Roland P. Carner, 41, a native of Cumberland, died yesterday in Cincinnati, Ohio.  He was a son of Mrs. Anna R. (Bowles) Carner and the late Allen R. Carner. Surviving are his mother and three brothers, Frank Carner, Kokomo, Ind.; Harold Carner, Cincinnati, and Shelton Carner, 110 Seymour street, Cumberland. The body will be brought here for burial.
3 December 1940, Cumberland Evening Times
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
Posted November 26, 2009

CARNEY, Mrs. Annie McGovern

Mrs James Carney died at her home on Centre Street, Wednesday afternoon at half-past one o'clock, after an illness of short two weeks.  She was in the 37th years of her age and leave four children; Tommie, Rosa, May and Benny - all small.  Before marriage to Mr Carney, she was Miss Annie McGaver(sic) and was raised in New York.  The remains were taken to Piedmont yesterday evening on the Cumberland and Pennsylvania train and the funeral will take place from the residence of her brother-in-law, Thomas Berisford, in Piedmont, this morning at 9:30 o'clock.  The funeral services will take place in the Catholic church in Westernport with will be conducted by Father Weider.
Cumberland Weekly Citizen; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, April 10, 1891 - pg 1, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 4, 2015

CARNEY, Mrs. Bertha Elizabeth Seaber
 
Funeral services for Mrs Bertha Elizabeth Carney, 41, wife of Joseph J Carney, 129 South Mechanic St, who died Monday night at Memorial Hospital will be held at 2:30 p.m. tomorrow at the home, with Rev Charles R Strausburg, pastor of the First Methodist Protestant Church, officiating.  Burial will be in Rose Hill cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, October 30, 1929 - pg 6, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 8, 2013

CARNEY, Charles V.
 
Charles V Carney Dies at Fort Washington
James I Carney was advised of the death of his son, Charles V Carney, aged 21, at Fort Washington Thursday of pneumonia.  He left just two weeks ago with other draftees.  Private Carney was a member of Cumberland Council No 596, Knights of Columbus.  He leaves the following brothers and sisters: Joseph in France; Benjamin, Rochester, NY; Mrs Edward Welberry, Brooklyn, NY and Mrs William McDermott, Rawlings, Wyo.  Mrs Catherine W Cullen is his aunt.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, November 8, 1918 - pg 12, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 8, 2013 

CARNEY, Mrs. Ellen (Helen) Lucy McElwee

Mt Savage, Md - Apr 12
Mrs Helen Carney, wife of John Carney, died yesterday at her home in Youngstown, Ohio, following an illness of about three weeks.  Mrs Carney was 31 years of age.  Besides her husband, she is survived by two small children, Mary and Leo; her parents and two sisters and two brothers.  Her husband is well known in Mt Savage, having lived here until a few years ago.  The funeral will be held on Friday morning from St Columbia's Catholic Church, Youngstown, Ohio.  Mr John Carney and son Charles Carney, have gone to Youngstown to attend the funeral.  Miss Nellie Carney went to Youngstown when informed of her sister-in-laws illness.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, April 12, 1923 - pg 13, col 6.
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 2, 2013

CARNEY, Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins
 
Mt. Savage, Md. - Mrs. Elizabeth Hopkins, 70, wife of James Hopkins died early yesterday morning in Baltimore. Mrs. Hopkins, born here, was daughter of the late James and Catherine Carney and a former member of St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. Besides her husband she is survived by four children, James, Bernard, Mary and Veronica Preston of Baltimore.  A sister, Mrs. Catherine Preston, Baltimore, also survives. Charles Carney and Mrs. Mary C. Fannon, Mt. Savage, are nephews and niece. The funeral will be Thursday morning in Baltimore.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, Md., Tuesday, May 28, 1940
(Courtesy of Barry R. Thoerig)
Posted 12 January 2013  

"Funeral services for Eugene Carney, 36, husband of Mildred Carney, who died at the home of his parents, Mr. and Mrs. M.A. Carney, Church street, Westernport, Thursday, were held from St. Peter's Catholic Church Monday morning with interment in the church cemetery..."
"Cumberland Evening Times" Cumberland, Maryland Wed 9 May 1928
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted October 6, 2010

CARNEY, Eugene T.
 
