OBITUARIES

MEYERSDALE, Pa. — Frank Firl, 65, retired Akron mill worker, died Monday at his home, Meyersdale RD 1. He is a native of Meyersdale RD 1 and a son of the late Urias and Amanda (Shoemaker) Firl. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva Mary (Witt) Firl; four children, Mrs. Adelaide Abell, Gerald Firl and Mrs. Glenda Brown, all of Akron, and Chief Petty Officer Munden Firl, USS Chipola; two sisters, Mrs. Homer Lindeman and Mrs. Austin Grew, and a brother, Milton Firl, all of Meyersdale RD 1, and three grandchildren. A funeral service will be held tomorrow at 2 p, m. in the Price Funeral Home here. Rev. Robert Hoffman will officiate and burial will be in Lichty Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 4, 1962
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Davis, W. Va., Nov. 12—Ira C. Firl, 50, was killed by a fall of rock in Mine No. 38 of the Davis Coal and Coke Company, Tuesday. It was the first fatal accident in the mine in twenty-five years, Firl having worked in the mines for that period. He was a native of Somerset county, Pa. His wife, the former Roxie Koontz, died in May. Surviving are the following sons and daughters: Pvt. First Class Lester Firl, address unknown; Pvt. R. Lynwood Firl, Camp Bowie, Texas; and John and Gilbert, at home; Mrs. Mary Campbell, Benbush; Mrs. Nell Shepp, Pierce; Miss Pauline Firl, Cumberland, Md., and Vera Firl, at home. Brothers and sisters surviving are Clarence, Preston and Robert Firl, Hooversville, Pa., and Mrs. Edna Hughes, Chester, Pa.
The Cumberland Evening Times, November 12, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, May II - The funeral service for Irvin Lewis Firl, 43, of Summit Mills, near here, was held Saturday afternoon at the Summit Mills Brethren Church in charge of Rev. O. A. Lorenz. Burial was made in St. Paul's Cemetery. Deceased, who died Tuesday night in a Johnstown hospital, was born in Summit Mills October 2, 1893, a son of Urias and Amanda Shumaker Firl. He leaves his parents, his widow, Mrs. Mary Opel Firl; two daughters, Lena and Ruth, at home, and three brothers and two sisters: Walter of Jerome and Milton, Frank, Mrs. Ellen Hemming and Mrs. Homer Lindeman, all of Summit Mills.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 11, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, June 6 - Mrs. Mary Emrick Firl, 52, wife of Milton Firl, died Sunday, at her home at Summit Mills, near here. A daughter of the late Lewis E. and Anna Willison Emrick, she leaves her husband, one son, Ellwood E., recently liberated from a German prison camp, and six brothers and sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, June 6, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

BERLIN, PA. - Mrs. Mary O. Firl, 75, died Thursday. Born August 14, 1897 in Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late Henry and Savilla (Gnagey) Opel. She was preceded in death by her husband, Irwin Firl. Surviving are two daughters, Leona Beckett, Mineral Point, and Mrs. Ruth Marteney, Meyersdale; two brothers, John Opel, Accident, Md., and William Opel, Meyersdale; sister, Mrs. Elizabeth Maust, Lewisville, Ohio; and seven grandchildren. The body is at the Konhaus Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where friends will be received today from 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2:30 p.m., with Rev. Robert Burns officiating. Interment will be in St. Paul's Cemetery. The family requests expressions of sympathy take the form of contributions to the Summit Mills Brethren Church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 10, 1973
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 6, 2010

MEYERSDALE— Milton Firl, 74, of RD 1, Meyersdale, died suddenly yesterday at his home. Born in Meyersdale, RD 1, he was a son of the late Urias and Amanda (Shoemaker) Firl. His wife, Mary (Emerick) Firl, preceded him in death in 1945. Surviving are a son, Elwood E. Firl, RD 2; a sister, Mrs. Ellen Grew, RD 1; one grandchild and one great-grandchild.The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 7 p.m. today. A service will be conducted there Monday at 2:30 p. m. Rev. Roy Kreimes will officiate. Burial will be in the Lichty Cemetery, RD 1.
The Cumberland News, September 28, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

MEYERSDALE, Pa. — The body of Preston J. Firl, Jr., 21, who died December 17, 1944 In Dehn, Germany, of wounds received in action during World War II, was returned here Wednesday for reburial. A native of Meyersdale, he was born March 12, 1923, a son of the late Preston Firl and Myrtle (Becker) Firl. He had no immediate survivors. A reburial service will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. Sunday at the Konhaus Funeral Home by Rev. Howard Hilner, commander of John Sisler Post 3504, Veterans of Foreign Wars. Burial will be in Hays Church Cemetery with military rites by Charles E. Kelley Post 112, American Legion.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 24, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Somerset, Nov. 30 - Ray E. Firl, 28, of Summit Mills, near Meyersdale, a veteran of four years of Army service, met death Monday from an unknown hunter's bullet in Potter county where he had gone to hunt bear with some companions. According to word received by Firl's mother, Mrs. Ida Maust Firl, Tuesday night, he and his friends had separated, planning to meet at a designated spot in the late afternoon. When Firl failed to appear after a reasonable time, his friends began to comb the heavily-wooded area. Failiing to find him by Tuesday morning, the aid of the State troopers was solicited. Late Tuesday night, Firl's lifeless body was found by State police near Cross Forks, 20 miles from Coudersport. He had been shot through the head. Firl, who received the Bronze Star for meritorious achievement overseas, one Purple Heart, the Good Conduct Medal, and the European, Africa, Middle East Campaign Ribbon with four battle stars, was to have been married before Christmas. Surviving in addition to his mother are three brothers and four sisters.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, November 30, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Elkins, W. Va., May 14 - Mrs. Roxie Lavina Firl, 50, Benbush, died in a local hospital Wednesday morning. Mrs. Firl was born in Barbour county, a daughter of A. J. and Emily Shomo Koontz, and is survived by her husband, Ira C. Firl and the following children: Mrs. Mary Campbell and Lynwood Firl, both of Benbush; Pvt. First Class Lester Firl, serving in the Phillippines; Mrs. Nellie Shepp, Pierce, W. Va.; Pauline, John, Vera, and Gilbert, at home. Two sisters, Mrs. Ida Shobe and Mrs. Lola Bartlett of Cumberland, also survive. Funeral services will be held in the Benbush Hall tomorrow by Rev. Andrew Mann, pastor of the Thomas Presbyterian Church.
The Cumberland Evening Times, May 14, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 10, 2009

MEYERSDALE, May 19 - Samuel Firl, 60, a veteran coal miner, died Friday afternoon in Wenzel Hospital after a long illness. He had been in the hospital 12 months. He was born February 2, 1882, a son of Samuel and Mary Fullem Firl in Summit township. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Ida Maust Firl, and these children: R. E. of Central City, Lloyd, Ethel, Carl, Mrs. Russell Yoder, Mrs. Carl Trexel and Mrs. Merle LaRue of Summit Mills, and Ray ot Camp Thurston, Kan. There are eight grandchildren.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, May 18, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Sarah Amanda Firl, wife of Urias Firl, Meyersdale R.D. 1, died at their home in Summit Mills, Saturday, September 18. She was born in Somerset County, February 22, 1875, the daughter of Peter and Catherine (Tidy) Shoemaker. She was aged 73 years, six months and 16 days at her death. Funeral services were held Tuesday at 2:30 p.m., in the Summit Mills Brethren Church with the Rev. Gerald Polman officiating. Interment was made in the Lichty cemetery under direction of W. C. Price & Son, morticians. Besides her husband, survivors are three sons, Melvin U. of Summit Mills; Walter, of Jerome, and Frank of Barberton, O., and two daughters, Mrs. Homer Lindeman, Summit Mills, and Mrs. Helen Hemming, Summit Mills; also 17 grandchildren and two great-grandchildren.
Meyersdale Republican, September 23, 1948
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 12, 2010

