FOLK, Abraham
Abraham Folk, 95, Patriot Manor, formerly of Rockwood RD 3, died Oct. 2, 1994, at the Manor. Born Nov. 20, 1898 in Elk Lick Township, son of the late William and Emma (Livengood) Folk. Preceded in death by wife, the former Mary Trimpey; infant son; brothers, Lester, Floyd and Orie, and sister, Savannah. Survived by son, Fred, Rockwood RD 3; daughter, Mrs. Galen (Cora) Stahl, Rockwood RD 3; sisters, Mrs. Roy (Melda) Brant, Meyersdale, and Mrs. Eddie (Margaret) Lynn, Salisbury RD 1; 7 grandchildren, 11 great-grandchildren and 7 great-great-grand-children. Member of Maple Glen Church of the Brethren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday at Wilbur D. Miller Funeral Home, Rockwood, where service will be conducted at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Rev. John Snyder and Rev. Edward Myers officiating. Interment, Rockwood IOOF Cemetery.
Daily American, October 4, 1994
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Mrs. Anna C. Siehl
Grantsville MD, July 21-- Funeral services for Mrs. Anna C. FOLK, wife of Jacob J. FOLK, who died yesterday at her home near here, will be held at 2 p.m. tomorrow, at St. John's Reformed Church, with the Rev. C. L. DASH officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
Mrs. FOLK, who would have been 75 years old August 2, suffered a stroke of paralysis last March and apparently was recovering when she had a relapse last Saturday. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Michael SIEHL of near Meyersdale, PA.
Surviving besides her husband, are five children, John H. FOLK, Grantsville; Fred W. FOLK of Salisbury, PA.; and Clemen E. FOLK of Springs, PA.; Mrs. Earl FOLK and Mrs. Nora J. Miller of Canton, Ohio. She also leaves the following brothers and sisters: George D. SIEHL, of Meyersdale; Henry J. SIEHL of Somerset; Clemen SIEHL of Tacoma, Washington; Louis P. SIEHL, Detroit, Michigan; Mrs. Henry C. MILLER of Cumberland; Mrs. Cornelius BOWERMASTER of Meyersdale, PA.; and Mrs. John MINNA of Accident, this county.
Tuesday July 21, 1936, Cumberland Evening Times page 11
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted October 17, 2009
FOLK, Anna L. Hershberger
Anna L. (Hershberger) Folk, 86, Jerome, died Feb. 22, 2008, at Memorial Medical Center. Born Jan. 19, 1922, in Conemaugh Township, a daughter of Harvey and Minnie (Blough) Hershberger. Preceded in death by parents; husband, Paul K. Folk on July 24, 2006; infant son, Ronald; brothers, William and Harry Hershberger; sister, Florence Yoder; three infant brothers; and sons-in-law, Gary Jones and Edward Hesson. Survived by children, Carol Jones, Davidsville; Janice, married to Edward Ogline, Jerome; Marilyn Hesson, Jerome; Cheryl, married to Brian Thomas, Soap Hollow; Susan, married to Gregory Frohnsdorff, Charleston, S.C.; and Bryan, married to the former Cheryl Gray, Grove City; drandchildren, Mary, Maxine, Crystal, Liane, Emily, Amanda, Krista, Gillian, Alyssa, Cassondra and Keith; eight great-grandchildren; good friend, Richard Miller, Johnstown; and numerous nieces, nephews and in-laws. Member of Blough Mennonite Church. She enjoyed quilting, listening to all types of music and playing piano. Viewing from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Monday at the Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services, 109 Church Road, Davidsville. Viewing also from 10 a.m. until the time of service 11 a.m. Tuesday at Blough Mennonite Church. The Rev. Eric C. Lasure, officiating. Interment church cemetery.
February 23, 2008 - Somerset Daily American
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
Arthur Folk
FOLK, Arthur
Frostburg, Dec. 5 - Rites for Arthur Folk, 63(?), who died Monday at Homestead, Pa., will be held tomorrow at 11 a.m. at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg.
The Rev. Justus H. Liesman, pastor of St. Paul's church, will conduct the services. Interment will be in St. Michael's cemetery, Frostburg.
Cumberland Evening Times December 5, 1945
(Courtesy of Dave Gracie)
FOLK, Arthur
FROSTBURG—Arthur Folk, 36, of Richmond, Calif., died yesterday in a Richmond hospital. Mr. Folk was a son of the late Nelson and Missouri (Layman) Folk. He is survived by his wife and two sons; four brothers, Lee, Lester, and Jonas Folk, all of Barberton, Calif.; and Bruce Folk, Oklahoma; three sisters, Mrs. Leona Morgan and Miss Marguerite Folk, Barberton; and Mrs. Beulah Schultz, Ohio. Two aunts, Mrs. M. M. Ward and Mrs. Ella Beaver, and an uncle, Edward Folk, reside in Frostburg.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 8, 1952
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FOLK, Mrs. Bessie E. Durst
SALISBURY, Pa. - Mrs. Bessie E. Folk, 80, of here, died Saturday. A native of Garrett County, she was a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Duckworth) Durst. Her husband, Frederick Folk, preceded her in death. Mrs. Folk was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ. Surviving are a son, Paul Folk, RD 3, Meyersdale; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Oester, of here, and Mrs. Anna Nightingale, Somerset; two sisters, Mrs. Oma Whiteman, Lonaconing, and Mrs. Ida Bluebaugh, Gilmore, and six grandchildren. The body is at the Thomas Funeral Home where a service will be conducted tomorrow at 11 a.m. by Rev. Ernest N. Rumbaugh. Burial will be in Lower Spring Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 10, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Blair W.
Blair W. Folk, 62, Shalersville, Ohio, died Monday at Akron City Hospital after a brief illness. Born Nov. 20, 1925 in Friedens, son of Harold and Hattie Folk. Survived by wife, Geneva Maust; sons, Robert, Terry and John; daughters, Mrs. Robin Carson and Miss Jean Folk; brothers, George, Robert, Dale, Harold, Pete, Jim and Paul; sisters, Mrs. Ella Stutzman, Mrs. Maxine Corbett and Mrs. Susan Campbell; also 11 grandchildren. Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. Wednesday at Green's Lakeview Funeral Home, Mantua, Ohio, where service will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday. Burial will be at Riverside Cemetery, Shalersville.
Daily American, Somerset, March 1, 1988
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Bruce E.
