendent in that vicinity and nearby Pennsylvania. Going to Washington about 30 years ago, he at one time was employed by the federal government census work and later worked as shipping clerk for the Norfolk and Washington there. He leaves his wife, Mrs. Jane Finzel, of the Rittenhouse Street address; two daughters, Sister M. Berchmans of the Sisters of Mercy, and Mrs. Genevieve P. O'Connell, Springfield, Pa.; three sons, Herbert H. Finzel, Silver Spring, Md.; Felix E. Finzel, Washington, and Paul E. Finzel, Bethesda, Md.; five sisters, Miss Margaret Finzel, Mrs. Clara Baer and Mrs. Henry Knepp, all of Finzel, and Mrs. Goodwin and Mrs. Hawkins, both of Cumberland, and six grandchildren. Following a funeral mass yesteray morning at the Church of the Nativity, Washington, the body was brought to the Hafer Funeral Home here where friends were received for a short time before services at the grave. Pallbearers were John Robert and Francis Ruge, Richard and Robert Burkey and Edward Dressman.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 30, 1951
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FINZEL, Thomas Orlando
Frostburg, Nov. 21 - Thomas Orlando Finzel, 63, Garrett county farmer, died Wednesday evening at his home at Finzel, after an illness of one week. Mr. Finzel, a son of the late Henry and Sarah (McKenzie) Finzel, is survived by two brothers, Patrick E., of Washington, D. C., and William Finzel, this city, and five sisters, Mrs. Arthur H. Hawkins and Mrs. Alice Goodman, Cumberland; Mrs. Clara Baer, Mrs. Sarah Knepp, and Miss Margaret Finzel of Finzel. He was a brother of the late Ira Finzel who engaged in the restaurant business in this city.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 21, 1941
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FINZEL, Thomas Patrick
FROSTBURG --Thomas Patrick (Pat) Finzel, 21, of Sykesville, died there yesterday. Born in Frostburg March 24, 1956, he was a son of Joseph Finzel and Geraldine (Carter) Finzel, Sykesville. Besides his parents he is survived by two sisters, Mrs. Ann F. Wilson, Las Vegas, Nev.; Miss Barbara Alice Finzel, Sykesville; a brother, Joseph G. Finzel, Jr., Sykesville, and the maternal grandmother, Mrs. Dorothy Chambers Carter, Mt. Savage. The body will be at the Sowers Funeral Home Tuesday.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, July 24, 1977
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FINZEL, Walter L.
Frostburg - Walter L. Finzel, 5?, of East Main Street, died Saturday at Miner's Hospital. Born in Finzel, he was a son of Mrs. Lillie (Machin) Finzel and the late Henry L. Finzel. He was an employe of Amcelle Plant of Celanese Fiber Company. Besides his mother, he is survived by his widow, Mrs. Bertha Finzel; a son, Thomas G. Finzel, Barracksville, W. Va.; two sisters, Mrs. Violet Jones, Frostburg, and Mrs. Agnes Skidmore, Morantown; a brother, Joseph Finzel, San Jose, Cal., and two grandchildren. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where a service will be conducted today at 11 a. m. by Rev. Harold B. Wright. Interment will be in the Addison, Pa., Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 2, 1964
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FINZEL, Mrs. Alberta Bolden
FINZEL — Mrs. Alberta B. Finzel, 78, former resident, died yesterday at the residence of a daughter, Mrs. Patsy Mikeskell, Derry, Pa., with whom she had resided the past six years. Born in Finzel, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Henrietta {McKenzie) Bolden. Her husband, Howard Finzel, preceded her in death. She was a member of St. Joseph's Catholic Church, Derry. Surviving are six daughters, Mrs. Irene Baker, Mrs. Pearl Eisler, Mrs. Dorothy Lotz, and Mrs. Leotta Christner, all of Frostburg; Mrs. Rhoda Byrd, Frostburg; Mrs. Mikeskell, Derry; three sons, Stanley Finzel, Grantsville; Donald Finzel, Salisbury, Pa.; and Bernard Finzel, Frostburg; 22 grandchildren, 34 great-grandchildren and one great-great-grandchild. Durst Funeral Home.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 3, 1975
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FIORITA, Mrs. Rosella Bridges
Mrs. Rosella (Bridges) Fiorita, 28, wife of Raymond Fiorita, Sunnyside, near Mt. Savage, died yesterday at Allegany hospital, where she was a patient, for four months. Surviving, besides her husband, are a son, Lawrence Franklin; her parents, Jacob and Fanny Bridges, Barrelville; four brothers, Albert, Sunnyside; Clardon, Leo and Cecil all of Barrelville; three sisters, Mrs. Olive Caler and Mrs. Virginia Burkett, both of Barrelville; and Mrs. Mildred Troutman, Kennell's Mill, Pa. The body will be removed to the home of Mrs. Caler.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, September 1, 1940