Meyersdale, Pa., Dec. 18 — Miss Anna Clara Firle died Monday at the home of her niece, Mrs. George Brown, Olinger street, after an illness of more than two months of a heart condition. She was a daughter of the late John and Mary Firle of New Baltimore, Pa., and was 55 years, old. About 17 years ago she came to Meyersdale with several brothers and sisters and had resided there ever since. Mrs. William Jordon is a surviving sister and Paul Firle, a brother, both of Meyersdale and a number of nieces and nephews also survive. She was a member of SS. Philip and James Catholic Church, and her pastor, Rev. Howard T. Miller, celebrated the requiem mass this morning: Interment was in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 18, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Meyersdale, Feb 25 - Miss Cecelia Theresa Firle, 42, died Tuesday at the home of her brother, Henry J., in Large street. A native of New Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. [John] Firle. Two brothers and two sisters, Henry J., Paul, Mrs. William Jordan and Miss Anna, all of Meyersdale, survive.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville February 25, 1937
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. W. H. Doerner received word yesterday announcing the death of her brother, Rev. Joseph A. Firle, at St Joseph's College, Kirkwood, Missouri. Father Firle was about 78 years of age and was a native of Cumberland and a son of the late Mr. and Mrs. Henry Firle. He joined the Redemptorist order when a youth and had been a priest more than fifty years, the greater portion of which time was spent in parish work in western states. Father Firle is survived by four sisters, and one brother: Mrs. Wm. H. Doerner, this city;. Mrs. Annie Brinker. widow of George Binker, McKeesporl, Pa.. Sister M. Lucia, Visitation Convent, Baltimore; Mother M. Alphonsns, Visitation convent. Riverdale on Hudson, New York, and John Firle, of Pittsburgh. Another brother Rev. Nicholas Firle, died several years ago. Mr. and Mrs. Doeruer left for Kirkwood last night to attend the funeral.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - December 26, 1919 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 28, 2010

MEYERSDALE — Paul D. Firle, 74, died Saturday at the Fisher-Fazio Nursing Home. A retired watchmaker, he was a native of New Baltimore, Pa., son of the late John and Mary (Weimer) Firle. Surviving are his widow, Bertha (Hendon) Firle, and a sister, Mary Jordan, Meyersdale. The body is at the Price Funeral Home where friends will be received after 3:30 p. m. today. A requiem mass will be held Tuesday at 10 a. m. at SS. Philip and James Catholic Church. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
The Cumberland News, January 20, 1969
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

CUMBERLAND ~ Nellie Cecelia (Fahey) Firlie, 92, of Cumberland, died Thursday, Jan 16, 1997, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland. Born April 28, 1904, in Elk Garden, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late John J and Margaret Ellen (Carney) Fahey. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Vincent J. Firlie and eight brothers and sisters. Mrs Firth[sic] was a homemaker, and she was a former nurse. She was a graduate of Elk Garden High School and a 1925 graduate of Allegany Hospital School of Nursing, She was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church and the church Sodality; the local Senior Citizens organizations and the Sacred Heart Auxiliary. She also was an avid bridge player. Surviving are two daughters, Kathleen F Seroskie and husband Ed, Falls Church, Va., and Rosemary T Firlie, Cumberland; three grandchildren, Lisa S. Wagley and husband Gary, Chantilly, Va.; Edward A. “Ned” Seroskie Jr. and Peter V Seroskie. both of Falls Church; and two great-grandchildren, James E Wagley and Lauren E Wagley. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave, Cumberland, on Sunday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A Christian Wake will in conducted on Sunday at 7:30 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St Patrick’s Catholic Church on Monday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Frank J. Brauer as celebrant. Interment will be in St Patrick's Cemetery. Cumberland Times News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, January 9, 1997 - pg 4, col 1; Find A Grave Memorial# 167973459; (Courtesy of Pat Dailey) Posted August 22, 2016

FIRLIE, Mrs. Margaret Duggan

Mrs Margaret (Duggan) Firlie, 71, wife of Peter Firlie, 213 North Lee St, died early this morning in Allegany Hospital. Mrs Firlie was a native of Ocean, this county, and a daughter of the late William and Margaret (Byrnes) Firlie. She had resided in Cumberland for a number of years. She was stricken suddenly after attending mass yesterday morning and taken to the hospital. Besides her husband, she is survived by two daughters: Mrs Leo H Ley, Sr and Miss Teresa Firlie; six sons: Carl L, Vincent G, Raphael A, Raymond J, Wilbur E and Aloysius E Firlie, all of this city; one sister, Mrs Ellen Donahue, Springdale, Pa, seven grandchildren and one great grandchild. A nephew, Rev F Joachim Cain, O F M, Cap of St Alphonsus church, Wheeling, W Va, will be the celebrant of the requiem high mass Thursday at SS Peter and Paul Catholic Church. Interment will be in the church cemetery.
Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, May 22, 1944 - pg 5, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 27, 2013

FIRLIE, Mrs. Margaret Duggan

A solemn requiem mass was held this morning at 9 o'clock in SS Peter and Paul Catholic church for Mrs. Margaret (Duggan) Firlie, 71, wife of Peter V. Firlie, 212 North Lee street, who died early Monday morning in Allegany Hospital. The Rev Fr Joachim Cain, O.F.M. Cap of St Alphonsus Catholic church, Wheeling, WV, a nephew of Mrs Firlie was celebrant and was assisted by Rev Fr Luke, deacon and Rev Fr Fabian, sub-deacon. Fr Luke delivered the sermon. Pallbearers were: Patrick J Hopkins, J Bernard Higgins, Michael J Fahey, Thomas F Conlon, John A Jones and J Wayne Alderton. Burial was in SS Peter and Paul cemetery
Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Thursday, May 25, 1944 - pg 13, col
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 27, 2013

Frostburg, Md., June 18 - Mrs. Anna Martha Fischer, 74, widow of Christian Fischer, died at her home, 31 Beall's Lane, this morning after an illness of five weeks. She was a daughter of the late Conrad and Caroline Haverlein and a member of the Salem Evangelical and Reformed church. She lived here all of her life. Surviving are four daughters, Mrs. Lewis Barley, Westminster; Mrs. Russell Burkett, Frostburg; Miss Elva Fischer and Miss Elizabeth Fischer, at home; two brothers, William Haverlein, Akron, Ohio, and Conrad Haverlein, Frostburg; two sisters, Mrs. Mary Gunter, Frostburg, and Mrs. Elizabeth Struts, Akron, Ohio; one granddaughter, Mrs. Walter Carl, Frostburg.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 18, 1943
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Mrs. Abner W. Fishell, 49, of LaVale, died at 11 o'clock this morning, after a week's illness of pneumonia. She is survived by her husband and six children, Wilbert, Harold, John, Charles, Elmer and Ethel, all at home, together with a brother and sister in Baltimore. Funeral arrangements have not been completed.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 16, 1932
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 3, 2009

Albert Fisher, 65, of 237 Welsh Hill, Frostburg, died yesterday at Memoral[sic] Hospital where he had been a patient for two months. He had been in ill health for several years. Born in Midlothian, he was the son of the late William C. and Mary Ellen (Plummer) Fisher. He was retired from the maintenance department of Frostburg State College. Survivors are his wife, Ruth (Miller) Fisher; one son, Rober Fisher, Frostburg; one daughter, Mrs. Bernard Chabot, LaVale; one brother, William H. Fisher, Frostburg; five sisters, Mrs. Marie Robinette, Mrs. Louise Miller, Mrs. Elva Robey, Mrs. Bessie Clise and Mrs. Wilbert Williams, all of Frostburg; and six granchildren. He was a member of the Salem United Church of Christ, Frostburg. The body is at the Hafer Frost Avenue Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2 p. m., by Rev. George L. Wehler. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Cumberland News; Thursday, June 6, 1968
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)
transcribed by Genie
Posted December 17, 2010