Grantsville - Bruce E. Folk, 82, died in Meyersdale Community Hospital yesterday. Born here, he was the son of the late William W. Folk and Arminta (Otto) Folk. He was a member of Springs Mennonite Church. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Olive (Kinsinger) Folk; three sons, Dwight Folk, Springs; Wayne Folk. Meyersdale; Orlo Folk, here; two daughters, Mrs. Maryette Fisher, Fair Port Harbor, Ohio; Mrs. Retha Oester, Canton, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Rosella Hanning, Damascus; 12 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home from 7 to 9 p.m. today and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. Services will be conducted Thursday at 11 a.m. in Springs Mennonite Church wilh the Rev. John Graybill officiating. Interment will be in Springs Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 10 a.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 25, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Carl
FROSTBURG — Carl (Fox) Folk, 70, formerly of here, died Sunday at Wadsworth (Ohio) Hospital. Born in Jennings, he was a son of the late William and Edith (Bowser) Folk. Surviving are his widow, Mildred (Summers) Folk; eight children, Michael Folk, Florida; Carl and William Folk, here; Mrs. Wanda Darby of Missouri; Carol, Susan, Gary, and Terry Folk, at home; two brothers, Thomas Folk, Zihlman, and Henry Folk, Baltimore; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Tharp and Mrs. Edna Rosenberger, RD 2, Frostburg. The body is at the Hillard Cox Funeral Home in Wadsworth, where a service will be conducted tomorrow. Interment will be in Wadsworth Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, August 10, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Mrs. Celie C. Rawlings
Eckhart - Mrs. Celie C. Folk, 78, died yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where she had been admitted Wednesday. She had been in ill health the past year. A native of West Virginia, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Lily (Whitmyre) Rawlings, and was the widow of Charles K. Folk who died last July 5. She was a member of Frostburg Assembly of God Church. Surviving are three sons, Melvin Folk, Frederick; Cecil Folk, Frostburg; and Harold Folk, Mt. Savage; four daughters, Mrs. Curtis Gaumer, Baltimore; Mrs. Robert Sell, here; Mrs. Lenora Mae Wade, Mrs. Alva Jean Sgaggero, Frostburg; a sister, Mrs. Edna Sever, Mt. Savage; 23 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body is at the Durst funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
The Cumberland News, October 9, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Charles K.
FROSTBURG — Charles K. Folk, 86, of Eckhart, died Thursday at Lions Manor Nursing Home, Cumberland, where he had been admitted June 22. He had been in failing health two years. Mr. Folk was born in Eckhart, a son of the late Kelley and Mary J. (Logsdon) Folk. He was a retired coal miner and a member of Frostburg Assembly of God Church. Survivors include his widow, Celia Carol (Rawlings) Folk; three sons, Melvin E. Folk. Frederick, Cecil R , here, and Harold L. Folk, Mt. Savage; four daughters, Mrs Harleen Gaumer, Baltimore; Mrs. Dorothy Scell, and Mrs. Lenora Wade, Eckhart; one brother, Roy Folk, Mt. Savage; two sisters, Mrs. Emma Izzett, Mt. Savage; Mrs. Hannah Leatherman, National: 23 grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. Durst Funeral Home; Services tomorrow at 1:30 p.m.; interment in Eckhart Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 7, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Christian J.
Christian J. Folk, aged 82 years, retired farmer, died at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. Scott Duckworth, at Keyser's Ridge, Sunday afternoon. He was taken ill over a month ago, of influenza, and complications developed, causing his death. He was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. John Folk and was born at Springs, Pa., August 17, 1864. His wife, who was Miss Elizabeth Hetrick, died in 1928. Surviving are the following children: Mrs. John Reichenbecher, Grantsville; Mrs. E. G. Reichenbecher and Mrs. Duckworth, Keyser's Ridge, and Liman Folk, Listonburg, Pa.; also 17 grandchildren and 13 great-grandchildren, and two brothers, Milton Folk, Fredonia, Pa., and Wilson W. Folk, Grantsville. Mr. Folk was a faithful member of the English Lutheran Church, Cove, Md., where funeral services were held this (Wednesday) morning, April 23 at 10:00 o'clock. Rev. Robert Johns, the pastor, officiating. Interment in the English Lutheran Church cemetery, Accident.
Meyersdale Republican, April 24, 1947
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Clemen E.
Clemen E. Folk, 76, of Springs, died March 10, 1974, in Springs. Born in Garrett County, Md., June 11, 1897, he was a son of the late Jacob and Annie (Siehl) Folk. He is survived by his wife, the former Lura Ash; a son, Mark, and a daughter, Mrs. Roxanne Whisner, both of Springs; five grandchildren and a sister, Mrs. Bertha Miller of Canton, Ohio. Mr. Folk was president of Keystone Lime Company, a director of Liberty Trust Company and a trustee of Springs Historical Society. He had served as a director of Meyersdale Community Hospital and was a member of the Stone Producer's Association of Pennsylvania. Church Worker An avid church worker, he was a member of Springs Mennonite Church, was a trustee and usher there for many years, served on its building committee during construction of the new church, and was a staunch pillar of the congregation.
Meyersdale Republican, March 10, 1974
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Daniel J.
GRANTSVILLE - Daniel J. Folk, Sr., 69, died Thursday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. Born here, he was the son of the late Wilson W. and Aramita (Otto) Folk. He was a member of the Casselman Mennonite Church. Surviving are his widow, Vera (Kinsisnger) Folk; five sons, Daniel J. Folk Jr., Frostburg, and Clair E. Folk; Donald R. Folk, B. Allen Folk and Blaine Folk, all of Grantsville; three daughters, Mrs. David Evans, Burkburnett, Texas; Mrs. Harry L. Diehl, Midlothian; and Mrs. David Otto, Cresaptown; one brother, Bruce E. Folk, Grantsville; a sister, Mrs. Rosella Hanning, Damascus, Md., and 9 grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services are being conducted tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren by Walter Otto and Rev. Allan Beachy. Interment will be in Casselman Memmonite Church Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, January 16, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Donna V. Grimes
FROSTBURG - Donna V. Folk, 68, of 13 Bealls Lane, Frostburg, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, May 4, 1999, at her residence. Born March 13, 1931, in Everett, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Robert E. and Helen (Donius) Grimes. She also was preceded in death by two sisters, Betty L. Hunt and Jenny Witt; and a brother, Robert L. Grimes. Ms. Folk was a member of the Welsh Baptist Church, Frostburg. She was a homemaker, a volunteer/employee at the Frostburg Village Nursing Care Center, and a home health care provider. Surviving are two daughters, Carolyn M. Wolfe, Frostburg, and Bonnie J. Shea, Zihlman; a son, Blaine Folk and his wife, Sandy (McKenzie), Zihlman; four grandsons, Jeffrey W. Wolfe and his wife, Janet (Zlomek), Gaithersburg, Joshua A. Shaw, Zihlman, and Tyler Folk and Wayne Folk, both of Zihlman; a granddaughter, Kimberly Shea Wolfe, Frostburg; a sister, Marlene Bittner and husband, Nevin, Zihlman; a brother-in-law, Tom Hunt, Frostburg; an uncle, George Donius; and aunt LaVada Martin; special people include Donald J. Folk; several nieces and nephews; and many wonderful individuals and doctors from the cancer clinic. At Donna's request, the body will be cremated and no funeral or memorial services will be held. She will be put to rest in the Frostburg Memorial Cemetery. Arrangements are under the direction of the Durst Funeral Home, P.A. Contributions in memory of her may be directed to the Western Maryland Health System's Hospice Home Care Team, 900 Seton Drive, Cumberland, MD 21502. Arrangements are under the direction of the Durst Funeral Home, P.A., Frostburg.