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FIRL, Frank
MEYERSDALE, Pa. — Frank Firl, 65, retired Akron mill worker, died Monday at his home, Meyersdale RD 1. He is a native of Meyersdale RD 1 and a son of the late Urias and Amanda (Shoemaker) Firl. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva Mary (Witt) Firl; four children, Mrs. Adelaide Abell, Gerald Firl and Mrs. Glenda Brown, all of Akron, and Chief Petty Officer Munden Firl, USS Chipola; two sisters, Mrs. Homer Lindeman and Mrs. Austin Grew, and a brother, Milton Firl, all of Meyersdale RD 1, and three grandchildren. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 p, m. in the Price Funeral Home here. Rev. Robert Hoffman will officiate and burial will be in Lichty Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 4, 1962
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FIRL, Ira C.
Davis, W. Va., Nov. 12—Ira C. Firl, 50, was killed by a fall of rock in Mine No. 38 of the Davis Coal and Coke Company, Tuesday. It was the first fatal accident in the mine in twenty-five years, Firl having worked in the mines for that period. He was a native of Somerset county, Pa. His wife, the former Roxie Koontz, died in May. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Pvt. First Class Lester Firl, address unknown; Pvt. R. Lynwood Firl, Camp Bowie, Texas; and John and Gilbert, at home; Mrs. Mary Campbell, Benbush; Mrs. Nell Shepp, Pierce; Miss Pauline Firl, Cumberland, Md., and Vera Firl, at home. Brothers and sisters surviving are Clarence, Preston and Robert Firl, Hooversville, Pa., and Mrs. Edna Hughes, Chester, Pa.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 12, 1942
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FIRL, Irvin Lewis
MEYERSDALE, May II - The funeral service for Irvin Lewis Firl, 43, of Summit Mills, near here, was held Saturday afternoon at the Summit Mills Brethren Church in charge of Rev. O. A. Lorenz. Burial was made in St. Paul's Cemetery. Deceased, who died Tuesday night in a Johnstown hospital, was born in Summit Mills October 2, 1893, a son of Urias and Amanda Shumaker Firl. He leaves his parents, his widow, Mrs. Mary Opel Firl; two daughters, Lena and Ruth, at home, and three brothers and two sisters: Walter of Jerome and Milton, Frank, Mrs. Ellen Hemming and Mrs. Homer Lindeman, all of Summit Mills.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 11, 1942
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FIRL, Mrs. Mary Emrick
MEYERSDALE, June 6 - Mrs. Mary Emrick Firl, 52, wife of Milton Firl, died Sunday, at her home at Summit Mills, near here. A daughter of the late Lewis E. and Anna Willison Emrick, she leaves her husband, one son, Ellwood E., recently liberated from a German prison camp, and six brothers and sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, June 6, 1945
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FIRL, Mrs. Mary Opel
BERLIN, PA. - Mrs. Mary O. Firl, 75, died Thursday. Born August 14, 1897 in Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Savilla (Gnagey) Opel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin Firl. Surviving are two daughters, Leona Beckett, Mineral Point, and Mrs. Ruth Marteney, Meyersdale; two brothers, John Opel, Accident, Md., and William Opel, Meyersdale; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Maust, Lewisville, Ohio; and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Robert Burns officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Summit Mills Brethren Church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 10, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 6, 2010
FIRL, Milton
MEYERSDALE— Milton Firl, 74, of RD 1, Meyersdale, died suddenly yesterday at his home. Born in Meyersdale, RD 1, he was a son of the late Urias and Amanda (Shoemaker) Firl. His wife, Mary (Emerick) Firl, preceded him in death in 1945. Surviving are a son, Elwood E. Firl, RD 2; a sister, Mrs. Ellen Grew, RD 1; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.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 2:30 p. m. Rev. Roy Kreimes will officiate. Burial will be in the Lichty Cemetery, RD 1.
