OBIT: Quinter H. FIKE, 1989, native of Somerset County, PA
  
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  QUINTER H. FIKE
  
    Quinter H. Fike, 75, of LaVale, Md., was dead on arrival at Memorial
  Hospital on Friday, Nov. 17, 1989, after suffering a heart attack while
  working at the home of his daughter, Janet E. Wellings, Cresaptown, Md.
    Born April 14, 1914, in Meyersdale, he was the son of the late Hurley W.
  and Della (Clapper) Fike.  
    He was the founder, owner and operator of the Fike Vault and Burial
  Service, the original concrete vault business in the Cumberland area. He
  was a member of the LaVale United Methodist Church and was a former member
  of the Cumberland Optimist Club.
    Surviving in addition to his daughter are his widow, Martha (Baer) Fike;
  a daughter, Verna Jean Rodevick, Arnold, Md.; and three brothers, Galen A.
  Fike, Melbourne, Fla.; and Emmert C. Fike and Roy E. Fike, both of
  Meyersdale.
    Friends were received at the Hafer Chapel of the Hills Mortuary, La Vale, Md.
  
  Meyersdale Republic, November 23, 1989
  
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