John Benjamin Funk b. 20 Apr 1905 Hillsboro, Virginia d. 16 Mar 1993 Hanover, Pennsylvania: Verts Virts Werts Wirts Hackley Leigh Lind Lynn Mann Families Genealogy

1905 - 1993 (87 years)

Name	John Benjamin Funk
Born	20 Apr 1905	Hillsboro, Virginia
Gender	Male
Died	16 Mar 1993	Hanover, Pennsylvania [1]
Buried	Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick, Maryland
Person ID	I13955	Virts
Last Modified	16 Mar 2021

Father	Harry Benjamin Funk, b. 22 Jun 1872, Martinsburg, West Virginia , d. 26 Feb 1930, Brunswick, Maryland (Age 57 years)
Mother	Annie Bell Catherine Demory, b. 7 Feb 1885, Loudoun County, Virginia , d. 15 Feb 1969, Frederick, Maryland (Age 84 years)
Married	1 Jun 1904
Family ID	F1695	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Doris Leanore Dindore, b. 24 Nov 1909, Wood County, Ohio , d. 17 Jul 1953, Frederick, Maryland (Age 43 years)

Married 27 Jun 1931 Orange County, Virginia [2]

Children

	1. Annie Leanore Funk, b. 27 May 1932, d. Bef 1993 (Age 60 years)
	2. William Benjamin Funk
	3. John Demory Funk, b. 16 Apr 1943, Brunswick, Maryland , d. 15 Dec 1996, Sykesville, Maryland (Age 53 years)

Last Modified 11 Jan 2015

Family ID F5246 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Evelyn Robinson, d. Yes, date unknown

Married Dec 1953

Children

	1. John Benjamin Funk, b. 5 Apr 1955, d. 17 Sep 1972 (Age 17 years)
	2. Harry Bruce Funk

Last Modified 7 Oct 2012

Family ID F5247 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Photos		John Benjamin Funk and Doris Leanore Dindore John Benjamin Funk was born April 20, 1905 in Hillsboro, Virginia to Harry Benjamin and Annie Bell Catherine Demory Funk. He died March 16, 1993 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He married Doris Leanore Dindore on June 27, 1931. She was born November 24, 1908 and died July 17, 1953 in Frederick, Maryland. He married Evelyn Robinson in December 1953. John and Doris are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. photo courtesy of Harry B. Funk
Photos		John Benjamin Funk with President John F. Kennedy John Benjamin Funk was born April 20, 1905 in Hillsboro, Virginia to Harry Benjamin and Annie Bell Catherine Demory Funk. He died March 16, 1993 in Hanover, Pennsylvania. He married Doris Leanore Dindore on June 27, 1931. She was born November 24, 1908 and died July 17, 1953 in Frederick, Maryland. He married Evelyn Robinson in December 1953. John and Doris are buried in Mt. Olivet Cemetery in Frederick, Maryland. Photo courtesy of Harry B. Funk

Notes

JOHN B. FUNK
Democrat, Frederick County.
Secretary of State, 1947.
Member of Senate, 1939-46. Chair, Finance Committee.
Member, House of Delegates, 1935-39.
Born on April 20, 1905. Engineer.
Source: 1945-46 Maryland Manual (Annapolis, Hall of Records Commission, 1945), 134.

Frederick Post, March 17, 1993

Mr. John Benjamin Funk, 87, formerly of Brunswick, died Tuesday, March 16, at Hanover General Hospital, Hanover, Pa. He was the husband of Evelyn Robinson Funk of Towson. His first wife was Doris Dindore Funk who died in 1953. Born April 20, 1905, in Hillsboro, Va., he was a son of the late Harry B. and Annie B. Demory Funk. Mr. Funk was a graduate of Brunswick High School class of 1922. He earned his BS degree in engineering and was Phi Beta Kappa at Washington and Lee, of Virginia in 1926. He served as Brunswick City Engineer from 1929 until 1984. He served in the Maryland Assembly for 12 years from Frederick County, and in 1947 he became Secretary of State for Maryland. He also was chairman of the State Planning Commission and director of the State Roads Commission. He was confounder of the Brunswick History Commission. Mr. Funk was also nationally known for the Potomac Club Orchestra. He was a Mason with his 50-year pin, and former member of Brunswick Lodge 91. Surviving wife his are three sons, John D. Funk of Sykesville, Harry B. Funk of Lutherville, and William B. Funk; and one granddaughter, Allison Maxwell of Philadelphia, Pa. Mr. Funk was preceded in death by one daughter, Anne L. Maxwell; one son, J. Ben Funk; one brother, Raymond D. Funk; and one sister, Eva V. I. Magalis. The family will receive friends 3-5 and 7-9 p.m. Thursday, March 18, at the Keeney and Basford Funeral Home, 106 E. Church St., Frederick. Funeral services will be held 10 a.m. Friday, March 19, in the Etchison Memorial Chapel of the funeral home. Interment will be in Mount Olivet Cemetery, Frederick. In lieu of flowers memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, Frederick County Chapter, 125 E. Patrick St., Frederick, Md. 21701.

Sources
[S1429] The Frederick News Post, Frederick, Maryland, March 17, 1993.

[S572] Virginia, Marriages, 1785-1940.