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Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Robert G. Kessler
Jun 17, 2021
Robert G. “Bob” Kessler, 83, of Hanover, loving husband of Linda L. Myers Kessler, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 23, 1937 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Curvin H. and Hilda Cecelia Adams Kessler. A 1956 graduate of the Williamson Trade School, he...
Charles "Chuck" Haven Jr.
Jun 15, 2021
Charles “Chuck” Haven, Jr., 79, of Hanover, beloved husband of Marcy Utermahlen Haven, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Tuesday, October 7, 1941 in Atlantic City, NJ, he was the son of the late Charles H. Haven, Sr. and Pauline Wirbel Haven. He is also preceded in death by a son, Donald,...
Ann C. Whitson
Jun 15, 2021
Ann C. Whitson, 87, of York, formerly of Hanover, passed away peacefully and entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Colonial Manor Nursing Home. Born on Friday, April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Lester Henry and Helen Fink Chronister. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Clay...
Heather M. Kagarise
Jun 11, 2021
Heather M. Kagarise, 43, of Hanover, life partner of David Sell, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born on Tuesday, November 15, 1977, she was a daughter of Steven Kagarise and his wife, Diane, of Littlestown and Patricia Creager Strickler and her husband, Orvin, of DE. She is preceded...
Gary "Bubba" Davis
Jun 9, 2021
Gary “Bubba” Davis, 74, of Hanover, beloved husband of Lori Davis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Tuesday, January 28, 1947 he was the son of the late Stewart and Doris Davis. Bubba worked as a truck driver at L&H Trucking Company, Inc. for many years and enjoyed spending time with his...
Garry J. Tressler
Jun 8, 2021
Garry J. Tressler, 83, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Hanover Hall. Born on Tuesday, September 28, 1937 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry and Freda Kress Tressler. He was a 1956 graduate of Hanover High School and proudly served in the United States Air Force. He worked as a...
Curtis "Curt" Charlton Williams Jr.
Jun 6, 2021
Curtis “Curt” Charlton Williams, Jr., 87, of Hanover, beloved husband of H. Jean Williams, passed away peacefully and entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Born on Sunday, June 11, 1933, in Philadelphia, he was the only son of the late Curtis C. Williams, Sr. and Mary Charlotte...
Ronald Vincent Benecke
May 31, 2021
Ronald Vincent Benecke, 74, of Hanover, died on Monday, May 31, 2021 at the Genesis Healthcare-Gettysburg Center following a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, October 16, 1946 in Queens, NY, he was a son of the late George W. Benecke, Sr. and Marjorie Louise Agnes Zirkel Benecke. He was also preceded in death by a brother, George W....
Paul M. Pittinger Jr.
May 30, 2021
Paul M. Pittinger, Jr., 77, of Hanover, husband of Donna Hansen Pittinger, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his home. Born on Monday, January 10, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of Gladys Eileen Musselman of Hanover and the late Paul Maus Pittinger, Sr. He was a graduate of the York Vocational School and was later...
Suzanne G. Cramer
May 30, 2021
Suzanne G. Cramer, 86, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Cross Keys Village- Brethren Home Community. Born on December 28, 1934, she was a daughter of the late George Henry and Elsie Yingling Goodfellow. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert D. Cramer; and a granddaughter, Alicia Cramer. A...
Peggy Shaffer Munson Morgan
May 28, 2021
Peggy Shaffer Munson Morgan, 82, of New Oxford, wife of the late Tom Morgan, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 28, 2021 at SpiriTrust Lutheran- the Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Thursday, March 30, 1939 in Westminster, MD, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ada Owens Shaffer. She was also preceded in death by two children,...
Kristen Keyser
May 25, 2021
Kristen Keyser, 52, of Hanover, passed away peacefully at her home and entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Born on Tuesday, February 25, 1969 in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of Andi Rhyne and Jay Rhyne (step-father) and John Keyser and Barbara Keyser (step-mother) A 1987 graduate of Spring Grove Area High School, she attended...
Joyce Harner Strausbaugh
May 16, 2021
Joyce Harner Strausbaugh, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Sunday, March 30, 1930 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Luther A. and Nina Stout Harner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William J. Strausbaugh,...
Marlene Kline Donsen
May 16, 2021
Marlene Kline Donsen, 102, of Cross Keys Village, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Saturday, March 15, 1919 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Ward Kline and Arlene Mae Dysart Kline. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Charles B....
