Hope Mahoney

Mrs. Hope Mahoney, 94, of a resident of Gettysburg Center, and formerly of Emmitsburg passed away Tuesday, November 26, 2019.

Born May 20, 1925 in Uniontown, PA, she was the daughter of the late Leon G. Ellis and Lillian E. (Tracey) Hicks. She was the granddaughter of the late Charles Columbus and Etta Key (Boyer) Tracey of Blue Ridge Summit.

Mrs. Mahoney was a graduate of Bel Air High School with the Class of 1942.
She and her husband, the late Mr. John “Jack” Mahoney, were married May 20, 1984 in Towson Mr. Mahoney passed away April 19, 1987.

Mrs. Mahoney was employed as an assistant controller for John L. Deaton Medical Center in Baltimore for a number of years and later as office manager of Shepherd T. Powell Engineering in Baltimore.

She was a member of Emmitsburg Presbyterian Church and Emmitsburg Lions Club.
Mrs. Mahoney is survived by four daughters, Robin Ann Murphy of Gettysburg, Jennifer Ann Nelson of Guysville, OH and Mary Ann Merritt and Patricia Sue Reamer, both of Emmitsburg; 6 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and several nieces and nephews.

In addition to her parents and husband, she was preceded in death by four brothers, Tracey Ellis, Fred Ellis, Robert Hicks and Charlies Hicks.

Services will be held at 2:00 P.M., Monday, December 2, 2019 in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 South Broad Street, Waynesboro. Burial will follow in Green Hill Cemetery, Waynesboro.

There will be no public viewing, however the family will receive friends one hour prior to the services, Monday afternoon, in the funeral home.

In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions may be made to: National Alliance for Mentally Ill at www.nami.org.  Online condolences may be expressed at www.bowersofuneralhomes.com