Walter Blocher

1890 - 1946  (56 years)

• Name	Walter Blocher
  Birth	1890	Garrett County, Maryland
  Gender	Male
  Death	12 Nov 1946	Hagerstown, Washington County, Maryland
  Notes	Hagerstown, Washington Co., Maryland. Walter Blocher, 57, former resident of this city and Frostburg, died suddenly yesterday afternoon at the home of his niece, Mrs James Wilson, of Hagerstown, with whom he resided. He was disabled by a back injury suffered in a mining accident about 20 years ago while employed by the Sunnyside Mine Company on Mt. Savage Road. Born near Little Savage Mountain, Mr. Blocher was a son of the late Isaac and Sophia (Anderson) Blocher, He moved to Frostburg about 35 years ago and came to Cumberland in 1934 to reside with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. He went to Hagerstown with the couple about ten years ago. Mr. Blocher, a veteran of World War I, served in France with the Army. He was a member, of Morris Frock Post No. 42, American Legion, Hagerstown. Surviving, in addition to his niece, are four brothers, William, Weslie and Charles Blocher, all of Frostburg, and Webster Blocher, of Akron, Ohio; two sisters, Mrs. Annie Minnick, of Frostburg, and Mrs. Bertha Knepp, of Eckhart, and a number of nephews and other nieces. The body was brought here last night to the Hafer Funeral Home. It will be taken to the Hafer Funeral Home in Frostburg this afternoon. The Cumberland Evening Times, November 13, 1946
  Person ID	I05645	McKenzie Genealogy
  Last Modified	29 Oct 2021

  
  

  Father	Isaac Blocher,   b. 1850, Maryland d. 13 Oct 1912, Garrett County, Maryland (Age 62 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Sophia Anderson,   b. 2 Aug 1854, Frostburg, Allegany County, Maryland d. 3 Aug 1933, Garrett County, Maryland (Age 79 years)
  Relationship	family member
  Family ID	F03133	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart