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Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Francis D. "Junior" Groft
Aug 4, 2024
Francis D. “Junior” Groft, 85, of Gettysburg, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Tuesday, October 4, 1938 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Francis J. Groft and Ruth E. Sponseller Groft. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James E. Groft and Gervace L. Groft....
Pauline "Polly" M. Cave
Jul 28, 2024
Pauline “Polly” Margaret Cave, 87, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care and reunited with her husband, Major Robert B. Cave, I, on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA. Born on Friday, October 9, 1936 in Lonaconing, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Henrietta Moffatt Dodds. In addition to her...
Rhondda Lea Kovacs
Jul 26, 2024
Rhondda Lea Kovacs, 75, of Littlestown, beloved wife of George F. Kovacs, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital. Born on Tuesday, May 31, 1949 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late John Jenkins Morgan and Helen Dockrey Morgan. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and...
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook
Jul 24, 2024
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook, 92, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Monday, July 11, 1932 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Murray Edward Wentz and Katharine Elizabeth Lupp Wentz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William D. Shanabrook; her son, Larry Shanabrook;...
Gregory M. Bean
Jul 24, 2024
Gregory Matthew Bean, 64, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Hanover and Boynton Beach, FL, unexpectedly passed away on July 24, 2024. Born on Friday, July 22, 1960 in Shillington, PA, he was the son of the late Gerald H. Bean and Miriam J. (Kauffman) Bean. Greg was a 1978 graduate of Hershey High School. He attended Harrisburg Area Community College...
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry
Jul 23, 2024
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry, 75, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, April 8, 1949 in Chattahoochee, FL, she was the daughter of the late Betty Lee Hogue. She was also preceded in death by her companion of 45 years, Jimmy C. Wildasin, who died in 2018....
William C. Eline
Jul 22, 2024
William C. Eline, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Spiritrust Lutheran, The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on October 25, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Curtis David and Romaine Arlene Mathias Eline. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years B. Rosemary Eline; and...
Donald W. Bankard
Jul 22, 2024
Donald W. Bankard, 76, of Hanover, beloved husband of Mary Jo Bankard, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024. Born on Saturday, February 28, 1948 in Westminster, MD, he was a son of the late Earl Joseph and Viola Virginia Dull Bankard. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Gerald Bankard; and a sister in...
M. Ann Rinker
Jul 22, 2024
M. (Matylda) Ann Rinker died July 22, 2024 at age 85. Ann was born in rural Missouri and raised in an Iowa Mississippi River town where she met her husband-to-be in junior high school. She had been married to Jim for 62 years. Ann was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) with a...
Paul A. Whiteford
Jul 20, 2024
Paul A. Whiteford, 73, of Hanover, husband of Kathy Feeser, entered into Gods eternal care on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Friday, June 1, 1951 in York, he was a son of the late Robert Archer Whiteford and Elenora Effie Attig Whiteford. Paul was a 1969 graduate of New Oxford High School, was a Civil War...
Shane Peters
Jul 20, 2024
Shane Peters, 54, of Hanover, husband of Debra D’Esposito Peters, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at his home. Born on Friday, June 5, 1970 in Binghamton, NY, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Peters, Sr. and Lucretia Anne Beadle Peters. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dana A. Peters and a nephew,...
Lois E. Wolfersberger
Jul 19, 2024
Lois E. Wolfersberger, 93, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday July 19, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek following a long illness. Born on Saturday, August 23, 1930 in Berlin, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stewart Cleveland Saylor and Rachel Jane Paul Saylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William...
Karyn S. Rebernik
Jul 17, 2024
Karyn (Wilt) Rebernik, 61, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Boris Rebernik, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday July 17, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Sunday, September 9, 1962 in Frederick MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Marguerite (Summers) Wilt. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sandra Smith and Carol...
Arlene A. Tomecek
Jul 12, 2024
Arlene A. Tomecek, 92, a resident of Hanover since 1966, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Columbia Cottage surrounded by her loving family. Born January 5, 1932 in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Gallis) Kadlecik. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry J. Tomecek,...