May 5, 1999 - Cumberland Times-News
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Mrs. Dorothy J. Cruey
Mrs. Dorothy J. Folk, 47, of Mason Road, died yesterday at Memorial Hospital. Born in Chilhowie, Va., she was a daughter of Joseph and Daisy (Spriggs) Cruey. She was a member of the Baptist church. Surviving are her husband, Glenn D. Folk; two daughters, Donna Jean and Lori Lee Folk, at home; two brothers, Carey Cruey, Baltimore, and Claude Cruey, Orlando, Fla.; two sisters, Mrs. William Wagner, Baltimore, and Mrs. T. R. Wilmer, Largo, Fla. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home in Grantsville where friends will be received today from 7 until 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there Sunday at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Thomas Daigle will officiate and iterment will be in Maple Glen Cemetery, Fort Hill, Pa.
The Cumberland News, August 28, 1970
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Dwight Otto
SPRINGS, Pa. - Dwight Otto Folk, 79, of 1981 Springs Road, Salisbury, died Monday, Nov. 29, 1999, at Goodwill Mennonite Home. Born Oct. 25, 1920, at Grantsville, Md., he was the son of the late Bruce and Olive (Kinsinger) Folk. He also was preceded in death by one sister, Marvette Fisher; and two brothers, Wayne Folk and Orlo Folk. Mr. Folk was a self-employed auto body repairman. He was a member of the Springs Mennonite Church, Springs Historical Society, and Tub Mill Arts. He was a World War II veteran serving in the U.S. Navy. Survivors include his wife, Ferne (King) Folk; two sons, D. Ronald Folk and Richard A. Folk, both of Grantsville; one daughter, Linda Hardesty, Salisbury; one sister, Retha Oester, Canton, Ohio; and six grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., Grantsville, Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday, Dec. 1, 1999, at 10:30 a.m. with the Rev. Steven Heatwole officiating. Interment will be in the Springs Cemetery. Contributions may be directed to the Springs Mennonite Church.
Cumberland Times obituary
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, E. Frank
E. Frank Folk, a native of Greenville Twp. and resident of Meyersdale and vicinity during his boyhood and young manhood, was found dead last Saturday on the floor of the bathroom of the apartment in Canton, Ohio, in which he had his last home. He had apparently been fatally stricken and lay dead for seven or eight hours before his body was found, all the other occupants of the house having risen earlier and gone to their work and places of business. A cut on his forehead and a small pool of blood on the floor indicated that his head had struck a stationary washbowl when he had his fatal stroke. He had been suffering from heart trouble during the last few years of his life and had several severe heart attacks previous to the one that proved fatal. He had been christened Elmer Franklin Folk, but after he grew up he abbreviated his name to E. Frank Folk because he had a cousin who also was named Elmer Franklin Folk and their identity often became confused because of the sameness of their names. His parents were Ananias and Ellen (Miller) Folk. The family moved from Greenville Township to St. Paul, Elk Lick Township, when Frank was three years old. They lived on what was known as the Ross Sechler farm near St. Paul, until 1920. After he grew up, Frank married Miss Margaret Hechler, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Heckler. His wife preceded him in death by about four years. They were a childless couple. Frank was one of a family of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Surviving are only two brothers, Orville A. Folk, well-known resident of Trans-Meyersdale, and Earl, youngest of the seven brothers. During his boyhood and young manhood, Frank engaged in farm work and odd jobs. Later he engaged in mechanical work in Cumberland, Md., Canton, Ohio, and various other places. He worked for sometime as a warehouseman for the G.C. Murphy Co. in Pittsburgh, but had to give up heavy work, eventually, owing to failing health. His last employment was that of dishwasher in a Canton, Ohio, restaurant. He lived in Canton three years before he succumbed to his physical ailments. Frank Folk was a very kind, genial and honest man. Strict honesty, friendliness and right-living were his outstanding virtues. He was highly respected by all who knew him. His elder brother, Orville A. Folk, upon learning of Frank's death, left on the first available train at 4 o'clock last Sunday morning, to bring his brother's body to Meyersdale for burial in the White Oak Cemetery beside the grave of his deceased wife. The body was taken in charge upon its arrival in Meyersdale by Mortician H. R. Konhaus who had charge of the burial arrangements. Funeral rites were conducted in the Konhaus mortuary chapel at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Howard K. Hilner, pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, after which the funeral cortege moved to White Oak Cemetery, in Larimer Township for interment.
Meyersdale Republican, April 22, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Mrs. Edith Bowser
FROSTBURG—Mrs. Edith Folk, 80, died yesterday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edna Rosenberger, Finzel Road. Born in Bittinger, she was a daughter of the late Thomas and Catherine (Martin) Bowser. Her husband, William R. Folk, preceded her in death. Besides Mrs. Rosenberger she is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Leota Witte, Zihlman; and Mrs. Helen Tharp, Borden; four sons, Thomas and Henry Folk, Baltimore; Harry Folk, Zihlman; and Carl Folk, Wadsworth, Ohio; one brother, Louis Bowser, Deer Park; 27 grandchildren, 48 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. Durst Funeral Home.
