Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
William H. "Bill" Sipling
Jan 21, 2021
William H. “Bill” Sipling, 76, of Glenville, beloved husband of the late Catherine Bankert Sipling, to whom she had been married for more than 51 years and had passed away on April 28, 2021, passed away on January 21, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, September 7, 1944, in Hanover, he was a son of the late...
Quincy Rome Etzler
Jan 20, 2021
Quincy Rome Etzler was born sleeping on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital. He will live on in the hearts of his mommy and daddy, Shakeria Mulkey and Rayzon Etzler; maternal grandparents, Shawnna and Tommy Mulkey, Jr.; maternal great-grandparents, Deborah Orr, David Menchey and Linda and Tommy Mulkey, Sr.; aunts, Latika and Alexis Mulkey; uncles, Ezekiel, Jacques,...
Geraldine Louise Fiore
Jan 18, 2021
Geraldine Louise “Geri” Fiore, 66, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, January 14, 1955, in Darby, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert E. Calder, Sr. and Beatrice “Jean” Foley Calder. She is also preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Calder. Geri worked...
Mary L. Laughman
Jan 18, 2021
Mary L. Laughman, 81, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 18, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. A native of Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Flickinger Bossom. Gifted with her hands, Mary made crafts of all kinds, but most of all, she was a loving mother who enjoyed spending...
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Wilt
Jan 14, 2021
Mr. Bernard Charles Wilt, 87, of Dover, claimed his final reward on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at his home. Born on Sunday, April 16, 1933 in Hanover he was a son of the late Gerald and Loretta Lutter Wilt. He is also preceded in death by two sisters, Dolores Wilt Reichart and Theresa Wilt; and a brother, Richard Wilt. A...
Paul Beavin Jr.
Jan 13, 2021
Paul Beavin, Jr., 97, of Westminster, MD and formerly of Hanover and Kosmosdale, KY, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at his home. Born on Monday, October 22, 1923 in Louisville, KY, he was a son of the late Paul Beavin, Sr. and Eva Burnett Beavin. Paul received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University...
George J. Kirsch Jr.
Jan 10, 2021
George J. Kirsch, Jr. 72, of Glen Rock, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Born on Tuesday, November 16, 1948 in Baltimore, MD, he was the eldest son of the late George Kirsch, Sr. and Lois Thumser Kirsch. He is also preceded in death by two sisters-in-law, Norma and Sharon Kirsch. A proud United States Army veteran, he...
Gilbert Fischbach Jr.
Jan 9, 2021
Gilbert “Gil” Fischbach, Jr., 77, of Hanover, beloved husband of Ilde “Inday” Fischbach, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born on Thursday, January 6, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Gilbert Fischbach, Sr. and Dorothy Mae Couch Fischbach. Gil proudly served his country...
Earl D. Anthony
Jan 7, 2021
Earl D. Anthony, 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Tuesday, March 31, 1936, in Hanover, he was a son of Ray Edward and Mary Jacoby Anthony. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Joyce Anthony, who died in 2020; a son, David Anthony; and...
Nancy C. Mcgee
Jan 6, 2021
Nancy C. McGee, 74, of Hanover, beloved wife of Michael McGee, passed away peacefully and entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover with her husband by her side. Born on Thursday, October 17, 1946 in Cookeville, TN, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Clarke and Ruth Jernigan Clarke. Following her graduation...
Gerald J. Mcbride, Sr.
Jan 4, 2021
Gerald J. McBride, Sr., 87, of Hanover, husband of Olivia McBride, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 4, 2021 at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon. Born on Friday, February 3, 1933 in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late James A. and Mildred Bonich McBride. Mr. McBride received his Bachelor of Science degree from St. Mary’s...
Richard H. Johnson
Jan 3, 2021
Richard H. Johnson, 98, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, March 26, 1922 in Dekalb, IL, he was a son of the late Nels and Clara Sophia Johansson Johnson. Mr. Johnson retired from the Baltimore Sun after many years of service. He later moved to Hanover and purchased a...
Noelia D. "Noel" Gehrke
Jan 3, 2021
Noelia D. “Noel” Gehrke, 83, of Littlestown, beloved wife of the late Howard M. Nance, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover with her family by her side. Born on Sunday, January 17, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Leo William and Anne Graulty Dufault. She was preceded in death by her...
Harold L. Reynolds
Dec 28, 2020
Harold L. Reynolds, 76, of Hanover, husband of Barbara Phillips Reynolds, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg from complications of COVID-19. Born on Tuesday, February, 1, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Glenn Reynolds and Geraldine Louey Adams. He was employed by Conewago Enterprises for 45 years...
