BITTINGER, Aaron Lehman (abridged)
 
JUNE 26, 1927-MAY 15, 2013
Aaron Lehman Bittinger, 85, of Smithsburg, passed away Wednesday, May 15, 2013, at his daughter's home. Born June, 26, 1927, in York, Pa., he was the son of the late Robert T. R. and Myrtle G. (Marks) Bittinger. He was a lifetime member of the Fraternal Order of Police. In addition to his parents, he also was preceded in death by his loving wife and sweetheart of 65 years, Gladys I. Bittinger, who died Aug. 4, 2012; three brothers, Paul Bittinger and wife, Betty, James Bittinger, and David Bittinger and wife, Jennie; two sisters, Dorothy Jumper and husband, Asper, and Grace Frost; brother-in-law, George Bigler; and a grandson, Donald L. Shoemaker. He is survived by two daughters, Alice Lafferty and husband, Dennis "Meeker" of Fairplay, and Darlene Brewer and husband, Archie, of Hagerstown; two sisters, Mary Bigler of Carlisle, Pa., and Ruth Western and husband, Glenn, of Clear Spring; a brother, John Bittinger and wife, Anna Mary, of Shippensburg, Pa.; a sister-in-law, Roxie Bittinger of Newburg, Pa.; granddaughter, Annette and Eddie Clark, and their children, Mandy, Matt, Aaron (his namesake) and Rachel; granddaughter, Christine and Chuck Parks, and their children, Joseph and Alicia; grandson, Randall Shoemaker, and his sons, Dylan and Garret; a granddaughter, Susan Shupp and husband, Shawn Shupp; and grandchildren, Roger and Don A. Shoemaker. A funeral service will be conducted at 1 p.m. Monday, May 20, 2013, at Rest Haven Funeral Chapel, 1601 Pennsylvania Ave., Hagerstown, with the Rev. Tim Fisher officiating. Interment will follow in Rest Haven Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to services at the funeral home.The family would like to thank Pastor Tim Fisher of the Covenant Life Church, the Bayer Drive community, Hospice of Washington County, Dr. Newbold and the many others through this difficult time.
Thank you Sissy, you are my angel and I love you. You are and always will be "Daddy's Girl."
Thursday, May 16, 2013; The Herald-Mail, Hagerstown, MD.
~Genie
Posted May 25, 2013

BITTINGER, (infant) Alvin

On Friday, May 24, 1907, at Bare Hill, Alvin, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harrison Bittinger, aged one year, three months and thirteen days. The deceased, whose loss will be deeply felt and mourned by the members of the household, was laid to rest in the Lutheran cemetery at Bittinger.
6 June 1907; The Republican (Oakland, Garrett Co., MD)
~Genie
Posted January 5, 2018

BITTINGER, Mrs. Anna Gortner

OAKLAND — Mrs. Anna Bittinger, 92, of RD 2, Oakland, died today in Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born at Oakland, Nov. 8, 1888, she was a daughter of Peter and Delphia (Blamble) Gortner. She was a member of St. John’s Lutheran Church at Red House. Surviving are three nieces, Mrs. Margaret J. Kirk, Falls Church, Va.; Mrs. Louise M. Best, Chattanooga, Tenn., and Mrs. Marjorie A. Harrington of Los Angeles. Friends will be received at the Stewart Funeral Home in Oakland from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Friday. A funeral service will be held at the funeral home Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Bernard Carl officiating. Interment will be in Garrett County Memorial Gardens.
Cumberland Evening Times, Wednesday, March 25, 1981
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 29, 2021

BITTINGER, Mrs. Annie May Durst

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

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

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

BITTINGER, Mrs. Connie Fay Guy

Connie Fay Bittinger, 67, of 23660 McMullen Highway, Rawlings, passed away Sunday, Oct. 17, 2010, at Ruby Memorial Hospital, Morgantown, W.Va. Born Feb. 5, 1943, in Westernport, she was the daughter of the late Bernard L. and Erma M. (Evans) Guy. Mrs. Bittinger was a homemaker, and she enjoyed going camping. She leaves behind her husband of 45 years, Dayton Bittinger; two sons, Troy Bittinger of Rawlings and Bernie Bittinger of McCoole; three daughters, Kathy VanMeter of Westernport, Susie Bittinger of McCoole, and Karen Guinn of Westernport. She is also survived by ten grandchildren, Keith VanMeter, Chasity Bittinger, Kristen VanMeter, Shayla Bittinger, Montana VanMeter, Aaron VanMeter, Dylan Bittinger, Macy Guinn, Cambria Guinn, and Alysha Bittinger, and her special pet cat "Precious." The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Wednesday, Oct. 20, from 7 to 9 p.m. A funeral service will be conducted at the funeral home chapel on Thursday, Oct. 21, at 1 p.m., with Pastor Randall Larry officiating. Interment will be in Philos Cemetery, Westernport.
Mineral Daily News-Tribune (WV) - October 19, 2010
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 12, 2015