Larry Baumgardner
May 14, 2021
Larry Baumgardner, 79, of New Providence and formerly of Hanover, beloved husband of Doris J. Baumgardner, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Born on Saturday, February 21, 1942 in Littlestown, he was a son of the late Fern and Naomi Bowers Baumgardner. He is also preceded in death by...
Sherrie Martin
May 14, 2021
Sherrie Martin, 76, of Hanover and formerly of Rising Sun, MD, beloved wife of Steve Martin, kissed the face of God on Friday, May 14, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born on Thursday November 30, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Dayton Newey Murdock and Emily Farrington. A licensed practical nurse, she devoted...
David S. Albrecht
May 9, 2021
David S. “Dave” Albrecht, 76, of New Oxford, loving husband of Rebecca “Becky” Leister Albrecht, fought his battle with cancer in a dignified and graceful way but succumbed the morning of Mother’s Day, May 9, 2021. Dave was born on Monday, September 11, 1944, in Philadelphia. He was a graduate of Haverford High School in Havertown, PA, near Philadelphia. He...
Donald C. "Don" Weaver
May 8, 2021
Donald C. “Don” Weaver, 80, of Hanover, beloved husband of Elaine Unger Weaver, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Thursday, August 1, 1940 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Donald M. and Ruth Marchio Weaver. A 1958 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he retired after many years...
Scott A. Adams
May 8, 2021
God gained an angel in Scott A. Adams, 53, of Hanover, who passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Friday, December 1, 1967, in Hanover, he was a son of the late Edward Francis Adams, who died on February 10, 2020, and Peggy Miller Lucas, who died on January 25, 2021. He is also...
Jim Buchanan
May 5, 2021
Jim Buchanan, 54, of Rogersville, TN and formerly of Glen Rock, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his home. Born on Sunday, October 2, 1966 in Westminster, MD, he was the son of the late Henry David Buchanan and Bethel Dodson Ebert. He was also preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. A...
Robert G. Kessler
Jun 17, 2021
Robert G. “Bob” Kessler, 83, of Hanover, loving husband of Linda L. Myers Kessler, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 17, 2021 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 23, 1937 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Curvin H. and Hilda Cecelia Adams Kessler. A 1956 graduate of the Williamson Trade School, he...
Charles "Chuck" Haven Jr.
Jun 15, 2021
Charles “Chuck” Haven, Jr., 79, of Hanover, beloved husband of Marcy Utermahlen Haven, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Tuesday, October 7, 1941 in Atlantic City, NJ, he was the son of the late Charles H. Haven, Sr. and Pauline Wirbel Haven. He is also preceded in death by a son, Donald,...
Ann C. Whitson
Jun 15, 2021
Ann C. Whitson, 87, of York, formerly of Hanover, passed away peacefully and entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, June 15, 2021 at Colonial Manor Nursing Home. Born on Friday, April 20, 1934, she was the daughter of the late Lester Henry and Helen Fink Chronister. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 40 years, Clay...
Heather M. Kagarise
Jun 11, 2021
Heather M. Kagarise, 43, of Hanover, life partner of David Sell, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born on Tuesday, November 15, 1977, she was a daughter of Steven Kagarise and his wife, Diane, of Littlestown and Patricia Creager Strickler and her husband, Orvin, of DE. She is preceded...
Gary "Bubba" Davis
Jun 9, 2021
Gary “Bubba” Davis, 74, of Hanover, beloved husband of Lori Davis, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, June 9, 2021 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Tuesday, January 28, 1947 he was the son of the late Stewart and Doris Davis. Bubba worked as a truck driver at L&H Trucking Company, Inc. for many years and enjoyed spending time with his...
Garry J. Tressler
Jun 8, 2021
Garry J. Tressler, 83, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 8, 2021 at Hanover Hall. Born on Tuesday, September 28, 1937 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Joseph Henry and Freda Kress Tressler. He was a 1956 graduate of Hanover High School and proudly served in the United States Air Force. He worked as a...
Curtis "Curt" Charlton Williams Jr.
Jun 6, 2021
Curtis “Curt” Charlton Williams, Jr., 87, of Hanover, beloved husband of H. Jean Williams, passed away peacefully and entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 6, 2021, at his home with his family by his side. Born on Sunday, June 11, 1933, in Philadelphia, he was the only son of the late Curtis C. Williams, Sr. and Mary Charlotte...
