Woodrow Shifler

Woodrow Meredith Shifler passed away at Brookdale Assistant Living Home in Hagerstown.  He was a life-long farmer in Boonsboro who raised raspberries and other crops for over 50 years. He also worked as a gas deliverer for Thompson Gas in Boonsboro for over 10 years.  Born November 30, 1928, he was a son of the late Shirley and Ellen Shifler of Boonsboro, MD.  He was a graduate of the Boonsboro High School class of 1947 where he was Student Council President in his senior year and participated in soccer and played basketball with his two brothers, Siebert and James.
He was preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Jane Shifler; his brothers, Seibert Shifler of Hagerstown, MD and Charles Shifler of Boonsboro; his brother-in-law, Elsworth Reeder of Boonsboro; and his daughter-in-law, Margaret, Pond Shifler of Boonsboro.
Woodrow was a member of Benevola United Methodist Church for over 70 years.
He is survived by his brother, James Shifler and his wife, Ann, of Crowborough, England; his sister, Elfleta Reeder of Hagerstown, MD; and his sister-in-law, Shirley Shifler of Boonsboro; and his sons, David Shifler and his wife, Bonnie, of Boonsboro and Ronald Shifler; and his wife, Bette Jo, of Hagerstown, and sister-in-law, Catherine Haynes of Quincy, PA.
He is also survived by grandchildren, Dennis Shifler and wife, Melissa, of Dillsburg, PA, Michelle Witmer and husband, Mark, of Dillsburg, PA, Elizabeth Wolfensberger and husband, John, of Greencastle, PA, Rebecca Powell of Lakewood, CO, Andrew Shifler of Boonsboro, MD, Hannah Leatherman and husband, Michael, of Hagerstown, and Holly Leatherman and husband, Jeremy, of Hagerstown.
He is survived by nieces, Carol Ann Haynes of Hagerstown, Linda (Haynes) Sokol and her husband, Mike, of Hagerstown, nephew, Meredith Haynes and wife, Debbie, of Cincinnati, OH, nieces, Judy Jackson and husband, Dennis, of Leesburg, VA, and Dawn Dillard and her husband, Benson, of Hagerstown, nephew, Carroll Shifler and wife, Pat,  of Hagerstown, Donald Shifler and wife, Andrea, of Mt. Lena, MD, Nelson, Dennis, and Dean Reeder and wives, Cindy, Nancy and Sue, respectively, of Boonsboro, Wayne Shifler of Bangkok, Thailand and nieces, Laura Anderson and husband, Kurt, of Williamsport, Barbara Younkins and husband, Harold, of Hagerstown, and Debbie Haislip and husband, Ed, of Virginia Beach, VA.
He is also survived by six great-grandchildren, Melena Powell of Lakewood CO, Alexandra (AJ) and Matthew Wolfensberger of Greencastle PA, and Ava, Cora, Levi, and Sierra Leatherman of Hagerstown, MD.
The family will receive friends on Sunday, April 29 from 6-8PM at Bast-Stauffer Funeral Home in Boonsboro.
A service will be held 11 AM, Monday April, 30, 2018 at Bast-Stauffer funeral home, Boonsboro.   The Rev. Cynthia Caldwell will officiate.  Burial will be at Boonsboro Cemetery.
The family requests that memorial donations in his name be made to Hospice of Washington County, 747 Northern Avenue, Hagerstown, MD  21742.