The globe-independent. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1943-19??, 1944-01-13

Mrs. Daisy May Davis Shook,
wife Of Elmer G. Shook. 805 West
Washington street, died at the
Washington County Hospital Jan. 9,
aged So years. She was the daugh-
ter Of Jacob and the late Fannie M.
(Weddle) Davis and besides her
husband and father, she is survived
by the following children: Paul j.,
Elmer r., Walter E. and Mrs. Dora
one grandchild, Sonia
Darlene; brother, w. II. Davis, Basil,
Ohio; sisters, Mrs. Roy Cradle, Mrs.
Charles Ridge, Mrs. Curtis Snuff,
all of Thurmont; Mrs. Dallis Moudy,
Smithsburg; Mrs Frank Willar and
Mrs. Raymond McCleary, Hagers-
town; Mrs. Theodore Scharer, Carl
ton, Ohio.
She was a member of the Grace
u. b. Church, Temple Builders BIZ
BILE Class and the Woodman Circle.
Bishop Daniel Kaufman, of the
Mennonite Church, died at his home
at Parnell, Iowa, on Thursday, Jan.
6, according to word received here
last evening, at the age of 70 years,
after short illness.
Surviving are his widow, Mrs.
Daniel Kaufman; daughters, Mrs.
Fred Gingrich, of Parnell, Iowa, and
Mrs. Sarco, this city; son, Homer,
Pa. The funeral was
held at Scottdale, Pa, on Monday
Mrs. Annie LapOle) M0ngan,
wife Of Clarence w. Mongan, died
at her home, 1T Elm street, Jan. 9,
after a short illness, aged "a years.
She was born at Breathedsville,
daughter of Joseph and Susan Me-
Nance Lapole. She had been living
here for the past 20 years.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by a daughter, Mrs. Minnie
Jackson, and son, Myril G. Shank,
both of this city.
Joseph Horst Eshleman, 81, a re-
tired farmer, died Jan. at Maui
gansville, following a Today illness
of pleurisy.
Mr.. Eshleman was born in Wash
ington county December Is, 1850
He held membership in ReiH's Men
monte Church near Maugansville,
and was a trustee of the church for
many years.
Surviving are son and three
daughters, George S. Eshleman, at
home; Mrs. Phares Wilmer, Maui
gansville; Mrs. Lewis S. Martin,
Harrisonburg, Va; Mrs. Jacob E.
Martin, Marion, Pa; sister, Mrs.
Israel Reiff, Hagerstown, Route a.
Ten grandchildren and six great
grandchildren also survive.
Harry G. Kaplan, widely known
merchant of Williamsport, died Sat-
urday at Union Memorial Hospital,
Baltimore, after an illness of two
weeks, aged 81 years.
Mr. Kaplan was born in Russia
and came to the United States about
SO years ago. He had conducted a
store in Williamsport for the past
forty years.
A 32nd Degree Mason, Mr.. Kap-
Ian was widely known throughout
Maryland Masonic circles and was
considered an expert on the Ma
sonic ritual. He was a member of
the Columbia Lodge, No. A, at New
York City.
He was also a member of the
Knights of Pythians at Hagerstown,
the I. o. o. F. of Williamsport and
Tall Cedars of Lebanon and was a
former member Of the Shrine Club.
Besides his wife, Annie, he is sur
vived by one daughter, Edith Kap-
Ian, at home; sons, Abner Kaplan,
this city, and First Lieutenant Mel
vim Kaplan, in the Army in Eng
land; one grandchild; brother, FL
Xix Kaplan, this city, and sisters,
Miss Esther Kaplan, this city, and
Mrs. Ben Snyder, High Bridge, N. J.
John ii. Diller, near Leitersburg,
died Saturday night at II o'clock al
his home after an illness of several
weeks, aged SO.
A Lifelong member of Miller's
Mennonite Church, and deacon
there for the last Is years, the de-
ceased was a retired farmer. He
had lived in the Leitersburg dis
trict for 40 years