"A requiem high mass for Eugene T. Carney, 58, of 411 Valley Street, who died Thursday, was celebrated yesterday in St. Patrick's Catholic Church by Rev. John P. Lyness, assistant pastor.  Rev. Charles Bogan, pastor of St. Mary's Church, Lonaconing, was in the sanctuary.  Burial took place in SS Peter and Paul Cemetery..."
Sunday Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 14 Feb 1954
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted July 26, 2012

Frostburg - Requiem mass for Mrs Florence Carney, 90, a former resident who died Friday in Holy Cross Hospital, Silver Spring, will be celebrated tomorrow at 9:30 a.m. in St Michael's Catholic Church. Interment will be in St Michael's cemetery. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home where the rosary will be recited today at 8 p.m. Pallbearers will be: Samuel LaPorta, James Quinn, William Spates, Charles McKenzie, Maurice Spates and Marcel DuBois.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, November 4, 1963 - pg 11, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 21, 2012

CARNEY, Henry

The sad intelligence reached here this week that Henry Carney had died in the far west and his young wife was not expected to live. Mr. Carney was a native of Franklin Md, moved to Barton shortly after he was married and from there to Oregon. He was a popular young man and his untimely death is much regretted - STAR.
The Piedmont Herald, January 26, 1889
(Courtesy of John Fazenbaker)
Posted December 31, 2016

"Mr. Charles Bell and sister, Bernadette, who attended the funeral of Miss Irene Carney, at Wilmerding, Pa., Saturday of last week, returned to their home here on Monday."
The Herald, Piedmont, West Virginia, Fri 19 Feb 1909
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted January 28, 2011
 

CARNEY, James I.

James I Carney, aged 78, formerly of Westernport and Cumberland, was found dead in bed by his daughter, Mrs Rose Wellbery, with whom he lived, yesterday morning in Brooklyn, N.Y. Mr Carney was employed as an engineer on the Cumberland and Pennsylvania Railroad. Later he accepted a position on the George's Creek Railroad, being the first engineer on this road. The road operated between Cumberland and Lonaconing at which time he moved from Westernport to Cumberland. He retired a number of years ago. He left Cumberland for Brooklyn to reside seven years ago. Mr Carney is survived by one other daughter, Mrs May McDermott, Rawlings, Wyoming: two sons, Joseph Carney, Brooklyn, N.Y. and Benjamin Carney, Buffalo, N.Y. and one sister, Mrs William F Mansfield, Westernport. Mrs Katherine Berisford, Piedmont, is a sister-in-law. Funeral services will be held from St Patrick's Church, this city, Wednesday morning. The body will arrive Tuesday evening and will be taken to the Stein, Inc Chapel, Frederick Street. The funeral will be held at 9 a.m. Wednesday morning with services in St Patrick Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The pallbearers will be taken from C L Bretz Lodge No 640, Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, September 24, 1928 - pg 4, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 12, 2012

CARNEY, John

Mt. Savage, Md., Oct. 7.
John Carney, widower, aged 78 years, a highly esteemed citizen and a resident of this place all his life, died at his home this morning at 9:30 o'clock, after an illness of several weeks. Mr. Carney was employed as an engineer on the Cumberland & Pennsylvania Railroad until his retirement about ten years ago. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers. The funeral will take place from St. Patrick's Catholic Church Wednesday morning with a high mass of requiem. Interment will be in St. Patrick's Cemetery. Mr. Carney is survived by the following sons and daughters: Charles Carney, Mt Savage; Thomas and John, Youngstown, Ohio: Miss Nellie Carney, of Youngstown, and Mrs William Fannon, Mt. Savage. Nine grandchildren also survive.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, October 7, 1929 - pg 8, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 12, 2012

CARNEY, John J., Sr.

"John J. Carney, Sr., 78, 878 Maryland avenue, retired Baltimore and Ohio Railroad engineer, died last night at his home from the effects of a fall on the stairs ten days ago.  A native of Bloomington, Mr. Carney was a son of the late Darby and Bridget (Reddington) Carney.  He came to Cumberland thirty five years ago.  Mr. Carney retired ten years ago after serving as a passenger and freight engineer on the B. and O. for fifty years.  He operated on the Cumberland division between this city and Grafton, W. Va.  Early in his career Mr. Carney was local chairman of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Firemen and Engineers. He was a member of the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers, St. Mary's Catholic Church and the Holy Name Society.  Besides his widow, Mrs. Helena (Keenan) Carney, he is survived by one son, J. Joseph Carney, Jr., Cumberland; three daughters, Mrs. Guy Ziler, Cumberland; Misses Louise and Loretta Carney, at home; one sister, Mrs. Joseph P. Carbine, Cumberland, and nine grandchildren, all of Cumberland.  A nephew, Father Michael Kenneth Carney, St. John's Catholic Church, Baltimore, also surviving."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 9 Apr 1943
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted October 28, 2011