Ronald Vincent Benecke
May 31, 2021
Ronald Vincent Benecke, 74, of Hanover, died on Monday, May 31, 2021 at the Genesis Healthcare-Gettysburg Center following a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, October 16, 1946 in Queens, NY, he was a son of the late George W. Benecke, Sr. and Marjorie Louise Agnes Zirkel Benecke. He was also preceded in death by a brother, George W....
Paul M. Pittinger Jr.
May 30, 2021
Paul M. Pittinger, Jr., 77, of Hanover, husband of Donna Hansen Pittinger, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at his home. Born on Monday, January 10, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of Gladys Eileen Musselman of Hanover and the late Paul Maus Pittinger, Sr. He was a graduate of the York Vocational School and was later...
Suzanne G. Cramer
May 30, 2021
Suzanne G. Cramer, 86, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 30, 2021 at Cross Keys Village- Brethren Home Community. Born on December 28, 1934, she was a daughter of the late George Henry and Elsie Yingling Goodfellow. She is also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert D. Cramer; and a granddaughter, Alicia Cramer. A...
Peggy Shaffer Munson Morgan
May 28, 2021
Peggy Shaffer Munson Morgan, 82, of New Oxford, wife of the late Tom Morgan, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 28, 2021 at SpiriTrust Lutheran- the Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Thursday, March 30, 1939 in Westminster, MD, she was a daughter of the late Benjamin and Ada Owens Shaffer. She was also preceded in death by two children,...
Kristen Keyser
May 25, 2021
Kristen Keyser, 52, of Hanover, passed away peacefully at her home and entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, May 25, 2021. Born on Tuesday, February 25, 1969 in Baltimore, MD she was the daughter of Andi Rhyne and Jay Rhyne (step-father) and John Keyser and Barbara Keyser (step-mother) A 1987 graduate of Spring Grove Area High School, she attended...
Joyce Harner Strausbaugh
May 16, 2021
Joyce Harner Strausbaugh, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at SpiriTrust Lutheran, The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Sunday, March 30, 1930 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Luther A. and Nina Stout Harner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, William J. Strausbaugh,...
Marlene Kline Donsen
May 16, 2021
Marlene Kline Donsen, 102, of Cross Keys Village, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, May 16, 2021 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Saturday, March 15, 1919 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Edwin Ward Kline and Arlene Mae Dysart Kline. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Charles B....
Larry Baumgardner
May 14, 2021
Larry Baumgardner, 79, of New Providence and formerly of Hanover, beloved husband of Doris J. Baumgardner, passed away peacefully on Friday, May 14, 2021 at his home with his family by his side. Born on Saturday, February 21, 1942 in Littlestown, he was a son of the late Fern and Naomi Bowers Baumgardner. He is also preceded in death by...
Sherrie Martin
May 14, 2021
Sherrie Martin, 76, of Hanover and formerly of Rising Sun, MD, beloved wife of Steve Martin, kissed the face of God on Friday, May 14, 2021 at her home with her family by her side. Born on Thursday November 30, 1944, she was the daughter of the late Dayton Newey Murdock and Emily Farrington. A licensed practical nurse, she devoted...
David S. Albrecht
May 9, 2021
David S. “Dave” Albrecht, 76, of New Oxford, loving husband of Rebecca “Becky” Leister Albrecht, fought his battle with cancer in a dignified and graceful way but succumbed the morning of Mother’s Day, May 9, 2021. Dave was born on Monday, September 11, 1944, in Philadelphia. He was a graduate of Haverford High School in Havertown, PA, near Philadelphia. He...
Donald C. "Don" Weaver
May 8, 2021
Donald C. “Don” Weaver, 80, of Hanover, beloved husband of Elaine Unger Weaver, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Thursday, August 1, 1940 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Donald M. and Ruth Marchio Weaver. A 1958 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he retired after many years...
Scott A. Adams
May 8, 2021
God gained an angel in Scott A. Adams, 53, of Hanover, who passed away on Saturday, May 8, 2021 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Friday, December 1, 1967, in Hanover, he was a son of the late Edward Francis Adams, who died on February 10, 2020, and Peggy Miller Lucas, who died on January 25, 2021. He is also...
Jim Buchanan
May 5, 2021
Jim Buchanan, 54, of Rogersville, TN and formerly of Glen Rock, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, May 5, 2021 at his home. Born on Sunday, October 2, 1966 in Westminster, MD, he was the son of the late Henry David Buchanan and Bethel Dodson Ebert. He was also preceded in death by his maternal and paternal grandparents. A...
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