Aden Blocher, 82, Salisbury, died Oct. 30. He was born in Garrett county, Md., Aug. 30, 1884. His first wife, Mamie (Weimer) Blocher, preceded him in death in 1909, and his second wife, the former Mildred R. Hawn in 1965. Surviving are three sons: Roy F. Blocher, Salisbury; Glenn H., Mobile, Ala.; Fred B., Atlanta, Ga.; five daughters, Mrs. Grace Brown, Meyersdale; Mrs. Alma Dodge, Baltimore; Mrs. Mary Harris, Havre de Grace, Md.; Mrs. Marjorie Tressler, Salisbury; and Mrs. Jean Holler, Hyndman; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Anne Baker, Meyersdale RD 4, and a step-brother to Chris Bowers, Boynton; Lewis and Oscar of Harrisburg. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury; the United Mine Workers of America; and the Mohican Tribe of the Improved Order of the Redman. Funeral services was held Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury, with Rev. David Fetter officiating. Interment was made in the IOOF cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, November 3, 1966
Contributed by John McKenzie on August 12, 2019:
Aden was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. He taught me the correct way to cut hay with a sythe and how to sharpen tools on his wet stone. He would let me and my sister feed his chickens and collect the eggs. He still had an outhouse and a big wood fired cook stove. He owned a 1951 blue Ford sedan with a standard transmission. He would race the engine when he backed it out of the garage. He was a little over 4 feet tall so he had to look through the steering wheel. He said his height was good for working in the mines. he didn't need to bend over. He would fix our toys when they broke and chase us with the garden hose on hot days. He had a stroke which paralyzed his arm. He chopped wood for a week using both arms until he got the use of the paralyzed arm back. We had a lot of fun. I still miss him.
Contributed by John McKenzie on August 12, 2019:
Aden was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. He taught me the correct way to cut hay with a sythe and how to sharpen tools on his wet stone. He would let me and my sister feed his chickens and collect the eggs. He still had an outhouse and a big wood fired cook stove. He owned a 1951 blue Ford sedan with a standard transmission. He would race the engine when he backed it out of the garage. He was a little over 4 feet tall so he had to look through the steering wheel. He said his height was good for working in the mines. he didn't need to bend over. He would fix our toys when they broke and chase us with the garden hose on hot days. He had a stroke which paralyzed his arm. He chopped wood for a week using both arms until he got the use of the paralyzed arm back. We had a lot of fun. I still miss him.
Aden Blocher, 82, Salisbury, died Oct. 30. He was born in Garrett county, Md., Aug. 30, 1884. His first wife, Mamie (Weimer) Blocher, preceded him in death in 1909, and his second wife, the former Mildred R. Hawn in 1965. Surviving are three sons: Roy F. Blocher, Salisbury; Glenn H., Mobile, Ala.; Fred B., Atlanta, Ga.; five daughters, Mrs. Grace Brown, Meyersdale; Mrs. Alma Dodge, Baltimore; Mrs. Mary Harris, Havre de Grace, Md.; Mrs. Marjorie Tressler, Salisbury; and Mrs. Jean Holler, Hyndman; nine grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Mrs. Anne Baker, Meyersdale RD 4, and a step-brother to Chris Bowers, Boynton; Lewis and Oscar of Harrisburg. He was a member of St. John's Lutheran Church, Salisbury; the United Mine Workers of America; and the Mohican Tribe of the Improved Order of the Redman. Funeral services was held Wednesday, Nov. 2, at the Thomas Funeral Home, Salisbury, with Rev. David Fetter officiating. Interment was made in the IOOF cemetery. Meyersdale Republican, November 3, 1966
Contributed by John McKenzie on August 12, 2019:
Aden was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. He taught me the correct way to cut hay with a sythe and how to sharpen tools on his wet stone. He would let me and my sister feed his chickens and collect the eggs. He still had an outhouse and a big wood fired cook stove. He owned a 1951 blue Ford sedan with a standard transmission. He would race the engine when he backed it out of the garage. He was a little over 4 feet tall so he had to look through the steering wheel. He said his height was good for working in the mines. he didn't need to bend over. He would fix our toys when they broke and chase us with the garden hose on hot days. He had a stroke which paralyzed his arm. He chopped wood for a week using both arms until he got the use of the paralyzed arm back. We had a lot of fun. I still miss him.
Contributed by John McKenzie on August 12, 2019:
Aden was my next door neighbor when I was growing up. He taught me the correct way to cut hay with a sythe and how to sharpen tools on his wet stone. He would let me and my sister feed his chickens and collect the eggs. He still had an outhouse and a big wood fired cook stove. He owned a 1951 blue Ford sedan with a standard transmission. He would race the engine when he backed it out of the garage. He was a little over 4 feet tall so he had to look through the steering wheel. He said his height was good for working in the mines. he didn't need to bend over. He would fix our toys when they broke and chase us with the garden hose on hot days. He had a stroke which paralyzed his arm. He chopped wood for a week using both arms until he got the use of the paralyzed arm back. We had a lot of fun. I still miss him.
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