Nancy L. Chronister
Dec 25, 2020
Nancy L. Chronister, 84, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Friday June 5, 1936 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late Leroy Edward and Mildred Breighner Wenschhof. She is also preceded in death by two siblings, Janet Snyder and Eddie Wenschhof. Nancy worked as a waitress at the...
Kenneth Edward Sipling Sr.
Dec 25, 2020
Kenneth E. Sipling, Sr., 71, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services Dallastown. Born on Monday, March 21, 1949, in Hanover, he was a son of the late Paul Submarine and Katie Gladfelter Sipling. He is also preceded in death by eight siblings, Robert Sipling, Paul (June) Sipling Jr, Richard Sipling, Sterling (Butch)...
Virginia Ann Chin
Dec 25, 2020
Virginia Ann Chin, 90, of Hanover, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek with her family by her side. Born on Monday, March 3, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Leroy and Ida Brillhart Miller. Survivors include four children, Connie, Cindy, Carol, and Alan Chin; and a sister, Nadine Miller. No services...
Jeffrey A. Vaughn
Dec 22, 2020
Jeffrey Allen Vaughn, 61, of Gettysburg, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at York Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Monday, December 7, 1959 in York County, he was a son of the late Harry and Gloria Hoff Vaughn. He was a 1977 graduate of Bermudian Springs High School and a veteran of the United States Army. He was the...
Maurice Edward Bollinger
Dec 21, 2020
Maurice Edward Bollinger, 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 21, 2020 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 19, 1936 in Taneytown, MD, he was a son of the late Percy J. and Pauline Becker Bollinger. Maurice was a former employee of Modern Comfort Heating and Cooling in Westminster and later worked for Southern States Farm System...
Karl E. Katz
Dec 21, 2020
Karl E. Katz, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Gettysburg Hospital. Born on Monday, March 11, 1929 in York, he was a son of the late John A. Katz, Sr. and Grace Motter Katz. A 1946 graduate of William Penn High School in York, he received his Bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts...
William H. "Bill" Sipling
Jan 21, 2021
William H. “Bill” Sipling, 76, of Glenville, beloved husband of the late Catherine Bankert Sipling, to whom she had been married for more than 51 years and had passed away on April 28, 2021, passed away on January 21, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, September 7, 1944, in Hanover, he was a son of the late...
Quincy Rome Etzler
Jan 20, 2021
Quincy Rome Etzler was born sleeping on Wednesday, January 20, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital. He will live on in the hearts of his mommy and daddy, Shakeria Mulkey and Rayzon Etzler; maternal grandparents, Shawnna and Tommy Mulkey, Jr.; maternal great-grandparents, Deborah Orr, David Menchey and Linda and Tommy Mulkey, Sr.; aunts, Latika and Alexis Mulkey; uncles, Ezekiel, Jacques,...
Geraldine Louise Fiore
Jan 18, 2021
Geraldine Louise “Geri” Fiore, 66, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 18, 2021 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, January 14, 1955, in Darby, PA, she was a daughter of the late Robert E. Calder, Sr. and Beatrice “Jean” Foley Calder. She is also preceded in death by a sister, Nancy Calder. Geri worked...
Mary L. Laughman
Jan 18, 2021
Mary L. Laughman, 81, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 18, 2021 at home surrounded by her family. A native of Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Charles and Ruth Flickinger Bossom. Gifted with her hands, Mary made crafts of all kinds, but most of all, she was a loving mother who enjoyed spending...
Bernard Charles "Bernie" Wilt
Jan 14, 2021
Mr. Bernard Charles Wilt, 87, of Dover, claimed his final reward on Thursday, January 14, 2021 at his home. Born on Sunday, April 16, 1933 in Hanover he was a son of the late Gerald and Loretta Lutter Wilt. He is also preceded in death by two sisters, Dolores Wilt Reichart and Theresa Wilt; and a brother, Richard Wilt. A...
Paul Beavin Jr.
Jan 13, 2021
Paul Beavin, Jr., 97, of Westminster, MD and formerly of Hanover and Kosmosdale, KY, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 13, 2021 at his home. Born on Monday, October 22, 1923 in Louisville, KY, he was a son of the late Paul Beavin, Sr. and Eva Burnett Beavin. Paul received his Bachelor’s degree in Chemistry from the University...
George J. Kirsch Jr.
Jan 10, 2021
George J. Kirsch, Jr. 72, of Glen Rock, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 10, 2021. Born on Tuesday, November 16, 1948 in Baltimore, MD, he was the eldest son of the late George Kirsch, Sr. and Lois Thumser Kirsch. He is also preceded in death by two sisters-in-law, Norma and Sharon Kirsch. A proud United States Army veteran, he...
