PEARL KEITH
CUMBERLAND - Pearl Deffinbaugh Keith, 74, of Cumberland, died Thursday, June 19, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Oct. 23, 1922, in Oldtown, she was the daughter of the late George D. and Corrine (Steckman) Deffinbaugh. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Rudolph H. Keith.
Surviving are one brother, Ronald Deffinbaugh, Hagerstown; four sisters, Fern Kelly, Cumberland, Freda Delsignore, Cresaptown, Joyce Conduitt, Cumberland, and Nyla Cooper, Cumberland; and several nieces and nephews.
Friends will be received at the Leasure-Stein Funeral Home, 230 Baltimore Ave., Cumberland, on Friday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be at the funeral home on Saturday at 1 p.m. with the Rev. Richard Reilly officiating.
Interment will be in St. Mary's cemetery, Cumberland.
Pallbearers will be Vincent Costello, Scott Welsh, Greg Warren, Brian Deffinbaugh, Len Deffinbaugh, and Larry Deffinbaugh.
HELENE GERTRUDE KEGG
CUMBERLAND - Helene Gertrude Kegg, 79, formally of 536 Fairview Avenue, Cumberland, died Friday, May 30, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born Feb. 11, 1918, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late George Wilbert and Josephine C. (Harrison) Hartung.
Mrs. Kegg was a member of St. Luke's Lutheran Church.
Surviving are her husband, J. Suter Kegg, Cumberland; one son, John "Jack" S. Kegg Jr., Cumberland; one daughter, Susan Farrell, Cumberland; three grandchildren, Timothy Farrell, Andrew Farrell, and Jennifer Farrell, all of Cumberland.
Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Monday from 9 to 10 a.m.
A memorial service will be conducted at the funeral home on Monday at 10 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.
The ashes will be interred in Maryland Veterans cemetery at Rocky Gap.
HAZEL P. KEEDY
BOWIE - Hazel P. Keedy, of Bowie, formerly of Frostburg, died Sunday, June 29, 1997.
Mrs. Keedy was a retired school teacher.
She was the beloved wife of Harry Keedy, and the loving mother of two daughters, Faye Shockro, Bowie, and Anne E. Keedy, Lanham; and the loving mother of one son, Frank J. Keedy, Bowie; four grandchildren; and three great-grandchildren.
Friends were received at the Evans Funeral Home, Bowie, on Tuesday from 2 to 4 p.m.
Graveside services will be held at Frostburg Memorial Park, Frostburg, on Wednesday at 1 p.m. Interment will follow.
MARGARET E. KASTNER
CUMBERLAND - Margaret Ellen Kastner, 56, of 15710 Winslow St., SW, Cumberland, died Sunday, Oct. 5, 1997 at Sacred Heart Hospital.
Born Sept. 5, 1941, in Cumberland, she was the daughter of the late Bernard F. Coyle, Sr. and the late Marie A. (Shannon) Coyle. She also was preceded in death by a brother, Thomas E. Coyle.
Mrs. Kastner was a member of St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Cresaptown.
Surviving are her husband, John Richard Kastner, Cumberland; three daughters, Malia A. Dierken and husband Frederick, Bel Air, Md., Juliann M. Joyner and husband Joseph L., Wilson, N.C., and Miss Melanie L. Kastner, Cumberland; two sisters, Mary L. McDermott, Stamford, Conn., and Martha A. Pirovolidis, Falston; two brothers, Bernard F. Coyle II, Cumberland, and Richard J. Coyle, LaVale; two grandchildren; and an aunt, Martha Shannon, LaVale.
At Mrs. Kastner's request, she was cremated at the Cumberland Crematory. There will be a memorial service for friends and family on Wednesday, Oct. 8, at 10 a.m. at the St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Cresaptown, with the Father Robert McCreary O.F.M., CAP officiating.
In lieu of flowers, donations can be made to St. Ambrose Catholic Church in Margaret's name. The family wishes to give special thanks to all the nurses and staff at Sacred Heart Hospital for the wonderful care given to her at her time of need. Arrangements were made by the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland.
MINNA K. KASCHEL
CUMBERLAND - Minna Katharina Kaschel, 93, of Cumberland, died Thursday, April 17, 1997, at the Cumberland Nursing Home.
Born Nov. 15, 1903, in Kassel, Germany, she was the daughter of the late August and Katharina Moeller. She also was preceded in death by her husband, Josef Kaschel, in 1943; three brothers; and two sisters.