Arthur Edwin Fisher, 89, formerly of 200 Baughman Street, Westernport, died Sunday, Jan 6, at Frostburg Village Nursing Home where he had been a resident. Born in Luke, Md., on June 8, 1912, he was the son of the late Edwin C. and Edith (Clark) Fisher. His wife, Bessie (Kerling) Fisher, a son, Bobby Fisher; a daughter Virginia Fisher; a grandson, James Marsh; three sisters, one brother and a great granddaughter preceded him in death. He was the last survivor of his immediate family. Mr. Fisher retired from Westvaco Corp. in 1973, with 45 years of service, having been a machine-coating supervisor. He was Presbyterian by faith and was an avid hunter and fisherman. Surviving is a daughter, Maxine Marsh of Bel-Air, Cresaptown; two grandchildren, Linda Summerfield and husband James; Matthew Marsh and wife Jackie, and eight great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Wednesday at 1 p.m. with Rev. Harold Malone officiating. Interment will be at Philos Cemetery, Westernport.
Newsbank: Waltham News Tribune (MA) (Published as Daily News Tribune, The (Waltham, MA)) - January 8, 2002
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 5, 2015

Westernport - Mrs. Catherine J. Fisher, 84, of 104 Oak View Drive, died yesterday at Potomac Valley Hospital, Keyser, where she had been a patient one week. Born in Pekin, she was a daughter of the late Patrick and Julia (McGuire) Sullivan. Her husband, George Fisher, died in 1996. She was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church. Surviving are one son, Eugene Fisher, Keyser; three daughters, Mrs. John Hardegen, Dayton, Ohio, Henry and .Mrs. Gerald Ferguson, Westernport; one brother, Michael Sullivan, Westernport; nine grandchildren and three great-grandchildren. The body is at the Boal Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Rosary will be recited there tomorrow at 7:30 p.m. Mass of the Resurrection will be celebrated Friday at 9:30 a.m. in St. Peter's Church. Interment will be in the parish cemetery.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Wednesday, December 1, 1971 - pg 10, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted December 17, 2010

FISHER, Charles H.

Charles H Fisher, 68 years of age, former motion picture theater manager here, died suddenly at his home 625 North Centre Street at 6:30 o'clock last night, from an attack of the heart. Mr Fisher was stricken at the Knights of Columbus home, North Mechanic Street, yesterday afternoon at 3:30 o'clock and was assisted to his home. At different times, Mr Fisher was proprietor of the Liberty, the Belvedere and the New Theaters here, but recently retired. He was a member of Cumberland Council No 586 Knights of Columbus and Chief Justice Taney Assembly, Fourth Degree Knights of Columbus. He was also a member of St Patrick's Holy Name Society. Mr Fisher is survived by three daughters and one son: Misses Lillian, Mabel and Frances and Charles E Fisher. He also leaves two brothers, Frank L Fisher, motion picture theater manager and John Fisher and one sister, Mrs Lucy Oglebay. The family of Mr Fisher request that floral tributes be omitted.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, October 30, 1925 - pg 9, col 4
Find A Grave Memorial# 130042865
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 13, 2017

FISHER, Charles W.

FROSTBURG - Charles W. Fisher, 72, of 18708 Fisher View Drive, Frostburg, died Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997, at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home. Born Feb. 13, 1925, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late William and Eva (Lancaster) Fisher. Mr. Fisher was retired from Walter Yoder and Sons, where he was a heavy equipment operator. He was a member of the Grace Community Church, Seton Drive, Cumberland. Surviving are his wife, Lucy (Helker) Fisher, Frostburg; two daughters, Debbie Fisher, Cumberland, and Tammy Fisher, Frostburg; one stepson, Dick Balsley, Ariz.; one granddaughter, Jazlyn Fisher, Cumberland; three brothers, Larry Fisher, Midlothian, Sonny Fisher, Grahamtown, and Homer Fisher, Baltimore; one sister, Lawanda Kight, Baltimore; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home, Frostburg, on Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and on Thursday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
abt. Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1997; MD Death Notices and Obituaries
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted December 11, 2013

FISHER, Christopher

Christopher Fisher, an old resident of Frostburg, died at his home on Main street, Sunday evening at 9 o'clock, for congestion of the lungs. He was born in Eban Kurfast, Hessen, Germany, and for years after his arrival in Frostburg, was an industrious miner, but in later years was a saloon-keeper. His age was 51 years, 10 months and 5 days. A wife, two grown sons and one daughter survive.
Published Friday, April 10, 1891 in THE WEEKLY CIVILIAN, Cumberland, Maryland on page 1, col. 1.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

FISHER, Christopher

Died - At his home Sunday, April 5, 1891, Christopher Fisher, aged 51 years, 10 months and 5 days. He was German by birth, originally a miner and long a resident of this place.
Published Saturday, April 11, 1891 in the MINING JOURNAL, Frostburg, Maryland on page 2, col. 2.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

FISHER, Clara (child)

Clara Fisher, daughter of John and Margaret Fisher, died at noon Saturday, November 5, at Confluence. She was aged 10 years, 6 months and 17 days. She had been sick for over a month from an abscess of the brain, and underwent an operation 18 days before her death. She had been unconscious for a week before the end came. She was a bright, interesting child, and a general favorite. The funeral took place at 2 o'clock at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Rev. J.M. Cogley officiating. Interment in the Baptist cemetery.
Published in the Meyersdale (Pa.) Republican
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

FISHER, Conrad

PASSED AWAY ~ Conrad Fisher, the Last of the Old Stage Drivers
Mr. Conrad Fisher died Saturday at 8 o clock, a.m., at his residence on Hanover street, aged seventy-one years. With the death of Mr. Fisher passes away the last of the stage drivers of the old National Pike, the deceased having driven stage between this city and Somerset for years. Many are the thrilling stories he used to relate of the hair breadth escapes he had from highwaymen during those days. On one of these occasions as he was driving through a dark like ravine he saw ahead of him a fence erected across the road. He knew well what that meant, and urging his horses to a rapid gate he was able to land his passengers safe on the opposite side of the fence just as the surprised highwaymen emerged with drawn revolvers from their hiding place. He had several attempted hold-ups, but was always able to land his passengers and the mail safely. He was also connected with the Baltimore and Ohio railroad company here as car inspector for thirty years. The last two years of his life prior to the affliction which gradually caused his death, was spent as watchman at Williams street crossing. He had been ill about one year. Sometime ago he had some teeth extracted which shattered his jaw, causing an abscess to form, and which gradually worked its way to his throat. He was able to be about the house until one week ago. The deceased was well and favorably known. Besides a wife, he leaves the following children: Frank, John, George and Charles Fisher, and Mrs. Howard Oglebayall of this city.
Cumberland Alleganian; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, May 14, 1900 - pg 4, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 7, 2015

FISHER, Mrs. Elizabeth Foot

LONACONING - Mrs. Elizabeth Fisher, 88, widow of Peter Fisher, died this morning at her home on Washington Street. She was a daughter of the late George and Elizabeth (Buckel) Foot. Mrs. Fisher was a member of First Methodist Church and the WSCS of the church. She also was the oldest charger member of the Pythian Sisters lodge here and was a past chief of the organization. Surviving are two sons, Thomas Fisher, Lonaconing; and William G. Fisher, Midland; four daughters, Mrs. H. G. Wallace, Tucson, Ariz., and Mrs. Wesley Duckworth, Mrs. Joseph Watkinson and Mrs. Marshall Creighton, all of Lonaconing, 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. The body is at the Eichhorn Funeral Home where the family will receive friends from 7 to 9 p.m. today and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Ben Hartley and interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
SOURCE: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland; Aug. 19, 1960; page 9.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted June 8, 2013

FISHER, Mrs Ella Kean

Mrs Ella Fisher, widow of Frank J Fisher, died last night at her home, Beall Street, after a prolonged illness. She is survived by three sisters and three brothers: Mrs Edward O'Neill and Mrs Philip Thomas, this city and Mrs Thomas Morrisey, Pittsburgh, Pa; John, Patrick and George E Kean, all of this city. Mrs Fisher was a life long resident and member of St Patrick's Catholic Church.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, October 15, 1926 - pg 9, col 3
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted May 16, 2014

