Gilbert Donald Sr. Wilhelm

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Gilbert Donald Wilhelm Sr.,76, of Lancaster Hill Road, Lonaconing, died Wednesday, Nov. 22, 2017, at Frostburg Village Nursing Home. Born on Aug. 27, 1941, at home, he was the son of the late Leonard Wilhelm Sr. and Mary (Crowe) Wilhelm. He was one of 19 children. He was preceded in death by two sisters, Hazel Layman and Twila Mae Fike; and five brothers, Leonard Jr., Harry, Dale, Okey and Bobby. Gilbert grew up in Avilton, working on the family farm. He attended Valley High School. A heavy equipment operator, he worked for multiple construction and coal companies. In his 20s and 30s, he worked with brothers during the Vietnam Conflict for Harwell Construction Company in Buckhannon, W.Va., AP Hill, Va., Indian Town Gap, Pa., Fort Belvoir, Va., and Upper Marlboro. He also worked for Moran Coal Company and Savage River Diary Farms. He was the proud partner of Wilhelm Coal Co., GB Liquors, M+M Loggers and BB+G Logging. He was also a landlord for a rental property. He enjoyed farming and operating equipment. Cutting timber was his favorite activity. He very much loved his family, and he enjoyed working with them. Appearance meant a lot to him. It was important and enjoyable for him to keep the grass cut at home and at Wilhelm Flat. He was a member of Mt. Zion United Methodist Church. He was also a member of Lonaconing Republican Club. He is survived by six children, Gilbert Jr and wife, Barbara, Dwight Sr. and wife, Erin, Bryan and partner, Diane Lewis, Howard and wife, Rebecca, Delana and husband, Vance Kaloz, and Twila and husband, Brett Shelley; 13 grandchildren, Kara Achouri and husband, Baganola, Jacy Humbertson and husband, Jason, Gilbert III and wife, Beth, Dwight Jr., Dawson and Delilah Wilhelm, Gracy and Bryan Wilhelm, John Golden and wife, Alyssa, Brittany Golden, Carly Shaw, Howard Wilhelm and Reed Shelley and baby, Shelley, on the way; four great-grandchildren, Owen, Grace, Johnny and Waylon, and baby, Wilhelm, on the way; 11 siblings, including Ronald Wilhelm, Ray Wilhelm, Susie Kamp, Mildred Husselbaugh, Olin Wilhelm, Dallas Wilhelm, Jean Miller, Lois Rowe, Connie Burdock, Helen Michael, and Sheila Baker; and numerous nieces and nephews. Family and friends will be received at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, 16864 National Pike, Frostburg, on Monday, Nov. 27, 2017, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Services will immediately follow at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Daniel Agnew officiating. Interment will be in Blocher Cemetery, Frostburg. Wilhelm-Eakin Funeral Home, P.A., Lonaconing, handled the arrangements. Pallbearers will be Gilbert III, Dwight Jr., Francis, Timmy Sr., Matthew, and Chad Wilhelm. At the request of the family, donations may be made in Gilbert's memory to Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, c/o Mrs. Lois Rowe, 2693 Old Frostburg Road, Frostburg, MD 21532. Published in Cumberland Times-News on November 24, 2017

Gilbert Donald WILHELM Sr. and Mary Ann "Annie" CATON were married on 16 Nov 1968 in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Rt. 40, Garrett Co., Maryland.

Gilbert married Mary Ann (Annie) Caton on 16 Nov 1968 in Mt. Zion United Methodist Church, Garrett Co., Maryland. Mary (daughter of George Clifford Caton and Mary Verna McKenzie) was born on 29 Apr 1950 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland; died on 16 Aug 2018 in Finzel, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Twila Mae Wilhelm was born in Private.
2. Gilbert Donald Jr. Wilhelm was born in Private.
3. Dwight David Sr. Wilhelm was born in Private.
4. Bryan Dean Wilhelm was born in Private.
5. Howard Trilson Wilhelm was born in Private.
6. Delana Jane Wilhelm was born in Private.

