HARDY COUNTY NEWS - G. W. Wickman, who has been quite sick for some time, died at his home near Glebe, this week. The remains were taken to Wheeling for interment.
Keyser Tribune, November 8, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 1, 2010

WIDMYER, Mrs. Tilason A.

Mrs. Tilason A. Widmyer died Thursday at her home in Hancock and was buried Saturday afternoon.
Monday, 22 January 1917; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted November 9, 2019

WIEGAND, Charles
 
Charles (Swifty) Wiegand, 70, of 23 Harold Street, LaVale, was dead on arrival yesterday at Sacred Heart Hospital. He had been ill for several years. Born in Cumberland, he was a son of the late Richard and Hermania (Schultz) Wiegand. Mr. Wiegand was a member of the LaVale community Church of the Brethren and was a retired employe of the Cumberland Matress Factory. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Bessie J. (Eckhard) Wiegand; three sisters, Mrs. Mary C. Sines and Mrs. Amanda Percy, both of this city, and Mrs. Theresa Shipes, LaVale. Friends will be received at the George Funeral Home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9.
The Cumberland Sunday Times, June 22, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 10, 2012

Frederick W. Wiegand, 64, Narrows Park, died last night after an illness of a year. A native of Cumberland, he was a son of the late Henry and Annie (Schaefer) Wiegand, and he was employed by the American Oil Company as a salesman for 20 years. Mr. Wiegand was a member of Zion Reformed Church, Ohr Lodge No. 131; AF & A Masons and was 32nd Degree Mason. Besides his widow, Mrs. Charlotte (Holder) Wiegand, he is survived by a son, Harry H. Wiegand, Elkins, W. Va., a daughter, Mrs. James Hodgson, Dayton, O.; four brothers, Henry, Reading, Pa.; Carl, Birmingham, Ala; Franklin, Wilkinsburg, Pa.; William, this city. Two sisters, Mrs. E. B. Miller, this city, and Mrs. E. C. Hendrickson, Aiken, S. C., also survive.
The Cumberland Evening Times, April 13, 1942
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 25, 2010

ELKINS, W. Va., - Harry H. Wiegand, 68, a resident of here and native of LaVale, Md., died Wednesday at Davis Memorial Hospital where had been a patient since since February 14. Born June 30, 1903, he was a son of the late Frederick and Charlotte (Holder) Wiegand. Mr. Wiegand was a graduate of Allegany High School, Cumberland, and a veteran of World War II. He was a retired sales representative for Standard Oil Company of New Jersey with 29 years' service. Surviving are his widow, Thelma (Browning) Wiegand; a daughter, Mrs. Betty Jane Dicks, Mt. Pleasant, S. C.; a foster sister, Mrs. Nora Hodson, Dayton, Ohio; a grandson and two great-grandchildren. Graveside services will be accorded at Greenmount Cemetery, Cumberland, today, at 2:30 p.m.
The Cumberland News, February 26, 1972
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 25, 2010

WIEGAND, John Henry

John Henry Wiegand, 67, of 409 Louisiana avenue, died at 7 a. m. today two hours after being stricken with a heart attack. He had been day janitor at the City Hall since 1932 and was a former bartender. A native of Frostburg, he was a son of the late John H. and Mary (Baum) Wiegand. His wife, Mrs. Rose B. (Folk) Wiegand, is the only immediate survivor. Mr. Wiegand was in apparent good health yesterday, working as usual.
The Cumberland Evening Times, February 28, 1941
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted October 29, 2011

Mrs. Juanita May Wigfield, 56, of RD 2, Baltimore Pike, died yesterday at her residence. Born December 2, 1919 here, Mrs. Wigfield was a daughter of the late Carl Edward and Edith May (Robison) Rice. Mrs. Wigfield was a member of Pleasant Grove Methodist Church. Surviving are her husband, Floyd Wigfield; a son, Steven Wigfield, at home; a daughter, Mrs. Sharon Stevens, Hagerstown; two brothers, Theodore Rice, Baltimore Pike; Roy Rice, Huntington, Ind.; two sisters, Ursala Brunner, and Gwendolyn Simpson, both of this city. Friends will be received at the Scarpelli Funeral Home today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A service will be conducted there tomorrow at 2:30 p.m. Rev. Steve Robison will officiate. and interment will be in Hillcrest Burial Park. Pallbearers will be Ronald Rice, Adolph Norris, Harman Robinette, Roy Gross, Lester Dolan and Harry Wilson.
The Cumberland News, June 2, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted April 19, 2010

WIGGER, James B. Sr.