Name: Fay Clifford "Coon" Fisher, 74, of Coal Run, PA
Parents: Edward and Savilla (Stevanus) Fisher
DOB: August 13, 1929, in Derry Township
DOD: March 14, 2004, at Somerset Hospital, Somerset, PA
Spouse: Alice Faye (Weimer) Fisher; Betty Lou (Schmidt) Fisher
Predeceased by: parents; wife Alice; infant daughter, Cathy Lynn; brothers, George and Donald Fisher
Survived by: wife Betty Lou; children, Rita Faye, married to Calvin Peck, New Lexington, PA; Wanda Kay, married to Jim Leydig, Coal Run, PA; Peggy Sue Durst, Confluence, PA; Roxann Michelle, married to Ron Leydig, Berlin, PA; Debra Jean Cornelius, DePere, WI; Kenneth Clifford Fisher, married to Linda Nicholson, Winchester, VA; Patricia Laura, married to Eric Zimmerman, Salisbury, PA; David Allen Fisher, Friedens, PA; Susan Jane, married to Sam Baker, Rockwood, PA; sister, Sarah Jane, wife of Eli Sommers, Springs, PA
Burial: March 17, 2004, St. Paul Wilhelm Cemetery
Source: Newman Funeral Homes, Garrett Co., MD and Somerset Co., PA
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 19, 2014

FISHER, Mrs. Frances Irene VanSickle

Mrs. Frances Irene Fisher, 52, of San Bruno, Calif., and formerly of here, died December 30, at her residence. A native of Oakland, she was a daughter of the late James J. and Nancy Jane (Turney) VanSickle. Mrs. Fisher was a member of the first graduating class of Fort Hill High School in 1937, a former employe of Allegany County Library, a member of the American Legion Auxiliary and the Independent Order of Foresters of San Francisco, Calif. Surviving are her husband, Jack Q. Fisher; two sons, Richard Fisher and Dennis Fisher, both of San Bruno; three daughters, Lee Ann Fisher, Kathryn Fisher and Janet Fisher, all of San Bruno; two brothers, Glenn L. VanSickle, Baltimore; and James J. VanSickle, here; one sister Pauline E. VanSickle, here; one grandchild and two step-grandchildren. Services were conducted January 2 at San Bruno Funeral Home and interment was in Golden Gate National Cemetery.
Source: The Cumberland News; Cumberland, Maryland; Tuesday, January 9, 1973; page 10.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted March 22, 2014

Funeral of Mrs. Harriet E. Fisher.
Funeral services for Mrs. Hariet Elizabeth Fisher, aged 80 years, widow of John H. Fisher, who died at her home on East Harrison street, Piedmont, Wednesday afternoon, were held from the residence yesterday afternoon. Interment was in Philos Cemetery, Westernport. Rev. Paul Schilling, acting pastor of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Piedmont, officiated. The pallbearers were Charles A. Fisher, John F. Fisher, William H. Fisher, Harry S. Fisher, Fred Fisher and Charles A. Suter. Among those who attended the funeral were Mrs. Howard Fazenbaker, Charles A. Fisher, John F. Fisher, Detroit, Mich.; William H. Fisher Washington D. C.; Harry S. Fisher, Elkins, W. Va.; Fred Fisher, John B. Herron, Harley Kalbaugh, Cumberland, Md.; Mrs. William Long and son, Louis Long, Mrs. Joseph Schoppert and H. D. Kalbaugh, Keyser, W. Va.
Published Saturday, August 20, 1927 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 14, col.2.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

Harry G. Fisher, Jr., little son of Atty. H. G. Fisher, died in Oakland last Friday. He was taken there hoping that the change of air might benefit him, but he died soon after reaching there. He was buried from the home on Sunday afternoon. Services were conducted by the Rev. F. H. Havenner.
Mineral Daily News, August 8, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted October 7, 2010

FISHER, Helen V. Mellott

HYNDMAN, Pa. - Helen V. Fisher, 83, of Hyndman, R.D. 1, died Monday, July 5, 1993 at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born March 6, 1910 in Hyndman, she was the daughter of the late Unger and Rachael (Shaffer) Mellott. She was also preceded in death by her husband, John F. Fisher, who died May 9, 1975; one brother and one sister. Mrs. Fisher was a member of Fair Hope Community Church and the Hyndman Senior Citizens. Survivors include one daughter, Marie F. May, Frostburg; two granddaughters, Kelly Long, Frederick, and Tia May, Hagerstown, and one sister, Ursa Wharton, LaVale. Friends will be received at the Harvey H. Zeigler Funeral Home, Hyndman, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Wednesday at 10 a.m. at the funeral home, with the Rev. Leroy Logsdon officiating. Interment will be in Hyndman Cemetery.
Cumberland Times-News, July 6, 1993
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 27, 2014

Piedmont, Jan 11 - Henry Fisher, superintendent of the Piedmont water works until ill health caused his retirement about a year ago, died Friday at Piedmont, aged 72 years. Mr. Fisher served in the Union Army in the Civil War. His funeral, held yesterday, was in charge of Philos Lodge of Odd Fellows, of Westernport. Mr. Fisher was a native of this city. He is survived by five sons, William Fisher, Washington; Fred Fisher, Rawlings, Md; Frank Fisher, Moundsville, W. Va; Charles Fisher, Mariettta Ohio; Harry Fisher, Elkins, W. VA., and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Suter and Mrs. Howard Fazenbaker, of Piedmont.
Keyser Tribune, January 17, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 12, 2010

WESTERNPORT, January 11 - Hugh Fisher, an aged resident of Piedmont W Va, died on Fri morning. He was formerly employed by the B&O company. He leaves a wife and children. Funeral arrangements have not yet been completed.
Keyser Tribune, January 17, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 12, 2010

7 Feb 1839 Dr. Jacob Fisher dies.
Item References to the South Branch Intelligencer, 7 Feb 1839
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 31, 2010

Frostburg– Jacob Fisher, 47, died suddenly this morning at his home, 28 College Avenue. He was a son of Mrs. Mary Ellen (Plummer) Fisher and the late William Fisher. Surviving besides his mother, are his widow, Mrs. Mabel (McKenzie) Fisher; a daughter, Mrs. Paul Jenkins; a son, Pvt. Jack Fisher, stationed with the Army at Fort Devens, Mass.; two brothers, William and Albert Fisher, both of Frostburg, and six sisters, Mrs. Claude Heiff, Potomac Park, and Mrs. Homer Robinette, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. John Clise, Mrs. Wilbert Williams and Mrs. Elva Fisher, all of Frostburg. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home. Services will be conducted at 2:30 p.m. on Saturday at the Hafer Funeral Home. Rev. George L. Wehler. Pastor of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church will officiate and burial will be in the St. Michael’s Cemetery.
Cumberland Evening Times, Wednesday, September 3, 1952
(Courtesy of Ray Leidinger/transcribed by Michael McKenzie)
Posted November 9, 2015

Frostburg - Services for Jacob Fisher, 47, who died yesterday at his home, 28 College Avenue, will be conducted Saturday at 2:30 p.m. at the Hafer Funeral Home. Rev. George L. Wehler, pastor of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church will officiate and burial will be in St. Michael's Cemetery.
Thursday, 4 September 1952; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

Frostburg - Jacob Fisher, 47, of 28 College Avenue, who died Wednesday, was buried yesterday afternoon in St. Michael's Cemetery. Services at the Hafer Funeral Home were in charge of Rev. George L. Wehler, pastor of Salem Evangelical and Reformed Church. Pallbearers were Robert, Charles and Albert Fisher, Clay Huff, William Robinette and Fred Koerner.
Sunday, 7 September 1952; Sunday Times (Cumberland, MD)
~Genie
Posted January 18, 2020

FISHER, Jerome

Death of a Young Man
A young man named Jerome Fisher, died about 12 o'clock today at the residence of his aunt, Mrs Fannie Rohrer, who resides on South Mechanic Street. The deceased was 23 years old and was employed as a hostler by the West Virginia Central Railroad. The funeral arrangement have not been made yet.
Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, May 18, 1896 - pg 1, col 5
Find A Grave Memorial# 124758968
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted November 22, 2016

The funeral of Mrs. John Fisher, who died on Friday evening, was held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock in St. Paul's Lutheran Church, Rev. Martin Luther Enders officiating. Interment was in the German Beneficial Society Cemetery on the Baltimore Pike. The pallbearers were H. U. F. Flurshutz, C. W. White, Henry Vogel, Albert Wiebel, Henry Reuschlein and Conrad G. Beckman.
Cumberland Evening Times, November 7, 1922
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted Feruary 6, 2022