Mrs. Kaschel was a retired clerk for Catalog Sales Co. She was Lutheran by faith.
Surviving are one daughter, Helga K. Athey and husband George, Cumberland; two grandchildren, Steven Athey, Norfolk, Va., and Karen K. Tomasello, Berlin; and three great-grandchildren, Jeremy Athey, and Marco and Evan Tomasello.
Friends will be received at Scarpelli Funeral Home, 108 Virginia Ave., on Saturday from 10 to 11 a.m.
Services will then be conducted at the funeral home on Saturday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Stephen F. Yelovich officiating.
Interment will be in Hillcrest Memorial Park, Cumberland.
MARVIN J. KAPLON
CUMBERLAND - Marvin Julius Kaplon, 78, of Holland Street, Cumberland, died Friday, March 28, 1997, at Memorial Hospital, Cumberland.
Born July 25, 1918, in Cumberland, he was the son of the late Robert Kaplon and the late Goldie (Silverman) Kaplon. He also was preceded in death by his first wife, Helen (Marx) Kaplon; and a son, Gary Kaplon.
Mr. Kaplon was the owner and operator of Kaplon's Accounting Services. He was a member of B'er Chayim Temple; B'ani Brith; and Cumberland Lions Club. He was a U.S. Army veteran of World War II. He was a graduate of Benjamin Franklin University, Washington, D.C.
Surviving are his wife, Toby (Mendelson) Kaplon, Cumberland; two stepsons, Jay P. Kaplon and wife Nancy, Frostburg, and Dr. Alan Kaplon and wife Claire, Rockville; a stepdaughter, Ferne Kaplon Jaffe and husband Dr. Alfred Jaffe, Potomac; six step-grandchildren; and one step-great-grandchild.
Friends will be received at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur St., Cumberland, on Saturday from 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be conducted at the funeral home on Sunday at 1 p.m. with Rabbi Scott Gurdin officiating.
Interment will be in the East View cemetery.
The family requests that expressions of sympathy be made to the donor's favorite charity.
Pallbearers will be Arthur Friedland, Dr. Guy Fiscus, Dr. Alfred Jaffe, Larry Hohing, Bert Lazarus and Phillip Kaplon.
PREM L. KANSAL
CUMBERLAND - Prem L. Kansal, 62, of 1054 Richwood Avenue, Cumberland, died Monday, June 30, 1997, at Memorial Hospital.
Born March 27, 1935, in India, she was the daughter of Raghbiv Garg, India, and the late Krishua Garg.
In addition to her father, surviving are her husband, Raj Kansal; three daughters, Vinita Gupta and husband Dr. Sunil K. Gupta, Cumberland, Shashi Gupta, at home, and Seema Garg and husband Devinder Garg, Yucca Valley, Calif.; a son, Vipin Kansal and wife Ekta, Wilkes Barre, Pa.; five grandchildren, Sabrina Gupta, Sumeet Gupta, Nitin Garg, Mayuri Garg, and Neha Kansal; and four brothers, Suvider Garg and Rajinder Garg, both of Northern Virginia, Vijay Garg, Canada, and Suresh Garg, India.
Private services were held on Tuesday at the Merritt-Adams Funeral Home, 404 Decatur Street, Cumberland.
CARLDINE A. KALAR
LEXINGTON, Ky. - Carldine A. Kalar, 63, of Lexington, passed away Sunday, Aug. 3, 1997, in Central Baptist Hospital, Lexington.
Born April 1, 1934, in Vindex, Md., she was the daughter of the late Carl Paul and Virgie (Tasker) Nelson. She also was preceded in death by her husband Forrest Kalar.
Surviving are one son, Dale E. Kalar, Clarksburg, W.Va.; one daughter, Alwona Carlin, Lexington; two brothers, James Nelson and Dempsey Nelson, both of Kitzmiller, Md.; three sisters, Loretta Stark, Keyser, W.Va., Helen Sweitzer, McCole, Md., and Yvonne Feldon, LaVale, Md.; four grandchildren; and one great- grandchild.
Friends will be received at the David A. Burdock Funeral Home, Kitzmiller, on Wednesday from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m.
Services will be held at the funeral home chapel on Thursday at 11 a.m. with the Rev. Joseph Phillips officiating.
At Mrs. Kalar's request, her body will be cremated.
