Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
James D. Martin
Mar 4, 2022
James D. “Jim” Martin, 82, of Hanover, husband of Rita M. Breiner Martin, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, March 4, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Thursday, January 18, 1940 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Dorothy Mae Martin. A 1957 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Jim was an active member of...
Burnell F. Hockensmith
Feb 28, 2022
Burnell F. “Shorty” Hockensmith, 82, of McSherrystown, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, February 28, 2022 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Tuesday, August 29, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Albert James and Nellie Small Hockensmith. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Nelson Hockensmith; and sisters, Cindy Wilson and Myrtle Hale....
Ronald L. Albright
Feb 27, 2022
Ronald L. “Ronnie” Albright, 76, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home. Born on Tuesday, July 17, 1945, he was the son of the late William Henry and Elsie Marie Leiphart Albright. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen (Yeagy) Albright, who passed in 2009; and a sister Gloriadean Free....
Stephen H. Stambaugh
Feb 25, 2022
Stephen H. “Steve” Stambaugh, 75, beloved husband of Bernice D. (Flickinger) Stambaugh, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Wednesday, December 18, 1946, he was a son of the late Henry G. and Mildred Caldwell Stambaugh. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Sandy Hemler. A 1965 graduate of...
William G. Hoke
Feb 24, 2022
William G. “Bill” Hoke, 83, of Hanover, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Born on Sunday, April 24, 1938 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Donald M. Hoke, Sr. and Ruth Kneller Hoke. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Carmen D. Fink Hoke, who died in...
Michael Paul Kneller
Feb 23, 2022
Michael Paul Kneller, 44, son of Silas and Elizabeth (Nunemaker) Kneller Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Michael was born in Hanover on March 24, 1977. He graduated in 1996 from South Western High School and was employeed by RH Shepard (a Bendix CVS Company) for 25 years. He enjoyed so many things, but was most passionate...
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr., 90, of New Oxford, husband of Margaret A. Gardner Blocher, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Thursday, April 16, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Clarence W. Blocher, Sr. and Anna C. Feeser Blocher. A 1949 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Clarence worked...
Kathy A. Bradburn
Feb 16, 2022
Kathy A. Bradburn, 64, of Hanover, beloved wife of Richard P. Bradburn, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on Wednesday, October 23, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ann C. Ott Sherman. Kathy attended the Hanover First Church of God....
William Brian Bond
Feb 16, 2022
William Brian Bond, 70, of McSherrystown, husband of Barbara Ann Auchey Bond, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Birch Manor in Sykesville, MD. Born on Wednesday, March 14, 1951 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William Bryce Bond and Martha Ann Seipp Fowble, and step-son of the late, Charles Elwood Fowble....
Betty A. Wise
Feb 13, 2022
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Wise, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at UPMC Hanover following a four month deterioration of her health. Born on Saturday, September 19, 1942 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mildred I. Ziegler Eckenrode and wife of 53 years to the late Lee R....
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko
Feb 12, 2022
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko, age 19, passed away on February 12, 2022 in Hanover. Destin was born in Hanover, PA at Hanover Hospital on March 7th, 2002 to Robert Mosko & Elene Mosko-Luby. He graduated from York Vo Tech in May 2020. Destin worked as a conservator for his father’s business “Mosko Cemetery Monument Services”. Destin is survived by his...
Richard E. Whipkey
Feb 12, 2022
Richard E. Whipkey, 74, beloved husband of Elizabeth L. (Losman) Whipkey, of Hanover, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Genesis Healthcare Gettysburg Center. Born on Saturday, January 10, 1948 in Somerset, he was a son of the late Chester E. and Martha P. Bush Whipkey. He was also preceded in death by two siblings, Patricia A. Gearhart and...
M. Virginia "Gini" Hartlaub
Feb 10, 2022
M. Virginia “Gini” Hartlaub, 85, of Hanover, died on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, September 21, 1936 in Adams, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Lillian H. Raimer, and John W., Sr. and Louise R. Tarman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Richard E....