HARDY COUNTY - Through a private letter we have just learned that John F. Fisher, who is known to many of our readers, died at his home in Pittsburg, Nov 24th. Mr Fisher visited here a year or so ago.
Keyser Tribune, February 16, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010

J. Henry Fisher, superintendent of the Piedmont water works until ill health caused his retirement about a year ago, died yesterday morning at Piedmont, age 72. Mr. Fisher served in the Union army in the Civil War. He was at one time a member of the Piedmont City Council. He was a machinist and was employed many years in the B. & O. shops at Piedmont. Sometime ago he was placed on the railroad pension list. He was a charter member of Hiram Lodge, No. 103, A. F. and A. M., Westernport, and was an Odd Fellow for 18 years. His funeral tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 P. M. will be in charge of Philos Lodge of Odd Fellows of Westernport. Mr. Fisher was a native of Cumberland. He is survived by five sons, William, Washington D. C., Fred, Rawlings, Frank, Moundsville, W. Va., Charles, Marietta, O., and Harry, Elkins, and two daughters, Mrs. Chas. Suter and Mrs. Howard Fazenbaker, of Piedmont. A surviving sister resides in Pittsburg.
Published Saturday, January 11, 1913 in THE EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 12, col. 3.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

Cumberland - J. Henry Fisher, superintendent of the Piedmont water works until ill health caused his retirement about a year ago, died Friday at Piedmont, aged 72 years. Mr. Fisher served in the Union Army in the Civil War. His funeral, held yesterday, was in charge of Philos Lodge of Odd Fellows, of Westernport. Mr. Fisher was a native of this city. He is survived by five sons, William Fisher, Washington; Fred Fisher, Rawlings, Md.; Frank Fishter Moundsville, W. Va.; Charles Fisher, Marietta, Ohio; Harry Fisher, Elkins, W. Va. and two daughters, Mrs. Charles Suter and Mrs. Howard Fazenbaker, of Piedmont, W. Va.
Published Monday, January 13, 1913 in THE SUN, Baltimore, Maryland on page 6, col. 4.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

FISHER, John P.

HYNDMAN — John. P. Fisher, 78, of RD 1, was dead on arrival Friday at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland. Born at Cumberland, he was the son of the late William and Elizabeth (Heck) Fisher. He was a retired Navy chief petty officer and had served in both World War 1 and World War 2. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Helen (Mellott) Fisher; one daughter, Mrs. Marie Fisher May, Frostburg; two brothers, William C. Fisher, Port Richey, Fla.; Joseph Fisher, Detroit; two sisters, Mrs. Helen Lavelle and Mrs. Mary Whelan, both of Cleveland. Private services will be conducted Saturday with the Rev. Willard M. White officiating. Interment was in Hyndman Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 12, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 27, 2014

FISHER, Joseph T.

Joseph T. (Bud) Fisher, 66, of Fortuna, Calif., a former resident, died Wednesday at Redwood Memorial Hospital, Fortuna, shortly after being admitted. He was born in this city, a son of the late Robert and Catherine (Spicer) Fisher. Mr Fisher was formerly, employed by the Queen City Dairy. He had lived in Fortuna about 15 years and was employed there as a transportation firm supervisor. While residing here he was a member of St. Patrick's Catholic Church, Cumberland, Aerie 245, Fraternal Order of Eagles, and the Owls Club. He was a member of the Teamsters Union. Survivors include his widow, Mary Elizabeth (Mears) Fisher; one daughter, Mrs. Barbara Ann Moffitt; one sister, Mrs. Mary Catherine Shircliff, and one grandchild, all of Fortuna. The body is at Gabel's Mortuary, Fortuna, where services and interment will be held.
Cumberland News; Cumberland Allegany Co, Md., Friday, March 26, 1976 - pg 11, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 28, 2012

Mrs. Julia Fisher died in the Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, Wednesday, June 17, 1953. She was born in Hyndman June 18, 1888, the daughter of Cass H. and Jane (Henson) Hartzell. She was married to Charles H. Fisher October 19, 1914. She is survived by her husband; a brother, George Hartzell, Somerset; four sisters, Margaret Hartzell, Albuquerque, N.M.; Mrs. W. J. Emerick, Hyndman; Mrs. J. T. Roland, Pittsburgh; Mrs. D. R. Goodwin, Hyndman. Membership was held in the Hyndman Methodist church and the Hyndman Rebekah Lodge. Funeral services: Saturday afternoon at 2 o'clock at the Zeigler funeral home, the Rev. A. D. Collins officiating. Interment in Lybarger cemetery, Madley.
The Bedford Gazette, June 19, 1953
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 14, 2015

SOMERSET — Mrs. Julia M. Fisher, 49, Somerset, died in Somerset Community Hospital. She leaves her husband, Glenn B., one daughter, three sisters, three brothers and two grandchildren.
August 15, 1963, The Daily Courier, Connellsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 17, 2010

FROSTBURG - Mabel M. Fisher, 86, formerly of Frostburg, died Friday, Jan 10, 1997, at Bel Forest Nursing Home, Forest Hills. Born in Garrett County, she was the daughter of the late George C. and Blanche (Crowe) McKenzie. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Jacob Fisher. Mrs. Fisher retired from Super Shoes in 1973. She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church. She was a member of the Sodality, Third Order of St. Francis, SS. Peter and Paul's, Frostburg Homemakers and Frostburg Church Women United. Surviving are one daughter, Dolores F. Kersch, Jarrettsville; one son, John R. Fisher and wife, Mary Lee, New Albany, Ind.; seven grandchildren; five great-grandchildren and three sisters, Grace Krumbine, Pomona, Calif; Pearl Logue, Baltimore; Genevieve Schaffer, Pomona. The body has been donated to the Anatomy Board of Maryland. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at St. Michael's Catholc Church of Saturday, Jan 18, at 11 a.m. with Father Paul A. Byrnes as celebrant. Memorial contributions may be sent to the Frostburg Village Nursing Home or to St. Michael's Church Building Fund. The Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Saturday, 11 January 1997; Cumberland (MD) Times-News
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

Frostburg - Mabel M. Fisher, 86, formerly of Frostburg, died Friday at Bel Forest Nursing Home, Forest Hills. The body has been donated to the Anatomy Board of Maryland. A memorial Mass will be celebrated at S. Michael's Church on Saturday, Jan. 18, at 11 a.m. The Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, is in charge of arrangements.
Saturday, 11 January 1997; Cumberland (MD) Times-News
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

Mrs Frank Fisher, formerly Miss Marion Martin, of Fairmont, died November 27, 1911. She had for some time, been a sufferer from Cancer. She was a sister to Attorney T. T. Martin of Grafton, and was at one time a teacher in Mineral County.
Keyser Tribune, December 8, 1911
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 25, 2010

Frostburg - Mrs. Mary Ellen Fisher, 87, of 177 Park Avenue, died yesterday at her residence. Born at Shaft, she was a daughter of the late George and Louisa (Brenstein) Plummer and was the widow of William C. Fisher. She is survived by eight children, Mrs. Kathryn Huff, Cumberland; Mrs. Marie Robinette, Mrs. Louisa Miller and Mrs. Bessie Clise, all of here; Mrs. Elva Roby and Mrs. Ethel Williams, both at home, also of Frostburg; a sister, Mrs. Bessie Cutter, McVeryton, Pa.; 28 grandchildren; 42 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren. The body is at the Hafer Funeral Home here where the family will receive friends from 2 to 4 pm.m and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there Wednesday at 2 p.m. by Rev. George L. Wehler. Burial will be in Frostburg Memorial Park.
Monday, 12 December 1960; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

Frostburg - A funeral service for Mrs. Mary Ellen Fisher, 87, or 177 Park Avenue, who died Sunday, will be held todya at 2 pm in Hafer's Funeral Home. Rev. George L.Wahler, pastor of the Salem United Church will officiate and interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. Pallbearers will be Dale and Wilbert Williams, Clay Huff, Charles Miller, Jr., Robert and Larry Fisher, all grandsons.
Wednesday, 14 December 1960; Cumberland (MD) News
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

