LENA GARCIA PLAKOTARIS, 94, of Hagerstown, passed on Friday, August 17, 2012 at Williamsport Nursing Home in Williamsport, Maryland. Born January 29, 1918, in Clarksburg, West Virginia, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Maria Dolores Fernandez Garcia. She was preceded in death by her husband, Mike Plakotaris on September 4, 2004. She was previously employed as a nursing assistant with Williamsport Retirement Village, and retired from Washington Adventist Hospital. She was a member of the Willowbrook Seventh Day Adventist Church. She is survived by three daughters, Marie Brown, and husband, Scott, of Hampstead, Maryland, Elsie Davidson of Ellicott City, Maryland, and Niki Gipe, and husband, Bruce, of Hagerstown, Maryland; two sons, Gus Plakotaris, and wife, Wendy, of Rockville, Maryland, and Philip Plakotaris of Hagerstown; two sisters, Dina Espinosa of Siloam Springs, Arkansas, and Connie Dryburg of Takoma Park, Maryland; one brother, Benny Garcia of Clarksburg, West Virginia; ten grandchildren and eighteen great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one son, Christopher Plakotaris; one sister, Saya San Julian; and two brothers, Joe and Willie Garcia. Funeral services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Tuesday at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Boulevard, Hagerstown. Pastor Julie Brigham will officiate. Burial will be in Cedar Lawn Memorial Park. Family will receive friends at the funeral home one hour prior to the service. In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Lena Plakotaris to Hospice of Washington, 747 Northern Avenue, Hagerstown, Maryland 21742 Online condolences are accepted at www.minnichfh.com