Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Kathryn L. Garland
Jan 14, 2011
Kathryn L. “Kathy” Garland, 63, wife of Douglas Garland of Glenville, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, January 14, 2011 at her home. Born September 21, 1947 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Jerome A. and Betty Jane Fuhrman Noel. She was also preceded in death by her son, David Wayne Nickey; and two sisters, Jerry Lynn...
Edward M. Snyder
Jan 14, 2011
Edward M. Snyder, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, January 14, 2011 at Hanover Hospital. Born July 7, 1925 in Moulstown, he was a son of the late William H. and Gertrude McMaster Snyder. The last surviving member of his immediate family, he was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother. Mr. Snyder was employed...
Kenneth L. Baublitz
Jan 11, 2011
Kenneth L. Baublitz, 83, of Hanover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Hanover Hospital following a brief period of declining health. Born October 3, 1927 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Cleason D. and Maggie E. Stambaugh Baublitz. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dolores G. Jacoby Baublitz, who died in 1988...
Richard Everett Knapp
Jan 9, 2011
Richard Everett Knapp, 83, of Hanover, beloved husband of 60 years to Kathleen McAtee Knapp, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community following a period of declining health. Born April 17, 1927 in Lawrenceville, PA, he was the only child of the late Cecil W. and Mildred Evangeline Quackenbush Knapp. He...
Charles Parr
Dec 28, 2010
Charles “Charlie” Parr, Jr., 96, of Hanover, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 22, 1914 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Martha Geiman Parr. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Frances C. Lawrence Parr, who died in 1999; a daughter, Cecelia Stremmel; a...
Alan John Despines
Dec 26, 2010
Alan John Despines, 60, of Hanover, lost his three year battle against A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Sunday, December 26, 2010. He was the husband of 25 years to Amy L. Despines. Born January 9, 1950 in Sewickley, PA, he was a son of Florence Burlett Stefanacci of Pittsburgh, and the late John N. Despines. In 1967, he graduated from Ambridge...
Norman Leslie White
Dec 26, 2010
Norman L. White, 65, of Hanover, husband of Marlene Crowe White, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 26, 2010 following a brief illness. Born Norman Leslie DeGroot on November 15, 1945 in Staten Island, NY to the late Mildred A. DeGroot White, he was later welcomed into the family of Mary Clark Wierman of Hanover...
Raj R. Sharma
Dec 22, 2010
Raj R. Sharma, 74, of Hanover, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Born on July 2, 1936 in Ludhiana, India, she was a daughter of the late Danpadray and Sarswadi. She was preceded in death by a brother, a sister and her husband, the late Gianchand Sharma. Widowed at a young age, she worked very hard to raised her children and...
Dorothy I. Smith
Dec 16, 2010
Dorothy I. Smith, age 88, of Hanover died December 16, 2010 in San Antonio, TX. She was the wife of the late T. Emerald Smith who died February 24, 1964. Born May 25, 1922 in Adams County, she was the foster daughter of C. Edgar and Myrtle M. Lawyer. Graduating with the first class of the Hanover Practical Nursing Program,...
Thelma D. Talley
Dec 14, 2010
Thelma D. ”Maude” Talley, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Hanover Hall following a brief illness. Born on January 20, 1928 in Butler, MD, she was the only daughter of the late John and Betty Patterson Naylor and wife of 35 years to the late John W. Talley, Jr., who died in...
Joseph G. Constantino
Dec 8, 2010
Dr. Joseph G. Constantino, 96, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek where he had resided since October of this year. Born October 13, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the third of nine children of the late, John and Antonetta Attanasio Constantino. He was also preceded in death by his wife Helen Vilella Constantino, who died...
Brooklyn Alyssa Cross
Dec 3, 2010
Brooklyn A. Cross, 8, of Gettysburg and New Oxford, received her angel wings Friday, December 3, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Born April 23, 2002 in York, she was a daughter of Heath Cross of New Oxford and Goldie Cross of Gettysburg. She attended New Oxford Elementary School. Having a strong faith in God, she was a member of Hanover...
Elaine "Marie" Sechrist
Nov 28, 2010
Elaine “Marie” Sechrist, of Hanover, died Sunday, November 28, 2010 at her residence following a brief illness. Born on June 18, 1943 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late George and Marie Davis Futterer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Jack Sechrist in 2009. She is survived by her three...
John W. Rill
Nov 27, 2010
John W. Rill, 96, of Hanover, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born July 14, 1914 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Irvin C. and Annie Mary Leppo Rill. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Jeanette Helwig and Rosella Mummert; and a brother, Claude Rill. John was a retired employee...
