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Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Joanne K. Frock
Oct 8, 2020
Joanne K. Frock, 81, of Hanover, cherished wife of J. Daniel Frock, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at her home following a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Joanne and Dan were married in Wildwood Crest, NJ, in 1959, and recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on August 7th. Born on Tuesday, October 3, 1939, in...
Earl W. Brown
Oct 6, 2020
Earl W. Brown, 89, of New Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home. Born on Thursday, July 9, 1931 in New Castle, he was a son of the late C. Audley and Gladys L. Brown. He was also preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Shirley Mae Brown, who died in 2019; two...
Betty W. Marshall
Oct 6, 2020
Betty W. Marshall, 92, of Hanover, most recently of SpiriTrust Lutheran- The Village at Utz Terrace, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at WellSpan York Hospital from complications of COVID-19. Born on Saturday, August 4, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Mary Storm Wagner. She is also preceded in death by...
James Leroy Harget
Oct 5, 2020
James L. “Jim” Harget, 75, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. Born on Sunday, February 4, 1945 in Riverdale, Maryland, he was a son of the late William B. and Ruth Naomi Shelton Harget. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Albert C. and Kenneth W. Harget. James attended Hanover High...
Paul C. Ritter
Oct 5, 2020
Paul C. Ritter, 80, of Gettysburg, husband of Hannah I. Ruhe Ritter, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home from acute leukemia. Born on Friday, April 12, 1940 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Robert F. Ritter, Jr. and Anna Fink Ritter. He was preceded in death by two brothers,...
Shirley J. Smith
Oct 5, 2020
Shirley J. Smith, 93, of Hanover passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020 at her home. Shirley was the wife of the late Richard F. Smith, her husband of 63 years, who died in 2010. She enjoyed watching NASCAR races and Penn State University football, and spending time reading. Survivors include her children, Jocelyn Ann Hubbard and her husband,...
Jean E. Conrad Huff
Oct 1, 2020
Jean E. Conrad Huff, 89, of Hanover, wife of Richard L. Huff, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, August 6, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Treva Lynart Hartlaub. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold L....
Franklin A. Williams
Sep 29, 2020
Franklin A. Williams, 88, of Hanover, husband of Elinor I. Jansson Williams, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, December 22, 1931 in Manhattan, New York, he was the son of the late James A. and Bertha A. Williams. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Roger Frederick Williams....
Perry Lynn France
Sep 27, 2020
Perry Lynn France, 64, of Hanover, was the third of ten children born to William and Ethel France, on August 21, 1956, and passed on to Heaven September 27, 2020. He was a resident of Hanover Hall where he battled and succumbed to a vicious neurological disease, MSA. Perry owned and operated Perry L. France Concrete and Construction Company. He...
James S. "Jim" Knapp
Sep 25, 2020
James S. “Jim” Knapp, 79, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on May 6, 1941 in Scranton, PA, he was a son of the late Robert S. and Leah L. LaBar Knapp. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Dale Diedrich Knapp, who passed in...
Mykel Joe Shepherd Jr.
Sep 24, 2020
Mykel Joe Shepherd, Jr., 6, ran into God’s eternal care on Thursday, September 24, 2020 from his earthly home in Hanover. Born on Friday, July 11, 2014 in Hanover, he was the son of Jessica Shepherd and Mykel J. Shepherd; and step-son of Ian Deardorff, all of Hanover. Mykel was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
Wendy Jo Spangler
Sep 17, 2020
Wendy Jo Spangler, 62, of Thomasville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born on Sunday, July 20, 1958 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Clair Spangler and Patricia Marie Demarest. Wendy Jo will be remembered as a hard working person from an early age and enjoyed...
Lewis M. Leiter
Aug 21, 2020
Lewis M. “Lew” Leiter, 100, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 18, 1919 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Roy A. and Anna Munn Leiter. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 70 years, Enid Hoffer Leiter, who died...
Vernon E. Kopp
Aug 20, 2020
Vernon Eugene Kopp, 78, of Hanover, husband of Tania B. “Tammy” Null Kopp, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Cadia Healthcare in Hyattsville, MD. Born on Friday, August 7, 1942 in York, he was the son of the late Emory M. and Georgeann Greenwood Kopp. Vernon was a 1960 graduate of Eichelberger High School and...