FROSTBURG - Michael T. Fisher, 17, of West National Highway, died suddenly Monday after being stricken while en route home from work. He would have been a senior this fall at Beall High School, where he had been elected as student council president for the 1986-87 school year. Born in Cumberland Feb. 17, 1969, he was the son of Thomas W. Fisher and Catherine (Inskeep) Fisher. He resided with his parents. The couple's only other child, Annette C. Fisher, died June 24, 1984 at the age of 11. Young Fisher was employed part time at Gepeto's Gelato ice cream parlor in LaVale. He played on the Beall baseball and soccer teams, and was a member of the Frostburg United Methodist Church. Surviving besides his parents are his maternal grandparents, J. Cecil Inskeep and Thelma (Doyle) Inskeep, Lonaconing; his paternal grandparents, William G. Fisher and Margaret (Durst) Fisher, Midland, and his paternal great-grandfather, Sherman Durst, Midland. Friends will be received at the Durst Funeral Home Wednesday from 7 to 9 p.m. and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. at the Frostburg United Methodist Church by the Rev. Kenneth M. Humbert. Interment will be in Frostburg Memorial Park. The body will be taken to the church one hour before the funeral.
The Cumberland Evening Times, June 18, 1986
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 10, 2012

PIEDMONT, W.Va. --Mildred Louise Fisher, 83, of 14718 Wycombe St., Centreville, Va., formerly of Piedmont, W.Va., died Tuesday, April 2, 2002, at her home after a long illness. Born February 21, 1919, in Piedmont, she was the daughter of the late Nicholas and Edna Brown Gentile. Her husband, John M. Fisher, a son, John M. Fisher Jr., a sister, Helen Esterling, three brothers, Russell Brown, Eugene Brown, and Francis Brown also preceded her in death. Mrs. Fisher was a member of St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport. She was the owner-operator of the former Millie's Beauty Shop in Piedmont. Prior to her death, she had a five-generation family. Surviving are two sons, Russell T. Fisher of Manassas, Va., and Eugene J. Fisher of Centreville, Va.; two daughters, Dorothy J. Maricle of Centreville, Va., and Jane E. Foxx of Waldorf, Md.; one sister, Josephine Landes of Baltimore, Md.; one sister-in-law, Barbara Brown of Westernport, Md.; eleven grandchildren, twenty seven great grandchildren, and two great-great grandchildren. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home, Westernport on Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at St. Peter's Catholic Church, Westernport, on Saturday at 11 a.m., with Father Adam Parker as celebrant. Interment will be in St. Peter's Cemetery, Westernport. A Christian Wake Service will be conducted at the funeral home on Friday at 7:30 p.m.
Newsbank: Waltham News Tribune (MA) (Published as Daily News Tribune, The (Waltham, MA)) - April 4, 2002
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 5, 2015

Mrs. Minerva Jane Fisher, 79, wife of Thomas E. Fisher, Hyndman, died Sunday morning at 2:25 o'clock in Memorial hospital where she was admitted May 25. Mrs. Fisher suffered a broken hip in a fall at her home in February. A native of Gravel Pit, she was a daughter of the late Frederick G. and Mary Jane (Wertz) Stuby. She had lived in Hyndman since her marriage in 1886. She was a member of the Hyndman Evangelical church. Besides her husband, she is survived by three sons, Charles, Hyndman; W. R. Fisher. Akron, Ohio, and A. T. Fisher, Uniontown. Funeral services were conducted Tuesday afternoon at the home of the Rev. C. E. Miller, pastor of Hyndman Evangelical church. Interment was in Lybarger cemetery.
The Bedford Gazette, June 8, 1945
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted August 14, 2015

Confluence, Jan. 25 - Mrs. Nancy Fisher, quite an old resident of this place, died Friday at the home of her daughter, Mrs. William Craig, in Uniontown, after an illness of about four months. The deceased was almost a life-long member of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of this place. She leaves to mourn their loss seven daughters, namely, Mrs. T. B. Dean, Mrs. Lloyd Hyatte of this place, Mrs. William Craig of Uniontown, Mrs. Leo Stewart and Mrs. F. R. Hall of Perryopolis, Mrs. James Carothers of Masontown, Mrs. Minnie Wable, and one son, Floyd Fisher, of Connellsville. The funeral services were held at the home of her daughter Mrs. Craig, at Uniontown, Friday evening. Interment was in the Fairview Cemetery, near this place.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, January 25, 1909
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

FISHER, Mrs. Osalane M. Jenkins

Mrs. Oselane M. Fisher, 67, Friendsville, died Saturday at her residence. Born in Friendsville, she was a daughter of the late Joh Orval Jenkins and Mary Katherine Smearman Jenkins. She was a member of Grace Lutheran Church. She is survived by her husband, William "Bud" Fisher; one son, Philip Fisher, Friendsville; one brother, Bruce G. Jenkins, Friendsville; two sisters, Mrs. Eloise G. Martz, Baltimore, and Mrs. Ina Claire Hicks, Friendsville. A service wil be conducted Tuesaday at 2 p.m. in the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, by the Rev. William Carlson and the Rev. H.B. Rittenhouse. Interment will be in the Steele Cemetery.
no date or source noted
FindAGrave Memorial #121848600
(Courtesy of Gene Brierly/transcribed by Genie)
Posted April 1, 2017

Ralph E. Fisher, 69, of 808 Louisiana Avenue, died yesterday of a heart attack near Petersburg while on a fishing trip with friends. A native of Fairhope, Pa., he was the son of the late Henry and Edith (Emerick) Fisher. He was a retired B&O Railroad conductor on the Capital Limited from Cumberland to Pittsburgh. He was also a member of the Lutheran Church and the Brotherhood of Railroad conductors. He is survived by his wife, Grace (Merkel) Fisher; two sons, Gerald and Ray Fisher, both of San Bernardino, Calif., and one granddaughter. The body is at the Silcox Funeral Residence where friends will be received. A service will be conducted there Monday 11 a.m. by Rev. Lavern D. Rasmussen. Interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. Pallbearers will be D. H. Vance, Samuel Shank, Albert Beckman, Arthur Britt, Ralph G. Smith and Glenn Diehl.
Published in the Cumberland News, Saturday, March 12, 1966
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 3, 2017

HAMPSHIRE NEWS
Robert Fisher, the best known colored man in Romney, died at his home here on Friday night, last, after a brief illness. He was more than 70 years of age, and was greatly respected. He accumulated considerable property during his life time, being the owner of a couple of houses in town and a small farm nearby. His only son, Charles, died at Simpson about two years ago of smallpox, consequently he leaves no immediate family, aside from one brother and a sister.
KEYSER TRIBUNE, AUGUST 4, 1905
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 15 , 2010

FISHER, Robert Marshall

Robert Marshall Fisher, age 40, died March 14, 1946, at his home in Ridgeley, W.Va. He had been in ill health since January 26, 1946. A native of Confluence, Mr. Fisher was born June 19, 1905. He lived in Confluence 22 years and graduated from Confluence High School in the year 1924. He taught school for two years, then became manager of an A & P store in Worthington, W.Va. for two years. On September 1, 1928, he went to Ridgeley, W.Va., where he worked as water treatment inspector for the E.T.D. Department of the Western Maryland Railway. He was a member of the Methodist Church; also, the Order of the Owls, and the Ridgeley Rod and Gun Club. Funeral services were held in the Methodist Church in Ridgeley, March 17, at 12:30, by Rev. Kenneth Harrington, pastor of the Pentecostal Holiness Church of Cumberland, assisted by Rev. R. L. Greynolds, pastor of the Ridgeley Methodist Church. Interment was made in the Baptist Cemetery at Confluence, with Rev. Harrington officiating, with brief service. Mr. Fisher is survived by his wife, Mildred Payne Fisher, and two sons, Paul R. and Teddy J. He also leaves his parents, John M. and Margaret L. Bird Fisher of Confluence; one brother Harold W., of Friendsville, Md., and a sister, Mrs. Walter Bower, of Confluence.
Meyersdale (Pa.) Republican, March 21, 1946
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

FISHER, Robert W.