James B. Wigger, aged 61, husband of May Wigger, 482 Williams street, died this morning in Allegany Hospital, where he was admitted last night, following a paralytic stroke. He was employed for a number of years as track foreman for the C. & P. Railroad and was a son of the late Bernard and Mary Wigger. Besides his widow he is survived by the following sons and daughters: James B. Wigger Jr., Ralph Leo Wigger, John F. Wigger, William Wigger, Mrs. Ethel Neis, Mrs. Frederick Wilson, this city; Mrs. Wiliam J. Abel, St. Charles, Ill., Mary A. Wigger, at home and Miss Angelia A. Wigger, R. N. of Buffalo, N.Y.  Funeral services will be held in St. Mary's Catholic Church.
Friday, April 28, 1933; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted March 3, 2018

WIGGER, James B. Sr.

Funeral of James B. Wigger
Funeral services for James B. Wigger, 61 years old, 482 Williams street, who died yesterday morning at Allegany Hospital, where he was admitted Thursday night, following a parlytic stroke, will be held at 9 a.m., Monday at St. Mary's Catholic Church, with interment in St. Patrick's Cemetery.
Saturday, 29 April, 1933; Cumberland (MD) Evening Times
~Genie
Posted March 3, 2018

WIGGER, James B. Jr.

James Bernard Wigger Jr., 73, of 1317 Kentucky Avenue, was dead on arrival yesterday at Memorial Hospital. He had been ill several days. Born in Allegany Grove, he was a son of the late James B., and May Rose (Shank) Wigger Sr. He was a retired Potomac Edison Company electrician, a member of Cumberland Aerie 245, FO Eagles; aned St. Mary's Catholic Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mrs. Bessie M. (Beck) Wigger. Surviving are one son, Melvin G. Cline, this city; one daughter, Mrs. Paul Laber, city; one foster daughter, Mrs. William Harvey, city; two brothers, Ralph Wigger, city and Vincent (Bennie) Wigger, LaVale; four sisters, Mrs. Ruth Abel, St. Charles, Ill.; Mrs. Cecelia Clise, Frostburg; Mrs. Margaret A. Jones, LaVale, and Mrs. Angela Schultz, Eggertsville, N. Y.; six grandchidlren and four great-grandchildren. The body is at the Scarpelli Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Saturday, 7 April 1973; Cumberland (MD) News
~Genie
Posted March 3, 2018

WILAND, Francis (also PEARSON, Harry Ross)
 
"DROWNED YOUTHS BODIES TO DETROIT--Tragic Ends For Two Who Came to Moscow For a Vacation--
Westernport, Md., Francis Wiland, 20, of 4642 Springdale Avenue, Detroit, who was drowned Tuesday evening in the South Branch of the Potomac river, near Romney, was a native of Moscow, this county, moving to Detroit with his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiland, when a boy.  He was the oldest child.  His body and that of his chum, Harry Ross Pearson, 20, of 13940 Mack avenue, Detroit, now at Boal's Funeral Home, here, will be taken to Detroit late today.  The group had only been a the beach about fifteen minutes when the tragedy occurred. They had brought a lunch but decided to first take a swim  Besides the two victims the party included Joseph Eloot, Detroit, who was also visiting Wiland's cousin, Miss Winifred Wiland, of Moscow, Nellie Meese, Elizabeth Yates, also of Moscow and Geneva Hyde of Barton.  Wiland was a graduate of a Detroit high school and was employed as an attendant at a gasoline station of the Zip Oil Company, there.  His mother is the former Miss Madeleine Green, of Moscow.  Besides his parents he is survived by three brothers, Bernard, Joseph and William Wiland, and five sisters, Mary Madaline, Margaret, Theresa, Ellen and Barbara Wiland, all of Detroit."
Note: St. Gabriel's records show he was buried in Barton at St. Gabriel's Catholic Cemetery August 10, 1940."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 8 Aug 1940
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted June 30, 2012
 
WILAND, Francis
 
"The body of Francis Wiland, 20, son of Mr. and Mrs. Harold Wiland, 4642 Springle avenue, Detroit, a native of Moscow, Md., who was drowned Tuesday in the South Branch of Potomac river, was removed to the home of his grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wiland at Moscow. He will be buried tomorrow morning at St. Gabriel's cemetery at Barton." 
Note: St. Gabriel's records confirm he was buried in Barton at St. Gabriel's Catholic Cemetery August 10, 1940."
Evening Times, Cumberland, Maryland, 9 Aug 1940
(Courtesy of Shawn McGreevy)
Posted June 30, 2012

