Marvin Hahn, 88
Marvin Ambrose Hahn, 88, of Keedysville, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Sterling Care Nursing Home.
Born March 11, 1931, he was the son of the late Mary Catherine Schildt and Harold Atlee Hahn. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Janet D. Hahn.
He survived by three sons, David Hahn and his wife Bobbi; Jack Hahn and his wife Cheri; John Hahn and his wife Donna. Five grandchildren, Scott, Katie, Aaron, Jessica and Travis Hahn. Five great Grandchildren Peyton. Nicholas, Leah, Luke and Jake Hahn.
Burial will be at the convenience of the immediate family.
A special thank you to the caregivers at the Sterling Care Nursing home and Hospice.
Arrangements were made by J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, MD, and online condolences may be offered at www.jldavisfh.com.
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From "A Life Remembered"
The Daily Mail Newspaper
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today’s “A Life Remembered” is about Keedysville resident Marvin Hahn, who died March 7 at the age of 88. His obituary appeared in The Herald-Mail on March 12.
Fixing a boy’s bicycle tire and not charging him anything.
Making a mortgage payment for a struggling family.
Helping out a local school, or plowing driveways free of charge in snowstorms.
Those are the kinds of things Marvin Hahn did for his community.
Perhaps most well known for his work in auto repair and running Hahn’s Auto Service along Jefferson Boulevard outside Smithsburg, Hahn believed in helping his fellow man, even at his own risk.
Hahn was born in the Edgemont area on March 11, 1931, and attended public schools, including Smithsburg High School.
Around the 1950s, Hahn and his wife Janet moved to Baltimore so Hahn could find a job to support their family.
That’s where Hahn had a brush with greatness.
He got a job at Kelly Buick in Baltimore, where his father Harold worked, according to his son David Hahn, who now runs Hahn’s Auto Service. The owner of Kelly Buick was also the owner of the Baltimore Colts.
One day a guy walked in and said he wanted a car.
It was Johnny Unitas, the Baltimore Colts legend and record-setting quarterback, David Hahn said.
Many of the Colts’ players would hang out at the dealership and that was before Unitas became famous.
Unitas was looking for a used car, and according to everyone’s memory of the story, Hahn picked out a Chevrolet for Unitas.
Many years later, Unitas was among a Colts-related group who went to Beaver Creek Country Club for an event, Hahn said.
Hahn found out about the event and said he was going.
He met up with Unitas, and the football legend remembered how Hahn helped him pick out the Chevy.
“They argued about what color it was,” David Hahn said.
Hahn took a second job as a mechanic at a Sinclair gas station in Baltimore, and an accident occurred there that shook the family.
Hahn was working over a carburetor on a vehicle when it backfired, his son said. Gas fumes exploded under the hood and Hahn went blind due to the blast.
“I remember it just like it was yesterday. I was just a little boy,” David Hahn said.
The Hahn family was growing, with the addition of twin sons John and Jack, and friends pitched in to help the family after the accident.
But it was not something that was going to keep Hahn down. He regained his eyesight and proceeded with his life that was destined to be full with lots of additional work opportunities, rewarding friendships and contributions to society.
Around 1957, the Hahns moved back to Washington County, and Hahn took a job at the Ideal Buick dealership in Frederick, Md. Janet went to work at a local nursing home. They wanted the best for their three boys, so on top of those jobs, the couple decided to have their own dairy farm, too.
Hahn became friends with brothers Ronnie and Eddie Semler, and Hahn and Eddie later decided to open their own Shell gas station along Jefferson Boulevard where Debbie’s Soft Serve ice cream shop operates today.
In 1973, Hahn’s dreams of business grew again when he decided to build his own car repair garage and gas station across the street from the Shell station.
It has operated ever since, and today employs the third generation of Hahns, along with David and his brother Jack.
Hahn was blessed with a successful career, and it supported his family. But he was not one to hoard his cash.
He gave it freely, and his son rattled off various examples.
One time a family who lived in the Smithsburg area was having trouble making mortgage payments on their house they just moved into. So Hahn made one of their house payments.
There were lots of instances where he gave money to people to help them out of tight spots, his son said. Hahn would fix bikes for kids at his garage, and would often refuse any money for it.
David Hahn recalled when he was on the football team at Boonsboro High School. He said the football field was a “pit,” and his dad took notice of its terrible condition.
“(He said) we could fix that,” his son said.
So Hahn and his buddy, Elmer Stone, agreed to donate their time to improving the field. Stone hauled in sod from his farm to build up the base of the field, and Hahn took care of other details to create a dome-like shape on the field so it would drain better.
It was just another way that Hahn helped his community.
“And we were not wealthy people. We struggled. It’s not how much you can make, it’s how much you can give,” David Hahn said.
Marvin Ambrose Hahn, 88, of Keedysville, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Sterling Care Nursing Home.