The Cumberland News, November 1, 1963
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Eli
Salisbury, Pa., June 4 - Eli Folk, 82, died Wednesday at his home in Coal Run, Elk Lick Twp., after an extended illness. A son of Reuben and Barbara (Faidley) Folk, he was born on Dec. 9, 1860. His wife died 10 years ago. Mr. Folk was a retired coal miner. Surviving relatives include a brother, William Folk, Mt. Savage. Md., and seven children, Mrs. Elmer Bittinger, Springs; Mrs. Clarence Showalter, Coal Run; Mrs. Bessie Yoder, Meyersdale; George F., Coalmont; Robert, Findley, O.; Christopher, Canton, O.; and Ernest, Isabella, Pa. Funeral services were conducted this afternoon at the Folk home by Rev. H. A. Forry, pastor of St. Paul's Reformed Church, of which he was a member. Interment was in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 4, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Elizabeth Newman
Elizabeth N. Folk, 96, Salisbury, died June 3, 1989 in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born May 8, 1893, in Salisbury, daughter of the late Jerome and Mary (Maust) Newman. Preceded in death by her husband, Roy J. Folk, and 8 brothers and sisters. Survived by one son, R. Richard Folk, Ossining, N.Y., also one granddaughter, Lisa Johansen of Carmel, N.Y., and one grandson, Andrew Folk, San Diego, Calif. Retired school teacher having taught in the Elk Lick Township schools and later the South Pymotuning School District at Sharon. Formerly active in the Eastern Star and numerous other civic organizations. Member of the Salisbury Church of the Brethren. Friends will be received from 7-9 p.m. Monday at the Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury. Funeral service will be at 2 p.m. Tuesday in the Salisbury Church of the Brethren with Rev. Daniel J. Whitacre officiating. Interment, Salisbury Cemetery. The body will lie in state at the church Tuesday, from 1 p.m. until the time of the service.
Daily American, June 5, 1989
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Mrs. Ellen Miller
Meyersdale, August 6 - Mrs. Ellen Miller Folk, 85, one of the oldest residents of Meyersdale, died Monday at her home on Broadway after a lingering illness. She was a lifelong resident of Somerset county. Her husband, Annanias Folk, died twelve years ago. She leaves four children and one sister. The funeral was held today.
The Daily Courier, August 6, 1936
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Elmer Frank
E. Frank Folk, a native of Greenville Twp. and resident of Meyersdale and vicinity during his boyhood and young manhood, was found dead last Saturday on the floor of the bathroom of the apartment in Canton, Ohio, in which he had his last home. He had apparently been fatally stricken and lay dead for seven or eight hours before his body was found, all the other occupants of the house having risen earlier and gone to their work and places of business. A cut on his forehead and a small pool of blood on the floor indicated that his head had struck a stationary washbowl when he had his fatal stroke. He had been suffering from heart trouble during the last few years of his life and had several severe heart attacks previous to the one that proved fatal. He had been christened Elmer Franklin Folk, but after he grew up he abbreviated his name to E. Frank Folk because he had a cousin who also was named Elmer Franklin Folk and their identity often became confused because of the sameness of their names. His parents were Ananias and Ellen (Miller) Folk. The family moved from Greenville Township to St. Paul, Elk Lick Township, when Frank was three years old. They lived on what was known as the Ross Sechler farm near St. Paul, until 1920. After he grew up, Frank married Miss Margaret Hechler, eldest daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Norman B. Heckler. His wife preceded him in death by about four years. They were a childless couple. Frank was one of a family of ten children, seven sons and three daughters. Surviving are only two brothers, Orville A. Folk, well-known resident of Trans-Meyersdale, and Earl, youngest of the seven brothers. During his boyhood and young manhood, Frank engaged in farm work and odd jobs. Later he engaged in mechanical work in Cumberland, Md., Canton, Ohio, and various other places. He worked for sometime as a warehouseman for the G.C. Murphy Co. in Pittsburgh, but had to give up heavy work, eventually, owing to failing health. His last employment was that of dishwasher in a Canton, Ohio, restaurant. He lived in Canton three years before he succumbed to his physical ailments. Frank Folk was a very kind, genial and honest man. Strict honesty, friendliness and right-living were his outstanding virtues. He was highly respected by all who knew him. His elder brother, Orville A. Folk, upon learning of Frank's death, left on the first available train at 4 o'clock last Sunday morning, to bring his brother's body to Meyersdale for burial in the White Oak Cemetery beside the grave of his deceased wife. The body was taken in charge upon its arrival in Meyersdale by Mortician H. R. Konhaus who had charge of the burial arrangements. Funeral rites were conducted in the Konhaus mortuary chapel at 2:30 o'clock Tuesday afternoon by Rev. Howard K. Hilner, pastor of Zion Evangelical Lutheran Church, after which the funeral cortege moved to White Oak Cemetery, in Larimer Township for interment.
Meyersdale Republican, April 22, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Mrs. Emma Susan Livengood
Mrs. Emma Susan Folk, wife of William A. Folk, passed away at 2:40 the morning of Dec. 20, at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Edmund A. Lynn, in Elk Lick Township, of cerebral thrombosis. Mr. and Mrs. Folk resided for years on a farm on Negro Mountain in Elk Lick Township, and recently moved to Meyersdale. She was a daughter of Araminta (Cramer) and Simon J. Livengood and was born in Addison Township on June 26, 1875. Mrs. Folk was 73 years, five months and 24 days of age at her passing. In addition to her husband, she is survived by three sons, Floyd E., Mahaffey, Pa.; Abraham B., Rockwood, and Orie W., Carthage, N.Y.; three daughters - Mrs. A. M. Lesnett, Phoenix, Ariz.; Mrs. Roy E. Brant, Meyersdale RD 3, and Mrs. Edmund Lynn, Grantsville RD 1; three brothers - Harvey F. and Hobart G. Livengood, Rockwood, and Samuel H. Livengood, St. Paul; five sisters - Mrs. Joel A. Beachy and Mrs. John H. Folk, Grantsville; Mrs. Irvin Engle, St. Paul; Mrs. Lloyd Engle, Meyersdale RD 1, and Mrs. Clarence Wisseman, Turtlecreek; and by 17 grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. Her eldest son, Lester E. Folk, preceded her in death 26 years ago. Mrs. Folk was a member of the Maple Glen Church of the Brethren, where funeral services were conducted at 2:00 p.m., Thursday, with the Rev. Roy Otto, pastor of Springs Mennonite Church, officiating. Interment was made in the church cemetery in charge of Mortician Stanley M. Thomas.
Meyersdale Republican, December 23, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Enos L.
Enos L. Folk, 75, of Meyersdale, died June 2, 1981, at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born Sept. 30, 1905, in Springs, son of the late John and Mary (Livingood) Folk. Survived by his wife, the former Carmen Newman; and one son, John R. Folk. Retired maintenance man of the Dubois Chemical Company of Washington D.C. Friends will be received after 7 p.m. Wednesday in the Thomas Funeral Home in Salisbury, where services will be held Friday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Maurice R. Smith Jr. officiating. Interment, Salisbury Cemetery.
The Republic, Meyersdale, June 11, 1981
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Fannie Livengood
Fannie L. Folk, 101, of 1270 Riverview Drive, West Point, Va., formerly of Grantsville, Md., died Friday, June 8, 1990, at Williamsburg Community Hospital in Williamsburg, Va. Born in Springs, March 10, 1889, she was the daughter of the late Simon and Araminta (Cramer) Livengood. She was preceded in death by her husband, John H. Folk, Aug. 10, 1967. She was a member of St. John's United Church of Christ and made quilts and hooked rugs. Surviving are two daughters: Fern Epstein, Canton, Ohio; and Helen Wenrich, West Point, with whom she resided; and four grandsons and five great-grandchildren. Friends were received at Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, Md., where services were held at St. John's United Church of Christ Wednesday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Robert Cole and the Rev. Douglas Garland officiating. Interment, Grantsville Cemetery.
