Obituaries
John Hafer, Jr.
Jun 5, 2019
State Senator John J. Hafer, Jr, who represented District 1, Allegany, Garrett Counties and part of Washington County for 16 years, passed away at his home at the age of 87 on June 5. Born on February 25, 1932, in Frostburg, he was the son of the late John J. Hafer, Sr. and Leah Durst Hafer. He was preceded...
Shirley Brant
May 30, 2019
Shirley Ann Brant, 73, passed away on Thursday, May 30, 2019, at WMHS Regional Medical Center.
Born on July 18, 1945, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Randolph “Randy” and Mable (McKenzie) Rush.
In addition to her parents, Shirley was preceded in death by her husband and life partner of 43 years,...
Joan Darnell
May 22, 2019
Joan Darnell, 82, passed away on Wednesday, May 22, 2019, at Sterling Care Frostburg Village.
Born on December 4, 1936, in Lonaconing, she was the daughter of the late Jesse C. and Florence Etta (Bittinger) Warnick.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by sisters Geraldine Sigler, Freda Thomas, Mayme Densmore, Leah...
Esther McGann
May 19, 2019
Esther Pearl McGann, 76, passed away on Sunday, May 19, 2019, at her home.
Born on December 8, 1942, in Meyersdale, PA, she was the daughter of the late Louis and Viola Mae (White) Webb.
In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her brother Jedd and sister Katie.
Esther...
James "Mike" Kenney
May 17, 2019
James “Mike” Michael Kenney
79, of Frostburg, passed away Friday, May 17, 2019 at WMHS Frostburg Nursing and Rehab.
Born October 5, 1939 in Frostburg to the late Leo A. and Edna (Loar) Kenney. He is preceded in death by his parents; a son, Michael David...
Judith O'Baker
May 14, 2019
Judith C. “Judi” O’Baker, 67, passed away on Tuesday, May 14, 2019, at WMHS Regional Medical Center.
Born on November 27, 1951, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late Ralph F. “Jake” and Eleanor (Schneider) Winebrenner.
In addition to her parents, Judi was preceded in death by a brother, Ralph “Pee Wee” Winebrenner,...
Mary Faidley-Paul
May 11, 2019
Mary K. Faidley-Paul ,
79, of Mount Savage, passed away Saturday, May 11, 2019 at WHMS Regional Medical Center.
Born March 29, 1940, in Meyersdale, she was the daughter of Charles and Leona (Reiber) Geiger; she is preceded in death by her parents and five siblings, Dolly, Doris, Lou, Bill, and...
Jacob Carr II
May 10, 2019
Jacob Willis Carr II, 54, of Corriganville and Hanover passed away suddenly Friday, May 10, 2019.
Born January 26, 1965 in Wurtzburg, Germany, he was the youngest son of Richard and Eleanor Carr. He was preceded in death by his grandparents; uncle, Harry Carr and special cousin, Tommy Carr.
He is survived by his parents,...
Thomas Chabot
May 9, 2019
Thomas Francis Chabot, 90, of Eckhart Maryland passed away late Thursday, May 9th at home. Tom was born October 6, 1928, the son of Edward and Christine Hager (Shea) Chabot.
He attended Beall High School and after working for his father’s construction company, he served in the U.S. Army as a paratrooper. Following his discharge, he worked for...
Elaine Winner
May 4, 2019
Bernice Elaine Winner, 87, passed away on Saturday, May 4, 2019, at Rest Assured Living Center.
Born on December 31, 1931, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late James Oliver and Thelma (Dawson) Truly.
In addition to her parents, Elaine was preceded in death by husband George James “Pinky” Winner; siblings, James Truly,...
Jason Warnick
Apr 30, 2019
Jason Derek Warnick, 45, passed away on Tuesday, April 30, 2019, at his residence.
Born on February 4, 1974, in Cumberland, he was the son of Jack and Rosalie (Nelson) Warnick.
Jason was a member of the 1992 graduating class of Beall High School, graduate of Allegany College of Maryland and attended Frostburg State University....
Joe Anne Myers
Apr 29, 2019
Joe Anne Myers
81, passed away Monday, April 29, 2019 at WMHS Frostburg Nursing and Rehabilitation Home.
Born July 7, 1937 in Frostburg to the late Hubert and Edith (Cavey) Younkin.
Joe Anne attended many area churches and...
Betty Sansom
Apr 26, 2019
Betty Lee Sansom, 96, passed away on Friday, April 26, 2019, in Maugansville, MD.
Born on May 31, 1922, in Mount Savage, she was the daughter of the late Charles T. and Eva (Uhl) Burch.
Betty was preceded in death by her husband, John E. Sansom, in 1980.
In accordance with her wishes,...
Stacey Morgan
Apr 25, 2019
Stacey Lynn Morgan, 42, passed away peacefully on Thursday, April 25, 2019, at her home, surrounded by her family.
Born on May 5, 1976, in Frostburg, she was the daughter of John and Barbara (Layman) Raley.
Preceding her in death were her baby sister Brittany Nicole, maternal grandfather, William C. Layman, Jr; paternal grandfather and...
James Sevinsky
Apr 23, 2019
James Bernhart Sevinsky, 50, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Ruby Memorial Hospital in Morgantown, WV.
Born August 25, 1968 in Frostburg to the late John F. Sevinsky and Lilly (Wenck) Sevinsky. He is preceded in death by his parents and brother, John Frank Sevinsky.
Jim graduated Class of 1986 from Beall High...
Colleen Zaloga
Apr 23, 2019
Colleen Taylor Zaloga , 64, passed away on Tuesday, April 23, 2019 at Western Maryland Hospital with her loving family by her side.
She was born on July 1, 1954 in North Adams, Massachusetts, to Natalie M. (Garofano) Taylor and the late Donald D. Taylor.
Colleen graduated from Saint Joseph’s Regional High school...
Carolyn Handa
Apr 22, 2019
Carolyn Cook Handa, 77, passed away on Monday, April 22, 2019, in Port Charlotte, Florida.
Born on June 2, 1941, in Cumberland, to the late Albert C. and Mary A. (Baum) Cook.
Carolyn graduated Beall High School class of 1959, and received her diploma from her mother, the first lady to be appointed to the...
Phyllis Crowe
Apr 18, 2019
Phyllis Crowe, Hoffman Hollow Road, died Thursday, April 18, 2019 at WMHS surrounded by her devoted daughters.
She was born September 24, 1937 to William Adrain Meek and Cecila (Hart) Meek. Besides her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Walter E. Crowe.
Phyllis was a loving mother and is survived by her...
Patricia Atkinson
Apr 18, 2019
Our beloved Patsy passed on to the next life after a long struggle with dementia and Alzheimer’s Disease. She was born in Frostburg, Maryland in 1939 and graduated from Girl’s Central High School in Cumberland, Maryland.
She was predeceased by her parents, Mary Ann Woods Harris and Joseph Bernard Harris, along with her eldest son, John Timothy...
John Davis, Jr.
Apr 16, 2019
John Harold Davis, Jr, 69, passed away on Wednesday, April 16, 2019, at UPMC Somerset in Somerset,Pennsylvania.
Born on August 11, 1949 in Texas, he was the son of the late John H. Davis, Sr, and Betty (Pape) Davis.
In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his brother, Richard “Doc” Davis....