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AVILTON - Leonard Joseph Wilhelm Sr., 100, of Avilton, went to be with the Lord, Thursday, Sept. 19, 2002, at his residence. He was born March 8, 1902, in Garrett County, a son of the late John Olin and Ada (Garlitz) Wilhelm. He resided less than a mile from where he grew up. His great-grandfather was one of the first county commissioners in the area. Mr. Wilhelm began working at an early age. At age 9, he conceived of the idea for a place where his family could gather to enjoy each other's company. This place became known as Wilhelm Flat. Throughout the Wilhelm family history, this site has seen its share of parties, weddings, and other holiday family gatherings. He was a middle child in a family of 11 children, and is survived by only one sibling, a younger brother, Asa Wilhelm, also of Avilton. As a boy, Mr. Wilhelm worked on the farm and in saw mills, hauled logs to Uniontown, Pa., in a Ford truck and handled horses with a sleigh. He married his wife, the former Mary E. J. Crowe on Valentines Day, Feb. 14, 1927, three years after they began dating. Mrs. Wilhelm preceded him in death on July 15, 1980. Together they had 19 children. Three sons, and one daughter, Dale Frederick, Okee, and Harry Wilhelm, and Hazel Layman also preceded him in death. Surviving are seven sons, Leonard, Jr., Ray and Ronald, all of Avilton, Olin of Wickliffe, Ohio, Gilbert, Sr., Lonaconing, Dallas, Barton, and Robert, Uniontown, Pa.; eight daughters, Twila Mae Fike, Mildred Husselbaugh, and Susie Kamp, all of Avilton, Jean Miller, North Jackson, Ohio, Helen Michael, Westernport, Lois Rowe, Connie Burdock, and Sheila Baker, all of Frostburg; 65 grandchildren; 108 great-grandchildren; and 37 great great grandchildren. The Wilhelm family's home was always open to friends and family. Mr. Wilhelm worked hard all his life, but always made a point to set aside holidays for his family. And the only work done on Sundays consisted of essential farm tasks. He helped to keep his large family close by always encouraging his children to help out around the house and giving them the best possible environment in which to grow up. He always provided his family with plenty of food, giving them fresh vegetables, beef, and one of his favorites, pork. Mr. Wilhelm had always enjoyed life and accepted its ups and downs. He realized that his health had been very good, since he only began taking medications two years ago. He worked in his garden well into his late 90s. A member of Mount Zion United Methodist Church, Leonard acknowledged Jesus' help in his life and firmly believed that the key to a good, long life is always helping people. The Wilhelm family will receive friends at the Wilhelm Recreational Area (The Flat), on the Avilton-Lonaconing Road, on Saturday from 2 to 9 p.m. Funeral services will be conducted there on Sunday at 2 p.m. with the Rev. Daniel Agnew and the Rev. Warren Friend officiating. Interment will be in Blocher Cemetery. Pallbearers will be grandsons, Leonard Joey Wilhelm III, Brian Wilhelm, Matthew Wilhelm, Timmy Wilhelm II, Terrell Burdock, and Ronnie Wilhelm. Expressions of sympathy may be directed to Mount Zion United Methodist Church Building Fund. Newman Funeral Homes, P.A., 179 Miller St., Grantsville, is in charge of the arrangements. Cumberland Times-News

Leonard married Mary Ellen Jane Crowe on 14 Feb 1924 in Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland. Mary (daughter of Henry Stewart Crowe and Louvinia Bertel Duckworth) was born on 25 Mar 1906 in Garrett County, Maryland; died on 15 Jul 1980 in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

John married Ada Elizabeth Garlitz on 7 Mar 1893. Ada (daughter of Noah Sylvestor Garlitz and Martha Emma McKenzie) was born on 6 Nov 1876 in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland; died on 20 Nov 1947 in Cumberland, Allegany County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Wilhelm Rites – A funeral service for Mrs. Ada Wilhelm, 71, widow of John Olen Wilhelm, Avilton, who died last Thursday afternoon in Memorial Hospital, Cumberland, was conducted Monday morning at 10 o’clock from St. Anne’s catholic Church, Avilton. Rev. David Dressman, pastor, was the celebrant of the requiem high mass and burial was in the Blocher Cemetery. She was born November 6, 1874, in Avilton, a daughter of the late Noah and Martha (McKenzie) Garlitz. She has been a lifelong member of St. Anne’s Church there. Surviving are the following children: Francis and Henry Wilhelm, Lonaconing; Mrs. Harry McKenzie, Grantsville; Mrs. Meta Seiferth, Frostburg; Mrs. Minnie Russell, Barton; Leonard, Thomas, Asa, and Floyd Wilhelm, all of Avilton; Julius, Long Stretch and Elizabeth, Washington, D.C. Three sisters, Mrs. Anna Bittner, Cleveland, Ohio; Mrs. Media Broadwater, Avilton; Mrs. Della Miller, Garrett, Pa.; 59 grandchildren and 26 great-grandchildren, also survive. Six children, 3 boys and 3 girls preceded her in death. Cumberland Evening Times, Thursday, November 20, 1947

Mrs. Ada Wilhelm – Mrs. Ada Wilhelm, 71, widow of John O. Wilhelm, Lonaconing, died yesterday afternoon in Memorial Hospital where she had been a patient since September 29. Her parents were the late Noah and Martha (McKenzie) Garlitz. She was a native of Maryland. The body is at the Winterburg Funeral Home, Grantsville. Cumberland Evening Times, Friday, November 21, 1947

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He was buried on 12 Oct 1945 in New Germany Methodist Cemetery, New Germany, Garrett Co., Maryland.

Grantsville, Oct. 12 - Services were held this afternoon in New Germany Methodist church for Henry Stewart Crowe, 85, who died Tuesday evening at his home in Avilton after a long illness. The Rev. Charles Sisk officiated. Mr. Crowe was the last member of a family of nine children of Henry and Hariette (Durst) Crowe, early settlers in New Germany. He is survived by his widow, three daughters, Mrs. Mary Wilhelm and Mrs. Pearl Wilhelm, Avilton; and Mrs. Hazel Garlitz, Cumberland; and four sons, Harvey, who just returned from Germany; Samuel, Lee and Edgar, at home. The Cumberland Evening Times, October 12, 1945

Henry + Louvinia Bertel Duckworth. Louvinia (daughter of Israel Duckworth and Mary Wiland) was born about 1878 in New Germany, Garrett County, Maryland; died on 1 Dec 1947 in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Louvina (Duckworth) Crowe, aged 69 years, widow of the late Steward Crowe, died at her home at Avilton, Md., early Monday morning. She was the daughter of the late Israel and Mary (Wiland) Duckworth, and was born at New Germany, Md. Surviving are the following children: Samuel, Lee, Edgar and Harvey Crowe, Mrs. Leonard Wilhelm, and Mrs. Earl Garlitz, all of Avilton; Mrs. Julius Wilhelm, Long Stretch; also 24 grandchildren and four great-grandchildren, one sister, Mrs. William Logston, and one brother, Henry Duckworth of Lonaconing. The body was at the home of Mrs. Julius Wilhelm, Long Stretch, till the funeral services at the New Germany Methodist Church, Wednesday afternoon, Dec. 3, at 2 o'clock. Rev. D. J. Combs, pastor, officiated. Interment in the church cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, December 4, 1947

She was buried on 3 Dec 1947 in New Germany Methodist Cemetery, New Germany, Garrett Co., Maryland.

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Marriage was witnessed by Francis A. Mowry and Maria McKenzie.

Was christened on 5 Apr 1845 in St. Ignatius, Mt. Savage, Maryland. Sponsors: Isadore McKenzie and Lucy Garlitz.