The Republic, June 14, 1990
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Ferne Lucille King
Ferne Lucille Folk, 86, Springs, died June 18, 2008, in Golden LivingCenter, Meyersdale. Born July 10, 1921, in Springs, she was the daughter of the late Daniel H. and Mary M. (Hollada) King. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Dwight O. Folk; a sister, Helen K. Boslow; two brothers-in-law, Wayne and Orlo Folk and a sister-in-law, Marvette Fisher and husband, William. She is survived by two sons, D. Ronald Folk and wife, Dotty and Richard A. Folk, all of Grantsville, Md.; a daughter, Linda F. Hardesty and husband, Guy Wayne, Salisbury; a brother, James R. King and wife, Marilyn, Springs; a sister, Anna Bertha Beachy, Frostburg, Md.; three sisters-in-law, Retha Oester and husband, James, Canton, Ohio; Mildred Folk, Meyersdale; Rose Lee Folk, Grantsville; six grandchildren, Jeffrey Folk, Friendsville, Md.; Shana Rhoten, Grantsville; Tanya Kamalsky, Galeno, Ohio; Ryan Folk, Grantsville; Tessa Folk, Grantsville; Jaclyn Folk, San Diego, Calif.; five great-grandchildren, Timothy Folk, Ana Rhoten, Easton Rhoten, Taylor Kamalsky and Cole Folk. Mrs. Folk was a lunch counter manager for Yoder’s Inc., and a member of Springs Mennonite Church and Daughter of Dorcas. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville. A services will be conducted in the funeral home at 10 a.m. Friday. The Rev. Earl Yoder officiating. Interment will be in the Springs Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Springs Mennonite Church.
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Frederick W.
SALISBURY — Frederick W. Folk, 57, died Saturday at his home here following an illness of several months. Born in Garrett County (Md.) near Grantsville, he was a son of the late Jacob J. and Anna (Siehl) Folk. He worked as a farmer and laborer. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie (Durst) Folk; two sons, Robert Folk, at home, and Paul Folk, Pocahontas; two daughters, Mrs. Grace Oester, Salisbury, and Miss Anna Folk, at home; two brothers, John H. Folk, Grantsville, and Cleman Folk, Springs; a sister, Mrs. Noah Miller, Canton, Ohio, and two grandchildren. Services were conducted yesterday at Salisbury Reformed Church. Rev. Ira S. Monn, pastor, officiated and interment, was in Springs Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 29, 1952
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FOLK, Harold Lee
MOUNT SAVAGE - Harold Lee "Buss" Folk, 79, of Bruce House Road, NW, Mount Savage, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2001, at Frostburg Village Nursing Care Center. Born on Dec. 14, 1921, in Eckhart, he was the son of the late Charles K. and Celia "Carol" (Rawlings) Folk. He was also preceded in death by one son, Charles Wesley Folk; two brothers, William R. Folk and Cecil "Sheetz" Folk; and three sisters, his twin, Harleen Gaumer, Lenora Wade and Dorothy Scell. Mr. Folk was a retired orderly at the Allegany County Infirmary, and he served as a medical corpsman in the U.S. Army Air Corps during World War II. He was a member of the Mount Savage United Methodist Church. Mr. Folk also participated in bowling leagues at work, was an avid pool player and loved hunting and fishing his life through. Surviving are his wife of 59 years, Nellie E. (Bowman) Folk; one son, Harold R. Folk and wife Vicki, Spokane, Wash.; two daughters, Barbara K. Loun and husband Roland, Damascus, and Debra Cutter and husband Robert, Midlothian; one daughter-in-law, Diana Folk, Mount Savage; one brother, Melvin Folk, Frederick; one sister, Alva Jean Sgaggero, Frostburg; six grandchildren; two great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, P.A., 57 Frost Ave., Frostburg, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 2:30 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Broome officiating. Interment will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens, LaVale. Family and friends are invited to the church hall following the services for fellowship and refreshments. Pallbearers will be Robert Cutter, Benjamin Cutter, Debra Cutter, Russ Pugh, Roland Loun and Harold R. Folk.
January 19, 2001, Cumberland Times-News
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Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, James Howard
James Howard Folk, 82, Wilbur Road, Stoystown, died June 7, 2005, at Memorial Medical Center. Born March 28, 1923, in Shipley, son of John Harold and Hattie Elizabeth (Steinley) Folk. Preceded in death by parents, sisters: Mary Potts and Lucille Berkley, and brothers: Robert, John, Blair, and Morris Dale Folk. Survived by his wife of 61 years the former Eva Olsen, a daughter Brenda, married to Thomas Shaffer, Stoystown; grandsons, Michael A. Shaffer, married to the former Shari Anderson; and Chris J. Shaffer, married to the former Tmara Walker, and great-grandchildren: Alexis, Eric, and Tylan Shaffer. Brother of Maxine Corbett, Carol "Suze" Campbell, Ella Catherine Stutzman, George, Paul, and Harold Folk. World War II Navy Veteran. Retired supervisor of buildings and grounds for Shade-Central City High School, and formerly employed by Shade-Central City Joint Authority. Member of Otterbein United Methodist Church, Wilbur. Former member of Shade-Central City School Board. Lifetime member of Stoystown American Legion. Member of Hooversville VFW, DAV and Pa. Association of School Retirees. Family will receive friends from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at Deaner Funeral Home, 976 Barn St., Hooversville, where Legion service will be held at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. Viewing from 1 p.m. until service at 2 p.m. Friday at Otterbein U.M. Church. The Rev. Thomas Chacko and the Rev. Sam Weible officiating. Interment Somerset County Memorial Park. Graveside military rites by Somerset County Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be given to Otterbein U.M. Church, Wilbur Road, Stoystown, PA 15563.
Thursday, June 9, 2005, Somerset Daily American
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, James R.