Kathryn M. Hewitt
Jun 30, 2024
Kathryn M. Hewitt, 88, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Tuesday, February 4, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Allen Webb Plank and Mary Ethel Staley Plank. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Ronald Barry “Buzz” Hewitt, Sr.; and her son, Ronald...
Anna Mae "Ricky" Trone
Jun 27, 2024
Anna Mae “Ricky” Trone, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 22, 1932 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Oliver H. Newman and Katie Mae Jacoby Zinn. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Witmer K. “Jack”...
Harold "Chap" Strine
Jun 26, 2024
Harold “Chap” Strine, 100, of McSherrystown, beloved husband of Gloria Myers Strine, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at Autumn House West. Born on Saturday, August 25, 1923 in York, he was a son of the late Walter L. Strine and Lela M. Little Strine. Harold was a United States Navy World War II veteran and a graduate of...
Roy Edward Vanderlinden
Jun 23, 2024
Roy Edward VanDerLinden, 94, of Hanover, beloved husband of Clara P. Edwards VanDerLinden, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Saturday, February 1, 1930 in Colorado Springs, CO, he was a son of the late Edward VanDerLinden and Urva Geness Elizabet Larkin VanDerLinden. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jay...
Ruby Jean Cervellione
Jun 17, 2024
Ruby Jean Cervellione, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, June 17, 2024 at Hanover Hall & Nursing Rehabilitation. Born on Friday, August 13, 1926 in Steubenville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Newmiller Hall. She was also preceded in death by her longtime husband, Andrew Cervellione, who died in 2004. In her...
Margaret V. Timmerman
Jun 17, 2024
Margaret Viola Knott Timmerman, 87, of Hanover, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024 at her home. Born on September 15, 1936, in Thurmont, MD, she was a daughter of the late Charles Anthony Knott and Ruth Ida Daywalt Knott. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John Carl Timmerman; two daughters, Marian Marie and...
Francis D. "Junior" Groft
Aug 4, 2024
Francis D. “Junior” Groft, 85, of Gettysburg, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Tuesday, October 4, 1938 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Francis J. Groft and Ruth E. Sponseller Groft. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James E. Groft and Gervace L. Groft....
Pauline "Polly" M. Cave
Jul 28, 2024
Pauline “Polly” Margaret Cave, 87, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care and reunited with her husband, Major Robert B. Cave, I, on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA. Born on Friday, October 9, 1936 in Lonaconing, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Henrietta Moffatt Dodds. In addition to her...
Rhondda Lea Kovacs
Jul 26, 2024
Rhondda Lea Kovacs, 75, of Littlestown, beloved wife of George F. Kovacs, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital. Born on Tuesday, May 31, 1949 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late John Jenkins Morgan and Helen Dockrey Morgan. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and...
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook
Jul 24, 2024
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook, 92, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Monday, July 11, 1932 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Murray Edward Wentz and Katharine Elizabeth Lupp Wentz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William D. Shanabrook; her son, Larry Shanabrook;...
Gregory M. Bean
Jul 24, 2024
Gregory Matthew Bean, 64, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Hanover and Boynton Beach, FL, unexpectedly passed away on July 24, 2024. Born on Friday, July 22, 1960 in Shillington, PA, he was the son of the late Gerald H. Bean and Miriam J. (Kauffman) Bean. Greg was a 1978 graduate of Hershey High School. He attended Harrisburg Area Community College...
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry
Jul 23, 2024
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry, 75, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, April 8, 1949 in Chattahoochee, FL, she was the daughter of the late Betty Lee Hogue. She was also preceded in death by her companion of 45 years, Jimmy C. Wildasin, who died in 2018....
William C. Eline
Jul 22, 2024
William C. Eline, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Spiritrust Lutheran, The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on October 25, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Curtis David and Romaine Arlene Mathias Eline. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years B. Rosemary Eline; and...
Donald W. Bankard
Jul 22, 2024
Donald W. Bankard, 76, of Hanover, beloved husband of Mary Jo Bankard, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024. Born on Saturday, February 28, 1948 in Westminster, MD, he was a son of the late Earl Joseph and Viola Virginia Dull Bankard. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Gerald Bankard; and a sister in...
