Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Dorothy J. Reynolds
Jul 26, 2023
Dorothy J. Reynolds, 98, of New Oxford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Crosskeys Village- The Brethren Home Community. Born on Monday, November 10, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Howard C. and Effie A. Anderson Resh. She was also preceded in death by her son, Russell Reynolds; three brothers, Robert, Stewart, and Howard Resh;...
Jeanne Little
Jul 23, 2023
Jeanne Little, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at the age of 96. Born in 1926 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Irma Serff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, William Little, who died in 1992; a daughter, Patti Little; and a brother, Robert Serff,...
Mary Grace Bish Graybill
Jul 19, 2023
Mary Grace Bish Graybill, 97, of Hanover, went to be with the Lordand many loved ones on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, August 21, 1925 in Carroll County, MD, she was a daughter of the late Paul A. and Bessie Null Bish. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53...
John B. Null
Jul 17, 2023
John B. Null, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Seaton Springwood Assisted Living Center with his children by his side. Born on Saturday, July 29, 1933, he was a son of the late Ellsworth and Helen Lawrence Null. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Judith A. Null,...
Victor M. Melendez
Jul 16, 2023
Victor M. Melendez, 65, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on February 14, 1958 in New York City, he was the son of Maria Perriera Melendez and the late Victor Melendez. Victor enjoyed gardening and was of the Catholic faith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his two daughters, Amanda Melendez...
Jean Louise Nassivera
Jul 12, 2023
Jean Louise (Forsythe) Nassivera, who was born and raised in Hanover, died on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Wayne, N.J., with her daughter by her side. She was five months shy of her 100th birthday. Born on Dec. 15, 1923, to Oliver C. Forsythe and Denalla I. Newman Forsythe, Jean grew up on Princess Street with her parents and her...
John Thomas Moncrief
Jul 6, 2023
John Thomas Moncrief, 77, of Hanover, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, April 11, 1946 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude (Lippy) Moncrief. He was the loving husband of Shirley Ann (Mowrer) Moncrief, to whom he was married on May 16, 1971 at St. Matthew...
Dawn S. Gesiorski
Jul 2, 2023
Dawn S. (Weaver) Gesiorski, 88, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Thursday, August 23, 1934 in Hanover, she was raised by her guardian parents Millard and Carrie Garman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Gerald J. “Ski” Gesiorski, who died in 2018. A...
Shirley L. Fink
Jun 29, 2023
Shirley L. "Jesse" Fink, 80, of McSherrystown, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Friday, January 29, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. Fink and Peal Ada Krumrine Markle. Survivors include her cousin, Mary A. Fowler and her husband, Jerry. Services will be held privately.
Philip J. Hoke
Jun 25, 2023
Philip J. Hoke, 83, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 2, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Henry John and Pauline Catherine Shrader Hoke. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years, Edwyna S. Hoke, who died in...
Victoria Suzanne Bosley
Jun 25, 2023
Victoria Suzanne Bosley, 73, of Hanover, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family following complications from surgery. Born on Thursday, April 27, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Ridgely Coffey. A graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD, she spent her career as a payroll accountant with United Cerebral...
Valerie J. Herdock
Jun 24, 2023
Valerie J. Herdock, 82, of York, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Normandie Ridge Nursing Care Center in York with her loving family by her side. Born on Tuesday, June 17, 1941 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Francis Theadore Clemens and Frances Mary Scholtz Clemens. She was also preceded in death by her...
Roy D. "Buck" Harmon Iii
Jun 23, 2023
Roy D. “Buck” Harmon, III, 66, of Glen Rock, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Monday, September 10, 1956 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Roy D. Harmon, Jr. and Lillian Small Harmon. Buck was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD and attended Catonsville Community College....
Virginia Schussler "Ginny" Stieglitz
Jun 23, 2023
Virginia Schussler (Gibson) Stieglitz passed away on June 23, 2023 in Hanover shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday. Ginny was surrounded by her family, son, Bob Schussler (Linda) of Indianapolis, IN; and daughter, Jane Schussler (Michael King) of York, PA. Ginny was born on April 9, 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ to Earl and Vera Gibson, and raised alongside her brother,...