A former well-known local boxer died Saturday in the base hospilal at Fort Dix, N. J., from injuries sustained in an auto accident last Tuesday. He was Sgt. James R. Folk, 26, of Meyersdale, who was stationed at McGuire Air Force Base. Sgt. Folk, who fought here both as an amateur and as a professional, was driving alone between Archertown and New Egypt in New Jersey when he lost control of his car. The vehicle crashed against a tree in the vicinity of Fort Dix and was then hit by another car operated by Clyde A. Funderbook, of Girardville, Pa. The latter was fined $150 for leaving the scene of an accident. Sgt. Folk is survived by his wife, the former Miss Thelma Miller; his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Ray Folk; a brother, Charles, Baltimore, and a sister, Mrs. Leona Reiber, Warren, Ohio. Sgt. Folk fought about 25 bouts as an amateur, most of them in Cumberland rings, and a dozen more bouts as a professional. His last fight was in May 1950 when he was knocked out in the seventh round of a scheduled eight rounder at the State Armory.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 22, 1957
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FOLK, John Forrest
Services for John Forrest Folk, 33, of Homewood Addition, who was killed yesterday in an accident while working near Hancock, will be conducted in the George Funeral Home Sunday at 1:30 p.m. by Rev. Vernon Naugle, pastor of St. Luke's Lutheran Church. Burial will be in Rest Lawn Memorial Gardens. Friends will be received at the funeral home today from 7 to 9 p. m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Born in Cumberland, he was a son of David J. and Nina E. (Long) Folk, Homewood Addition. Mr. Folk served in the Air Force and was a member of St. John s Lutheran Church, Leesport, Pa. Also surviving are a daughter, Ruth Ann Folk, Leesport, Pa., two sisters, Mrs. James A. Robinette, Homewood Addition, and Mrs. Alford Zorn, Lansing, Mich., and two brothers, David W. Folk, Homewood Addition, and Robert L. Folk, Locust Grove.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 2, 1966
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FOLK, John T.
John T. Folk, 80, of 435 North Mechanic Street, died yesterday in Victor F. Cullen State Hospital. Born at Mt. Savage, he was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Kielly Folk and was the husband of the late Mary (Kerr) Folk. Surviving are two sons, Robert and David Folk, both of Cumberland; four sisters, Mrs. Emma Izat, Mt. Savage; Mrs. Hannah Leatherman, National; Mrs. Edna Rainer, Gilmore; and Mrs. Ada Lemmert, address unknown; two brothers, Charles Folk, Eckhart; Roy Folk, Mt. Savage; six grandchildren and eight great-grandchildren. The body will remain at the residence. Services Saturday. Burial will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
The Cumberland News, January 7, 1965
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FOLK, John Wesley
Grantsville, Jan. 16 - John Wesley Folk, 80, a retired sawmill operator, died last night at 10 o'clock after an illness of several weeks. He was one of 15 children of the late John and Matilda (Harschberger) Folk. His first wife was Miss Mary Livengood, Salisbury, Pa., who died in 1917. On Sept. 28, 1918, he married Allena Jane (Bittinger) Beachy, widow of Christian N. Beachy. She died in June, 1939. Surviving, by his first wife are four sons, Ray Folk, Sharpsville, Pa.; Harold Folk, Friedens, Pa.; Enos L. and Arthur Folk, Grantsville; a daughter, Mrs. Arthur Maust, Gettysburg, Pa.; five stepchildren, Arthur Beachy, Philadelphia; Earl Beachy, Zanesville, Ohio; Herbert Beachy, Wellman, Iowa; Frank Beachy, Pittsburgh, and Mrs. Harry J. Bender, Grantsville, who cared for him during his last illness; three brothers, Christian Folk, Keyser's Ridge; Wilson Folk, Grantsville; and Milton Folk, Fredonia, Pa.; a sister, Mrs. Savilla Maust, Springs, Pa.; 21 grandchildren and 3 great-grandchildren. He operated a sawmill for 50 years and also a threshing business retiring from both ten years ago. He was a member of the Mennonite Church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 16, 1941
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FOLK, Lawrence H.
Frostburg, Aug. 27 — Lawrence H. Folk, 49, an employe of the Sleeman Brothers Contracting Company, died suddenly last night at his home, 19 East Main street, following a heart attack. Mr. Folk, who had served as a sergeant in an engineering division overseas during the World War, had worked yesterday and was preparing to retire early last evening when he was stricken. He moved here with his wife, the former Miss Josephine McMurdo, from Salisbury, Pa., three years ago. A son of Mrs. Harriet and the late Lincoln Folk, Salisbury, he also leaves one brother, Ray Folk, and five sisters, Mrs. Louis Hanft and Mrs. Simon Lee, Salisbury; Mrs. Raymond Darrah and Mrs. Sherman Miller, Ravenna, O.; and Mrs. Solomon Baker, Wyoming, Del. He was a member of Farrady Post No. 24, American Legion. The body was taken to the Hanft residence, Salisbury, where friends and relatives will be received.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 27, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 15, 2009
FOLK, Lester
FROSTBURG—Lester Folk, 62, of 6217 Douglas Avenue, Barberton, Ohio, died Tuesday at Citizen's Hospital there. He was a former resident of Frostburg and a native of Garrett County, the son of the late Nelson and Missouri (Layman) Folk. Surviving are three daughters, Mrs. Marjorie Meyers and Mrs. Catherine Gribble, Barberton, and Mrs. Carol Capozucco, Schenectady, N.Y.; two brothers, Bruce Folk, San Antonio, Texas, and Jonas Folk, Barberton; three sisters, Mrs. Leona Morgan and Miss Marguerite Folk, Barberton, and Mrs. Beulah Schultz, Sherman, Ohio, and six grandchildren. The body will be returned to the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow from 7 until 9 p.m. A service will be conducted at 2 p. m. Saturday in the funeral home by Rev. Harold B. Wright, pastor of First Methodist Church. Burial will be in Mt. Zion Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 24, 1966
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FOLK, Mrs. Lula Thomas
Mrs. Lula Folk, 81, of 76 West Mechanic Street, Frostburg, died yesterday at Miners Hospital where she was admitted Saturday. A native of Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Thomas J. and Clara (Wade) Thomas and was preceded in death by her husband, Edward Folk. She was a Gold Star Mother and was a member of the Ladies Auxiliary, Faraday Post 24, American Legion, Frostburg. She is survived by one son, Charles E. Folk, Frostburg; a brolher C. Elmer Thomas, Compton, Calif.; three grandchildren and one great-grandchild. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 3 to 5 p.m. and 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. tomorrow. A service will be conducted there Monday 2 p. m. by Rev. Marvin E. Maris and Rev. Paul V. Taylor. Burial will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
The Cumberland News, March 12, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Lura Mae Ash
GRANTSVILLE - Lura Mae Folk, 100, of 891 Dorsey Hotel Road, Grantsville, and formerly of Springs, Pa., died Wednesday, July 15, 1999, at the Goodwill Mennonite Home. Born Sept. 10, 1898, in Elk Lick Township, Pa., she was the daughter of the late Jonas and Alice (Yoder) Ash. She was preceded in death by her husband, Cleman E. Folk; and a daughter, Roxanna Whisner. Mrs. Folk was one of the founders of Keystone Lime Company. She was a former school teacher and a homemaker. She also was a charter member of the Springs Historical Society, a lifelong member of the Springs Mennonite Church where she served many years as a Sunday School teacher and in other capacities. She attended Juniata Teachers College. Survivors include a son, Mark J. Folk, Springs; five grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. A memorial service will be held at the Springs Mennonite Church, Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with the Rev. Steven Heatwole officiating. Private interment will be in Springs Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to the Springs Historical Society, P.O. Box 62, Springs, PA 15562. Arrangements are under the direction of the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., Grantsville.
