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Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
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...
Wayne W. Wagner
Jan 23, 2022
Wayne W. Wagner, 71, beloved husband of Anna J.(Doss) Wagner, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, February 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Burnell W. and Louise A. (Thomas) Wagner. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stephen A. Wagner; and his...
Betty V. Busler
Jan 23, 2022
Betty Virginia Topper Busler, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran – The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Tuesday, October 28, 1928 in Middletown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Roy C. and Naomi Sines Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd E....
Gerald E. "Jerry" Groft
Jan 20, 2022
Gerald E. “Jerry” Groft, 84, of York, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home with his daughters by his side. Born on Thursday, May 6, 1937 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Francis P. and Perpetua Smith Groft. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 25 years, Patricia Ann (Bohr)...
William I. Brown
Jan 19, 2022
William Isodore Brown, 70, of Carlisle and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at UPMC Carlisle. Born on July 5, 1951 in Mound Bayou, MS, he was a son of the late Clarence Hooper and Ouida Brown. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Kinta Small; a step-grandson, Ryan Small; a...
Dean P. Brodbeck Sr.
Jan 15, 2022
Dean P. Brodbeck, Sr., 95, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Retirement Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Friday, February 26, 1926 in York Haven, he was a son of the late William H. and Rosa Starner Brodbeck. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Evelyn E. (Bemiller)...
Luxie Riley Althoff
Jan 14, 2022
Luxie Riley Althoff, 77, of New Oxford, wife of Eugene W. Althoff, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Sunday, April 23, 1944 in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of James Edgar and Ethel Christuiana Koontz Riley. A 1962 graduate of Gettysburg High School, she was an acquisitions...
James D. "Jim" Keller
Jan 13, 2022
James D. “Jim” Keller, 76, of Hanover, husband of Brenda Keller, peacefully entered into God’s eternal on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Thursday, August 2, 1945 in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Frank A. and Katherine M. Hevner Keller. A 1964 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, Jim was a 37 year employee...
Verna E. Wentz
Jan 11, 2022
Verna E. Stambaugh Wentz, 89, of Hanover, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Providence Place Senior Living of Dover. Born on Wednesday, December 7, 1932 in Harney, MD, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ruth Ohler Stambaugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, William H....
Raymond J. Smith
Jan 11, 2022
Raymond J. Smith, 85, of Hanover, PA, passed away on January 11, 2022 at UPMC Hanover after a long, hard-fought battle with various cancers. Ray was born in Hanover, PA to Mary Regina (Lawrence) Smith and Richard F. Smith. He attended Delone Catholic High School and graduated in 1954. After serving as a company clerk in the Army for two...
Henry W. "Bill" Gittings Jr.
Jan 10, 2022
Henry W. “Bill” Gittings, Jr., 69, of Hanover, beloved husband of Virginia Lynn Gittings, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 10, 2022 at his home. Born on Saturday, August 9, 1952 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry W. Gittings, Sr. and Dorothy Saunders Gittings. He attended St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church. Gifted with...
Lois B. Zinn
Jan 8, 2022
Lois B. Zinn, 64, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 8, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of McSherrystown, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L Brady and Louise T. (Klunk) Brady. She is survived by her best friend and husband of 40 years, John...
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...
Wayne W. Wagner
Jan 23, 2022
Wayne W. Wagner, 71, beloved husband of Anna J.(Doss) Wagner, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, February 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Burnell W. and Louise A. (Thomas) Wagner. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stephen A. Wagner; and his...
Betty V. Busler
Jan 23, 2022
Betty Virginia Topper Busler, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran – The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Tuesday, October 28, 1928 in Middletown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Roy C. and Naomi Sines Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd E....
Gerald E. "Jerry" Groft
Jan 20, 2022
Gerald E. “Jerry” Groft, 84, of York, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home with his daughters by his side. Born on Thursday, May 6, 1937 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Francis P. and Perpetua Smith Groft. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 25 years, Patricia Ann (Bohr)...
William I. Brown
Jan 19, 2022
William Isodore Brown, 70, of Carlisle and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at UPMC Carlisle. Born on July 5, 1951 in Mound Bayou, MS, he was a son of the late Clarence Hooper and Ouida Brown. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Kinta Small; a step-grandson, Ryan Small; a...
Dean P. Brodbeck Sr.
Jan 15, 2022
Dean P. Brodbeck, Sr., 95, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Retirement Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Friday, February 26, 1926 in York Haven, he was a son of the late William H. and Rosa Starner Brodbeck. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Evelyn E. (Bemiller)...
Luxie Riley Althoff
Jan 14, 2022
Luxie Riley Althoff, 77, of New Oxford, wife of Eugene W. Althoff, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, January 14, 2022 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Sunday, April 23, 1944 in Gettysburg, she was the daughter of James Edgar and Ethel Christuiana Koontz Riley. A 1962 graduate of Gettysburg High School, she was an acquisitions...
James D. "Jim" Keller
Jan 13, 2022
James D. “Jim” Keller, 76, of Hanover, husband of Brenda Keller, peacefully entered into God’s eternal on Thursday, January 13, 2022 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Thursday, August 2, 1945 in Gettysburg, he was a son of the late Frank A. and Katherine M. Hevner Keller. A 1964 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, Jim was a 37 year employee...
Verna E. Wentz
Jan 11, 2022
Verna E. Stambaugh Wentz, 89, of Hanover, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, January 11, 2022 at Providence Place Senior Living of Dover. Born on Wednesday, December 7, 1932 in Harney, MD, she was a daughter of the late Harry and Ruth Ohler Stambaugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 67 years, William H....
Raymond J. Smith
Jan 11, 2022
Raymond J. Smith, 85, of Hanover, PA, passed away on January 11, 2022 at UPMC Hanover after a long, hard-fought battle with various cancers. Ray was born in Hanover, PA to Mary Regina (Lawrence) Smith and Richard F. Smith. He attended Delone Catholic High School and graduated in 1954. After serving as a company clerk in the Army for two...
Henry W. "Bill" Gittings Jr.
Jan 10, 2022
Henry W. “Bill” Gittings, Jr., 69, of Hanover, beloved husband of Virginia Lynn Gittings, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 10, 2022 at his home. Born on Saturday, August 9, 1952 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Henry W. Gittings, Sr. and Dorothy Saunders Gittings. He attended St. Vincent dePaul Catholic Church. Gifted with...
Lois B. Zinn
Jan 8, 2022
Lois B. Zinn, 64, passed peacefully from this life into the arms of her Lord and Savior on Saturday, January 8, 2022, after a courageous battle with cancer. A native of McSherrystown, she was the daughter of the late Raymond L Brady and Louise T. (Klunk) Brady. She is survived by her best friend and husband of 40 years, John...
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