Linda S. Orndorff
Jun 22, 2023
Linda S. Goetz Orndorff, 71, of Hanover, wife of Edward L. Orndorff, entered into Heaven on June 22, 2023 at her home. Born on Monday, October 1, 1951 in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and June Walker Goetz. Linda retired after 30 years as a pre-kindergarten teacher at Little People and Early Bloomers Day...
Neil Fralick Smith
Jun 15, 2023
Neil Fralick Smith, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Friday, September 23, 1927 in Cleveland, OH, he was a son of the late Edward and Mary Fralick Smith. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of nearly 65 years, Helen L. Johnson Smith, who died June...
Marlin L. Cluck
Jun 13, 2023
Marlin L. Cluck, 74, of Gettysburg, beloved husband of Linda D. Reed Cluck, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Friday, August 6, 1948 in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Harold E. and Mabel R. Krout Cluck. Marlin worked for Schindler Group until his retirement in 2009. He enjoyed spending...
Lynne K. Williams
Jun 12, 2023
Lynne K. Williams, 77, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on Sunday, February 10, 1946 in Hanover, she was a daughter of Mary Jane Wildasin LeGore and the late Charles Alva LeGore. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 39 years,...
Shaun Harrison Fuhrman
Jun 11, 2023
Shaun Harrison Fuhrman, age 58, passed from this life to the next on June 11, 2023 in Sterling City, TX from complications of COPD and failing health for the last year. Born on July 24, 1964 in Hanover, he was the son of James “Whitey” and Frances “Fran” Cullison Fuhrman of Spring Grove, PA. He was a carpenter and home...
Kathleen M. Knapp
Jun 10, 2023
Kathleen M. Knapp, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Friday, December 2, 1927 in Horseheads, NY, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Crete Ellen Riley McAtee. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard Everett Knapp, who died...
Dorothy J. Reynolds
Jul 26, 2023
Dorothy J. Reynolds, 98, of New Oxford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Crosskeys Village- The Brethren Home Community. Born on Monday, November 10, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Howard C. and Effie A. Anderson Resh. She was also preceded in death by her son, Russell Reynolds; three brothers, Robert, Stewart, and Howard Resh;...
Jeanne Little
Jul 23, 2023
Jeanne Little, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at the age of 96. Born in 1926 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Irma Serff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, William Little, who died in 1992; a daughter, Patti Little; and a brother, Robert Serff,...
Mary Grace Bish Graybill
Jul 19, 2023
Mary Grace Bish Graybill, 97, of Hanover, went to be with the Lordand many loved ones on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, August 21, 1925 in Carroll County, MD, she was a daughter of the late Paul A. and Bessie Null Bish. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53...
John B. Null
Jul 17, 2023
John B. Null, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Seaton Springwood Assisted Living Center with his children by his side. Born on Saturday, July 29, 1933, he was a son of the late Ellsworth and Helen Lawrence Null. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Judith A. Null,...
Victor M. Melendez
Jul 16, 2023
Victor M. Melendez, 65, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on February 14, 1958 in New York City, he was the son of Maria Perriera Melendez and the late Victor Melendez. Victor enjoyed gardening and was of the Catholic faith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his two daughters, Amanda Melendez...
Jean Louise Nassivera
Jul 12, 2023
Jean Louise (Forsythe) Nassivera, who was born and raised in Hanover, died on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Wayne, N.J., with her daughter by her side. She was five months shy of her 100th birthday. Born on Dec. 15, 1923, to Oliver C. Forsythe and Denalla I. Newman Forsythe, Jean grew up on Princess Street with her parents and her...
John Thomas Moncrief
Jul 6, 2023
John Thomas Moncrief, 77, of Hanover, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, April 11, 1946 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude (Lippy) Moncrief. He was the loving husband of Shirley Ann (Mowrer) Moncrief, to whom he was married on May 16, 1971 at St. Matthew...