BITTINGER, David

Died Near Ronceverte, W. Va.
David Bittinger, aged 22 years, son of Alexander Bittinger, of Hutton, died at a farm house near Ronceverte, W. Va., on Thursday last. The deceased had been working for the firm of Brew and Brown, saw mill operators, and was sice about ten days, when he felt better and returned to work. On Wednesday he was again taken ill and started to walk to the town of Ronceverte, but feeling worse he went into a farm house along the road, where his condition became serious and where he died the next morning about six o'clock. His remains were brought to Oakland Saturday, accompainied by Mr. George T. Brew, and interred at the home farm near Hutton.
14 February 19901; The Republican (Oakland, Garrett Co., MD)
~Genie
Posted January 5, 2018

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

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

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

BITTINGER, Mrs. Elsie Jean Guthrie

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

BITTINGER, Mrs. Etheline Lucretia, nee Bittinger

GRANTSVILLE - Etheline Lucretia Bittinger, 69, of Route 2, Grantsville, died Wednesday, Aug. 4, 1993 at the Garrett County Memorial Hospital, Oakland. Born on Dec. 30, 1923 in Grantsville, she was the daughter of the late Walter Lee and Cora Elizabeth (Meyers) Bittinger. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Aaron Bittinger on May 9, 1963 and one daughter, Linda Bittinger. Mrs. Bittinger was a homemaker and a member of the Jennings Church of God. Surviving are one son, Gary Bittinger, Grantsville; one daughter, Lovona Bittinger, Grantsville; one brother, Sterl Bittinger, Grantsville; one sister, Beulah Gwynn, Carmichaels, Pa.; three grandchildren, Jeffrey Bittinger and David and Melissa Miller. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, on Thursday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Friday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the Jennings Church of God on Saturday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. George Plants officiating. The body will be taken to the church one hour prior to services. Interment will be in Trinity Cemetery. The family requests that contributions go to the Jennings Church of God or the American Heart Association.
Cumberland Times-News, August 5, 1993
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 30, 2022

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

BITTINGER, Harman
 
GRANTSVILLE — Harman Bittinger, 84, retired farmer, died Monday night at his home near here after an illness of five weeks. Mr. Bittinger was born May 27, 1867, in New Germany; a son of the late Peter and Sara (Broadwater) Bittinger. He held membership in Meadow Mountain Lutheran Church. Surviving are four sons, Simon and Edward Bittinger, Bloomington; Lewis and Russell Bittinger, Grantsville; three daughters, Mrs. Lucy Oester, Bittinger; Mrs. Susie Rawlings, Bloomington, and Mrs. Hulda Beeman, Barton; and a sister, Mrs. Lizzie Sowers, Davis, W. Va. The body is at the residence. Services will be held tomorrow, at 2:30 p.m. in Bittinger Lutheran Church. Burial will take place in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, August 1, 1951
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 10, 2015

Harold Guy "Ben" Bittinger, 93, Oakland, died Tuesday, June 30, 2009, at Cherry Hill Assisted Living, Accident. Born September 10, 1915, in Oakland, he was a son of the late Truman and Sally (Beckman) Bittinger. He was also preceded in death by his wife Avis (Nutter) Bittinger and by a sister, Edith Markley. Mr. Bittinger was a farmer and a life-long member of St. Mark's Lutheran Church, Oakland. Surviving is one son, Tom Bittinger, Oakland; two daughters, Nancy Willoughby, English, Ind., and Betty Lou Evans, Cockeysville; one brother, Cecil Bittinger, Oakland; eight grandchildren; 10 great-grandchildren; and  two great-great-grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Oakland, today, July 2, from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m . A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m. Friday, July 3, in the funeral home chapel, with Rev. Dr. C. Scott Robinson officiating. Interment will follow in. Garrett Memorial Gardens.
The Republican; Oakland, Garrett Co, MD; July 2, 2009
(Courtesy of Mary Myers Teets)
Posted August 10, 2011

