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Ethel B. Resh

Ethel B. Resh

Aug 5, 2019

Ethel B. Resh, 91, of Hanover, wife of Edward M. Resh, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Friday, March 2, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Adelaide Noel Bennett. She was also preceded in death by nine brothers, William, Francis,...

Patricia J. Pritt

Patricia J. Pritt

Aug 4, 2019

Patricia Jean Pritt, 68, of Hanover, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at her home. Born on Friday, August 11, 1950 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Frances A. Clouser Rosensteel. A 1969 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, she was employed by Homewood at Plum Creek in the housekeeping...

Carl Louis Schumacher Sr.

Carl Louis Schumacher Sr.

Aug 4, 2019

Carl Louis Schumacher, Sr., 85, of Bowie, Maryland, was reunited with his late wife of 63 years, T. Madaline Schumacher, as he passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Gettysburg Center. Born on Sunday, October 15, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Robert Nicholas and Frances Catherine Schumacher. He is preceded in death...

J. Andrew Brough

J. Andrew Brough

Aug 2, 2019

J. Andrew Brough, 87, of Naples, FL and formerly of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Naples Community Hospital. Born on Wednesday, March 2, 1932 in Hanover, he was a son of the late CharlesYoung and Louise Hershey Brough. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Letha W. Brough, who died...

Mark S. Tome

Mark S. Tome

Aug 2, 2019

Mark Supplee Tome, 90, of Hanover, died August 2nd, 2019. Mark was born in Hanover to Reverend Dr. John Supplee Tome and Marguerite Moore Tome, both deceased. He was married to Jennie Mae Marshall Tome for 65 years. Mark was educated at Mercersburg Academy in 1947, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College in 1950, and his Doctor...

Kelly Michele Beck

Kelly Michele Beck

Jul 31, 2019

Kelly Michele Beck, 51, of Hanover, loving wife to Wayne Timothy Beck, Jr., was called to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at her home surrounded by friends and family. Born on Saturday, February 3, 1968 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Mildred “Rita” Woody of Parkton, MD and the late Charles M. Woody, Sr.....

Beatrice "Betty" Borger

Beatrice "Betty" Borger

Jul 30, 2019

Longtime Hanover resident Beatrice Evelyn (Meeker) Borger died peacefully in her sleep on July 30, 2019, at the age of 92. Betty was born on February 15, 1927 on a farm in Potter Township, Centre County, PA, to Emma (Hoffman) Meeker and Van Dorn Meeker, the fifth of six children. She graduated from Snow Shoe High School in 1945. Her...

Shirley A. Grams

Shirley A. Grams

Jul 29, 2019

Shirley A. Grams, 85, of Hanover, loving wife of Leroy R. Grams, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 29, 2019 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, April 1, 1934 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Mary Collier Kneisley. Shirley was employed by the Department of Defense, having worked for the...

Mary L. Myers Frazer

Mary L. Myers Frazer

Jul 27, 2019

Mary L. Myers Frazer, 75, of Hanover passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Born on Sunday, April 2, 1944 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late J. Richard Myers and Evelyn Wolf Myers Reaver, and step-daughter of the late Milton Reaver. She was also preceded in death by her husband...

Edward J. Swietkoski

Edward J. Swietkoski

Jul 22, 2019

Edward J. Swietkoski, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Judith E. Ullman Swietkoski, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Cumberland Crossings in Carlisle. Born on Saturday, November 12, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Anna Stelmack Swietkoski. A high school graduate of City College, he went on to earn his...

Earl Lester Hawk

Earl Lester Hawk

Jul 12, 2019

Earl L. Hawk, 79, of Cedar Creek, Texas, loving husband of Jeannette P. Hawk, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, 2019 at York Hospital. Born Tuesday, June 25, 1940 in Littlestown, he was the son of the late Ray E. and Marie Rodgers Hawk. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Rhonda Hawk, who died in 1980....

Kathleen "Kass" Zartman

Kathleen "Kass" Zartman

Jul 9, 2019

Kathleen G. “Kass” Zartman, 95, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Monday, February 25, 1924 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert N. and Grace Reichart Caler. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Raymond E. Zartman, who died in 1994;...

Lewis G. Von Lossberg Jr.

Lewis G. Von Lossberg Jr.

Jun 25, 2019

Lewis G. “Lew” von Lossberg, Jr., 77, of Hanover, husband of Alicia P. von Lossberg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Wednesday, May 27, 1942 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Lewis G. von Lossberg, Sr. and Virginia Pipitone. Lew worked as a transportation superintendent with the Baltimore Sun until...

Rodney L. Laughman

Rodney L. Laughman

Jun 22, 2019

Rodney L. “Smoke” Laughman, 82, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at York Hospital surrounded by family. Born on Monday, April 19, 1937 in Abbottstown, he was the son of the late Chancey and Edna Moul Laughman. Smoke was a retired employee of Hanover Shoe and the JF Rohrbaugh Company. Mr. Laughman attended worship services at...

