OBIT: Betty M. (Turner) HARBER, 2008, of interest in Somerset County, PA
  
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  HARBER, Betty M. 04/16/08  Daily American
  
   Betty M. Harber, 91, Keyser,W.Va., died at her home April 14, 2008, surrounded by
  devoted family members. Born in Indiana May 1, 1916, she was the daughter of the late
  Margaret Agnes Scott and John Turner. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in
  death by her husband, Gilbert Harber; grandson, Michael Shawn Harber, and
  grand-daughter-in-law, Terry Harber. Betty is survived by two daughters, Mary Susan and
  Rita Jean, with whom she resided; and two sons, Joseph Francis and wife, Regina, Salem,
  S.C. and Gilbert Michael and wife Melody, Berlin. She was blessed with seven
  grandchildren, and survived by six: Patrick Harber Lumberton, N.J., Michael Harber and
  wife, Billie, Chesapeake, Va.; Cathy Shifflett and husband, Craig, Gibsonia; Scott
  Harber and wife, Anne, Charlotte, N.C.; Heather LaRue and husband Carl, Leesburg, Va.,
  and Nichol Harber and fiancˇ, Michael Ochsner Lawrenceville, N.J. She was also blessed
  with nine great-grandchildren: Anthony Harber, Brian Harber, Austin Harber, Megan
  Harber, Riley Harber, Ethan Harber, Alison Shifflett, Rachel Shifflett, and Madison
  LaRue. Orphaned at 10 years of age, Betty was determined that her family would always
  feel safe and loved. She accomplished her goal admirably. During the early years of her
  marriage, she was a housewife and "ranch manager" of an active family. Later, she joined
  her husband, Gilbert, and son, Mike, in the family grocery business in Berlin. In 1995,
  she and Gilbert retired and returned full-time to Keyser, where they enjoyed life to the
  fullest. Her hobbies included reading, working crossword puzzles, fishing, watching wild
  game, and spoiling grandchildren. Friends will be received from 2 to 4 p.m. and 7 to 8
  p.m. Thursday at Markwood Funeral Home, Keyser. A Christian Wake Service will be held at
  the funeral home at 7 p.m. Thursday. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at the
  Church of the Assumption, Keyser, at 10:30 a.m. Friday, with the Rev. Ivan Lebar, T.O.R.
  as celebrant. Interment will be at Saint Thomas Cemetery, Keyser. In lieu of flowers,
  donations may be made to Potomac Valley Hospice Program, 167 S. Mineral Street, Keyser,
  WV 26726 or the Saint Thomas Cemetery Fund, 34 James Street, Keyser, WV. Condolences may
  be sent to the family after Mrs. Harber's obituary at www.markwoodfuneralhome.com.