Gilbert Fischbach Jr.
Jan 9, 2021
Gilbert “Gil” Fischbach, Jr., 77, of Hanover, beloved husband of Ilde “Inday” Fischbach, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 9, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover Hospital surrounded by his loving family. Born on Thursday, January 6, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, he was the son of the late Gilbert Fischbach, Sr. and Dorothy Mae Couch Fischbach. Gil proudly served his country...
Earl D. Anthony
Jan 7, 2021
Earl D. Anthony, 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 7, 2021 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Tuesday, March 31, 1936, in Hanover, he was a son of Ray Edward and Mary Jacoby Anthony. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 66 years, Joyce Anthony, who died in 2020; a son, David Anthony; and...
Nancy C. Mcgee
Jan 6, 2021
Nancy C. McGee, 74, of Hanover, beloved wife of Michael McGee, passed away peacefully and entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 6, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover with her husband by her side. Born on Thursday, October 17, 1946 in Cookeville, TN, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Clarke and Ruth Jernigan Clarke. Following her graduation...
Gerald J. Mcbride, Sr.
Jan 4, 2021
Gerald J. McBride, Sr., 87, of Hanover, husband of Olivia McBride, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 4, 2021 at the VA Medical Center in Lebanon. Born on Friday, February 3, 1933 in Philadelphia, he was a son of the late James A. and Mildred Bonich McBride. Mr. McBride received his Bachelor of Science degree from St. Mary’s...
Richard H. Johnson
Jan 3, 2021
Richard H. Johnson, 98, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, March 26, 1922 in Dekalb, IL, he was a son of the late Nels and Clara Sophia Johansson Johnson. Mr. Johnson retired from the Baltimore Sun after many years of service. He later moved to Hanover and purchased a...
Noelia D. "Noel" Gehrke
Jan 3, 2021
Noelia D. “Noel” Gehrke, 83, of Littlestown, beloved wife of the late Howard M. Nance, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 3, 2021 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover with her family by her side. Born on Sunday, January 17, 1937, she was a daughter of the late Dr. Leo William and Anne Graulty Dufault. She was preceded in death by her...
Harold L. Reynolds
Dec 28, 2020
Harold L. Reynolds, 76, of Hanover, husband of Barbara Phillips Reynolds, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, December 28, 2020 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg from complications of COVID-19. Born on Tuesday, February, 1, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Glenn Reynolds and Geraldine Louey Adams. He was employed by Conewago Enterprises for 45 years...
Nancy L. Chronister
Dec 25, 2020
Nancy L. Chronister, 84, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Friday June 5, 1936 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late Leroy Edward and Mildred Breighner Wenschhof. She is also preceded in death by two siblings, Janet Snyder and Eddie Wenschhof. Nancy worked as a waitress at the...
Kenneth Edward Sipling Sr.
Dec 25, 2020
Kenneth E. Sipling, Sr., 71, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, December 25, 2020 at ManorCare Health Services Dallastown. Born on Monday, March 21, 1949, in Hanover, he was a son of the late Paul Submarine and Katie Gladfelter Sipling. He is also preceded in death by eight siblings, Robert Sipling, Paul (June) Sipling Jr, Richard Sipling, Sterling (Butch)...
Virginia Ann Chin
Dec 25, 2020
Virginia Ann Chin, 90, of Hanover, passed away on Friday, December 25, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek with her family by her side. Born on Monday, March 3, 1930, she was a daughter of the late Thomas Leroy and Ida Brillhart Miller. Survivors include four children, Connie, Cindy, Carol, and Alan Chin; and a sister, Nadine Miller. No services...
Jeffrey A. Vaughn
Dec 22, 2020
Jeffrey Allen Vaughn, 61, of Gettysburg, died Tuesday, December 22, 2020 at York Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Monday, December 7, 1959 in York County, he was a son of the late Harry and Gloria Hoff Vaughn. He was a 1977 graduate of Bermudian Springs High School and a veteran of the United States Army. He was the...
Maurice Edward Bollinger
Dec 21, 2020
Maurice Edward Bollinger, 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, December 21, 2020 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 19, 1936 in Taneytown, MD, he was a son of the late Percy J. and Pauline Becker Bollinger. Maurice was a former employee of Modern Comfort Heating and Cooling in Westminster and later worked for Southern States Farm System...
Karl E. Katz
Dec 21, 2020
Karl E. Katz, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, December 21, 2020 at Gettysburg Hospital. Born on Monday, March 11, 1929 in York, he was a son of the late John A. Katz, Sr. and Grace Motter Katz. A 1946 graduate of William Penn High School in York, he received his Bachelor’s degree from the Massachusetts...

