- Date Of Birth: September 20, 1922
- Date Of Death: April 27, 2015
- State: Maryland
Anna Shorb Blessing, 92, formerly of Taneytown, Maryland died peacefully on Monday, April 27, 2015 at Brinton Woods Nursing Center in Sykesville. Born September 20, 1922 in Thurmont, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Rose Davis Grable. She was the wife of the late Bernard Shorb who died in 1979.
Anna was a seamstress at both the Union Bridge Clothing Company and H.L. Hartz and Sons Clothiers in Union Bridge.
Surviving are daughters, Bernus Buffington and Sandra McHenry, both of Emmitsburg; sons, Preston “Sonny” Shorb of Gettysburg, PA, and Rick Shorb and wife Barb of Union Bridge; and many grandchildren, great-grandchildren, great-great-grandchildren, nieces, and nephews. She was predeceased by son, James Boarts; sisters, Grace Fogle, Pauline Hubbard, and May Pryor; and brother, John Grable.
