OBIT: Dorothy M. "Dotty" (BECKMAN) FRIEND, 1994, Meyersdale, 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/ _______________________________________________ DOROTHY M. FRIEND Dorothy M. "Dotty" Friend, 54, of Meyersdale RD 3, died June 14, 1994 at Meyersdale Community Hospital. Born on May 19, 1940 in Oakland Md., she was the daughter of Dorothy (Johnson) Beckman of Mountain Lake Park and the late John Beckman. In addition to her mother, she is survived by her husband, Richard E. Friend; two daughters, Tammy Varner and husband, John Jr.; Denise Friend, all of Meyersdale; one brother, Gale Beckman, Mountain Lake Park; one sister, Janet Spessert, Elkins, W.Va., and two grandsons, Zachary and Cody Varner. She was a member of the Greenville Lutheran Church, where she served as a Sunday School teacher and was a member of the ladies aide. She was employed as a waitress at the Silver Leaf Restaurant, Frostburg. Friends were received at the Newman Funeral Home, Salisbury, on June 16. Services were conducted at the Greenville Lutheran Church on June 18, where the Rev. David E. Fetter officiated. Interment, Greenville Cemetery. New Republic, June 23, 1994 [F0929]