Ross H. Brillhart

Ross H. Brillhart

Jun 15, 2019

Ross H. Brillhart, 92, of New Oxford, husband of Doris Mummert Brillhart, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Friday, July 9, 1926 in Marburg Twp., he was a son of the late George D. and Virgie I. Becker Brillhart. The last of his siblings, he was also preceded in death by...

Louise E. Myers

Louise E. Myers

Jun 13, 2019

Louise Eppleman Myers, 98, of Hanover, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on December 3, 1920 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late Reid C. and Velma O. Jacobs Eppleman; and was the wife of the late Howard Myers, who died in 2010. Survivors include her three children, Peggy Bange and her husband,...

Mike Sumner

Mike Sumner

Jun 12, 2019

Mike “Mikie” Sumner, Jr., 18, of Hanover, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born on Friday, June 16, 2000 in Hanover, he was the only son of Michael D. and Karen L. Sumner. He was baptized in the Catholic faith. A 2018 graduate of New Oxford High School, he was a student at Full...

Clements S. Wojtulewicz

Clements S. Wojtulewicz

Jun 11, 2019

Clements S. Wojtulewicz, 86, of McSherrystown, PA, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Adam and Jeanette Truszkowski Wojtulewicz. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Betty Ann Ripper Wojtulewicz; a son,...

Brenda Kay Weaver

Brenda Kay Weaver

Jun 11, 2019

Brenda Kay Weaver, 76, of New Oxford, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2019 at her home. Born on Wednesday, January 6, 1943 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Howard C. and Miriam L. Brown. She was also preceded in death by her son, Rodney H. Weaver, Jr. who died in 2001 and her sister, Donna...

Winifred N. Mehring

Winifred N. Mehring

Jun 10, 2019

Winifred N. “Winnie” Mehring, 85, of Mechanicsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 10, 2019 at her home. Born on Monday, May 14, 1934 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wilson A. and Irene Senft Nace. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Owen H. Mehring, who died in 2014; and a...

Ethel B. Resh

Ethel B. Resh

Aug 5, 2019

Ethel B. Resh, 91, of Hanover, wife of Edward M. Resh, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, August 5, 2019 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Friday, March 2, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John F. and Adelaide Noel Bennett. She was also preceded in death by nine brothers, William, Francis,...

Patricia J. Pritt

Patricia J. Pritt

Aug 4, 2019

Patricia Jean Pritt, 68, of Hanover, died unexpectedly of natural causes on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at her home. Born on Friday, August 11, 1950 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Charles R. and Frances A. Clouser Rosensteel. A 1969 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, she was employed by Homewood at Plum Creek in the housekeeping...

Carl Louis Schumacher Sr.

Carl Louis Schumacher Sr.

Aug 4, 2019

Carl Louis Schumacher, Sr., 85, of Bowie, Maryland, was reunited with his late wife of 63 years, T. Madaline Schumacher, as he passed away peacefully on Sunday, August 4, 2019 at the Gettysburg Center. Born on Sunday, October 15, 1933 in Wilkes-Barre, he was a son of the late Robert Nicholas and Frances Catherine Schumacher. He is preceded in death...

J. Andrew Brough

J. Andrew Brough

Aug 2, 2019

J. Andrew Brough, 87, of Naples, FL and formerly of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 2, 2019 at Naples Community Hospital. Born on Wednesday, March 2, 1932 in Hanover, he was a son of the late CharlesYoung and Louise Hershey Brough. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 64 years, Letha W. Brough, who died...

Mark S. Tome

Mark S. Tome

Aug 2, 2019

Mark Supplee Tome, 90, of Hanover, died August 2nd, 2019. Mark was born in Hanover to Reverend Dr. John Supplee Tome and Marguerite Moore Tome, both deceased. He was married to Jennie Mae Marshall Tome for 65 years. Mark was educated at Mercersburg Academy in 1947, received his Bachelor of Arts degree from Gettysburg College in 1950, and his Doctor...

Kelly Michele Beck

Kelly Michele Beck

Jul 31, 2019

Kelly Michele Beck, 51, of Hanover, loving wife to Wayne Timothy Beck, Jr., was called to be with the Lord on Wednesday, July 31, 2019 at her home surrounded by friends and family. Born on Saturday, February 3, 1968 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of Mildred “Rita” Woody of Parkton, MD and the late Charles M. Woody, Sr.....

Beatrice "Betty" Borger

Beatrice "Betty" Borger

Jul 30, 2019

Longtime Hanover resident Beatrice Evelyn (Meeker) Borger died peacefully in her sleep on July 30, 2019, at the age of 92. Betty was born on February 15, 1927 on a farm in Potter Township, Centre County, PA, to Emma (Hoffman) Meeker and Van Dorn Meeker, the fifth of six children. She graduated from Snow Shoe High School in 1945. Her...