Theodore W. Young
Feb 7, 2022
Theodore Warner Young, 90, formerly of Hanover, died February 7, 2022 at Celebration Villa, Dillsburg, PA, following a period of declining health. Born on March 5,1931 in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Carroll Ira and Helen Louise Young and was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Faye Burns Young in 2015, and a son, John...
Naomi G. Mcmaster
Feb 3, 2022
Naomi G. McMaster, 90, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Tuesday, July 12, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Melvin S. and Grace Toomey Hoff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John R. McMaster, who...
Marietta R. Wildasin
Feb 2, 2022
Marietta R. Wildasin, 85, of Glenville, beloved wife of Oren M. Wildasin, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her home. Born on Saturday, March 7, 1936 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ralph N. and Treva M. Sterner Leppo. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Josephine Bechtel; and her granddaughter, Nicole Whitcomb....
John A. Batoha
Feb 2, 2022
John Augustine Batoha, 56, of Loxley, AL and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born on Friday, October 15, 1965 in Hanover, he was a son of the late John A. and Patricia Rose Carbaugh Batoha. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janie Batoha; and a brother-in-law, John Long. A...
Sandra A. Spangler
Jan 31, 2022
Sandra A. “Sandy” Spangler, 77, of Spring Grove, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 31, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, January 4, 1945 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Aaron D. and Mary C. Warner Rohrbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William C. “Bill” Spangler, who...
Kenneth W. Forbes
Jan 30, 2022
Kenneth W. Forbes, 75, beloved husband of Beverly A. (Starner) Forbes, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Friday, July 5, 1946 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, he was a son of the late David and Myrtle Whitson Forbes. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Forbes; and two...
Elizabeth A. Bush
Jan 27, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Bush, 94, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her home. Born on Wednesday, March 23, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Irma Zartman Bemiller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Bush, Jr., who died in 1963; a sister, Janet...
James D. Martin
Mar 4, 2022
James D. “Jim” Martin, 82, of Hanover, husband of Rita M. Breiner Martin, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, March 4, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Thursday, January 18, 1940 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Dorothy Mae Martin. A 1957 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Jim was an active member of...
Burnell F. Hockensmith
Feb 28, 2022
Burnell F. “Shorty” Hockensmith, 82, of McSherrystown, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, February 28, 2022 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Tuesday, August 29, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Albert James and Nellie Small Hockensmith. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Nelson Hockensmith; and sisters, Cindy Wilson and Myrtle Hale....
Ronald L. Albright
Feb 27, 2022
Ronald L. “Ronnie” Albright, 76, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, February 27, 2022 at his home. Born on Tuesday, July 17, 1945, he was the son of the late William Henry and Elsie Marie Leiphart Albright. He was also preceded in death by his wife, Mary Ellen (Yeagy) Albright, who passed in 2009; and a sister Gloriadean Free....
Stephen H. Stambaugh
Feb 25, 2022
Stephen H. “Steve” Stambaugh, 75, beloved husband of Bernice D. (Flickinger) Stambaugh, passed away peacefully on Friday, February 25, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Wednesday, December 18, 1946, he was a son of the late Henry G. and Mildred Caldwell Stambaugh. He was also preceded in death by his sister, Sandy Hemler. A 1965 graduate of...
William G. Hoke
Feb 24, 2022
William G. “Bill” Hoke, 83, of Hanover, went to be with the Lord on Thursday, February 24, 2022. Born on Sunday, April 24, 1938 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Donald M. Hoke, Sr. and Ruth Kneller Hoke. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 55 years, Carmen D. Fink Hoke, who died in...
Michael Paul Kneller
Feb 23, 2022
Michael Paul Kneller, 44, son of Silas and Elizabeth (Nunemaker) Kneller Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Michael was born in Hanover on March 24, 1977. He graduated in 1996 from South Western High School and was employeed by RH Shepard (a Bendix CVS Company) for 25 years. He enjoyed so many things, but was most passionate...