Noah H. Garlitz, Civil War veteran, aged 83 years, 7 months and 11 days, died at the home of his son-in-law and daughter, Mr. and Mrs. William Broadwater, of Avilton, Md., on Saturday morning, June 30, after an illness of about two weeks. His death was due to the infirmities of old age. Mr. Garlitz was born in 1845, the eldest son of the late Israel and Ellen Garlitz, the pioneer settlers of Pea Ridge, now Avilton, where he was born and spent his entire life. When at the age of 22, he married Miss Martha Emma McKenzie, the daughter of Leo and Johanna McKenzie, and to them were born the following children: Mary Catherine Shaderick, Sylvester and Clara Cecelia, who preceded him to the grave some years ago; Mrs. Peter Bittner of Cleveland, Ohio, Mrs. William Broadwater, Mrs. Olen Wilhelm, Mrs. Peter Broadwater, Freeman Garlitz, all of Avilton, Md.; Mrs. Edward Miller of near Garrett, Pa., who survives. His wife preceded him to the grave three years ago. He is also survived by 74 grandchildren and 89 great-grandchildren, who will all miss Grandfather. He bore all his afflictions bravely, and almost to the end of his life journey remained active in mind and jovial in his disposition. He was a great hunter, loved reading, and was a miller by trade and could laugh and joke with his fellow men and knew everybody up until the very last. Mr. Garlitz was an honest, upright, kind husband and father, and a good citizen; also, a faithful member of St. Anne's Roman Catholic Church of Avilton, Md. His funeral on Monday, July 2, was largely attended, and the floral tributes were among the most beautiful and profuse ever seen at a funeral in Avilton. 1928 - Betty Smith transcription notes

“Another son of Israel Garlitz and Ellen Robeson was Noah, their oldest son. He lived on Blue Lick and had one of the first grist mills in the area. You can still see where it stood if you know where to look. His cousin Zack had a sawmill nearby. There was a shingle mill here too. This area was a jumping place then. Now it is as deep a forest as it was in colonial days. He served in the Civil War too. Noah loved to hunt and I suppose everyone hunted then for their meat, but one day when he was going hunting his daughter Annie wanted to go along. This Noah refused. After Noah's departure, Annie decided to follow, so loading a gun she went after him. Meantime Noah encountered a mean old mommy bear with two cubs, and she charged him full force. When Noah raised his gun to fire, a tree branch whipped back and hit him across the eyes, blinding him for a time, making him helpless. Annie following, came across this scene, so bravely she raised her gun and fired at the bear, killing it. Needless to say Noah was grateful this one time for Annie's disobedience. The cubs being too small to fend for themselves, they took them home and kept them in pens, and they became quite tame. One day a circus man bought one for a traveling circus. I often heard mom talk of this dancing bear. Without its companion the other bear became mean, so Noah had a bright idea. He invited all his neighbors to a get-together, thus disposing of the bear in a good old fashion bear roast." Garlitz and Hetz History. 1981. Madeline McKenzie Maust from the Tom Garlitz website

Noah married Martha Emma McKenzie on 2 Jul 1866 in St. Michael's Roman Catholic Church, Frostburg, Maryland. Martha (daughter of Leo McKenzie and Johanna (Anna\Anastasia) Garlitz) was born on 19 Dec 1843 in Pea Ridge, Garrett County, Maryland; died on 11 Jun 1925 in Avilton, Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Birth is refereced in Western Maryland Catholics by Koch and Davidson at p. 154: 19 Dec 1843 and christened 0n 14 Apr 1844 in St. Ignatius, Mt. Savage, Maryland. Sponsors: Augustine Brailer and Mary Arnold.

Henry + Hariette Durst. Hariette (daughter of Daniel Durst and Eliza Compton) was born on 17 Sep 1827 in Maryland; died on 12 Apr 1898 in Garrett County, Maryland. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Mrs. Harriet Crowe, an aged and most respected lady, residing near New Germany, departed this life April 12, 1898. She had been an earnest, faithful member and worker in the M. E. Church for many years. She was familiarly known as "Aunt Harriet" and was loved and respected by everyone who knew her. She often remarked to her family she was ready to die. She was an inspiration not only to her own family but to all with whom she came in contact. While she is dead she yet speaketh. The Republican, Ruth Enlow Library, Garrett County

She was buried in Blocher Cemetery, Garrett Co., Maryland.

Israel + Mary Wiland. Mary died in UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]