The Cumberland News, September 28, 1968
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FIRL, Preston J. Jr.
MEYERSDALE, Pa. — The body of Preston J. Firl, Jr., 21, who died December 17, 1944 In Dehn, Germany, of wounds received in action during World War II, was returned here Wednesday for reburial. A native of Meyersdale, he was born March 12, 1923, a son of the late Preston Firl and Myrtle (Becker) Firl. He had no immediate survivors. A reburial service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Konhaus Funeral Home by Rev. Howard Hilner, commander of John Sisler Post 3504, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial will be in Hays Church Cemetery with military rites by Charles E. Kelley Post 112, American Legion.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 24, 1950
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FIRL, Ray E.
Somerset, Nov. 30 - Ray E. Firl, 28, of Summit Mills, near Meyersdale, a veteran of four years of Army service, met death Monday from an unknown hunter's bullet in Potter county where he had gone to hunt bear with some companions. According to word received by Firl's mother, Mrs. Ida Maust Firl, Tuesday night, he and his friends had separated, planning to meet at a designated spot in the late afternoon. When Firl failed to appear after a reasonable time, his friends began to comb the heavily-wooded area. Failiing to find him by Tuesday morning, the aid of the State troopers was solicited. Late Tuesday night, Firl's lifeless body was found by State police near Cross Forks, 20 miles from Coudersport. He had been shot through the head. Firl, who received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement overseas, one Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, and the European, Africa, Middle East Campaign Ribbon with four battle stars, was to have been married before Christmas. Surviving in addition to his mother are three brothers and four sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 30, 1945
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FIRL, Mrs. Roxie Lavina Koontz
Elkins, W. Va., May 14 - Mrs. Roxie Lavina Firl, 50, Benbush, died in a local hospital Wednesday morning. Mrs. Firl was born in Barbour county, a daughter of A. J. and Emily Shomo Koontz, and is survived by her husband, Ira C. Firl and the following children: Mrs. Mary Campbell and Lynwood Firl, both of Benbush; Pvt. First Class Lester Firl, serving in the Phillippines; Mrs. Nellie Shepp, Pierce, W. Va.; Pauline, John, Vera, and Gilbert, at home. Two sisters, Mrs. Ida Shobe and Mrs. Lola Bartlett of Cumberland, also survive. Funeral services will be held in the Benbush Hall tomorrow by Rev. Andrew Mann, pastor of the Thomas Presbyterian Church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 14, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 10, 2009
FIRL, Samuel
MEYERSDALE, May 19 - Samuel Firl, 60, a veteran coal miner, died Friday afternoon in Wenzel Hospital after a long illness. He had been in the hospital 12 months. He was born February 2, 1882, a son of Samuel and Mary Fullem Firl in Summit township. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Maust Firl, and these children: R. E. of Central City, Lloyd, Ethel, Carl, Mrs. Russell Yoder, Mrs. Carl Trexel and Mrs. Merle LaRue of Summit Mills, and Ray ot Camp Thurston, Kan. There are eight grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 18, 1942
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FIRLE, Miss Anna Clara
Meyersdale, Pa., Dec. 18 — Miss Anna Clara Firle died Monday at the home of her niece, Mrs. George Brown, Olinger street, after an illness of more than two months of a heart condition. She was a daughter of the late John and Mary Firle of New Baltimore, Pa., and was 55 years, old. About 17 years ago she came to Meyersdale with several brothers and sisters and had resided there ever since. Mrs. William Jordon is a surviving sister and Paul Firle, a brother, both of Meyersdale and a number of nieces and nephews also survive. She was a member of SS. Philip and James Catholic Church, and her pastor, Rev. Howard T. Miller, celebrated the requiem mass this morning: Interment was in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 18, 1941
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FIRLE, Miss Cecelia Theresa
Meyersdale, Feb 25 - Miss Cecelia Theresa Firle, 42, died Tuesday at the home of her brother, Henry J., in Large street. A native of New Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. [John] Firle. Two brothers and two sisters, Henry J., Paul, Mrs. William Jordan and Miss Anna, all of Meyersdale, survive.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville February 25, 1937
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FIRLE, Rev. Joseph A.