Born March 11, 1931, he was the son of the late Mary Catherine Schildt and Harold Atlee Hahn. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Janet D. Hahn.
He survived by three sons, David Hahn and his wife Bobbi; Jack Hahn and his wife Cheri; John Hahn and his wife Donna. Five grandchildren, Scott, Katie, Aaron, Jessica and Travis Hahn. Five great Grandchildren Peyton. Nicholas, Leah, Luke and Jake Hahn.
Burial will be at the convenience of the immediate family.
A special thank you to the caregivers at the Sterling Care Nursing home and Hospice.
Arrangements were made by J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, MD, and online condolences may be offered at www.jldavisfh.com.
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From "A Life Remembered"
The Daily Mail Newspaper
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today’s “A Life Remembered” is about Keedysville resident Marvin Hahn, who died March 7 at the age of 88. His obituary appeared in The Herald-Mail on March 12.
Fixing a boy’s bicycle tire and not charging him anything.
Making a mortgage payment for a struggling family.
Helping out a local school, or plowing driveways free of charge in snowstorms.
Those are the kinds of things Marvin Hahn did for his community.
Perhaps most well known for his work in auto repair and running Hahn’s Auto Service along Jefferson Boulevard outside Smithsburg, Hahn believed in helping his fellow man, even at his own risk.
Hahn was born in the Edgemont area on March 11, 1931, and attended public schools, including Smithsburg High School.
Around the 1950s, Hahn and his wife Janet moved to Baltimore so Hahn could find a job to support their family.
That’s where Hahn had a brush with greatness.
He got a job at Kelly Buick in Baltimore, where his father Harold worked, according to his son David Hahn, who now runs Hahn’s Auto Service. The owner of Kelly Buick was also the owner of the Baltimore Colts.
One day a guy walked in and said he wanted a car.
It was Johnny Unitas, the Baltimore Colts legend and record-setting quarterback, David Hahn said.
Many of the Colts’ players would hang out at the dealership and that was before Unitas became famous.
Unitas was looking for a used car, and according to everyone’s memory of the story, Hahn picked out a Chevrolet for Unitas.
Many years later, Unitas was among a Colts-related group who went to Beaver Creek Country Club for an event, Hahn said.
Hahn found out about the event and said he was going.
He met up with Unitas, and the football legend remembered how Hahn helped him pick out the Chevy.
“They argued about what color it was,” David Hahn said.
Hahn took a second job as a mechanic at a Sinclair gas station in Baltimore, and an accident occurred there that shook the family.
Hahn was working over a carburetor on a vehicle when it backfired, his son said. Gas fumes exploded under the hood and Hahn went blind due to the blast.
“I remember it just like it was yesterday. I was just a little boy,” David Hahn said.
The Hahn family was growing, with the addition of twin sons John and Jack, and friends pitched in to help the family after the accident.
But it was not something that was going to keep Hahn down. He regained his eyesight and proceeded with his life that was destined to be full with lots of additional work opportunities, rewarding friendships and contributions to society.
Around 1957, the Hahns moved back to Washington County, and Hahn took a job at the Ideal Buick dealership in Frederick, Md. Janet went to work at a local nursing home. They wanted the best for their three boys, so on top of those jobs, the couple decided to have their own dairy farm, too.
Hahn became friends with brothers Ronnie and Eddie Semler, and Hahn and Eddie later decided to open their own Shell gas station along Jefferson Boulevard where Debbie’s Soft Serve ice cream shop operates today.
In 1973, Hahn’s dreams of business grew again when he decided to build his own car repair garage and gas station across the street from the Shell station.
It has operated ever since, and today employs the third generation of Hahns, along with David and his brother Jack.
Hahn was blessed with a successful career, and it supported his family. But he was not one to hoard his cash.
He gave it freely, and his son rattled off various examples.
One time a family who lived in the Smithsburg area was having trouble making mortgage payments on their house they just moved into. So Hahn made one of their house payments.
There were lots of instances where he gave money to people to help them out of tight spots, his son said. Hahn would fix bikes for kids at his garage, and would often refuse any money for it.
David Hahn recalled when he was on the football team at Boonsboro High School. He said the football field was a “pit,” and his dad took notice of its terrible condition.
“(He said) we could fix that,” his son said.
So Hahn and his buddy, Elmer Stone, agreed to donate their time to improving the field. Stone hauled in sod from his farm to build up the base of the field, and Hahn took care of other details to create a dome-like shape on the field so it would drain better.
It was just another way that Hahn helped his community.
“And we were not wealthy people. We struggled. It’s not how much you can make, it’s how much you can give,” David Hahn said.
Marvin Hahn, 88
Marvin Ambrose Hahn, 88, of Keedysville, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Sterling Care Nursing Home.