CUMBERLAND - Robert W. "Sonny" Fisher, 61, of Cumberland died Monday, September 22, 2003 at Memorial Hospital. He was the son of the late Jackson and Gladys (Winebrenner) Fisher. Surviving are two brothers: Dane Fisher and wife, Betty, Meyersdale, and Daniel Fisher, Mass., and several nieces and nephews. There will be no visitation. His body has been donated to the Anatomy Board of Maryland. A Memorial service will be conducted at the Sowers Funeral Home, P.A., 60 W. Main St., Frostburg, on Friday at 11:00 a.m. with The Rev. Albert Valentine, II, officiating.
Monday, September 22, 2003; Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, Maryland
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 8, 2014

Frostburg - Ruth M. Fisher, 89, of 10901 Welsh Hill, died Thursday, March 21, 1996, at Sacred Heart Hospital. Born Nov. 25, 1906 at Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late Wesley and Sarah (Hansel) Miller. She was preceded in death by her husband, Albert Fisher, two sisters, Stella Rephann and Helen Gould; four brothers, Charles Miller, John Miller, Albert Miller and Oscar Miller. Mrs. Fisher was a member of the Frostburg United Methodist Church and the Gleaner's Sunday School class there. Surviving are one son, Robert L. Fisher and wife Joyce, Frostburg; one daughter Lois A. Chabot, LaVale; two sisters, Elizabeth Patterson, Shaft; and Blanche O. Davis, Frostburg; six granddaughters, Bonnie Smith, Susie Golden, Lynn Jones, Barbara Patterson, Kim Burgess, and Julie Alpert; and 11 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Sowers Funeral Home, Frostburg, Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted there Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. George A. Aist and the Rev. John Bayley Jones officiating. Pallbearers will be grandsons-in-law, Greag Smith, Randy Goden, Danny Jones, Bill Patterson, Harold Burgess and Robert Alpert.
Friday, 22 March 1996; Cumberland (MD) Times News
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

HARDY COUNTY - A small child of Mr and Mrs Seymour Fisher, who lives at Baker, Hardy Co, died Fri night about 10 o'clock.
Keyser Tribune, August 30, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 17, 2010

Mr. Shadrack B. Fisher, one of the oldest men in West Virginia, died at his home in Great Cacapon, Morgan County, aged 98 years. He attributed his longevity in part to the fact that nothing whatever containing salt had passed his lips in the last ten years. He is survived by his wife, who is 95 years of age and ten out of a family of thirteen children; also three brothers. He was a retired farmer and widely known. R. M. Fisher, former member of the Legislature from Morgan county, is a son.
Keyser Tribune, December 15, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 10, 2010

Children Fatally Injured
A half-brother and sister are reported to have died instantly yesterday morning when the push vehicle they were riding was hit by a car as they proceeded onto Route 669, two miles west of Salisbury, Pa., in Somerset County. Pennsylvania State Police at Somerset said Titus B. Fisher, three, and Mary L. Yoder, six, both of Star Route, Springs, Pa., were killed about 10 a.m. Wilbur E. Miller, Somerset County coroner, told State Police their deaths were caused by broken necks and skull fractures. State Police at Somerset said the two children were riding a power mower from which the blades and mower had been removed so that it could be used as a push toy. The vehicle was being pushed down a private drive at their father’s home by Moses L. Yoder, eight, another half-brother. As the vehicle carrying the two children approached Route 669, State Police reported, Yoder let go of the handle, and allowed the push vehicle to move freely into the path of a north bound car. Marian Shoemaker of Springs was driving the 1975 Chevrolet Impala that hit the vehicle and the children. State Police said visibility at the scene was limited because of high weeds. Somerset County Control sent Salisbury Ambulance to the scene. Mrs. Shoemaker was transported to Meyersdale, Pa. Community Hospital, where she was allegedly treated for shock and released. State Police at Somerset said the investigation into the accident is continuing.

Mary L. Yoder was born in Meyersdale, Nov. 3, 1974, a daughter of Annie B. Yoder Fisher and the late Lewis P. Yoder. Besides her mother, she is survived by four brothers, Ray, John, Peter and Moses Yoder, all at home; three sisters, Martha and Rhoda Yoder and Miriam Fisher, all at home; the maternal grandparents, John and Barbara (Peightl Yoder, Oakland, and paternal grandparents, Pete A. and Dora (Yoder) Yoder, Salisbury, Pa.

Titus B. Fisher was born Dec. 6, 1977 in Meyersdale, a son of Bennie N. Fisher and Annie B. Yoder Fisher. Besides his father and mother and brothers and sisters, he is survived by the paternal grandparents Noah B. and Annie (Petersheim) Fisher, Springs.
Joint services will be conducted Friday at 9:30 a.m. EST, in the Niverton Old Order Amish Church, with the Rev. Bennie A.Yoder officiating. Interment will be in the church cemetery. Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury, is in charge of arrangements.
The Cumberland News, Wednesday, July 29, 1981
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 10, 2021

WESTERNPORT, April 18 - William A. Fisher, aged 38 years, died at the home of his mother in Westernport, after an illness of two weeks.
Keyser Tribune, April 25, 1913
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted September 2, 2010

Frostburg, June 28- William C. Fisher, 74, a retired coal miner, died this afternoon at his home, 177 Park avenue, after suffering a sun-storke Wednesday while working in a field near his home. A native of Germany, he had lived in this country since boyhood. Besides his widow, Mrs. Mary (Plummer) Fisher, he is survived by three sons, William, Albert and Jacob Fisher, of Frostburg; six daughters, Mrs. Catherine Huff, Potomac Park; Mrs. Claude Robinette, Mrs. Charles Miller, Mrs. Jessie Clites and Mrs. Wilbert Williams, Frostburg, and Miss Elva Fisher, at home. He also leaves several brothers and sisters in Germany. Mr. Fisher was a member of Salem Reformed Church.
Sunday, 29 June 1941; Cumberland (MD) Sunday Times
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

Frostburg, July 2. - Funeral services for William C. Fisher, 74, who died Saturday at his home on Park avenue, were held yesterday afternoon from Salem, Reformed Church. Rev. John Smeltzer, pastor, officiated. The pallbearers were John Richards, William Cutter, Albert Fisher, George Evans, Melvin Harris and William Lemmert, and flowerbearers, George Robinette, Charles Miller, Jr., Catherine Homer, Lawanda and Dolores Fisher. Interment was in Allegany Cemetery.
Wednesday, 2 July 1941; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

Piedmont, W. Va., Nov. 10 - William H. Fisher, 67, husband of Daisy (Sigler) Fisher, Washington, D. C. died Wednesday at Emergency Hospital, Washington. His birthday would have been tomorrow. A native of this place, a son of Mr. and Mrs. John H. Fisher, he learned the machinist trade in the old Baltimore and Ohio Railroad shops here. He went to Washington in 1898. He was employed as a machinist at the Navy Yard, being retired about two years ago. He was a member of Hiram Lodge, A.F.&A. Masons and Philos Lodge No. 91 I.O.O.F. Westernport. Besides his wife he is survived by one son, Auston, Washington. He was a brother of Mrs. Charles A. Suter, this place; Harry Fisher, Elkins, W. Va.; Fred Fisher, Cumberland; Frank and Charles Fisher, Detroit, and May Fisher. The body will be brought to Boal's Funeral Home this evening.
Published Friday, November 10, 1939 in THE CUMBERLAND EVENING TIMES, Cumberland, Maryland on page 13, col. 3.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

On Thursday, November 9, 1939 at Emergency Hospital, WILLIAM H. FISHER, of 1217 Holly st. n.w., beloved husband of Mrs. Daisy F. Fisher and father of J. Alston Fisher. Remains resting at the S. H. Hines Co. funeral home,, 2901 14th st. n.w. until 3 p.m. Friday, November 10. Services and interment Westernport, Md. Please omit flowers.
Published Friday, November 10, 1939 in THE WASHINGTON POST, Washington, D. C. on page 31, col. 7.
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted November 28, 2015

Frostburg - William H. Fisher, 68, of 2239 Welsh Hill, died Saturday at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, where he had been admitted May 16. He had been in failing health the past year. Born in Midlothian, he was a son of the late William C. andMary E. (Plummer) Fisher. He was a retired custodian for Hill Street School and was a member of the Church of Jesus Christ Latter Day Saints. Surviving are his widow, Eva (Lancaster) Fisher; a daughter, Mrs. LaWanda Kight, Baltimore; four sons, Charles W. Fisher, Frostburg; Homer R. Fisher, Baltimore; Sgt. Ellis L. Fisher with the Air Force in Vietnam, and Larry D. Fisher, Midlothian; five sisters, Mrs. Elva Robey, Mrs. Bessie Clise, Mrs. Ethel Williams, Mrs. Marie Robinette and Mrs. Louise Miller, all of here; 13 grandchildren and a number of nieces and nephews. The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until 4 and 7 until 9 p.m.
Monday, June 8, 1970; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted September 13, 2019

FISHER, William H.

