Anton Fahed Hishmeh

Anton was born in Ramallah, Palestine, and spent most of his early days between Ramallah and Jericho. During his time in his hometown, he was in charge of driving the tourist bus for his father's bus company. Anton was part of a big family, including 9 brothers and sisters. In Jericho, he ran his father's farm. Anton was married to Jihad Tubbeh in the town of Jericho on June 15, 1961. The two of them had three children: Ramzi Hishmeh, Fahed Hishmeh, and Suha Hishmeh-Barbari. As a family, they moved to the US in 1988 to help their son run the Chicken Basket in Frederick, MD. The restaurant operated until COVID in 2020. Everyone who entered the doors was treated as family. Besides work, his hobbies included gardening, collecting old cars, and playing Backgammon.

He is survived by his wife, Jihad. Brothers: Basem, Raja, Ghazi. Sons: Ramzi, Fahed, and daughter Suha with her husband Ibrahim. He is also survived by his grandchildren: Yasmin, Zaher, Jiries, Nuriel, Jordan, Jada, Elias, Leyla, and great-grandson Bryson.

A visitation will be held on Wednesday October 28th at Stauffer Funeral Home Walkersville located at 40 Fulton Avenue, Walkersville 21793, starting at 9 am. A service will follow at 11am.