Born March 11, 1931, he was the son of the late Mary Catherine Schildt and Harold Atlee Hahn. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Janet D. Hahn.
He survived by three sons, David Hahn and his wife Bobbi; Jack Hahn and his wife Cheri; John Hahn and his wife Donna. Five grandchildren, Scott, Katie, Aaron, Jessica and Travis Hahn. Five great Grandchildren Peyton. Nicholas, Leah, Luke and Jake Hahn.
Burial will be at the convenience of the immediate family.
A special thank you to the caregivers at the Sterling Care Nursing home and Hospice.
Arrangements were made by J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, MD, and online condolences may be offered at www.jldavisfh.com.
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From "A Life Remembered"
The Daily Mail Newspaper
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today’s “A Life Remembered” is about Keedysville resident Marvin Hahn, who died March 7 at the age of 88. His obituary appeared in The Herald-Mail on March 12.
Fixing a boy’s bicycle tire and not charging him anything.
Making a mortgage payment for a struggling family.
Helping out a local school, or plowing driveways free of charge in snowstorms.
Those are the kinds of things Marvin Hahn did for his community.
Perhaps most well known for his work in auto repair and running Hahn’s Auto Service along Jefferson Boulevard outside Smithsburg, Hahn believed in helping his fellow man, even at his own risk.
Hahn was born in the Edgemont area on March 11, 1931, and attended public schools, including Smithsburg High School.
Around the 1950s, Hahn and his wife Janet moved to Baltimore so Hahn could find a job to support their family.
That’s where Hahn had a brush with greatness.
He got a job at Kelly Buick in Baltimore, where his father Harold worked, according to his son David Hahn, who now runs Hahn’s Auto Service. The owner of Kelly Buick was also the owner of the Baltimore Colts.
One day a guy walked in and said he wanted a car.
It was Johnny Unitas, the Baltimore Colts legend and record-setting quarterback, David Hahn said.
Many of the Colts’ players would hang out at the dealership and that was before Unitas became famous.
Unitas was looking for a used car, and according to everyone’s memory of the story, Hahn picked out a Chevrolet for Unitas.
Many years later, Unitas was among a Colts-related group who went to Beaver Creek Country Club for an event, Hahn said.
Hahn found out about the event and said he was going.
He met up with Unitas, and the football legend remembered how Hahn helped him pick out the Chevy.
“They argued about what color it was,” David Hahn said.
Hahn took a second job as a mechanic at a Sinclair gas station in Baltimore, and an accident occurred there that shook the family.
Hahn was working over a carburetor on a vehicle when it backfired, his son said. Gas fumes exploded under the hood and Hahn went blind due to the blast.
“I remember it just like it was yesterday. I was just a little boy,” David Hahn said.
The Hahn family was growing, with the addition of twin sons John and Jack, and friends pitched in to help the family after the accident.
But it was not something that was going to keep Hahn down. He regained his eyesight and proceeded with his life that was destined to be full with lots of additional work opportunities, rewarding friendships and contributions to society.
Around 1957, the Hahns moved back to Washington County, and Hahn took a job at the Ideal Buick dealership in Frederick, Md. Janet went to work at a local nursing home. They wanted the best for their three boys, so on top of those jobs, the couple decided to have their own dairy farm, too.
Hahn became friends with brothers Ronnie and Eddie Semler, and Hahn and Eddie later decided to open their own Shell gas station along Jefferson Boulevard where Debbie’s Soft Serve ice cream shop operates today.
In 1973, Hahn’s dreams of business grew again when he decided to build his own car repair garage and gas station across the street from the Shell station.
It has operated ever since, and today employs the third generation of Hahns, along with David and his brother Jack.
Hahn was blessed with a successful career, and it supported his family. But he was not one to hoard his cash.
He gave it freely, and his son rattled off various examples.
One time a family who lived in the Smithsburg area was having trouble making mortgage payments on their house they just moved into. So Hahn made one of their house payments.
There were lots of instances where he gave money to people to help them out of tight spots, his son said. Hahn would fix bikes for kids at his garage, and would often refuse any money for it.
David Hahn recalled when he was on the football team at Boonsboro High School. He said the football field was a “pit,” and his dad took notice of its terrible condition.
“(He said) we could fix that,” his son said.
So Hahn and his buddy, Elmer Stone, agreed to donate their time to improving the field. Stone hauled in sod from his farm to build up the base of the field, and Hahn took care of other details to create a dome-like shape on the field so it would drain better.
It was just another way that Hahn helped his community.
“And we were not wealthy people. We struggled. It’s not how much you can make, it’s how much you can give,” David Hahn said.
Marvin Ambrose Hahn, 88, of Keedysville, passed away on Saturday, March 7, 2020 at Sterling Care Nursing Home.
Born March 11, 1931, he was the son of the late Mary Catherine Schildt and Harold Atlee Hahn. In addition to his parents, he was also preceded in death by his loving wife, Janet D. Hahn.