CARNEY, John Joseph

Carney Funeral
WESTERNPORT—A requiem mass for J. Joseph Carney, 46, native of Westernport, who died Tuesday in Chicago, will be celebrated tomorrow at 9:30 a. m. at St. Peter's Catholic Church.  Interment will be in the parish cemetery. The body is at the Fredlock Funeral Home, Piedmont, where the rosary will be recited today at 8 p. m.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, January 21, 1960 - pg 22, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 19, 2012

CARNEY, John Joseph
 
John Joseph Carney, 72, of Hiillcrest Drive, RD 2, city, a former Cumberland barber, died suddenly yesterday at his home.  He was born January 25, 1888, at Mt. Savage, a son of the late John Joseph and Mary Ellen (Logsdon) Carney.  He was preceded in death by his wife, the late Bertha E. Seabert Carney.  Mr. Carney is survived by a daughter, Mrs. Leo Mills, RD 1 Ridgeley; a brother, George L. Carney, LaVale; one sister, Mrs. Mary Ellen Wolford, city, four grandchildren and two great grandchildren.  He was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church.  The body is at the George Funeral Home where the family will receive friends today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, July 6, 1960 - pg 12, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 8, 2013

CARNEY, Miss Margaret

Mt Savage - Miss Margaret E. Carney, 92, died yesterday at Cumberland Nursing Home, where she had been a patient two and one-half years. Born here, she was a daughter of the late John and Bridget (Mullaney) Carney. She was a member of St. Patrick's Church, here. A number of nieces and nephews survive. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated tomorrow at 10 a.m. at St. Patrick's Church. Burial will follow in the parish cemetery. A Christian wake will be held at the funeral home today at 7:30 p.m.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, May 3, 1976 - pg 7, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 12, 2012

CARNEY, Mrs. Marguerite

Widow of Late B & 0 Conductor A. A. Carney Died This Morning.
Mrs. Marguerite Carney, widow of the late Andrew A. Carney, B. & O. passenger conductor for many years, between Grafton and Parkersburg, died at her home, 72 Green street, at 7:40 o'clock this morning. The following children survive and are here to attend the funeral: Frank of Kanakee, Ill., Alphonsus and Leo Carney, city; Miss Stella Carney, of New York, and Mrs. Thomas F. Marker, of Wheeling, W. Va. Following a requiem service at St. Patrick's Church tomorrow morning at 9 o'clock, the body will be shipped to Wheeling on B. & O. train 55 for interment. Mrs. Carney moved to this city several years ago from Wheeling.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, February 10, 1911
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 26, 2013 

CARNEY, Michael A.
 
Westernport, Md., Nov 19.—Michael A. Carney, 71, died at his home here today after an illness of three years. For 20 years he was a road foreman for the Baltimore & Ohio Railroad and was later employed as an engineer.  A native of Beryl, W Va. he was a son of the late Darby and Bridget Carney.  Mr. Carney was a fourth degree member of the Knights of Columbus and was also a member of the Holy Name Society and the Brotherhood of Locomotive Engineers.  Surviving are  his wife, Mrs. Anna (O'Connor) Carney; two sons, Rev. Michael K. Carney, assistant pastor of St John's Catholic Church, Baltimore and J Joseph Carney, Cumberland; a brother, John Carney of Cumberland and a sister, Mrs Joseph Carbine, Cumberland.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, November 19, 1938 - pg 2, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 8, 2013 
 
CARNEY, Michael A. 