Dawn S. Gesiorski
Jul 2, 2023
Dawn S. (Weaver) Gesiorski, 88, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Thursday, August 23, 1934 in Hanover, she was raised by her guardian parents Millard and Carrie Garman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Gerald J. “Ski” Gesiorski, who died in 2018. A...
Shirley L. Fink
Jun 29, 2023
Shirley L. "Jesse" Fink, 80, of McSherrystown, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Friday, January 29, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. Fink and Peal Ada Krumrine Markle. Survivors include her cousin, Mary A. Fowler and her husband, Jerry. Services will be held privately.
Philip J. Hoke
Jun 25, 2023
Philip J. Hoke, 83, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 2, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Henry John and Pauline Catherine Shrader Hoke. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years, Edwyna S. Hoke, who died in...
Victoria Suzanne Bosley
Jun 25, 2023
Victoria Suzanne Bosley, 73, of Hanover, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family following complications from surgery. Born on Thursday, April 27, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Ridgely Coffey. A graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD, she spent her career as a payroll accountant with United Cerebral...
Valerie J. Herdock
Jun 24, 2023
Valerie J. Herdock, 82, of York, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Normandie Ridge Nursing Care Center in York with her loving family by her side. Born on Tuesday, June 17, 1941 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Francis Theadore Clemens and Frances Mary Scholtz Clemens. She was also preceded in death by her...
Roy D. "Buck" Harmon Iii
Jun 23, 2023
Roy D. “Buck” Harmon, III, 66, of Glen Rock, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Monday, September 10, 1956 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Roy D. Harmon, Jr. and Lillian Small Harmon. Buck was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD and attended Catonsville Community College....
Virginia Schussler "Ginny" Stieglitz
Jun 23, 2023
Virginia Schussler (Gibson) Stieglitz passed away on June 23, 2023 in Hanover shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday. Ginny was surrounded by her family, son, Bob Schussler (Linda) of Indianapolis, IN; and daughter, Jane Schussler (Michael King) of York, PA. Ginny was born on April 9, 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ to Earl and Vera Gibson, and raised alongside her brother,...
Linda S. Orndorff
Jun 22, 2023
Linda S. Goetz Orndorff, 71, of Hanover, wife of Edward L. Orndorff, entered into Heaven on June 22, 2023 at her home. Born on Monday, October 1, 1951 in Cumberland, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles Edward and June Walker Goetz. Linda retired after 30 years as a pre-kindergarten teacher at Little People and Early Bloomers Day...
Neil Fralick Smith
Jun 15, 2023
Neil Fralick Smith, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 15, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Friday, September 23, 1927 in Cleveland, OH, he was a son of the late Edward and Mary Fralick Smith. He was preceded in death by his beloved wife of nearly 65 years, Helen L. Johnson Smith, who died June...
Marlin L. Cluck
Jun 13, 2023
Marlin L. Cluck, 74, of Gettysburg, beloved husband of Linda D. Reed Cluck, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 13, 2023 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Friday, August 6, 1948 in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Harold E. and Mabel R. Krout Cluck. Marlin worked for Schindler Group until his retirement in 2009. He enjoyed spending...
Lynne K. Williams
Jun 12, 2023
Lynne K. Williams, 77, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 12, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on Sunday, February 10, 1946 in Hanover, she was a daughter of Mary Jane Wildasin LeGore and the late Charles Alva LeGore. She was also preceded in death by her beloved husband of 39 years,...
Shaun Harrison Fuhrman
Jun 11, 2023
Shaun Harrison Fuhrman, age 58, passed from this life to the next on June 11, 2023 in Sterling City, TX from complications of COPD and failing health for the last year. Born on July 24, 1964 in Hanover, he was the son of James “Whitey” and Frances “Fran” Cullison Fuhrman of Spring Grove, PA. He was a carpenter and home...
Kathleen M. Knapp
Jun 10, 2023
Kathleen M. Knapp, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, June 10, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Friday, December 2, 1927 in Horseheads, NY, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Crete Ellen Riley McAtee. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Richard Everett Knapp, who died...