Shirley A. Grams

Shirley A. Grams

Jul 29, 2019

Shirley A. Grams, 85, of Hanover, loving wife of Leroy R. Grams, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 29, 2019 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, April 1, 1934 in Frederick, MD, she was the daughter of the late Charles C. and Mary Collier Kneisley. Shirley was employed by the Department of Defense, having worked for the...

Mary L. Myers Frazer

Mary L. Myers Frazer

Jul 27, 2019

Mary L. Myers Frazer, 75, of Hanover passed away peacefully on Saturday, July 27, 2019 at her home surrounded by family. Born on Sunday, April 2, 1944 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late J. Richard Myers and Evelyn Wolf Myers Reaver, and step-daughter of the late Milton Reaver. She was also preceded in death by her husband...

Edward J. Swietkoski

Edward J. Swietkoski

Jul 22, 2019

Edward J. Swietkoski, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Judith E. Ullman Swietkoski, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2019 at Cumberland Crossings in Carlisle. Born on Saturday, November 12, 1938 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Anna Stelmack Swietkoski. A high school graduate of City College, he went on to earn his...

Earl Lester Hawk

Earl Lester Hawk

Jul 12, 2019

Earl L. Hawk, 79, of Cedar Creek, Texas, loving husband of Jeannette P. Hawk, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 12, 2019 at York Hospital. Born Tuesday, June 25, 1940 in Littlestown, he was the son of the late Ray E. and Marie Rodgers Hawk. He was also preceded in death by a daughter, Rhonda Hawk, who died in 1980....

Kathleen "Kass" Zartman

Kathleen "Kass" Zartman

Jul 9, 2019

Kathleen G. “Kass” Zartman, 95, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Monday, February 25, 1924 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert N. and Grace Reichart Caler. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 52 years, Raymond E. Zartman, who died in 1994;...

Lewis G. Von Lossberg Jr.

Lewis G. Von Lossberg Jr.

Jun 25, 2019

Lewis G. “Lew” von Lossberg, Jr., 77, of Hanover, husband of Alicia P. von Lossberg, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, June 25, 2019 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Wednesday, May 27, 1942 in Baltimore, he was the son of the late Lewis G. von Lossberg, Sr. and Virginia Pipitone. Lew worked as a transportation superintendent with the Baltimore Sun until...

Rodney L. Laughman

Rodney L. Laughman

Jun 22, 2019

Rodney L. “Smoke” Laughman, 82, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 22, 2019 at York Hospital surrounded by family. Born on Monday, April 19, 1937 in Abbottstown, he was the son of the late Chancey and Edna Moul Laughman. Smoke was a retired employee of Hanover Shoe and the JF Rohrbaugh Company. Mr. Laughman attended worship services at...

Ross H. Brillhart

Ross H. Brillhart

Jun 15, 2019

Ross H. Brillhart, 92, of New Oxford, husband of Doris Mummert Brillhart, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 15, 2019 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Friday, July 9, 1926 in Marburg Twp., he was a son of the late George D. and Virgie I. Becker Brillhart. The last of his siblings, he was also preceded in death by...

Louise E. Myers

Louise E. Myers

Jun 13, 2019

Louise Eppleman Myers, 98, of Hanover, died on Thursday, June 13, 2019 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on December 3, 1920 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late Reid C. and Velma O. Jacobs Eppleman; and was the wife of the late Howard Myers, who died in 2010. Survivors include her three children, Peggy Bange and her husband,...

Mike Sumner

Mike Sumner

Jun 12, 2019

Mike “Mikie” Sumner, Jr., 18, of Hanover, died Wednesday, June 12, 2019 from injuries sustained in a motorcycle accident. Born on Friday, June 16, 2000 in Hanover, he was the only son of Michael D. and Karen L. Sumner. He was baptized in the Catholic faith. A 2018 graduate of New Oxford High School, he was a student at Full...

Clements S. Wojtulewicz

Clements S. Wojtulewicz

Jun 11, 2019

Clements S. Wojtulewicz, 86, of McSherrystown, PA, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, June 11, 2019 at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1933 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Adam and Jeanette Truszkowski Wojtulewicz. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 38 years, Betty Ann Ripper Wojtulewicz; a son,...

Brenda Kay Weaver

Brenda Kay Weaver

Jun 11, 2019

Brenda Kay Weaver, 76, of New Oxford, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 11, 2019 at her home. Born on Wednesday, January 6, 1943 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Howard C. and Miriam L. Brown. She was also preceded in death by her son, Rodney H. Weaver, Jr. who died in 2001 and her sister, Donna...

Winifred N. Mehring

Winifred N. Mehring

Jun 10, 2019

Winifred N. “Winnie” Mehring, 85, of Mechanicsburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, June 10, 2019 at her home. Born on Monday, May 14, 1934 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wilson A. and Irene Senft Nace. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 57 years, Owen H. Mehring, who died in 2014; and a...

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