Peggy J. Sheaffer
Aug 18, 2020
Peggy J. Sheaffer, 77, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, September 20, 1942 in Hanover, she was the daughter of John E. and Doris Brenneman Marsh. Peggy was a graduate of Eichelberger High School and retired after 41 years of service with Snyder’s of Hanover. She was...
Lloyd D. Yingling
Aug 18, 2020
Lloyd Donald Yingling, 96, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Saturday, July 19, 1924 in Hanover, he was a son of the late George Preston Yingling and Alice R. Baublitz Yingling. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Vivian Marion Laughman Yingling,...
Patsy Kay Franklin
Aug 17, 2020
Patsy Kay Franklin, 73, of Hanover, PA, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, January 16, 1947 in Helena, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Leonard F. and Ruth Callaway Bronow. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Dr. George A. Franklin, who died in 2002. Patsy was...
Monty Lee Mummert
Aug 16, 2020
Monty Lee Mummert, 55, of Hanover, passed away on August 16, 2020 at his home. Born on Tuesday, November 24, 1964 he was a son of the late M. Leroy Mummert, Jr. and Evelyn Klunk Mummert. An avid sports fan, Monty played football throughout high school and college. He was a generous friend with a huge heart. Survivors include a...
Vonnie Lee Sowers
Aug 16, 2020
Vonnie Lee Sowers, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend passed into the presence of her Savior in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 16, 2020. Her last audible words were, “Take me Lord.” For decades her heart’s desire and longing was for peace to reign. With Jesus, she now knows peace in its fullest measure. Vonnie loved the beauty...
Roger Lavere Warner
Aug 14, 2020
Roger Lavere Warner, 69, of Abbottstown, beloved husband of Ruth L. Warner, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, August 14, 2020 at WellSpan York Hospital after contracting COVID-19. Born on Monday, June 25, 1951, in Hanover, he was a son of the late Mervin Lavere Warner and Eleanora “Dolly” Brandt Warner. He was also preceded in death by two...
Joanne K. Frock
Oct 8, 2020
Joanne K. Frock, 81, of Hanover, cherished wife of J. Daniel Frock, passed away peacefully on Thursday, October 8, 2020, at her home following a courageous battle with Progressive Supranuclear Palsy (PSP). Joanne and Dan were married in Wildwood Crest, NJ, in 1959, and recently celebrated their 61st wedding anniversary on August 7th. Born on Tuesday, October 3, 1939, in...
Earl W. Brown
Oct 6, 2020
Earl W. Brown, 89, of New Oxford, passed away on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at his home. Born on Thursday, July 9, 1931 in New Castle, he was a son of the late C. Audley and Gladys L. Brown. He was also preceded in death by his wife of over 60 years, Shirley Mae Brown, who died in 2019; two...
Betty W. Marshall
Oct 6, 2020
Betty W. Marshall, 92, of Hanover, most recently of SpiriTrust Lutheran- The Village at Utz Terrace, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, October 6, 2020 at WellSpan York Hospital from complications of COVID-19. Born on Saturday, August 4, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Mary Storm Wagner. She is also preceded in death by...
James Leroy Harget
Oct 5, 2020
James L. “Jim” Harget, 75, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home. Born on Sunday, February 4, 1945 in Riverdale, Maryland, he was a son of the late William B. and Ruth Naomi Shelton Harget. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Albert C. and Kenneth W. Harget. James attended Hanover High...
Paul C. Ritter
Oct 5, 2020
Paul C. Ritter, 80, of Gettysburg, husband of Hannah I. Ruhe Ritter, died peacefully in his sleep on Monday, October 5, 2020 at his home from acute leukemia. Born on Friday, April 12, 1940 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Robert F. Ritter, Jr. and Anna Fink Ritter. He was preceded in death by two brothers,...
Shirley J. Smith
Oct 5, 2020
Shirley J. Smith, 93, of Hanover passed away peacefully on Monday, October 5, 2020 at her home. Shirley was the wife of the late Richard F. Smith, her husband of 63 years, who died in 2010. She enjoyed watching NASCAR races and Penn State University football, and spending time reading. Survivors include her children, Jocelyn Ann Hubbard and her husband,...
Jean E. Conrad Huff
Oct 1, 2020
Jean E. Conrad Huff, 89, of Hanover, wife of Richard L. Huff, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, October 1, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, August 6, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Joseph A. and Treva Lynart Hartlaub. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Harold L....
Franklin A. Williams
Sep 29, 2020
Franklin A. Williams, 88, of Hanover, husband of Elinor I. Jansson Williams, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 29, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, December 22, 1931 in Manhattan, New York, he was the son of the late James A. and Bertha A. Williams. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Roger Frederick Williams....