WILAND, Henry

LONACONING — Henry Wiland, 79, retired coal miner, died Saturday night at his residence in Moscow.  He was a son of the late William and Jean (Thompson) Wiland.  Surviving are his widow, the former Sarah Dorsey; two sons, Howard Wiland, Detroit, and Charles Wiland, Baltimore; two daughters, Mrs. John Donahey, Elm Grove, W. Va., and Mrs. Emily Frankhouser, Fairfax, Va.;19 grandchildren and 21 great grandchildren.  Mr. Wiland also leaves two sisters, Mrs. Nell Brewer, Akron, and Mrs. Bertha Welper, of California and three brothers, Michael, Silas and Ely Wiland, all of Akron. The body is at the home where services will be held tomorrow at 2 p.m. Burial will take place in Laurel Hill Cemetery, Moscow.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Monday, June 7, 1954 - pg 14, col 4
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 3, 2015

John F. Wiland, 87, Meyersdale, died at 8:45 yesterday morning in the home of his son Homer Wiland, Republic, Pa.  A son of Mary & Jeremiah Wiland he was born Jan. 21, 1858 in Maryland. He is survived by the following children: William, Kingwood, W.Va.; Clarence, Cumberland, Md.; Frank, Salem, N.J.; Homer, mentioned and Mrs. Ray O'Neil, Mrs. Charles Houston, and Mrs. Theodore Baer, all of Meyersdale.  There are 26 grandchildren and 5 great grandchildren. Funeral services will be conducted at 2:30 tomorrow afternoon in the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mrs. & Mrs. Ray O'Neil. Interment will be in the Union Cemetery under the direction of W.C. Price & Son, Meyersdale.
The Johnstown Democrat, Wednesday Morning, May 9, 1945
(Courtesy of Patricia Shaffer)
Posted August 19, 2009

WILAND, Ralph H.

GRANTSVILLE - Ralph H. Wiland, 86, of RD 2, Grantsville, died today in Sacred Heart Hospital. Born at New Germany, he was a son of the late Samuel and Henrietta (Broadwater) Wiland. Mr. Wiland was a member of New Germany United Methodist Church and was a retired carpenter and farmer. Surviving are his widow, Lucy (Martin) Wiland; three sons, James Wiland, Cumberland; Paul Wiland, Frostburg; Norman Wiland, Eckhart; four daughters, Mrs. Hazel Rounds, Accident; Mrs. Helena Crowe, Finzel; Mrs. Pearl Wampler, Eckhart; Mrs. Shirley Winner, Frostburg; two sisters, Mrs. Florence Martin, Westernport; Miss Jane Wiland, Atlanta, Pa.; 35 grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home today from 7 to 9 p.m. and tomorrow and Thursday 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  Services will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. in New Germany United Methodist Church. The Rev. Paul Lovejoy, the Rev. Earl Harper, and Mrs. Sadie Triplett will officiate. Interment will be in the church cemetery. The body will be taken to the church at 1 p.m.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 16, 1975
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 27, 2011

WILAND, Mrs. Sarah Dorsey

MOSCOW - Mrs. Sarah Wiland, widow of Henry Wiland, died Thursday in Wheeling, W. Va., where she had been visiting.   Born at Midland, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Margaret Dorsey.  Survivors include two daughters, Mrs. John Danahey, Wheeling, and Mrs. Evelyn Frankhouser, Virginia; two sons, Harold, Detroit. Mich., and Charles Wiland, Baltimore: four sisters, Mrs. Bridget Timney, Mrs. Annie Jones and Miss Agatha Dorsey, all of here and Mrs Margaret Devlin, Barton and 22 grandchildren.  The body will be at the Eichhorn Funeral Home, Lonaconing after 7 p.m. today.  A requiem mass will be celebrated Monday at 10 a.m. at St Gabriel's Catholic church by Rev George Pugh.  Interment will be in Laurel Hill Cemetery
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Saturday, March 17, 1962 - pg 10, col 7
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted April 3, 2015

Mrs. Thomasine, wife of Mr. Frank Wiland, died at her home in Westernport, Tuesday, May 28th, 1912, of tuberculosis, aged 23 years.
Keyser Tribune, June 7, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 14, 2010

Mrs. Annie (Durst) Wilburn, 74, wife of Jason Wilburn, died yesterday at her home in Jennings. Services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. at the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 11, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