Michael A. Carney Rites
Westernport, Md., Nov. 23—Funeral service for Michael A. Carney, '71, husband of Anna (O'Connor) Carney, Church street, were held yesterday morning from St. Peter's Catholic Church with Solemn High Mass. The church was filled to overflowing. Rev. Michael K, Carney, son of Mr. Carney, assistant pastor of St. John's Catholic Church, Baltimore, was celebrant; Victor Dowgiallo, deacon and Rev. Joseph Lansinger, sub-deacon, Rev. Anthony Scarpati, pastor, delivered the sermon.  In the sanctuary were Rev. Henry Graebenstein, pastor of St. John's Catholic Church, Baltimore; Rev. Charles Walker and Rev. Thomas Zinhand, assistant pastors of St. John's Catholic Church, Baltimore; Rev. William Jameson, assistant pastor Blessed Sacrement, Baltimore; Rev. James Caulfield, assistant pastor, Holy Name Catholic Church; Rev. Russell Phelan, assistant pastor, St. Ann's Catholic Church; Rev. Joseph Gcdrs(sic)., Immaculate Conception Catholic Church; Rev. Ronald Fannon, assistant pastor, Sacred Heart Catholic Church, Washington; Rev. James Brooks, assistant pastor, Our Lady of Mt. Carmel Catholic Church, Middle River, Md.; Rev. P. J. Morahan and Rev. William O'Hara, Church of the Assumption, Keyser; Rev. Robert Kilgannon, St. Anthony's Catholic Church, Ridgeley; Rev C J Murphy, pastor of St Mary's Catholic Church, Lonaconing; Rev. Patrick J. Bradley and Rev. Francis Montgomery, pastor and assistant pastor, St Michael's Catholic Church, Frostburg; Rev Lawrence P. Landrigan, pastor, and Rev. W. Joyce Russell, assistant pastor of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland; Rev. Father Hewitt, Society of Marykoll, Cumberland.  Burial was in St. Peter's cemetery.  Active pallbearers were T. A Moran, William Kelly, Edward Pendergrast, James Welsh, James Laffey and George Cleaver; honorary, Hice R. Laughlin, P. G. Irwin, Steve King, Griffin A. McGinn Mr. Coyle, William E. Yarnell and Michael Welsh, Cumberland; William Laffey, E. P. Welschonce, Keyser; Mr. Plummer, Rowlesburg; A. Miller, George Barker, Thomas W. Gocke, E. J. Noon: P. A. Laughlin, J. E. Healy, Joseph L. Mansfield, C. Leo Connell, M. F. O'Donnell, Miles A. Haran and M. P Cosgrove.  Among those attending were Mr and Mrs. John Carney, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Carbine, Mr. and Mrs Joseph Carney, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zeller, Miss Reglna Carbine, Mr Fred Hill, Misses Loretta and Louise Carney, Cumberland, and Thomas O'Connor, Keyser.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, November 23, 1938 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 8, 2013

"Requiem mass for Michael J. Carney, who died Sunday at the home of his mother, 109 Front Street, Westernport, was celebrated yesterday in St. Peter's Catholic church. Rev. Michael Kenneth Carney, pastor of St. Peter's Catholic church, Oakland, was celebrant. Interment was in the parish cemetery. Pallbearers were Paul Mansfield, Frank Malloy, Bond Pence, Leo Herbert , Owen Kelly and Leon Ritter. A native of Piedmont, Mr. Carney was the son of Johanna Carney and the late Thomas Carney. He was a member of St. Peter's Catholic church and had been employed as a machinist 34 years at the B & O shops, Keyser. Mr. Carney is survived by his wife, Alice H. Carney, Hyattsville, Md., and his mother. Out-of-town people attending the funeral were Mrs. M. J. Fleming, Mr. and Mrs. Guy Zilee, Miss Louise Carney, J. Joseph Carney, Jr., Mr. and Mrs. Leon Ritter, and Edward Coyle, Cumberland; Misses Agnes and Loretta Hannon, James Coyle, Mrs. Joseph Footen Hannon, Frostburg; and Mrs. John T. Dorsey, Keyser; and Mr. and Mrs. Ray Dixon, Terra Alta."
The Herald, Piedmont, West Virginia;Thursday, 21 Dec 1950
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted January 22, 2011

CARNEY, Michael Thomas

LAVALE — Michael Thomas Carney, 75, of LaVale, died Friday, July 8, 2011 at his home. Born Jan. 10, 1936 in Cumberland, he was the son of the late John Joseph Carney Jr. and Alice (Grabenstein) Carney. He was also preceded in death by one sister, Kathleen Mullaney. Mr. Carney was a graduate of LaSalle High School. He had attended Fairmont State University and Frostburg State University. While at Fairmont, he was on the track team. He served in the U.S. Air Force during the Korean Conflict. Mr. Carney was retired from Pittsburgh Plate & Glass, where he had been an order cutter. He was raised in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. He belonged to Council 586, Knights of Columbus; Fort Cumberland Post 13, American Legion; Henry Hart Post 1411, V.F.W.; and Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles. In addition, he was a fan of all sports, and enjoyed watching teams play. Survivors include his loving wife of 49 years, Bonnie (Tallman) Carney; two children, Pamela Sue Carney, Gaithersburg, and Michael Thomas Carney II, and wife Jennifer Marie Carney, Herndon, Va.; four grandchildren, Kelly Marie Carney, Megan Ann Carney, Thomas Stephen Carney, and Joseph Alexander Carney; one brother, Rev. John J. Carney, Laurel; and three sisters, Mary Louise McGregor and Patricia Helmstetter, both of LaVale, and Sister Eileen Carney, Louisville, Ky. Friends will be received at the Upchurch Funeral Home, P.A., 202 Greene St., Cumberland, on Monday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. The Wake Service will be conducted in the funeral home on Monday at 7:15 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Mary’s Catholic Church on Tuesday, July 12, 2001 at 11 a.m. The Rev. Gregory Chervenak, OFM, Cap will be the celebrant. Interment will be in the parish cemetery, where military honors will be accorded by Post 13 Veterans Honor Guard. Memorial contributions may be made to Our Lady of the Mountains Parish—St. Mary’s Catholic Church, 300 E. Oldtown Road, Cumberland, MD 21502.
Cumberland Times-News, July 9, 2011
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 3, 2013