Perry Lynn France
Sep 27, 2020
Perry Lynn France, 64, of Hanover, was the third of ten children born to William and Ethel France, on August 21, 1956, and passed on to Heaven September 27, 2020. He was a resident of Hanover Hall where he battled and succumbed to a vicious neurological disease, MSA. Perry owned and operated Perry L. France Concrete and Construction Company. He...
James S. "Jim" Knapp
Sep 25, 2020
James S. “Jim” Knapp, 79, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, September 25, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on May 6, 1941 in Scranton, PA, he was a son of the late Robert S. and Leah L. LaBar Knapp. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 56 years, Dale Diedrich Knapp, who passed in...
Mykel Joe Shepherd Jr.
Sep 24, 2020
Mykel Joe Shepherd, Jr., 6, ran into God’s eternal care on Thursday, September 24, 2020 from his earthly home in Hanover. Born on Friday, July 11, 2014 in Hanover, he was the son of Jessica Shepherd and Mykel J. Shepherd; and step-son of Ian Deardorff, all of Hanover. Mykel was a member of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter...
Wendy Jo Spangler
Sep 17, 2020
Wendy Jo Spangler, 62, of Thomasville, passed away peacefully on Thursday, September 17, 2020 at Hospice and Community Care in Mount Joy. Born on Sunday, July 20, 1958 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Marvin Clair Spangler and Patricia Marie Demarest. Wendy Jo will be remembered as a hard working person from an early age and enjoyed...
Lewis M. Leiter
Aug 21, 2020
Lewis M. “Lew” Leiter, 100, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, August 21, 2020 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 18, 1919 in Hagerstown, MD, he was the son of the late Roy A. and Anna Munn Leiter. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 70 years, Enid Hoffer Leiter, who died...
Vernon E. Kopp
Aug 20, 2020
Vernon Eugene Kopp, 78, of Hanover, husband of Tania B. “Tammy” Null Kopp, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, August 20, 2020 at Cadia Healthcare in Hyattsville, MD. Born on Friday, August 7, 1942 in York, he was the son of the late Emory M. and Georgeann Greenwood Kopp. Vernon was a 1960 graduate of Eichelberger High School and...
Peggy J. Sheaffer
Aug 18, 2020
Peggy J. Sheaffer, 77, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, September 20, 1942 in Hanover, she was the daughter of John E. and Doris Brenneman Marsh. Peggy was a graduate of Eichelberger High School and retired after 41 years of service with Snyder’s of Hanover. She was...
Lloyd D. Yingling
Aug 18, 2020
Lloyd Donald Yingling, 96, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, August 18, 2020 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Saturday, July 19, 1924 in Hanover, he was a son of the late George Preston Yingling and Alice R. Baublitz Yingling. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 52 years, Vivian Marion Laughman Yingling,...
Patsy Kay Franklin
Aug 17, 2020
Patsy Kay Franklin, 73, of Hanover, PA, passed away on Monday, August 17, 2020 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, January 16, 1947 in Helena, Arkansas, she was the daughter of Leonard F. and Ruth Callaway Bronow. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 35 years, Dr. George A. Franklin, who died in 2002. Patsy was...
Monty Lee Mummert
Aug 16, 2020
Monty Lee Mummert, 55, of Hanover, passed away on August 16, 2020 at his home. Born on Tuesday, November 24, 1964 he was a son of the late M. Leroy Mummert, Jr. and Evelyn Klunk Mummert. An avid sports fan, Monty played football throughout high school and college. He was a generous friend with a huge heart. Survivors include a...
Vonnie Lee Sowers
Aug 16, 2020
Vonnie Lee Sowers, beloved wife, mother, sister, grandmother, and friend passed into the presence of her Savior in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday, August 16, 2020. Her last audible words were, “Take me Lord.” For decades her heart’s desire and longing was for peace to reign. With Jesus, she now knows peace in its fullest measure. Vonnie loved the beauty...
Roger Lavere Warner
Aug 14, 2020
Roger Lavere Warner, 69, of Abbottstown, beloved husband of Ruth L. Warner, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, August 14, 2020 at WellSpan York Hospital after contracting COVID-19. Born on Monday, June 25, 1951, in Hanover, he was a son of the late Mervin Lavere Warner and Eleanora “Dolly” Brandt Warner. He was also preceded in death by two...
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