Services for Mrs. Annie Wilburn, 74, wife of Jason Wilburn, who died March 11 at her home in Jennings, were held Sunday at the Maple Grove Church of the Brethren. Interment was in Grantsville Cemetery. Surviving besides her husband are five daughters: Mrs. Clara Holder, Sipesville, Pa.; Mrs. Eliza Beebe, Canton, O.; Mrs. Alice Setzer, Condersport, Pa.; Mrs. Sabena Roderick, Cumberland; Mrs. Vera McKenzie, Grantsville; five sons: Roy and Clark Wilburn, both of Baltimore; Norman Wilburn, Eckhart; Elmer Wilburn, Traveres, Fla.; Perry Wilburn, Grantsville; 30 grandchildren and 43 great-grandchildren.
The Cumberland Evening Times, March 17, 1955
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)

WILBURN, Mrs. Annie Elizabeth Hoover
 
Annie Elizabeth Wilburn, 72, of 124 Fosters Inn Rd., Grantsville, Md., died Saturday, April 19, 2003, at her residence. Born September 10, 1930, in Jennings, Md., she was a daughter of the late Lewis and Stella (Stein) Hoover. She was preceded in death by her husband, Denzil H. Wilburn, Dec 31, 1999 and one daughter, Virginia. Mrs. Wilburn was a member of Jennings Church of God and was a retired cook and baker for Penn Alps Restaurant. She is survived by one son, Ricky Wilburn, Grantsville; three daughters, Norma Moyers, Bruceton Mills, W.Va.; Delores Jean Tilgner and Kathy Wilburn, both of Grantsville; one brother, Albert Hoover, Albright, W.Va.; 18 grandchildren and 4 great grandchildren. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, Md. on Sunday 2-4 & 7-9 p.m. Services will be conducted in the funeral home on Monday 1 p.m. with the Rev. George Plants officiating. Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
Saturday, April 19, 2003; Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted February 15, 2014 

Name: Harriet Mae Wilburn, 98, of 27129 Garrett Highway, Accident, MD
Parents: David Owen and Laetitia (Friend) DeWitt
DOB: September 19, 1905, in Hoyes, MD
DOD: Thursday, June 3, 2004, at her residence
Spouse: Merrell Edward Wilburn, whom she married December 18, 1937
Predeceased by: parents; brothers, William Webb DeWitt, Malcolm Paul DeWitt, Isaiah DeWitt and H. Owen DeWitt
Survived by: husband; sons, James O. Wilburn and wife Wilma, Grantsville, MD; Edward D. Wilburn and wife, Betty, McHenry, MD
Burial: June 6, 2004, Hoyes United Methodist Church Cemetery
Source: Newman Funeral Homes, Garrett Co., MD and Somerset Co., PA
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted March 1, 2014

WILBURN, Jeremy J.

GRANTSVILLE — Jeremy J. Wilburn, infant son of Ricky and Cindy (Roy) Wilburn, Meyersdale, died Sunday at Johnstown Memorial Hospital. Besides his parents, surviving are his paternal grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Denzil Wilburn, here; maternal grandparents, Delbert T. Roy, Oakland; Mrs. Rachel Roy, Oakland; and maternal great-grandparents, Mr. and Mrs. Joseph Gregory, Oakland. Friends will be received at the Newman Funeral Home from noon until time of service at 2 p.m. today.
The Cumberland News, Tuesday, August 23, 1977
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 29, 2021

Mrs. Katherine Wilburn died at her home in Westernport, Wednesday morning, October 30. The funeral took place Friday afternoon last.Born on Sunday, October 27, to Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Michael, of Westernport - a son.
Keyser Tribune, November 8, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted August 1, 2010

WILCOX, Kenneth E.

Kenneth E. "Tubby" Wilcox, 82, of 120 Mary Court, LaVale and formerly of Luke, Md. died Wednesday, May 16 at Sacred Heart Hospital at Cumberland. Born in Westernport on May 24, 1918, he was the son of the late Dewey Kenneth Wilcox and Leola Vassar Reeves Wilcox Walker. Mr. Wilcox was retired from Westvaco Corp., with 45 years of service, having been a Supervisor in maintenance. He served with the Fifth Marine Division of the United States Marine corp., and participated in the Battle of Iwo Jima. He was a 50 year member of Hiram Lodge #103 AF & AM of Westernport, a member of the Ali Ghan Shrine of Cumberland, with the Provost Guard Unit, a member of the York Rite Bodies and the Knights of Templer of Cumberland. He was also a member of Kelly Mansfield Post #52 American Legion of Piedmont and the Queens Poin V.F.W. # 6775 of McCoole, Md. He was a former member of the Luke Volunteer Fire Co. and formerly served on the Town of Luke City Council. Surviving are his wife, Mary Mazzone Wilcox; two daughters, Mary Ann Green and husband Ed of Churchville, Md. and Helen Nelson and husband, Dr. Joseph of Cumberland; and four grandchildren; Brady Green and wife Nancy, Captain Kenneth Nelson, M.D., Christopher Nelson and Ryan Nelson. The family will receive friends at the Boal Funeral Home at Westernport Friday from 2-4 and 7-9 p.m. Hiram Lodge will hold a memorial service at the funeral home Friday at 7 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted at the funeral home Saturday at 9:30 a.m. with Father Paul Byrnes officiating.  Interment will be at Philos Cemetery at Westernport, where full military honors will be accorded at graveside by various military organizations.
Newsbank: Waltham News Tribune (MA) (Published as Daily News Tribune, The (Waltham, MA)) - May 18, 2001
(Courtesy of Charles Riend)
Posted October 15, 2015