M. Ann Rinker
Jul 22, 2024
M. (Matylda) Ann Rinker died July 22, 2024 at age 85. Ann was born in rural Missouri and raised in an Iowa Mississippi River town where she met her husband-to-be in junior high school. She had been married to Jim for 62 years. Ann was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) with a...
Paul A. Whiteford
Jul 20, 2024
Paul A. Whiteford, 73, of Hanover, husband of Kathy Feeser, entered into Gods eternal care on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Friday, June 1, 1951 in York, he was a son of the late Robert Archer Whiteford and Elenora Effie Attig Whiteford. Paul was a 1969 graduate of New Oxford High School, was a Civil War...
Shane Peters
Jul 20, 2024
Shane Peters, 54, of Hanover, husband of Debra D’Esposito Peters, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at his home. Born on Friday, June 5, 1970 in Binghamton, NY, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Peters, Sr. and Lucretia Anne Beadle Peters. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dana A. Peters and a nephew,...
Lois E. Wolfersberger
Jul 19, 2024
Lois E. Wolfersberger, 93, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday July 19, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek following a long illness. Born on Saturday, August 23, 1930 in Berlin, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stewart Cleveland Saylor and Rachel Jane Paul Saylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William...
Karyn S. Rebernik
Jul 17, 2024
Karyn (Wilt) Rebernik, 61, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Boris Rebernik, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday July 17, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Sunday, September 9, 1962 in Frederick MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Marguerite (Summers) Wilt. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sandra Smith and Carol...
Arlene A. Tomecek
Jul 12, 2024
Arlene A. Tomecek, 92, a resident of Hanover since 1966, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Columbia Cottage surrounded by her loving family. Born January 5, 1932 in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Gallis) Kadlecik. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry J. Tomecek,...
Kathryn M. Hewitt
Jun 30, 2024
Kathryn M. Hewitt, 88, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Sunday, June 30, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Tuesday, February 4, 1936, she was a daughter of the late Allen Webb Plank and Mary Ethel Staley Plank. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, Ronald Barry “Buzz” Hewitt, Sr.; and her son, Ronald...
Anna Mae "Ricky" Trone
Jun 27, 2024
Anna Mae “Ricky” Trone, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 27, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 22, 1932 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Oliver H. Newman and Katie Mae Jacoby Zinn. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Witmer K. “Jack”...
Harold "Chap" Strine
Jun 26, 2024
Harold “Chap” Strine, 100, of McSherrystown, beloved husband of Gloria Myers Strine, died peacefully on Wednesday, June 26, 2024 at Autumn House West. Born on Saturday, August 25, 1923 in York, he was a son of the late Walter L. Strine and Lela M. Little Strine. Harold was a United States Navy World War II veteran and a graduate of...
Roy Edward Vanderlinden
Jun 23, 2024
Roy Edward VanDerLinden, 94, of Hanover, beloved husband of Clara P. Edwards VanDerLinden, passed away on Sunday, June 23, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Saturday, February 1, 1930 in Colorado Springs, CO, he was a son of the late Edward VanDerLinden and Urva Geness Elizabet Larkin VanDerLinden. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jay...
Ruby Jean Cervellione
Jun 17, 2024
Ruby Jean Cervellione, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, June 17, 2024 at Hanover Hall & Nursing Rehabilitation. Born on Friday, August 13, 1926 in Steubenville, Ohio, she was the daughter of the late George and Mary Newmiller Hall. She was also preceded in death by her longtime husband, Andrew Cervellione, who died in 2004. In her...
Margaret V. Timmerman
Jun 17, 2024
Margaret Viola Knott Timmerman, 87, of Hanover, passed away on Monday, June 17, 2024 at her home. Born on September 15, 1936, in Thurmont, MD, she was a daughter of the late Charles Anthony Knott and Ruth Ida Daywalt Knott. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, John Carl Timmerman; two daughters, Marian Marie and...
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