Mrs. W. H. Doerner received word yesterday announcing the death of her brother, Rev. Joseph A. Firle, at St Joseph's College, Kirkwood, Missouri. Father Firle was about 78 years of age and was a native of Cumberland and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Firle. He joined the Redemptorist order when a youth and had been a priest more than fifty years, the greater portion of which time was spent in parish work in western states. Father Firle is survived by four sisters, and one brother: Mrs. Wm. H. Doerner, this city;. Mrs. Annie Brinker. widow of George Binker, McKeesporl, Pa.. Sister M. Lucia, Visitation Convent, Baltimore; Mother M. Alphonsns, Visitation convent. Riverdale on Hudson, New York, and John Firle, of Pittsburgh. Another brother Rev. Nicholas Firle, died several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Doeruer left for Kirkwood last night to attend the funeral.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - December 26, 1919 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 28, 2010
FIRLE, Paul D.
MEYERSDALE — Paul D. Firle, 74, died Saturday at the Fisher-Fazio Nursing Home. A retired watchmaker, he was a native of New Baltimore, Pa., son of the late John and Mary (Weimer) Firle. Surviving are his widow, Bertha (Hendon) Firle, and a sister, Mary Jordan, Meyersdale. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 3:30 p. m. today. A requiem mass will be held Tuesday at 10 a. m. at SS. Philip and James Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland News, January 20, 1969
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FISCHER, Mrs. Anna Martha Haverlein
Frostburg, Md., June 18 - Mrs. Anna Martha Fischer, 74, widow of Christian Fischer, died at her home, 31 Beall's Lane, this morning after an illness of five weeks. She was a daughter of the late Conrad and Caroline Haverlein and a member of the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church. She lived here all of her life. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lewis Barley, Westminster; Mrs. Russell Burkett, Frostburg; Miss Elva Fischer and Miss Elizabeth Fischer, at home; two brothers, William Haverlein, Akron, Ohio, and Conrad Haverlein, Frostburg; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Gunter, Frostburg, and Mrs. Elizabeth Struts, Akron, Ohio; one granddaughter, Mrs. Walter Carl, Frostburg.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 18, 1943
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FISHELL, Mrs. Abner W.
Mrs. Abner W. Fishell, 49, of LaVale, died at 11 o'clock this morning, after a week's illness of pneumonia. She is survived by her husband and six children, Wilbert, Harold, John, Charles, Elmer and Ethel, all at home, together with a brother and sister in Baltimore. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 16, 1932
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 3, 2009
FISHER, John F.
HARDY COUNTY - Through a private letter we have just learned that John F. Fisher, who is known to many of our readers, died at his home in Pittsburg, Nov 24th. Mr Fisher visited here a year or so ago.
Keyser Tribune, February 16, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010
FISHER, Mrs. Julia M.
SOMERSET — Mrs. Julia M. Fisher, 49, Somerset, died in Somerset Community Hospital. She leaves her husband, Glenn B., one daughter, three sisters, three brothers and two grandchildren.
August 15, 1963, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 17, 2010
FISHER, Mrs. Nancy
Confluence, Jan. 25 - Mrs. Nancy Fisher, quite an old resident of this place, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Craig, in Uniontown, after an illness of about four months. The deceased was almost a life-long member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of this place. She leaves to mourn their loss seven daughters, namely, Mrs. T. B. Dean, Mrs. Lloyd Hyatte of this place, Mrs. William Craig of Uniontown, Mrs. Leo Stewart and Mrs. F. R. Hall of Perryopolis, Mrs. James Carothers of Masontown, Mrs. Minnie Wable, and one son, Floyd Fisher, of Connellsville. The funeral services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs. Craig, at Uniontown, Friday evening. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, near this place.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 25, 1909
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FISHER, Mrs. Marion Martin
Mrs Frank Fisher, formerly Miss Marion Martin, of Fairmont, died November 27, 1911. She had for some time, been a sufferer from Cancer. She was a sister to Attorney T. T. Martin of Grafton, and was at one time a teacher in Mineral County.