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

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

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

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

Name: Lola Florence Bittinger, 83, of Grantsville, MD
Parents: Harry N. and Ida V. (Durst) Broadwater
DOB: May 7, 1920, in Jennings, MD
DOD: Tuesday, March 30, 2004, at Goodwill Mennonite Home, Grantsville, MD
Spouse: first husband, Robert W. Bittinger, who died May 5, 1968; second husband Wilbert C. Bittinger
Predeceased by: parents; husband Robert; son, Glenn Bittinger
Survived by: husband Wilbert; daughter, Jeanne Meyers, Grantsville; half-brothers, Reed Broadwater, Prospect, VA; Jerry Broadwater, Cope, SC; half-sisters, Selva Jean Dickerson, Blackville, SC; Maxine Hare, Streetsboro, OH; Inez Bittinger and Connie Hewitt, both of Lyndon, TN; JoAnn Broadwater, Virginia Beach, VA
Burial: April 3, 2004, Grantsville Cemetery
Source: Newman Funeral Homes, Garrett Co., MD and Somerset Co., PA
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 18, 2014 

Name: Luther Charles Bittinger, 48, of Meadowview Drive, Grantsville, MD

Parents: Viola (Bittinger) "Tootie" Bittinger Wilburn and Jesse Bittinger, who died in 1964 

DOB: January 14, 1956, in Oakland, MD

DOD: Thursday, April 1, 2004, at Meyersdale Medical Center, Meyersdale, PA

Predeceased by: father, who died in 1964; brother, Mike Bittinger, who died in 1985

Survived by: mother; step-father, John Wilburn; fiancé, Debbie Donnelly; brothers, Roy D. Bittinger, Grantsville; Steve Bittinger and wife Stacey, Mount Savage, MD; Roger Bittinger and Peggy Martz, Boswell, PA; Larry Bittinger and Camela Bosley, Petersburg, WV; Tommy Bittinger and wife Tammy, Grantsville; David Bittinger and Melissa Keefer, Petersburg, WV; Odale Glenn; sisters, Wilma Bittinger and John Day, Deltona, FL; Catherine Holliday and husband Ken, Grantsville; Carolyn Trent and husband Ken, Meyersdale, PA; Colleen Bittinger and Torenzo Jones, Cambridge, MD

Burial: April 4, 2004, Bittinger Cemetery

Source: Newman Funeral Homes, Garrett Co., MD and Somerset Co., PA
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 18, 2014

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

BITTINGER, Mrs. Mae F. Krause

GRANTSVILLE - Services for Mrs. Mae F. Bittinger, 50, of RD 1, here, who died Tuesday, will be conducted at 2 p.m. tomorrow in the Newman Funeral Home by Pastor Sadie Triplett. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery. Born in Frostburg, she was the daughter of Paul L. Krause and Ulelah (McKenzie) Krause, both of here. She was a member of St. Paul’s United Methodist Church. Surviving besides her husband, Roy W. Bittinger, are one son, Larry Bittinger, Carrolton, Ohio; one daughter, Mrs. Rita Durst, Waynesburg, Ohio; one sister, Mrs. Margaret Walls, Waynesburg, Ohio, and four grandchildren.
Cumberland News, Thursday, July 26, 1979
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 10, 2020

BITTINGER, Mrs. Mary Mildred Miller
 
Mary Mildred Bittinger, 94, of 715 Old New Germany Rd., Grantsville, Md., died Saturday, June 28, 2003, at Vincentian Regency, Pittsburgh, Pa. Born August 1, 1908, in Coal Run, Pa., she was a daughter of the late Edward and Margaret Cordelia (Garlitz) Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Rexford O. Bittinger, Sr., August 28, 1994. Mrs. Bittinger was a member of St. Ann's Catholic Church, Grantsville, and the Christian Mothers. She was a homemaker. She is survived by three sons, Rexford O. Bittinger, Jr., Hanover, Md.; Patrick Bittinger, Lanham, Md.; Regis Bittinger, Cumberland, Md.; one daughter, Mildred Hengelsberg, Allison Park, Pa.; two brothers, Harold Miller, Tiffin, Ohio; Paul Miller, Lakeland, Fla.; two sisters, Romaine Smith, Cumberland; Laverne Kirian, Republic, Ohio; ten grandchildren and a number of great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, Md. on Tuesday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Ann's Catholic Church, Grantsville, on Wednesday at 12 noon with the Rev. Doug Kenney officiating. Interment will be in St. Ann's Cemetery. A Christian Wake service will be held in the funeral home Tuesday at 3:45 p.m. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to St. Ann's Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund.
Saturday, June 28, 2003; Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 7, 2014

