Daniel S. "Danny" Hottel
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Title
Daniel S. "Danny" Hottel
Subject
Hottel, Daniel Snyder "Danny" (1925-2020)
Description
Photo of two separate portrait photographs of Daniel "Danny" Snyder Hottel as a young man wearing a suit and bow tie.
This photograph was taken in 1959 when he was Chief of the Woodstock Fire Department and utilized in department advertising.
Danny was born in Woodstock, the son of Lester Lee Hottel and Anna Florence (Snyder) Hottel.
In 1947, he married Virginia Elizabeth Spiker.
Daniel went to work at the age of 9 and worked for many places in his youth including "Hottel's Trucking" (a homemade enclosed wagon that he used to haul ice & coal for local residents), the A&P Grocery Store, Community Theatre, Dellinger Funeral Home, Boyer Grocery Company, and Peer & Brill Motors. However, he found his true calling when he went to work for Shenandoah's Pride Dairy, becoming the community's milkman for over 37 years until his retirement in 1991. After "retirement" he went to work for Muhlenberg Ford-Mercury and was the Town of Woodstock's Hydrant Technician for 20 years.
In addition, he was a member of the Woodstock Fire Department. Joining in 1942, he served that volunteer organization for 78 years and held every position in the department, including that of Fire Chief.
When he died, he left behind a son, Philip D. Hottel.
This photograph was taken in 1959 when he was Chief of the Woodstock Fire Department and utilized in department advertising.
Danny was born in Woodstock, the son of Lester Lee Hottel and Anna Florence (Snyder) Hottel.
In 1947, he married Virginia Elizabeth Spiker.
Daniel went to work at the age of 9 and worked for many places in his youth including "Hottel's Trucking" (a homemade enclosed wagon that he used to haul ice & coal for local residents), the A&P Grocery Store, Community Theatre, Dellinger Funeral Home, Boyer Grocery Company, and Peer & Brill Motors. However, he found his true calling when he went to work for Shenandoah's Pride Dairy, becoming the community's milkman for over 37 years until his retirement in 1991. After "retirement" he went to work for Muhlenberg Ford-Mercury and was the Town of Woodstock's Hydrant Technician for 20 years.
In addition, he was a member of the Woodstock Fire Department. Joining in 1942, he served that volunteer organization for 78 years and held every position in the department, including that of Fire Chief.
When he died, he left behind a son, Philip D. Hottel.
Creator
Morrison Studio
Source
Morrison Studio Collection - Shenandoah County Historical Society
Publisher
Shenandoah County Library
Date
1959
Contributor
No ID form. Name was written in the margin of the paper copy.
Biographical information was extracted from his obituary posted on the Find-A-Grave website.
ID confirmed and image dated by Zachary Hottel.
Rights
IN COPYRIGHT - NON-COMMERCIAL USE PERMITTED
Relation
Daniel "Danny" Snyder Hottel appears in Morrison Studio Collection numbers 018570, 018571, 029770, 030043, 040152, 040275, and 040347.
Identifier
030043
Original Format
Film Negative
Physical Dimensions
5x7 Film
Collection
Citationzork
Morrison Studio, “Daniel S. "Danny" Hottel,” Shenandoah County Library Archives, accessed December 5, 2025, https://archives.countylib.org/items/show/73359.
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