Janet A. Heusner
Nov 25, 2010
Janet A. Heusner, 90, of Hanover, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek following a long illness. Born May 15, 1920 in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Helen Budd Adamson. She was a graduate of East Berlin High School and along with her husband, Sam, owned and operated Heusner’s Service Station...
Donald Leroy Baumgardner
Nov 24, 2010
Donald L. Baumgardner, 54, of Hanover, husband of Debra Hartlaub Baumgardner, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 following a three and a half year courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 7, 1956 in Hanover, he was the son of Stewart and Mary Baumgardner and son-in-law of Ken and Joan Hartlaub, all...
Grace Irene Albright
Nov 24, 2010
Grace I. Albright, 88, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Hanover Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on January 3, 1922 in Carroll County, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Charles V. and Annie Caslow Brenneman and wife of the late Raymond F. Albright, who died in 1985. She...
Rodney T. Ernst
Nov 21, 2010
Rodney T. Ernst, 87, of Hanover, husband of Doris Asper Ernst, entered into God’s eternal care while surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following a period of declining health. Born on March 13, 1923 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Paul and Irene Brendel Ernst. In 1941,...
Donna Frey Ebaugh
Nov 20, 2010
Donna Frey Ebaugh, 50, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. Born May 19, 1960 in Hanover, she was a daughter of Delores Hempfing Frey of Hanover and the late Leon E. Frey, and was also preceded in death by her sister, Shari Watson. Donna was a waitress...
Olive Mary Weaver
Nov 16, 2010
Olive M. “Ollie” Weaver, 79, formerly of McSherrystown, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville. Born July 9, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Oliver H. and Jeanette Gallagher Britcher. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert T. Sheaffer, who died in 1958; her second husband,...
Kathryn L. Garland
Jan 14, 2011
Kathryn L. “Kathy” Garland, 63, wife of Douglas Garland of Glenville, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, January 14, 2011 at her home. Born September 21, 1947 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Jerome A. and Betty Jane Fuhrman Noel. She was also preceded in death by her son, David Wayne Nickey; and two sisters, Jerry Lynn...
Edward M. Snyder
Jan 14, 2011
Edward M. Snyder, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, January 14, 2011 at Hanover Hospital. Born July 7, 1925 in Moulstown, he was a son of the late William H. and Gertrude McMaster Snyder. The last surviving member of his immediate family, he was preceded in death by three sisters and one brother. Mr. Snyder was employed...
Kenneth L. Baublitz
Jan 11, 2011
Kenneth L. Baublitz, 83, of Hanover, passed away peacefully Tuesday, January 11, 2011 at Hanover Hospital following a brief period of declining health. Born October 3, 1927 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Cleason D. and Maggie E. Stambaugh Baublitz. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Dolores G. Jacoby Baublitz, who died in 1988...
Richard Everett Knapp
Jan 9, 2011
Richard Everett Knapp, 83, of Hanover, beloved husband of 60 years to Kathleen McAtee Knapp, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, January 9, 2011 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community following a period of declining health. Born April 17, 1927 in Lawrenceville, PA, he was the only child of the late Cecil W. and Mildred Evangeline Quackenbush Knapp. He...
Charles Parr
Dec 28, 2010
Charles “Charlie” Parr, Jr., 96, of Hanover, passed away Tuesday, December 28, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 22, 1914 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Charles A. and Martha Geiman Parr. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Frances C. Lawrence Parr, who died in 1999; a daughter, Cecelia Stremmel; a...
Alan John Despines
Dec 26, 2010
Alan John Despines, 60, of Hanover, lost his three year battle against A.L.S. (Lou Gehrig’s Disease) Sunday, December 26, 2010. He was the husband of 25 years to Amy L. Despines. Born January 9, 1950 in Sewickley, PA, he was a son of Florence Burlett Stefanacci of Pittsburgh, and the late John N. Despines. In 1967, he graduated from Ambridge...
Norman Leslie White
Dec 26, 2010
Norman L. White, 65, of Hanover, husband of Marlene Crowe White, went home to be with his Heavenly Father on Sunday, December 26, 2010 following a brief illness. Born Norman Leslie DeGroot on November 15, 1945 in Staten Island, NY to the late Mildred A. DeGroot White, he was later welcomed into the family of Mary Clark Wierman of Hanover...