WILDEMAN, Herman

Herman Wildeman, 50, of Friedens, Somerset County, died Sunday in Memorial Hospital at Johnstown. He was born in Connellsville July 17, 1900, a son of Augustus and Margaret Domer Wildeman. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Ruth Ohler Wildeman; three children, one grandchild, two brothers, Charles of Meyersdale and George of Friedens, R.D. 2, and one sister, Mrs. Clarence Robertson of Greensburg.
The Daily Courier, Connellsville, March 1, 1951
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 27, 2011
 

WILDERMAN, Elmer S.
 
Frostburg - Elmer S Wilderman, 64, of 60 Centennial Street, died yesterday in Miners' Hospital shortly after being admitted.  A native of Frostburg, he was a son of the late Edward J and Mary A (Lyons) Wilderman.  Mr. Wilderman was employed as custodian at the Aerie 1273, F O Eagles home.  A veteran of World War I he had been awarded the Purple Heart medal. He also was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and the Eagles lodge.  He is survived by three sisters, Mrs. Rose G. Taylor,  Ridgewood, N.J.; Mrs. Blanche Lowe, Washington, D. C., and Miss Olive Wilderman at home and a brother, William Wilderman, also at home.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Tuesday, February 2, 1960 - pg 14, col 5
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted September 29, 2012

WILDERMAN, Mrs. Mary Ann Groter

FROSTBURG, July 11 - Mrs Mary Wilderman, widow of Richard Wilderman, former residents of Eckhart, died yesterday afternoon at her home in Duquesne, Pa, following illness of several months.  Her husband was a well known railroad engineer in this section.  Mrs Wilderman was a native of Eckhart and a daughter of the late Mr and Mrs Joseph Groter.  Survivors include six children, Mrs Walter Thomas, Duquesne; Lester and John Wilderman, at home; Charles Wilderman, New York City; Mrs Wilbur Stilly, with her husband in Algiers, Africa and Major Gerald Wilderman, with the Army in Japan; two brothers, John and Joseph Groter, Eckhart and four sisters, Mrs Thomas Carter, Mrs Minnie bolt, Mrs Jacon Siebert and Mrs John Williams, all of Eckhart.  Services and burial will take place in McKeesport, Pa.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - July 11, 1947 - pg 12, col 2.
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 28, 2015 

WILDERMAN, Mrs. Mary Ann Lyons

Frostburg, Md, Oct 17 - Mrs Mary Wilderman, aged 60 years, wife of the late Jorden Wilderman, died yesterday at Miner's Hospital. She resided at 60 Centennial street.  She was a devoted member of St Michael's church and took an active interest in the Sodality of the parish.  Mrs Wilderman had been a patient suffered for 12 months.  She is survived by twelve children as follows: Mrs George Taylor of Pittsburgh; Mrs William Warn, of Homestead; Richard Wilderman of Duquesne; Edward of Akron; John of Akron; Mrs Walter Helbig of Washington, D C; Mrs William Lowe of Paris, Ontario, Canada; Mrs John Haneghan of Mt Savage; Mrs John McQuire of Frostburg; William, Olive and Elmer Wilderman, at home.  The funeral will be held Monday at 9 a.m. at St Michael's Church.  Interment will be in the family lot in St Michael's Cemetery
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - October 17, 1925 - pg 10, col 4.
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 28, 2015

WILDERMAN, Miss Olive
 
FROSTBURG — Miss Olive Wilderman, 69, formerly of 60 Centennial Street, died Wednesday. Born in Frostburg, she was a daughter of the late Jerdan(sic) and Mary A. (Lyons) Wilderman.  She was a member of St. Michael's Catholic Church and was a member and past president of the Sodality. She also was a member of the Third Order of St. Francis at SS. Peter and Paul Catholic Church.  Her only survivors are several nieces and nephews.  The body is at the Durst Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.  A requiem mass will be celebrated Saturday at 11 a.m. at St. Michael's Church and burial will be in the parish cemetery. The rosary will be recited today at 8 p.m. at the funeral home.
Cumberland News; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md., Friday, May 30, 1969 - pg 9 col 1
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted September 29, 2012

