1926
John
2007
John Bast Jr.
November 29, 1926 — October 18, 2007
John Harlan Bast Jr., 80, a lifelong resident of Boonsboro, died Thursday, Oct. 18, 2007, at Washington County Hospital.
Born November 29, 1926 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John Harlan Bast Sr. and Caroline K. Sparrow Bast.
John was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi R. "Nonie" Snyder Bast, March 30, 1992.
He was a graduate of Boonsboro High School and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
John was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army.
He was a third generation funeral director and took over the Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro from his father and uncle in 1964.
John was a devoted member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Boonsboro and a former member of the church council.
He was a member of the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association; the National Funeral Directors Association; and locally the B.P.O. Elks 378 in Hagerstown, was a supporter and former board member of Boonsboro Cemetery, longtime member of Clopper-Michael Post 10 American Legion in Boonsboro, and former board member of Boonsboro Bank and advisory board of Hagerstown Trust Co. As a youth he performed with the Boonsboro Band, Hagerstown Municipal Band and various dance bands.
John is survived by one sister, Nancy J. Bikle and husband Josef of Boonsboro; nine nieces and nephews, Mark A. Bikle and wife Marie and Thomas E. Bikle and wife Lisha, all of Boonsboro, Gale Barnes and wife Sue of Keedysville, Deanna Mullendore and husband John, Rodney Snyder and wife Susan and Jim Snyder and wife Leigh, all of Clear Spring, Harold Hunsberger and wife Lynn of Mercersburg, PA, Cynthia Miller of Winston Salem, NC, and Chuck Snyder and wife Tracy of Van Nuys, Calif.; special friend Orpha Stockslager of Hagerstown, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Sunday at Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro. The Rev. Joseph I. Donovan III will officiate. Burial will be in the Boonsboro Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2 to 4 P.M. and 6 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 64 S. Main St., Boonsboro, MD 21713.
On line condolences may be made at bastfuneralhome.com.
Born November 29, 1926 in Hagerstown, he was the son of the late John Harlan Bast Sr. and Caroline K. Sparrow Bast.
John was preceded in death by his wife, Naomi R. "Nonie" Snyder Bast, March 30, 1992.
He was a graduate of Boonsboro High School and the Cincinnati College of Mortuary Science.
John was a veteran of World War II serving in the U.S. Army.
He was a third generation funeral director and took over the Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro from his father and uncle in 1964.
John was a devoted member of Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church in Boonsboro and a former member of the church council.
He was a member of the Maryland State Funeral Directors Association; the National Funeral Directors Association; and locally the B.P.O. Elks 378 in Hagerstown, was a supporter and former board member of Boonsboro Cemetery, longtime member of Clopper-Michael Post 10 American Legion in Boonsboro, and former board member of Boonsboro Bank and advisory board of Hagerstown Trust Co. As a youth he performed with the Boonsboro Band, Hagerstown Municipal Band and various dance bands.
John is survived by one sister, Nancy J. Bikle and husband Josef of Boonsboro; nine nieces and nephews, Mark A. Bikle and wife Marie and Thomas E. Bikle and wife Lisha, all of Boonsboro, Gale Barnes and wife Sue of Keedysville, Deanna Mullendore and husband John, Rodney Snyder and wife Susan and Jim Snyder and wife Leigh, all of Clear Spring, Harold Hunsberger and wife Lynn of Mercersburg, PA, Cynthia Miller of Winston Salem, NC, and Chuck Snyder and wife Tracy of Van Nuys, Calif.; special friend Orpha Stockslager of Hagerstown, and great-nieces and great-nephews.
Funeral services will be held 2 P.M. Sunday at Bast Funeral Home in Boonsboro. The Rev. Joseph I. Donovan III will officiate. Burial will be in the Boonsboro Cemetery.
The family will receive friends on Saturday from 2 to 4 P.M. and 6 to 8 P.M. at the funeral home.
Memorial donations may be made to Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church, 64 S. Main St., Boonsboro, MD 21713.
On line condolences may be made at bastfuneralhome.com.
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