CARNEY, Mrs. Teresa Ann Powers
 
Mrs. Teresa Ann Carney, 69, of Queen City Towers, died early yesterday in Sacred Heart Hospital where she had been admitted Thursday.  Born August 30, 1904 at Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late James F. Powers and Mary (McHugh) Powers. Her husband, Eugene Thomas Carney, died in 1954.  Mrs. Carney a retired registered nurse, was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, the Sodality and the Sacred Heart Hospital Nurses' Alumnae Association and the Senior Citizens.  She was a graduate of the old Allegany Hospital School of Nursing in 1925.  Surviving are one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ella Mulligan, this city; two sons,  Francis D. Carney and John J. Carney, both of this city: nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren.  The body is at the George Funeral Home where friends will be received today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  A mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Tuesday at 10 a.m. in St. Patrick's Catholic Church and interment will be n SS. Peter and Paul Cemetery.  The rosary will be recited in the funeral home tomorrow at 7:45 p.m.
Cumberland Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Sunday, February 10, 1974 - pg 18, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 8, 2013

CARNEY, Thomas 

Mount Savage, Md., June 3 – Word was received by relatives of the death of Thomas Carney, 84, in Youngstown, Ohio, Tuesday.  Mr. Carney was born here, a son of the late James and Catherine Carney. Surviving are a brother, William and two sisters, Mrs. Margaret Hopkins and Mrs. Catherine Preston, all of Baltimore.  Charles Carney and Mrs. Mary Fannon are a nephew and niece.  Mrs. Fannon attended the funeral this morning with a Requiem High Mass at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church, Youngstown.
Cumberland Evening Times, Cumberland, Md., Friday, June 3, 1938, Page 15.
(Courtesy of Barry R. Thoerig)
Posted February 16, 2017

CARNEY, William Jennings

WILLIAM J. CARNEY DIES IN FROSTBURG ~ CIO Organizer, New Jersey Regional Director, Stricken Suddenly yesterday
Frostburg, Nov. 12,—William Jennings Carney, 37, a native of this city and regional director for the CIO in New Jersey, died yesterday afternoon of a heart attack, while walking on East Main street, in front of the Frostburg Department Store. Two policemen carried Carney into Hafer's furniture store where he was pronounced dead by a physician. Carney had come to Frostburg, with his sister, Miss Josephine Carney, Newark, N. J., to attend the funeral of his cousin, Mrs John Kelly, who died Sunday morning. He had not been feeling well and was on his way to a drugstore to get medicine when he was stricken. His body was removed to the home of his mother, Mrs. Florence Carney, 207 Maple street. His father was the late William Carney. Carney attended St. Michael's parochial school, and then worked at the Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, and the Goodyear Tire and Rubber Company, Akron, Ohio. When the CIO was formed Carney became an organizer for the Rubber, Steel and Automobile Workers at Flint, and Detroit, Mich., Akron, Ohio, and Erie, Pa. For the past three and a half years he had been serving as regional CIO director for the state of New Jersey. Surviving are his widow, who resides in Newark, his mother, Mrs. Florence Carney, Frostburg; two sisters, Miss Josephine Carney, Newark, N. J.; Mrs. Mervin Shuck Silver Spring. Md., and a brother, Francis Carney, Detroit. The funeral will be held from St Michael's Catholic Church, with interment here. He was a member of Frostburg Council, No. 1442 Knights of Columbus.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, November 12, 1940 - pg 6, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 21, 2012

