Earl M. Nonnenmann

Earl's contributions to our community were many. When Little League baseball play began in 1949, it was learned that many potential players had no gloves with which to participate. Quietly and behind the scene he saw to it that every player was completely outfitted, and as a result some very good players were developed.
The physical fitness center at the Riverside YMCA bears his name because of his generosity, and the Earl M. Nonnenmann YMCA Sunday School Basketball League was re-named in his honor. A youth baseball field in South Cumberland is also named for "6 Ns." He and his wife Georgianna presented nursing scholarships to Allegany College. He was a life-time member of the YMCA and represented Cumberland at various National Council of YMCAs meetings as a National Board member.
He headed a committee to celebrate the 100th anniversary of the Cumberland YMCA in 1974. In addition, he was an active member of the Allegany County League for Crippled Children, the American Red Cross, the Sacred Heart Hospital Foundation and many other civic organizations in the Cumberland area before relocating to Grand Rapids, Michigan with his second wife, Kay.
At the age of 92 Earl continued to show his love for Cumberland, driving from his home in Michigan to attend numerous Dapper Dan and basketball league dinners, often speaking to his many friends, in a strong voice over the microphone, during the ceremonies.
He passed away from injuries suffered in a fall at home at age 93, and is buried at the Rocky Gap Veterans Cemetery.