William H. "Bud" Fisher, 74, of 719 Morris Avenue, Friendsville, Md., died Thursday, Aug. 18, 1988, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born Jan. 4, 1914, at Confluence, he was the son of the late John and Margaret (Byrd) Fisher. His wife, Oselane M. (Jenkins) Fisher, preceded him in death in 1983. He was a retired security guard at the Bausch and Lomb Company in Oakland, Md. He was a United States Air Force veteran of World War II and a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 47, Uniontown. Surviving are one son, Philip Fisher, Friendsville, Md.; one sister, Mrs. Mary Bower, Confluence; and one grandson. Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Friendsville, Md., where services were conducted at 2 p.m. Sunday by the Rev. Jay Shaffer. Interment, Steele Cemetery.
The Republic, Meyersdale, Pa., August 15, 1988
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 16, 2017

BARTON — Kathleen Virginia Fitzgerald, 71, of Barton, passed away Friday, Aug. 28, 2020, at her residence with her loving family by her side. Born June 22, 1949, she was the daughter of the late Charles and Virginia (Bittinger) Winebrenner. She was also preceded in death by her brothers, Richard 'Eddie' Winebrenner and Ted Goodrich, and her sister, Lorraine Weir. Kathleen was a faithful member of Bethel Holiness Church in Lonaconing. At the church she was active in the Women's Ministry, Sunday school ;and she would always help with cooking the church dinners. She enjoyed singing gospel music while serving the Lord. Kathleen loved to cook and bake. She was selfless; she made sure everyone was taken care, and she was a friend to everyone. Kathleen was a wonderful wife, mother, grandmother and great-grandmother who will be missed by many. Kathleen is survived by her loving husband of 54 years, Richard Fitzgerald; her children, Rhonda Gardner and husband, Lonnie, James Fitzgerald and wife, Shelly, and David Fitzgerald and wife, Paula. She is also survived by her grandchildren, Amanda, Tiffany and boyfriend, Kody, Karissa and husband, Richie, Aaron, David and wife, Kristal, Joshua and girlfriend, Desireé, Nicholas and wife, Holly; and great-grandchildren, Mason, Aubrey, Jace, Owen, Wyatt, Callie, Macie; and one great-grandchild 'on the way'. Kathleen is survived by her siblings, Joseph Winebrenner and wife, Donna, Charles Winebrenner and wife, Barbara, Arlie Winebrenner and wife, Ellen, Marlene Bittinger and husband, Johnny, Carolyn Gillum; and numerous nieces and nephews. Friends will be received at Boal Memorial Chapel, Barton, on Monday, Aug. 31, 2020, from 2 to 4 and 6 to 8 p.m. Funeral services will take place at the funeral home Tuesday, Sept. 1, 2020, at 1 p.m. with Pastor Charles Winebrenner and Pastor David Schoch officiating. Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow Mills.
Cumberland Times-News, August 31, 2020
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted September 5, 2020

Lonaconing Md, June 1
Mrs. Bridget Monahan Fitzpatrick, 62, widow of William J. Fitzpatrick, who died in 1912, died suddenly late this afternoon at the home of her son, William, in Pekin. She had been ill since Thursday night, an illness following an attack of influenza in February. The immediate cause of death was said to have been a heart attack. Mrs. Fitzpatrick was a native of County Galway, Ireland, coming to Lonaconing with her mother when but two years old. Her father died in Ireland. She had lived in Lonaconing and Pekin for the past 60 years, living in Pekin 40 years. She was a member of St. Gabriel's Catholic church of Barton. Mrs. Fitzpatrick is survived by four sons, William, Pekin; John and Thomas, Wheeling W Va, and James Wilmerding Pa.
Cumberland Sunday Times, June 2, 1929
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010

FITZPATRICK, Mrs. Bridget Monahan

Funeral for Mrs. Fitzpatrick (sic)
Funeral services for Mrs Bridget Monahan Fitzpatrick, 62 years old, who died at the home of her son, William, in Moscow Saturday night, will be held Tuesday morning with services at 9 o'clock in St. Gabriel's Catholic Church, Barton. Burial will be in the church cemetery.
Cumberland Sunday Times, June 3, 1929
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010

Thomas Fitzpatrick was killed by a fall of rock in Mine No. 7 of the Consolidation Coal Company Tuesday morning. His son, who was working with him, had his leg broken. Mr. Fitzpatrick lived at Midland, where he leaves a wife and several children.
Thursday, January 4, 1912; The Cumberland (MD) Alleganian
~Genie
Posted September 15, 2018

Wm. Fitzpatrick, of Pekin, aged about 56 years, died yesterday, at the Allegany Hospital in Cumberland, after an illness of several weeks. He was taken to the hospital on Friday for an operation with the hope of prolonging his life. The deceased was a merchant and coal operator and is survived by his wife and several grown daughters.
Cumberland Evening Times, Monday, November 18, 1912.
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010

Lonaconing Bureau of the Evening Times Lonaconing Md, Nov 19
The funeral of William Fitzpatrick, who died in a hospital at Cumberland last Mon, will take place from St. Gabriel's church, Barton, tomorrow at 9 A.M. Interment will be made in the Catholic cemetery below in Barton. William Fitzgerald(sic) will be missed in Pekin. He was a good man in every acception of the word. Honest, industrious and kindly. He had the esteem of all who knew him. Recently, he spent a great deal of money to re-open abandoned coal mines near Pekin. It was a brave venture, but William Fitzpatrick had worked long in the coal mines and he knew how to get out coal. His venture was successful, and had he lived he would have demonstrated that much of the abandoned coal which the theorists and the commercial course miners left behind them could be mined at a profit. His death is a loss to this community.
The Evening Times, Cumberland, Tuesday, November 19, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010

Bureau of the Evening Times Lonaconing Md, Nov 20
The funeral of William Fitzpatrick, of Pekin, took place this morning from St. Gabriel's Church, Barton. A requiem mass was sung and interment was made in St Gabriel's cemetery. Gustave Eichhorn, funeral director. It was the largest funeral seen in Pekin for many years.
The friends of the dead man came from Cumberland, Frostburg, Lonaconing, Westernport and Piedmont, making a long procession.
The Evening Times, Wed, Nov 20, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 13, 2010

FITZWATER, (Infant) Doris Faye

Doris Faye Fitzwater, three-month-old daughter of William E. and Patience (Sines) Fitzwater, Jr., was pronounced dead on arrival at Garrett County Memorial Hospital New Year’s Day. The family resides at RD 1 Swanton. She was a member of Sand Flat Assemblies of God Church. Surviving, besides her parents, are her maternal grandparents, Theodore and Rose (Pysell) Sines of Swallow Falls; paternal grandfather, William E. Fitzwater, Sr., RD 1 Swantong; a twin sister, Dora Faither Fitzwater, at home; three half-sisters, Donna and Norma Fitzwater and Yvonne DeBerry, all at home, and four half-brothers, William E. Fitzwater III, Ralph, Douglas and Michael Fitzwater, all at home. The body is at the Minnich Funeral Home where the family will receive friends today from 7 to 9 p.m. Services will be conducted Thursday at 2 p.m. at the funeral home by Rev. Hartley Wakefield, pastor of Assemblies of God Church, and interment will be in North Glade Cemetery.
Source: The Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Maryland, Jan. 2, 1963; page 18.
(Courtesy of Wendy Mammoliti)
Posted January 19, 2013