Raj R. Sharma
Dec 22, 2010
Raj R. Sharma, 74, of Hanover, died Wednesday, December 22, 2010. Born on July 2, 1936 in Ludhiana, India, she was a daughter of the late Danpadray and Sarswadi. She was preceded in death by a brother, a sister and her husband, the late Gianchand Sharma. Widowed at a young age, she worked very hard to raised her children and...
Dorothy I. Smith
Dec 16, 2010
Dorothy I. Smith, age 88, of Hanover died December 16, 2010 in San Antonio, TX. She was the wife of the late T. Emerald Smith who died February 24, 1964. Born May 25, 1922 in Adams County, she was the foster daughter of C. Edgar and Myrtle M. Lawyer. Graduating with the first class of the Hanover Practical Nursing Program,...
Thelma D. Talley
Dec 14, 2010
Thelma D. ”Maude” Talley, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, December 14, 2010 at Hanover Hall following a brief illness. Born on January 20, 1928 in Butler, MD, she was the only daughter of the late John and Betty Patterson Naylor and wife of 35 years to the late John W. Talley, Jr., who died in...
Joseph G. Constantino
Dec 8, 2010
Dr. Joseph G. Constantino, 96, died Wednesday, December 8, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek where he had resided since October of this year. Born October 13, 1914 in Brooklyn, NY, he was the third of nine children of the late, John and Antonetta Attanasio Constantino. He was also preceded in death by his wife Helen Vilella Constantino, who died...
Brooklyn Alyssa Cross
Dec 3, 2010
Brooklyn A. Cross, 8, of Gettysburg and New Oxford, received her angel wings Friday, December 3, 2010 at Johns Hopkins Hospital. Born April 23, 2002 in York, she was a daughter of Heath Cross of New Oxford and Goldie Cross of Gettysburg. She attended New Oxford Elementary School. Having a strong faith in God, she was a member of Hanover...
Elaine "Marie" Sechrist
Nov 28, 2010
Elaine “Marie” Sechrist, of Hanover, died Sunday, November 28, 2010 at her residence following a brief illness. Born on June 18, 1943 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late George and Marie Davis Futterer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, Jack Sechrist in 2009. She is survived by her three...
John W. Rill
Nov 27, 2010
John W. Rill, 96, of Hanover, died Saturday, November 27, 2010 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born July 14, 1914 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Irvin C. and Annie Mary Leppo Rill. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Jeanette Helwig and Rosella Mummert; and a brother, Claude Rill. John was a retired employee...
Janet A. Heusner
Nov 25, 2010
Janet A. Heusner, 90, of Hanover, died Thursday, November 25, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek following a long illness. Born May 15, 1920 in Newton, NJ, she was the daughter of the late Kenneth and Helen Budd Adamson. She was a graduate of East Berlin High School and along with her husband, Sam, owned and operated Heusner’s Service Station...
Donald Leroy Baumgardner
Nov 24, 2010
Donald L. Baumgardner, 54, of Hanover, husband of Debra Hartlaub Baumgardner, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 following a three and a half year courageous battle with cancer. Born on February 7, 1956 in Hanover, he was the son of Stewart and Mary Baumgardner and son-in-law of Ken and Joan Hartlaub, all...
Grace Irene Albright
Nov 24, 2010
Grace I. Albright, 88, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, November 24, 2010 at Hanover Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on January 3, 1922 in Carroll County, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Charles V. and Annie Caslow Brenneman and wife of the late Raymond F. Albright, who died in 1985. She...
Rodney T. Ernst
Nov 21, 2010
Rodney T. Ernst, 87, of Hanover, husband of Doris Asper Ernst, entered into God’s eternal care while surrounded by his family on Sunday, November 21, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following a period of declining health. Born on March 13, 1923 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Paul and Irene Brendel Ernst. In 1941,...
Donna Frey Ebaugh
Nov 20, 2010
Donna Frey Ebaugh, 50, passed away Saturday, November 20, 2010 at Pleasant Acres Nursing & Rehabilitation Center with her family by her side. Born May 19, 1960 in Hanover, she was a daughter of Delores Hempfing Frey of Hanover and the late Leon E. Frey, and was also preceded in death by her sister, Shari Watson. Donna was a waitress...
Olive Mary Weaver
Nov 16, 2010
Olive M. “Ollie” Weaver, 79, formerly of McSherrystown, died Tuesday, November 16, 2010 at the Village of Laurel Run in Fayetteville. Born July 9, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Oliver H. and Jeanette Gallagher Britcher. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Robert T. Sheaffer, who died in 1958; her second husband,...