Keyser Tribune, December 8, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010
FISHER, Robert
HAMPSHIRE NEWS
Robert Fisher, the best known colored man in Romney, died at his home here on Friday night, last, after a brief illness. He was more than 70 years of age, and was greatly respected. He accumulated considerable property during his life time, being the owner of a couple of houses in town and a small farm nearby. His only son, Charles, died at Simpson about two years ago of smallpox, consequently he leaves no immediate family, aside from one brother and a sister.
KEYSER TRIBUNE, AUGUST 4, 1905
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 15 , 2010
FISHER, Child of Mr. & Mrs. Seymour
HARDY COUNTY - A small child of Mr and Mrs Seymour Fisher, who lives at Baker, Hardy Co, died Fri night about 10 o'clock.
Keyser Tribune, August 30, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 17, 2010
FITZPATRICK, Mrs. Bridget Monahan
Lonaconing Md, June 1
Mrs. Bridget Monahan Fitzpatrick, 62, widow of William J. Fitzpatrick, who died in 1912, died suddenly late this afternoon at the home of her son, William, in Pekin. She had been ill since Thursday night, an illness following an attack of influenza in February. The immediate cause of death was said to have been a heart attack.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick was a native of County Galway, Ireland, coming to Lonaconing with her mother when but two years old. Her father died in Ireland. She had lived in Lonaconing and Pekin for the past 60 years, living in Pekin 40 years. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic church of Barton.
Mrs. Fitzpatrick is survived by four sons, William, Pekin; John and Thomas, Wheeling W Va, and James Wilmerding Pa.
Cumberland Sunday Times, June 2, 1929
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010
FITZPATRICK, Mrs. Bridget Monahan
Monday, June 3, 1929
Funeral for Mrs. Fitzpatrick (sic)
Funeral services for Mrs Bridget Monahan Fitzpatrick, 62 years old, who died at the home of her son, William, in Moscow Saturday night, will be held Tuesday morning with services at 9 o'clock in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Barton. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Sunday Times, June 3, 1929
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010
FITZPATRICK, William Joseph
Wm. Fitzpatrick, of Pekin, aged about 56 years, died yesterday, at the Allegany Hospital in Cumberland, after an illness of several weeks. He was taken to the hospital on Friday for an operation with the hope of prolonging his life. The deceased was a merchant and coal operator and is survived by his wife and several grown daughters.
Cumberland Evening Times, Monday, November 18, 1912.
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010
FITZPATRICK, William
Lonaconing
Bureau of the Evening Times
Lonaconing Md, Nov 19
The funeral of William Fitzpatrick, who died in a hospital at Cumberland last Mon, will take place from St. Gabriel's church, Barton, tomorrow at 9 A.M. Interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery below in Barton.
William Fitzgerald(sic) will be missed in Pekin. He was a good man in every acception of the word. Honest, industrious and kindly. He had the esteem of all who knew him. Recently, he spent a great deal of money to re-open abandoned coal mines near Pekin. It was a brave venture, but William Fitzpatrick had worked long in the coal mines and he knew how to get out coal. His venture was successful, and had he lived he would have demonstrated that much of the abandoned coal which the theorists and the commercial course miners left behind them could be mined at a profit. His death is a loss to this community.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, Tuesday, November 19, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010
FITZPATRICK, William
Bureau of the Evening Times
Lonaconing Md, Nov 20
The funeral of William Fitzpatrick, of Pekin, took place this morning from St. Gabriel's Church, Barton. A requiem mass was sung and interment was made in St Gabriel's cemetery. Gustave Eichhorn, funeral director. It was the largest funeral seen in Pekin for many years.
The friends of the dead man came from Cumberland, Frostburg, Lonaconing, Westernport and Piedmont, making a long procession.
The Evening Times, Wed, Nov 20, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010
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