WILDERMAN, Richard

Frostburg, Nov. 22 - Richard Wilderman, 50, native and former resident of this city, died Saturday at his home in Duquesne, Pa.  Surviving are his widow, Mrs Mollie G Wilderman; three daughters, Catherine, Madeline and Joan and three sons, Charles Lester and Jordon, cadet at West Point.  He was a brother of Miss Olive Wilderman, Mrs Julia McGuire and William and Elmer Wilderman, Frostburg; Edward, Akron, O; Mrs William Warne, Homestead, Pa; Mrs John Henaghan, Mt Savage; Mrs George S Taylor, Pittsburgh and Mrs William Lowe, Cumberland.
Cumberland Evening Times; Cumberland, Allegany Co, Md - November 22, 1937 - pg 11, col 2
(Courtesy of Pat Dailey)
Posted March 28, 2015

Nancy Virginia Wiles died on January 17, 2010. She was born November 13, 1916, in Amboy, the daughter of the late A.D. and Myrtle Forman. She graduated from Aurora High School and attended Fairmont State College. She worked for 15 years at the Department of Human Services and was a member of the Womens Club and Eastern Star. She enjoyed sewing, crocheting, quilting and knitting and was an avid reader. Many of her afghans were donated to neo-natal units at local hospitals. She is survived by three children and spouses, Howard Wiles and Carol, of Oakton, VA; Mary Woodruff and Gary, of Jackson, OH; and Martha Wiles¬Mapstead, of Grafton; four grandchildren; four great-grandchildren; and a sister-in-law, Dorotha Forman, of Amboy. She was also preceded in death by her husband, H. Dent Wiles; two sisters, Eleanor Helmick and Erma Forman; and one brother, Fred Forman. At her request, services were private. The family requests memorial donations be made in her memory to Hospice, 7 Harman Center, Suite 203, Grafton, WV 26354 or the charity of your choice.
The Preston County News; Kingwood, WV; Jan 23, 2010
(Courtesy of Mary Teets)
Posted June 13, 2010

Mr. Wiley, who was working at Pierce, was killed by a freight train at William last Tuesday.
Keyser Tribune, March 22, 1912
(Courtesy of Patti McDonald)
Posted July 29, 2010

WILEY, B. Harrison

GRANTSVILLE — B. Harrison Wiley, 64, retired government employe, died September 8 at his home in Reisterstown, Md., after an illness of several months. A son of the late Thomas and Lydia (Winterberg) Wiley, he was born in Bittinger. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Lucy (Glotfelty) Wiley; three daughters, Kathleen, Marian and Carvall Wiley, and four sons, Wilbur, Thomas, Joseph and Roland Wiley. Mr. Wiley had been employed at the Baltimore Custom House until failing health forced him to retire. Funeral services and burial took place Monday in Reisterstown. Attending from here were Blair and Max Buckel, Mr. and Mrs. Elwood Glotfelty, Mr. and Mrs. Kermit Glotfelty, Mr. and Mrs. W. E. Buckel, and Mr. and Mrs. David Broadwater.
The Cumberland Evening Times, September 16, 1950
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted July 27, 2011

WILEY, Mrs. Cora A. Walls
 
Cora A. Wiley, 81, Grantsville, died Saturday, April 12, 2003, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.  Born Oct. 21, 1921, in Grantsville, she was a daughter of the late Rev. A.C. and Sallie (Butler) Walls. She was preceded in death by her husband, Blaine Wiley, May 3, 1986; two daughters, Catherine and Zelda; three brothers, Robert, Herbert, and Lewis Walls; and two grandchildren.  She was a retired after 24 years at Flushing Shirt Factory and was a member of Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses, Grantsville.  She is survived by six daughters, Patricia Gatterman Nelson, Shirley Lapp, Rita Garlitz, and Connie Savage, all of Grantsville, Dorothy Baker, Uniontown, Pa., and Kay Hockman, Accident; two sons, Lewis Wiley, Smithfield, Pa., and Charles Wiley, Frostburg; three sisters, Esther Stanton and JoAnn Bowser, both of Grantsville, and Ruth Gindlesperger, Berlin, Pa.; one brother, Walter Walls, Virginia Beach, Va.; 18 grandchildren; and 17 great-grandchildren.  Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville.  A service was conducted in the funeral home on Monday, April 14, with Keith Welch officiating. Interment was in Oak Grove Cemetery. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Kingdom Hall of Jehovah's Witnesses.
abt. Saturday, April 12, 2003; Newman Funeral Home obituary
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted January 11, 2014