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr., 90, of New Oxford, husband of Margaret A. Gardner Blocher, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Thursday, April 16, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Clarence W. Blocher, Sr. and Anna C. Feeser Blocher. A 1949 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Clarence worked...
Kathy A. Bradburn
Feb 16, 2022
Kathy A. Bradburn, 64, of Hanover, beloved wife of Richard P. Bradburn, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on Wednesday, October 23, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ann C. Ott Sherman. Kathy attended the Hanover First Church of God....
William Brian Bond
Feb 16, 2022
William Brian Bond, 70, of McSherrystown, husband of Barbara Ann Auchey Bond, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Birch Manor in Sykesville, MD. Born on Wednesday, March 14, 1951 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William Bryce Bond and Martha Ann Seipp Fowble, and step-son of the late, Charles Elwood Fowble....
Betty A. Wise
Feb 13, 2022
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Wise, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at UPMC Hanover following a four month deterioration of her health. Born on Saturday, September 19, 1942 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mildred I. Ziegler Eckenrode and wife of 53 years to the late Lee R....
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko
Feb 12, 2022
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko, age 19, passed away on February 12, 2022 in Hanover. Destin was born in Hanover, PA at Hanover Hospital on March 7th, 2002 to Robert Mosko & Elene Mosko-Luby. He graduated from York Vo Tech in May 2020. Destin worked as a conservator for his father’s business “Mosko Cemetery Monument Services”. Destin is survived by his...
Richard E. Whipkey
Feb 12, 2022
Richard E. Whipkey, 74, beloved husband of Elizabeth L. (Losman) Whipkey, of Hanover, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Genesis Healthcare Gettysburg Center. Born on Saturday, January 10, 1948 in Somerset, he was a son of the late Chester E. and Martha P. Bush Whipkey. He was also preceded in death by two siblings, Patricia A. Gearhart and...
M. Virginia "Gini" Hartlaub
Feb 10, 2022
M. Virginia “Gini” Hartlaub, 85, of Hanover, died on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, September 21, 1936 in Adams, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Lillian H. Raimer, and John W., Sr. and Louise R. Tarman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Richard E....
Theodore W. Young
Feb 7, 2022
Theodore Warner Young, 90, formerly of Hanover, died February 7, 2022 at Celebration Villa, Dillsburg, PA, following a period of declining health. Born on March 5,1931 in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Carroll Ira and Helen Louise Young and was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Faye Burns Young in 2015, and a son, John...
Naomi G. Mcmaster
Feb 3, 2022
Naomi G. McMaster, 90, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Tuesday, July 12, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Melvin S. and Grace Toomey Hoff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John R. McMaster, who...
Marietta R. Wildasin
Feb 2, 2022
Marietta R. Wildasin, 85, of Glenville, beloved wife of Oren M. Wildasin, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her home. Born on Saturday, March 7, 1936 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ralph N. and Treva M. Sterner Leppo. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Josephine Bechtel; and her granddaughter, Nicole Whitcomb....
John A. Batoha
Feb 2, 2022
John Augustine Batoha, 56, of Loxley, AL and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born on Friday, October 15, 1965 in Hanover, he was a son of the late John A. and Patricia Rose Carbaugh Batoha. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janie Batoha; and a brother-in-law, John Long. A...
Sandra A. Spangler
Jan 31, 2022
Sandra A. “Sandy” Spangler, 77, of Spring Grove, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 31, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, January 4, 1945 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Aaron D. and Mary C. Warner Rohrbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William C. “Bill” Spangler, who...
Kenneth W. Forbes
Jan 30, 2022
Kenneth W. Forbes, 75, beloved husband of Beverly A. (Starner) Forbes, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Friday, July 5, 1946 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, he was a son of the late David and Myrtle Whitson Forbes. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Forbes; and two...
Elizabeth A. Bush
Jan 27, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Bush, 94, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her home. Born on Wednesday, March 23, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Irma Zartman Bemiller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Bush, Jr., who died in 1963; a sister, Janet...