FROSTBURG- James Allan McDonald, 81, of Frostburg, went peacefully home to Our Heavenly Father On Wednesday, July 25, 2018 at his daughter’s home in Cresaptown. Born on March 28, 1937, Mr. McDonald was the son of the John James and Agnes Laura (Laslo) McDonald. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 54 years. Carol Ann (Leasure) McDonald and one sister, Katherine Atkinson. Mr. McDonald was a member of the First Congregational Church of Frostburg. Jim was a 1955 graduate of Valley...

FROSTBURG- Dora Elizabeth (Spiker) Steinly, 94. of Frostburg passed away on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Sterling Care at Frostburg Village. Born in Frostburg on March 13, 1924, she was the daughter of the late James and Freda (Warnick) Spiker. She is preceded in death by two brothers, James and Leo, and two sisters Evelyn and Pearl. Dora was a homemaker and a member of Salem United Church of Christ. She loved her family deeply and brought great joy and kindness to all of them. For many years,...

FROSTBURG- Arthur Beal, Jr.,84, a special Dad, Husband, Pap, Sibling and Uncle, passed away on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at the Goodwill Nursing Home. Born in Frostburg on May 2, 1934, he was the son of the late Arthur W. Beal and Thelma (Barnes) Beal. He was preceded in death by his first wife Ramona Rae (Densmore) Beal, wife of 34 years and mother of his children, and a brother in law Earl Densmore. Arthur was a U.S. Air Force veteran and a retiree of ABL, Hercules, Inc. He was fascinated...

Angela Maria (Layman) Llewellyn, 78, of Frostburg, passed away peacefully on June 10, 2018 at the Frostburg Village Nursing Home. Born August 22, 1939, in Finzel, she was the daughter of the late Blaine Layman and Mary (McKenzie) Layman. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, George Wesley Llewellyn, along with one sister, Virginia DeWitt and one brother, Michael Layman. Angela graduate from Northern High School in 1957. She married soon after and dedicated her...

Keyser-Robert Leroy Shipman, Sr. ,90, passed away on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at his home. Born in Williamsport, Pa, he was the son of the late Amos Britton Shipman and Anna (Rukgber) Shipman. He is also preceded in death by brothers Richard Shipman and Walter Shipman. Robert was retired from the U.S. Army and worked for the FBI for 17 years. Robert was very musically inclined and had many musical accomplishments. While in high school, Robert played the clarinet and saxophone in the marching...

FROSTBURG- Regina Florence (Rafferty) Morgan,74, passed away on Wednesday, May 30, 2018 at the Western Maryland Regional Medical Center. Born in Eckhart, she was the daughter of the late Norbert Rafferty and Elsie (Kyler) Rafferty. She is also preceded in death by four brothers and four sisters. Regina was a member of the Divine Mercy Parish at St. Michael’s Church and a member of the American Legion Auxiliary Farrady Post Unit # 24. She had worked in Dietary at the Frostburg Village...

Dr. Ronald “Max” Barmoy, died on Thursday, May 17th, 2018, following a brief illness. He was eighty-five (85) years old. Ronald was born January 22 1933, the fourth (4th) child to Norman H. Barmoy and Mary Jane (Austin) Barmoy in Meyersdale, Pennsylvania. Ronald or “Max” as he was known to most, graduated in 1950 from Meyersdale High School. He attended California State College, California, PA, graduating in May of 1954 with a Bachelor of Science in Education with an...

FROSTBURG- Kathleen Platter,66, affectionately known as Kat, passed away on Wednesday May 16, 2018 at Ruby Memorial in Morgantown. Born in Frostburg, she was the daughter of the late John “Hank” Blubaugh and Rose (Skidmore) Blubaugh. She was also preceded in death by a brother Bill Blubaugh. Kathy was a 1970 graduate of Beall High School and she attended Catherman’s Business School. Kathy worked for more than 30 years as a medical transcriptionist at Sacred Heart Hospital....

FROSTBURG- Ethan Isaiah Malec, 19, passed away on Sunday, May 6, 2018. Born in Cumberland, he was the son of Lauren Malec-Lewis and Randy Winebrenner. He is preceded in death by paternal grandmother, Pat Winebrenner. Ethan was employed at Knieriem Tires. His passion was working on cars with his Pop Pop and spending time with his uncles, Chris and Jon. Ethan also loved riding dirt bikes. Besides his parents, he is survived by his maternal grandparents, Sharon and Mark Malec, paternal...

MT. SAVAGE- Bonnie Kay Goebel,65, passed away on Wednesday, May 2, 2018. Born in Frostburg, Bonnie was the daughter of the late Harold Wilkes Stewart and Lillian Naomi (Snyder) Stewart. Bonnie was a Wilton cake decorating instructor. She enjoyed candy making and baking. She is survived by husband, Mike Goebel and son Rob Goebel and girlfriend Ann Steele of Midland; grandchildren, Ethan, Lilly, and Sam Goebel, and a sister Donna Stewart of Mt. Savage. Also surviving are four brothers- in-...