Name:  Matilda E. Monahan Spiker Bittinger, 93, of Frostburg, MD
Parents: Hugh and Matilda (Sperry) Monahan
DOB: May 10, 1913, in Frostburg, MD
DOD: Wednesday, July 26, 2006, at Frostburg Village Nursing Home
Spouses: 1st husband, David C. Spiker; 2nd husband, Harry E. Bittinger
Predeceased by: parents; husband David; son, David L. Spiker; brothers, Elmer, Francis, and James Monahan
Survived by: husband Harry; daughters, Mary Virginia Holmes, Frostburg; Bonnie K. Hengst, Bedford, PA; sisters, Louise Swadley, Cumberland, MD; Agnes Clark, Frostburg; Evelyn Coffman, Ridgeley, WV; Leona Young, Warren, OH
Burial: body donor to State Anatomy Board
Source: Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, MD
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 23, 2014

BITTINGER, Mrs. Minnie Durst
 
GRANTSVILLE - Mrs. Minnie D. Bittinger, 87, widow of Grant Bittinger, died this morning in Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born in Grantsville, Mrs. Bittinger was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. William Durst. Surviving are a son, Frederick L. Bittinger, Grantsville; five daughters, Mrs. Jeannette Lohr, Grantsville; Mrs. Mildred Ryland, Accident; Mrs. Pearl Brenneman, Salisbury, Pa.; Miss Mary Bittinger and Mrs. Lena Sipple, Grantsville; ten grandchildren and 24 great-grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home where friends will be received tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p. m. Services will be held Thursday at 2 p.m. in Maple Grove Church of the Brethren, of which she was a member, by Rev. Preston Miller. Burial will take place in Grantsville Cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m. Thursday.
Cumberland Evening Times, May 29, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted October 19, 2013

BITTINGER, Noah

SWANTON - Noah Bittinger, 76, died yesterday at Garrett County Memorial Hospital. Born in Swanton, he was the son of the late James and Nancy (Burkholder) Bittinger. Surviving are six brothers, Jessie Bittinger, Amos Bittinger, Pete Bittinger, all of Swanton; Lloyd Bittinger and Norman Bittinger, both of Frostburg, and Ralph Bittinger, Jennings; and three sisters, Mrs. Della Livingood and Mrs. Ruth Bittinger, both of Grantsville, and Mrs. Rosie Bittinger, Frostburg. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p.m. by Rev. Charles Fussell. Interment will be in the family cemetery on Meadow Mountain.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; Tuesday, April 23, 1968; page 5.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted August 3, 2013

BITTINGER, Norman

FROSTBURG — Norman Bittinger, 86, formerly of Grahamtown, died Tuesday, June 7, 1994 at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home. Born April 1, 1908 in Swanton, he w as the son of the late James Bittinger and Nancy (Burkholder) Bittinger. He was also preceded in death by his loving and devoted wife, Ida M. Bittinger, on Oct. 19, 1992. Mr. Bittinger was a retired coal miner and was of the Assembly of God faith. Surviving are three daughters, Delores M.
Baer and husband Carl, Hazel Y. Hostetler and husband Paul, all of Frostburg, and Ruby L. Michael and husband Mike of North Ridgeville, Ohio; two sisters, Rose Bittinger of Woodland and Ruth Bittinger of Grantsville; four grandchildren, Carla Frazee, Stephen Baer, Chris Michael and Gregg Hostetler; and two great-grandchildren, Taylor Marie Frazee and Stephen Lee Baer. Friends will be received at the Durst  Funeral Home on Thursday from 2-4
and 7-9 p.m. Services will be conducted there on Friday at 1 p.m. by Rev. George R. Loar. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The family requests that memorials take the form of contributions to the Frostburg Village Nursing Home.  Pallbearers will be Stephen Baer, Gregg Hostetler, Scott Frazee, Junior Bittinger, Bernard Bittinger and Delmas Bittinger.
Cumberland Times-News, Thursday, June 9, 1994
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 29, 2020

GRANTSVILLE — Orville H. Bittinger, 58, of RD 1, died Thursday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. A native of here, he was the son of the late Harvey Bittinger and Anna May (Durst) Bittinger. He was a member of Laughlin Church of the Brethren, a veteran of World War II, and a member of Post 214 American Legion here. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Edna (Hutzel) Bittinger; three daughters, Mrs. Sandra Kelly, Meyersdale, Pa.; Mrs. Wilma Hutzel, here; Mrs. Helen Newman, Germany; one brother, Simon Bittinger, here, four sisters, Mrs. May Hetrick, RD 1 here; Mrs. Sadie Bittinger, Somerset, Pa.; Mrs. Lula Durst, Accident; Mrs. Rhoda Durst, here, and eight grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home (Sunday) tomorrow at 2 p.m. with Rev. Evelyn Bowman officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, July 9, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 10, 2011