WILEY, Mrs. Ethel Henrietta Shoemaker

Mrs. Ethel Henrietta Wiley, 68, mother of Mrs. Margaret Wright, this city, died today at her home, 77 Wise Street, Hagerstown, following as illness of nine months. A native of Taneytown, Mrs. Wiley held membership in St. Mark's Lutheran Church, the Ruth Bible Class and the Pastor' Aid Society of Hagerstown and the Women of the Moose, Cumberland. She was a daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. George Shoemaker. Survivors include another daughter, Mrs. Blanche Rockwell; a son, William E. Levi, and three sisters, Miss Blanche Shoemaker, Mrs. Dorothy Myers and Mrs. Grace Harmon, all of Hagerstown, and two grandchildren. The body is at the Suter Funeral Home, Hagerstown, where services by Rev. Edward P. Heinze, pastor of St. Mark's Church. Interment will be conducted Friday at 2 p.m. will be in Rose Hill Cemetery there.
[looks as though the last lines are mixed up]
Wednesday, 13 June 1951; Evening Times (Cumberland, MD)
~Genie
Posted June 26, 2010

Harvey Wiley
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls)

Accident - Harvey Wiley, 82, died yesterday at his home near here. Born in Garrett County, he was a son of the late James and Barbara (Myers) Wiley. Surviving are his widow, Mrs. Eva (Snyder) Wiley; two sons, Blaine Wiley, Grantsville, and Harvey Wiley Jr., Accident; two sisters, Mrs. Lucretia Grove, Frostburg, and Mrs. Ida Hager, Deep Creek Lake, and nine grandchildren.
The body is at the Newman Funeral Home where services will be conducted Sunday at 2 p.m. by Rev. Emory McGraw.  Interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
Friday, 2 August 1963; Cumberland Evening Times, pg. 16
(Courtesy of Ruth Sprowls/transcribed by Genie)
Posted January 15, 2011

WILEY, James Earl

Grantsville - James Earl Wiley, 64, a native of here, died yesterday at Gardena Hospital, Gardena, Calif. A native of Grantsville, he was a son of the late Grant and Louise (Bowser) Wiley. He was a member of Lutheran Church of the Resurrection at Rendondo Beach, Calif., and a World War II veteran. Survivors include a daughter, Mrs. Christine Mitchell, Hacienda Heights, Calif.; two brothers, Robert Wiley, Westminster, Calif., and Dewey Wiley, Elizabeth, Pa., and two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Herring, Friendsville, and Mrs. Mary R. McKenzie, Grantsville. A memorial service will be conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Newman Funeral Home, Grantsville, with Rev. David Fetter officiating. Interment will be in the Grantsville Cemetery.
The Cumberland News, May 14, 1971
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 10, 2011

James Polk Wiley

WILEY, James Polk

GRANTSVILLE GRIST
Death of James P. Wiley, Last Civil War Veteran of Grantsville Community.
GRANTSVILLE, Dec. 1-James P. Wiley, aged 87 years, a Civil War veteran and former resident of Garrett County, died at his home at Somerfield, Pa., Saturday evening, Nov. 28. Besides his widow, Mrs. Barbara Wiley, he leaves five sons, Grant, Milton and Harvey Wiley, of Grantsville; Ralph, of New Germany, and Edward of Somerfield, and five daughters, Mrs. Ida Hager, Somerfield; Mrs. Anna Resh, Mrs. Harriet Resh, Bittinger; Mrs. Mintie Keefe, Saltville, Va.; Mrs. Lucretia Groove's, Frostburg. He also leaves 42 grandchildren and 65 great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held in the Grantsville Lutheran Church on Tuesday afternoon, Dec. 1, conducted by Rev. S. D. Sigler, the pastor, assisted by Rev. Pollock of the Methodist Episcopal Church at Addison. The pallbearers were six grandchildren. Members of the Earl H. Opel American Legion Post escorted the remains to the Grantsville Cemetery where a military service was held, a salute was fired and taps sounded for the last Civil War Veteran in this end of the county.
A large number of relatives and friends from a distance attended the funeral.
December 1, 1931; Meyersdale Republican
(Courtesy of Gina Wiley Norstedt)
Posted September 30, 2011

