Wilbur H Grahe of Ravenwood Assisted Living passed away September 9, 2012 of natural causes. He was born in Baltimore, Maryland, July 25, 1919, the son of the late Edward C. Grahe and Annie Rebecca Woody Grahe. He was preceded in death by his wife Leona Fisher Grahe of 64 years. He attended Southern High School and Essex Community College. He worked for Kirk Silver as a Silversmith, and various trucking companies, retiring from the Esskay Meat Company; he then taught disadvantaged children for Battle Monument School. During retirement he and his wife enjoyed traveling. He became a Washington County Hospital Volunteer in 1990. He was an active member of the Church of Holy Trinity United Church of Christ. He was a member of the Hagerstown Elks Lodge 378. He is survived by two daughters, Leona Elizabeth DeLauter and husband, Robert F, DeLauter of Falling Waters, WV, Frances I. Grahe of Cockeysville , MD; two sons, Rev. Dr. W. Arthur Grahe and wife, Gloria of York PA, Raymond A Grahe and wife, Alma of Williamsport, MD; one brother, William Grahe of Delaware; nine grandchildren, Kurt Bond, Barbara McNamee and husband, Frederick, Brenda Schroeder and husband, Robert, Julie Grahe Keel, D.C. and husband, Howard, Alison Seitz and husband, Clayton, Jon Grahe, PHD and wife, Lisa, Jason Grahe, Aimee Grahe, and Joshua Grahe, D.O. and wife, Yasmin Bohora, D.O.; twenty great grandchildren, Derek McNamee and wife, Eve, Ashley Decker and husband, Tim, Robert Schroeder Jr., Allison Schroeder, John Schroeder , Danielle Schroeder, Gabriel Bond, Zoe Seitz, Maya Seitz, Brandon Seitz, Joshua Keel, Timothy Keel, James Keel, Joseph Keel, Alexandra Grahe, Brady Grahe, Ethan Grahe-Cody, Reese Grahe, Madison Grahe and William Grahe. He was preceded in death by three sisters and four brothers. Services will be held at 11:00 a.m. Thursday at Minnich Funeral Home, 415 East Wilson Blvd., Hagerstown, MD. The family will receive friends on Wednesday at the funeral home from 6 to 8 p.m. In lieu of flowers donations can be made to Hospice of Washington County, 747 Northern Ave, Hagerstown, MD 21742, Meritus Medical Center Auxiliary, Inc. 11116 Medical Campus Road Hagerstown, Maryland 21742, or Diakon Lutheran Social Ministries, Office of Advancement, 798 Hausman Road Suite 300, Allentown, PA 18104-9108.