BITTINGER, Robert Harold

BERYL, W. Va. - Robert Harold Bittinger, Baltimore, Md., formerly of Beryl, died Friday, May 11, 1990, in Baltimore. Born in Beryl, he was the son of the late Simon and Olive Pearl (O’Brien) Bittinger. Surviving are his widow, Norvella E. (Boyce) Bittinge, one son, Robert W. Bittinger; two daughters, Carolyn A. Hilker and Lisa M. Morgan; one sister, Mary Ann Wilt, Westernport, Md.; six grandchildren; and four great-grandchildren.Services were conducted at the Thomas J . Skarda Funeral Home, Baltimore. Interment was in the Gardens of Faith Cemetery, Baltimore.
Published Thursday, May 17, 1990 in THE CUMBERLAND TIMES-NEWS, Cumberland, Maryland on page 14, col. 1.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted December 29, 2017

BITTINGER, Roy Willard

GRANTSVILLE - Roy Willard Bittinger, 80, of Amish Road, Grantsville, died Thursday, Jan. 18, 2007, at his residence. Born Oct. 31, 1926, at Bittinger, he was the son of the late Norman L. and Pearl C. (Fazenbaker) Bittinger. Mr. Bittinger was preceded in death by his wife, Mae Fern Krause, July 24, 1979; one granddaughter, Heidi Shepherd; and one sister, Pauline Sweitzer. Mr. Bittinger was a self-employed truck driver and a member of the NRA. He was a U.S. Navy veteran serving during World War II. Surviving are one son, Larry D. Bittinger and wife Barbara, Grantsville; one daughter, Rita C. Durst and husband Marvin, Waynesburg, Ohio; two brothers, Elbert Bittinger, Elizabethtown, Ky., and Kenneth Bittinger, Waynesburg; three grandchildren, Clenton Durst, Janice Moore and Marilyn Johnson; and four great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, on Saturday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday, Jan. 21, 2007, at 1 p.m. with Dick Thomas officiating. Interment will be in the Bittinger Cemetery. Military graveside rites will be accorded by Grantsville Post 214 American Legion.
Cumberland Times-News, January 19, 2007
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 25, 2014

BITTINGER, Samuel John

LONACONING - Samuel John Bittinger, 78, died Saturday at the Miners Hospital, Frostburg. He was born in Garrett County and was a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Levi Bittinger. He was a former sawmill worker. Mr. Bittinger was a member of the Assembly of God Church and the husband of Clara (Barkholder) Bittinger. Also surviving are four sons, Paul Bittinger, Frostburg; Samuel Jr., Reuben and Joseph Bittinger of Manassas, Va.; six daughters, Mrs. James Getson, of here; Mrs. Alex Marshall, Mrs. Joseph Moore, Manassas, Va.; Mrs. James Kennely, Hoxie, R. I.; Mrs. Thomas Carlisle, Sterling, Va. and Miss Ethel Bittinger at home; a brother, Joseph Bittinger, Bittinger; two sisters, Mrs. Elizabeth Broadwater, Barton, and Mrs. Geroge Beeman, Addison, Pa.; 41 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren. The body is at the Boal Memorial Chapel at Barton. Services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. at the Assembly of God Church here by Rev. Charles E. Fussell, pastor. Burial will bin the Oak Hill Cemetery, Lonaconing.  The body will be taken form th funeral chapel to the church at 1 p.m.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; Monday, May 16, 1960; page 16.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted February 18, 2014 

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

BITTINGER, Simon R.

WESTERNPORT - Simon R. Bittinger, 75, of Maryland Avenue, died yesterday at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, where he had been a patient one week. Born in Swanton, he was a son of the late Harman and Mary Ellen (Raley) Bittinger. A retired employe of Westvaco, he was a member of Luke Local 676 and St. John's Lutheran Church, Swanton. Surviving are a son, Robert H. Bittinger, Baltimore: two daughters, Mrs. Wilma L. Pritts, Baltimore, and Mrs. Mary A. Will, Westernport; two brothers, Louis and Russell Bittinger, Gorman; a sister, Mrs. Hulda Beeman, Barton; four grandchildren and five great-grandchildren. The body is at the Boal 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 Saturday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Donald W. Moore officiating. Interment will be in O'Brien Cemetery, Swanton.
The Cumberland News,  May 27, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 10, 2015

BITTINGER, Thomas T.

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

BITTINGER, Mrs. Victoia Belle Bernard

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

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

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