OBIT: Delorice Virginia (FIKE) FRIEND, 1989, of interest in Somerset County, PA Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Meyersdale Library Transcribed and proofread by Nancy S. Edwards. Copyright 2005. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/pa/somerset/ _______________________________________________ DELORICE V. FRIEND Delorice Virginia Friend, 69, of Walnut Street, died Wednesday, Nov. 15, 1989, at Sacred Heart Hospital, Cumberland, Md. Born July 4, 1920, in Hazelton, W.Va., she was the daughter of the late Bruce and Nettie Pearl (Herring) Fike. She was a cook at the Old Mill Restaurant and a member of the Friendsville Senior Citizens. Surviving are three sons, Roger Friend, Friendsville, Md.; Wayne Friend, Titusville, Fla.; and Dale Friend, Dunedin, Fla.; three daughters, Eloise Merrbach, Grantsville, Md.; Karolyn Dale, Silver Spring, Md.; and Donna Turney, Accident, Md.; two brothers, Blaine Fike, Brandonville, W.Va.; and Scott Fike, Anderson, Ind.; five sisters, Grace Friend, Hazelton, W.Va.; Jessie Friend and Hazel Evans, both of Brandonville, W.Va.; Mildred Feathers, Cuzzart, W.Va.; and Dora Feathers, Baltimore, Md.; 12 grandchildren; and eight great-grandchildren. Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Friendsville, Md. Services were conducted Saturday at 2 p.m. at the Blooming Rose United Methodist Church by the Rev. Stephen Yelovich. Interment, Blooming Rose Cemetery. The Republic, November 23, 1989 [F0927]