He survived by three sons, David Hahn and his wife Bobbi; Jack Hahn and his wife Cheri; John Hahn and his wife Donna. Five grandchildren, Scott, Katie, Aaron, Jessica and Travis Hahn. Five great Grandchildren Peyton. Nicholas, Leah, Luke and Jake Hahn.
Burial will be at the convenience of the immediate family.
A special thank you to the caregivers at the Sterling Care Nursing home and Hospice.
Arrangements were made by J.L. Davis Funeral Home, Smithsburg, MD, and online condolences may be offered at www.jldavisfh.com.
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From "A Life Remembered"
The Daily Mail Newspaper
Sunday, April 5, 2020
Editor’s note: Each Sunday, The Herald-Mail runs “A Life Remembered.” Each story in this continuing series takes a look back — through the eyes of family, friends, co-workers and others — at a member of the community who died recently. Today’s “A Life Remembered” is about Keedysville resident Marvin Hahn, who died March 7 at the age of 88. His obituary appeared in The Herald-Mail on March 12.
Fixing a boy’s bicycle tire and not charging him anything.
Making a mortgage payment for a struggling family.
Helping out a local school, or plowing driveways free of charge in snowstorms.
Those are the kinds of things Marvin Hahn did for his community.
Perhaps most well known for his work in auto repair and running Hahn’s Auto Service along Jefferson Boulevard outside Smithsburg, Hahn believed in helping his fellow man, even at his own risk.
Hahn was born in the Edgemont area on March 11, 1931, and attended public schools, including Smithsburg High School.
Around the 1950s, Hahn and his wife Janet moved to Baltimore so Hahn could find a job to support their family.
That’s where Hahn had a brush with greatness.
He got a job at Kelly Buick in Baltimore, where his father Harold worked, according to his son David Hahn, who now runs Hahn’s Auto Service. The owner of Kelly Buick was also the owner of the Baltimore Colts.
One day a guy walked in and said he wanted a car.
It was Johnny Unitas, the Baltimore Colts legend and record-setting quarterback, David Hahn said.
Many of the Colts’ players would hang out at the dealership and that was before Unitas became famous.
Unitas was looking for a used car, and according to everyone’s memory of the story, Hahn picked out a Chevrolet for Unitas.
Many years later, Unitas was among a Colts-related group who went to Beaver Creek Country Club for an event, Hahn said.
Hahn found out about the event and said he was going.
He met up with Unitas, and the football legend remembered how Hahn helped him pick out the Chevy.
“They argued about what color it was,” David Hahn said.
Hahn took a second job as a mechanic at a Sinclair gas station in Baltimore, and an accident occurred there that shook the family.
Hahn was working over a carburetor on a vehicle when it backfired, his son said. Gas fumes exploded under the hood and Hahn went blind due to the blast.
“I remember it just like it was yesterday. I was just a little boy,” David Hahn said.
The Hahn family was growing, with the addition of twin sons John and Jack, and friends pitched in to help the family after the accident.
But it was not something that was going to keep Hahn down. He regained his eyesight and proceeded with his life that was destined to be full with lots of additional work opportunities, rewarding friendships and contributions to society.
Around 1957, the Hahns moved back to Washington County, and Hahn took a job at the Ideal Buick dealership in Frederick, Md. Janet went to work at a local nursing home. They wanted the best for their three boys, so on top of those jobs, the couple decided to have their own dairy farm, too.
Hahn became friends with brothers Ronnie and Eddie Semler, and Hahn and Eddie later decided to open their own Shell gas station along Jefferson Boulevard where Debbie’s Soft Serve ice cream shop operates today.
In 1973, Hahn’s dreams of business grew again when he decided to build his own car repair garage and gas station across the street from the Shell station.
It has operated ever since, and today employs the third generation of Hahns, along with David and his brother Jack.
Hahn was blessed with a successful career, and it supported his family. But he was not one to hoard his cash.
He gave it freely, and his son rattled off various examples.
One time a family who lived in the Smithsburg area was having trouble making mortgage payments on their house they just moved into. So Hahn made one of their house payments.
There were lots of instances where he gave money to people to help them out of tight spots, his son said. Hahn would fix bikes for kids at his garage, and would often refuse any money for it.
David Hahn recalled when he was on the football team at Boonsboro High School. He said the football field was a “pit,” and his dad took notice of its terrible condition.
“(He said) we could fix that,” his son said.
So Hahn and his buddy, Elmer Stone, agreed to donate their time to improving the field. Stone hauled in sod from his farm to build up the base of the field, and Hahn took care of other details to create a dome-like shape on the field so it would drain better.
It was just another way that Hahn helped his community.
“And we were not wealthy people. We struggled. It’s not how much you can make, it’s how much you can give,” David Hahn said.
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