Frostburg - Nov 15 - Rites for William J Carney, Newark, N.J., native of this city and regional director of the CIO for the state of New Jersey, who died suddenly Monday while here for the funeral of his cousin, Mrs John Kelly, were held yesterday morning from St Michael's Catholic Church. Rev Joseph A Weber, pastor of the Holy Rosary Catholic Church, Baltimore was celebrant of the Solemn Requiem High Mass and during the funeral discourse praised Mr Carney for his untiring efforts in behalf of labor. He mentioned Mr Carney always sought divine guidance when confronted with important issues. Rev Francis E Montgomery was deacon; Rev Domonic A Bonomo, sub-deacon and Rev Patrick J Bradley, pastor assisted in the sanctuary. Mrs Catherine Powers Condon sang "Face to Face" and the Junior Choir also gave selections. Interment was in St Michael's cemetery. The honorary pallbearers were: Hugh Thompson, Buffalo, N.Y., representing John L Lewis; Arthur Force reporter of the Newark Times; E L Howard, Baltimore; Herbert Dawson, Harry Eagles, Akron; Irving Abramson, Patterson, N.J.; James T Sweenie, Trenton and Leonard Goldsmith, Newark, representative of CIO and James A Dundon, Cumberland. The active pallbearers were Joseph Cosgrove, Albert Stoops, William Spates, Thomas McKernan, Francis Rooney and Ross LaPorta. Relatives here for the funeral included: Miss Grace Carney, Miss(sic) Clinton Skipper, Detroit; Mr. and Mrs. Mervin Shuck, Silver Spring, Md; Miss Cecelia Spates, Miss Anna Smith, Washington; Mr and Mrs Francis Carney, Akron; Mr and Mrs Edward Malloy, Aliquippa, Pa; Mr and Mrs William Footen, College Heights, Md and Miss Anna McKee, Baltimore.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, November 15, 1940 - pg 13, col 4.
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 21, 2012

CARNEY, William M.

Frostburg, Md., July 23,—William M. Carney, aged 58 years, Maple street, died at his home last night, at 10:30 o'clock, following an illness for the past ten days. Mr. Carney, who was employed at the Westinghouse Electric Company, Pittsburgh, came home about two weeks ago and was taken ill. Surviving is his widow, Mrs. Florence Carney and two sons and three daughters; William Carney, Jr., Akron. Ohio; Francis Carney, Winifred. Rose and Josephine Carney, all of the home. Two brothers, Thomas, this city, and James of Detroit, Mich.; three sisters, Mrs. Joseph Smith, Mrs. Frank Flannigan and Mrs. Frank Spates, also survive. Funeral services will be held Friday morning at 9:30 o'clock, from St. Michael's Catholic church, with burial in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, June 23, 1930 - pg 9, col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted January 21, 2012

SOLEMN REQUIEM FOR SCHOOL TEACHER
Frostburg, April 24—Funeral services for Miss Winifred C. Carney, public school teacher, who died at the home of her mother, Mrs. Florence Carney. Maple street, following an illness of heart trouble, were conducted Tuesday morning from Saint Michael's Catholic Church. The Rev. Joseph A. Weber, assistant paster, was celebrant of the solemn requiem high mass; Rev. Joseph P. Nolan, deacon, and Rev. Patrick J. Bradley, rector St. Mary's Church, Lonaconing, subdeacon. The Rev. Gerald J. Finn. assistant pastor, St. Joseph Church, Midland, occupied a place in the sanctuary. The sermon was by the Rev. Father Weber. As the funeral cortege entered the church, Miss Margaret Winner sang, "Wilt Thou Look Upon Me Mother," and following the sermon, Frank Spates sang, "Thou Art My Hope, Dear Sacred Heart." The children's choir sang the music of the mass. Burial was in St. Michael's Cemetery. The pallbearers were Robert Kirkwood, William Byrnes, Mervin Shuck, Robert Elrick, Lawrence Griffith and Spike Dunn. The flower bearers were fourteen young women, selected from teacher friends and of the St Michael's Girls' Club, of which Miss Carney was a member. She also was affiliated with the C. D. of A., and Sodality of St. Michael's Church. The funeral was attended by school officials, supervisors, teachers and friends from this place and surrounding communities. Miss Carney's father, William Carney, died nine months ago. Among those here for the obsequies were: Mr. and Mrs. James Carney, Detroit; Mrs. Allie Coleman and daughter, Pittsburgh. Pa.; Mr. and Mrs. John McGee and daughter, Anna, Baltimore, and Mrs. Edward Malloy and daughter Woodlawn, Pa.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, April 24, 1931 - pg 30, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted February 5, 2011

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