Cumberland Times obituary
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Lyman E.
GRANTSVILLE - Lyman E. Folk, 73, died yesterday in Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh. Born in Accident, he was a son of the late Christian and Elizabeth (Hetrick) Folk. His wife, Rosine (Krause) Folk preceded him in death. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, The Cove. Surviving are two sons, Robert and Claude Folk, Clearwater, Fla.; two daughters, Mrs. Cleda Baker, Grantsville, and Mrs. Clara Ramsey, Baltimore; three sisters, Mrs. Stella Reichenbecher, Mrs. Rose Reichenbecher and Mrs. Lucile Duckworth, all of Grantsville; 12 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home. A service will be conducted at St. John's Lutheran Church tomorrow at 2 p. m. Rev. Alvin Rudifill will officiate and interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at noon tomorrow.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 11, 1963
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FOLK, Mrs. Margaret V. Heckler
Mrs. Margaret V. Folk, wife of E. Frank Folk, died at her home in LaVale, Md., at 1:40 a.m., Friday, Jan. 7, of a heart attack. She was born Feb. 13, 1900, and at the time of her death was aged 43 years, 10 months and 24 days. She was married to E. Frank Folk of Meyersdale in 1923. No children were born to this estimable couple who lived in LaVale, Md., most of the 20 years of their married life. She is survived by her husband, her father, Norman B. Heckler and two sisters, Maryellen and Nancy Heckler, of Meyersdale. Her mother, Mrs. Minerva Felker Heckler, died four years ago. Two brothers also preceded her in death. Funeral services were conducted in her home in LaVale, at 2 p.m., Sunday, Jan. 9 by her pastor, Rev. H. J. Heinze of St. Luke's Lutheran Church, South Cumberland, Md., of which Mrs. Folk was a member. Interment was in the Heckler family lot in White Oak cemetery near Wittenberg, Pa., under the direction of Louis Stein, Cumberland mortician. Mrs. Folk's health had been failing for quite a while before her death, but she was able to attend to most of her household duties until the eve of her death. Thursday evening her husband, who also is not well, assisted her with her kitchen chores. They retired about 10 p.m. and about an hour later she had a severe coughing spell and got up and told her husband she felt very sick and needed a doctor. Four different physicians were called before one responded, and he came too late to afford her any relief, as she expired about ten minutes after he arrived. Mr. and Mrs. Folk were a devoted couple and highly esteemed by their neighbors and many friends in this community. Mr. Folk is suffering from a bad heart condition himself, but is continuing working at his employment and living in his home by himself.
Meyersdale Republican, January 13, 1944
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Mary Ann Trimpey
Mary Ann Folk, 77, Rockwood RD 3, died Jan 1, 1981, in Maple Mountain Manor, Berlin. She was born March 26, 1903, in Middlecreek Township, a daughter of Frederick E. and Cora (Uphouse) Trimpey. She is survived by her husband, Abraham of Rockwood RD 3; one son, Fred Folk of Rockwood RD 3; one daughter, Mrs. Galen (Emagene) Stahl of Rockwood RD 3; two brothers: George, Karthus Pa.; and Miles, Berlin RD 4; four sisters: Mrs. Ethel Redrick, Mrs. Nettie Sterner, both of Somerset; Mrs. Betty Troup, Rockwood; Mrs. Marilyn Heinbaugh, Phillippi, W. Va.; also six grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by her parents and two brothers, Guy and Wilbur Trimpey. She was a life-long member of the United Methodist Church of Casselman. Friends were received in the William J. Wood Funeral Home, Rockwood, where services were conducted with the Rev. Edd Meyers officiating. Interment, Rockwood I.O.O.F. Cemetery.
The Republic, Meyersdale, January 8, 1981
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Mrs, Mary Jane Logsdon
MT. SAVAGE—Mrs. Mary Jane Folk, 92, widow of William K. Folk, died this morning in Miners hospital, Frostburg, following a ingering illness. She was a daughter of the late Mose and Anna (Madden) Logsdon. Surviving are three sons, Charles Folk, Eckhart; John Folk, Cumberland, and Roy Folk, Mt. Savage; four daughters, Mrs. Edna Rayner, Lonaconing; Mrs. Hannah Leatherman, National, and Mrs. Ada Lemmert and Mrs. Emma Izzat, both of Mt. Savage; two brothers, Joseph and Hiram Logsdon, both of Frostburg; 49 grandchildren; 32 great-grandchildren and a great-great-grandchild. The body will be at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, after 7 p. m. today.
The Cumberland Evening Times, January 23, 1957
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Melvin Elwood, Sr.
FREDERICK — Melvin Elwood Folk Sr., 88, of Frederick, died Saturday, Feb. 7, 2004, at the Frederick Memorial Hospital in the company of close family. He was the husband of the late Elvie Mane Bowman Folk, whom he married on Dec. 24, 1946, and was preceded in death by on March 30, 2003. Born Feb. 8, 1915, in Mount Savage, he was the second of eight children born to Charles K. and Celia C. Rawlings Folk. He served in the U.S. Navy and was a veteran of World War II. Upon honorable discharge from the Navy, Mr. Folk worked as a civil servant at Fort Detrick. He graduated in 1947 from the Harmony School of Piano Tuning, Harrisburg, Pa., after which he began his career as an accomplished piano technician. He owned and operated a piano tuning business in Frederick from 1947 to 2003. He tuned all the pianos in the Frederick County school system. He tuned his last three pianos in October of 2003. He was an active member of the Marantha Church of God, Frederick. He was the beloved father of Melvin E. Folk Jr. of Lawrenceville, Ga., and Lillie M. Folk Dove of Frederick. Other survivors are his daughter-in-law, Sara Bickley Folk, Lawrenceville, and his son-in-law, William L. Dove of Frederick; four grandchildren, Ryan A. Folk and wife Sara of Lawrenceville, Megan L. Dove of Frederick, Jesse M. Dove of Coral Gables, Fla., and Haylee D. Folk of Statesboro, Ga.; a sister, Alva Jean Sgaggero of Frostburg; and many nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by six siblings, William R. Folk, Cecil R. Folk, Harold L. Folk, Harleen V. Gomer, Dorothy M. Scell, and Lenora M. Phister. Mr. Folk is at the Robert E. Dailey & Son Funeral Home, 1201 Market St., Frederick, where the family will receive friends from 3 to 5 and 7 to 9 p.m. Tuesday, Feb. 10, 2004. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 11, 2004, in the funeral home with the Rev. Jerry Price, Marantha Church of God, officiating. Interment will be in Resthaven Memorial Gardens, Frederick. Memorials may be made in Mr. Folk’s name to the Marantha Church of God, 123 Byle Drive, Frederick, MD 21702.