WILEY, L. Robert
 
GRANTSVILLE — L. Robert Wiley, 79, a native of here, died Monday at Anaheim (Calif.) Community Hospital. He resided in Westminster, Calif. Born here, he was a son of the late Grant and Louisa (Bowser) Wiley. He was a veteran of World War I. He is survived by his widow, Mrs. Freda (McKenzie) Wiley; a son, L. Roberty Wiley Jr., Huntington Beach, Calif.; a brother, Dewey Wiley, Elizabeth, Pa.; two sisters, Mrs. Bessie Herring, Cuppett Weeks Nursing Home, Oakland; and Mrs. Mary McKenzie, here; and three grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home, here, where friends will be received today from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. A graveside service will be conducted tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. at the Grantsville Cemetery by Rev. William Ferguson.
The Cumberland News, September 10, 1976
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted May 10, 2011

WILEY, Ralph O.

Frostburg - A service for Ralph O. Wiley, 83, of 125 East Main Street, who died Wednesday at his home, will be conducted at the Hafer Funeral Home tomorrow at 10 a.m. Rev. George L. Wehler will officiate and interment will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
Friday, November 2, 1962; The Cumberland News, Cumberland, MD.
~Genie
Posted December 8, 2018

WILEY, Thomas B.

Bittinger.- Thomas B. Wiley, former Treasurer of Garrett county, is dead at Bittinger, aged 70 years. He served in the Union Army in the Third Cavalry, Potomac Home Brigade, and saw service in the Valley of Virginia. He was twice married. His wife and 11 children survive.
Saturday, April 6, 1912; The Sun (Baltimore, MD)
~Genie
Posted April 7, 2018

WILEY, Ulysses Grant

Ulysses Grant Wiley, who would have been 86 in June, died at the home of his daughter, Mrs. Harley McKenzie, Friday, May 8. He has been confined to his bed since January.  He was born at Bittinger, Md., June 22, 1867, son of the late James P. and Barbara (Myers) Wiley. He was married to Louise C. Bowser, who died in 1920.  For 25 years he was a stateroad patrolman and has resided with his daughter since the death of his wife and his retirement. He was the oldest resident of Grantsville and was a Republican having been one of the oldest resident voters in the last election. He was a member of the Lutheran Church.  He is survived by two daughters, Mrs. McKenzie and Mrs. Bessie Herring, Baltimore, and four sons, Clarence Wiley of Grantsville, Robert Wiley of Los Angeles, Calif., Earl Wiley of San Diego, Calif., and Dewey Wiley of Clairton, Pa.; Two brothers, Ralph Wiley, New Germany, and Harvey Wiley, Grantsville; three sisters, Mrs. Simon Resh, Grantsville, Mrs. Lucretia Groves, Frostburg, and Mrs. Ida Hager, Akron, 31 grandchildren and 24 great grandchildren also survive.  Services were held in the Lutheran Church here Monday afternoon with the pastor, Rev. George E. Bowersox and Rev. Donald Hinkle, Methodist pastor, officiating.  The Springs Mennonite Choir sang, the pallbearers were George Diefenbach, Stewart Rodamer, Ray Lohr, and Harold Miller, Daniel Klotz and O. J. Glotfelty. Interment in the Grantsville Cemetery.
Relatives who attended the funeral were Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wiley Los Angeles, Calif., Mrs. Ada Hagar, Akron, Mrs. Lucretia Groves, Frostburg, Mrs. Ella Cuschleg, Mrs. Grace Shaffer, Mr. and Mrs. Paul Bowman and son of Wadsworth, O.
abt 8 May 1953; no publication noted
(Courtesy of Gina Wiley Norstedt)
Posted September 30, 2011

WILEY, William B.

GRANTSVILLE - William E. Wiley, 67, died yesterday at Meyersdale Community Hospital. A native of Jennings, he was a son of the late James and Adeline (Bower) Wiley and was a member of Zion Lutheran Church, Jennings. Surviving are his widow, Violet (Hollada) Wiley; a son, William C. Wiley; two daughters Mrs. Lois Watson and Mrs. Dixie Winebrenner, here; two brothers, Cortez and Stanley Wiley, here; a sister, Mrs. Rosie Frye, Akron, Ohio, and four grandchildren. The body is at the Newman Funeral Home where friends will be received from 2 until and 7 until 9 p. m. A service will be conducted there Sunday at 2 p. m. with Rev. Guy Ludwig officiating Burial will be in Grantsville Cemetery.
The Cumberland Evening Times, December 20, 1968
(Courtesy of Sheryl Kelso)
Posted June 27, 2009

(Notes courtesy of Sam Bowser)

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