Monday, February 09, 2004, Cumberland Times-News
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Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Orie William
Orie William Folk, 47, formerly of Fort Hill, R.D., was killed while working on the building of a tunnel in Verona, N.Y., area. A native of Somerset County, he was a World War Two veteran. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Phyllis Suder Folk; three sons, Robert, Richard and James at home; a brother, Abraham of Rockwood, and three sisters, including Mrs. Melda Brant of Meyersdale and Mrs. Margaret Lynn of Fort Hill, R.D.
The Daily Courier, December 23, 1961
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, Ralph E.
FROSTBURG—The body of Pfc. Ralph E. Folk, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward Folk, West Mechanic Street, who was killed on Leyte in the Philippines October 26, 1944, will arrive in Cumberland at 1:10 p. m. tomorrow. A military escort from Farrady post No. 24, American Legion, will accompany the body to the Durst Funeral Home here for services Friday at 2:30 p. m. in Zion Evangelical and Reformed Church. Rev. Walter D. Mehrling, pastor, will officiate with burial in Allegany Cemetery. Pfc. Folk enlisted in the Army April 7, 1943, and received his basic training at Camp Edwards, Mass. He was attached to the anti-aircraft coast artillery after receiving advanced training on Oahu in the Hawaiian Group. Before entering the service, he had been employed in down twist at the Celanese plant. Surviving, besides his parents, are his widow and a daughter, Joan Lea Folk, who was born while he was overseas, and a brother, Charles Folk, Frostburg.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 31, 1948
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FOLK, Roy J.
SALISBURY, Pa. — Roy J. Folk, 79, of Grant Street, died Thursday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Mr. Folk retired a number of years ago as a worker in the Sharpsville, Pa., Westinghouse plant and was a veteran of World War I. He was a native of Allegany County, a son of the late John and Mary (Livengood) Folk. Surviving are his widow, Elizabeth (Newman) Folk; a son, R. Richard Folk, Tarrytown, N. Y.; a brother, Enos Folk, Hyattsville, Md., and two grandchildren. He was a member of Salisbury Church of the Brethren, a member and past master of Sharpsville Lodge 517, A F and A M; New Castle Consistory, and the Legion and Lions clubs of Salisbury. Friends are being received at the Thomas Funeral Home. A service will be held tomorrow at 2 p. m. at Salisbury Church of the Brethren. Rev. David J. Whitacre will officiate and burial will be in IOOF Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, September 13, 1969
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FOLK, Mrs. Sara Pletcher
CONFLUENCE, Dec. 28.—Mrs. Sara Pletcher Folk, 85 years old, widow of Abraham Folk, died Thursday morning at her home near Fort Hill in the vicinity of Grantsville, Md. Mrs. Folk was born in the Laurel Hill Mountain settlement, but since her marriage some 50 years ago had resided near Laurel Hill at what is commonly termed the Peck Corner community. Surviving are two daughters, Martha at home and Mrs. Russell Hollada of Grantsville, and five stepchildren, William A. Folk and Mrs. Cora Maust of near Grantsville, Mrs. Adam Bittner of Connellsville and Simon M. Folk and Mrs. John Niner of Fort Hill.
December 28, 1940, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 25, 2009
FOLK, Simon M.
Meyersdale - Simon M. Folk, 83, RD 1, Fort Hill, died yesterday at the home of a daughter, Mrs. W. H. Wable, there. Born in Elk Lick Township December 21, 1878, he was a son of the late Abraham J. and Margaret (Shumaker) Folk. A retired farmer, he was a member of the Maple Glen Church of the Brethren. Besides Mrs. Wable, he is survived by two other daughters, Mrs. Ralph Peck, RD 1, Fort Hill, and Mrs. Henry Patton, Grantsville; two sons, Claude Folk, RD 1, Grantsville and Glenn Folk, Grantsville, ten grandchildren and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Price Funeral Home. A service will be conducted Friday at 11 a. m. at Maple Glen Church of the Brethren by Rev. Daniel Whitacre. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 10 p. m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 7, 1962
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FOLK, William A.
Meyersdale, May 3 - William A. Folk, 83, a native of Elk Lick township, died Wednesday night at Cumberland, Md. He leaves three sons, three daughters, including Mrs. Margaret Lynn, of Fort Hill; one brother, Simon Folk, of Fort Hill; three sisters, Mrs. John Niner, of Fort Hill; Mrs. Cora Maust, of Salisbury; and Mrs. Alice Bittner, of Connellsville; 17 grandchildren and 7 great-grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, May 5, 1953
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FOLK, William R.
William R. Folk, 56, of 518 Pearre Avenue, died yesterday shortly after being admitted to Sacred Heart Hospital. Mr. Folk was born at Mt. Savage, a son of Charles K. and Cecelia (Rawlings) Folk, Eckhart. Mr. Folk was employed as a watchman for the City of Cumberland and was a veteran of World War II. He was a member of Central Assembly of God Church. Also surviving are his widow, Mrs. M. Elizabeth (Wolford) Folk; four sisters, Mrs. Curtiss Gaumer, Baltimore; Mrs. Robert Scell, Washington, and Mrs. Donald Wade and Mrs.Yemo Sgaggero, both of Frostburg, and three brothers, Melvin E. Folk, Frederick; Cecil R. Folk, Frostburg, and Harold L. Folk, Mt. Savage. The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p. m. Services will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. Frank J. Fratto. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park.
The Cumberland Evening Times, October 21, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
FOLK, William Wilson
GRANTSVILLE — Rites were held yesterday in Casselman Mennonite Church for William Wilson Folk, 86, retired farmer, who died Monday at the home of a son, Bruce E. Folk, near here, with whom he lived more than six years. Rev. Walter Otto and Rev. Roy Kissinger officiated with burial in the church cemetery. Mr. Folk was born October 5, 1867 at Springs, Pa., a son of the late John and Matilda (Hershberger) Folk. Surviving are another son, Daniel Jacob Folk, Grantsville; two daughters, Mrs. Verna Miller and Mrs. Rosella Haning, Gaithersburg, and a brother, Milton Folk, Fredonia, Pa.
The Cumberland Evening Times, July 1, 1954
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
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