Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Norman G. Sabaka
Aug 20, 2018
Norman G. Sabaka, 69, of Hanover, beloved husband of Judy Sabaka, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 20, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Friday, September 17, 1948 in Louisville, KY, he was the son of the late George and Helen Lamb Sabaka. After graduating first in his welding class with a 4.0 grade point average from York County...
Julianna M. Wright
Aug 15, 2018
Julianna M. Wright, 88, of York Springs, loving wife of Philip Wright, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Hanover. Born on Saturday, February 15, 1930 in Czechoslovakia, she was a daughter of the late Johann and Anna Slaby Jaborek. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Marie Renz, Anni Gaussmann and...
Joyce L. Forbes
Aug 14, 2018
Joyce Lee “Joy” Forbes, 75, of Hanover, beloved wife of James M. Forbes, began her journey at 1:45PM on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 to the other side where she will take up permanent residence and “keep everyone straight.” Born on Wednesday, December 9, 1942 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late George Hasel Murray and Clara Maria Green...
Christine S. Alvarez
Aug 12, 2018
Christine S. Alvarez, of Cross Keys Village, beloved wife of Dr. Reinaldo G. "Ray" Alvarez to whom she was married for 43 years, died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover following a brief illness. A native of Dover, NJ, she was the daughter of Carl F. and Edelgard Zeeb Schmauk. As per her wishes, no service is planned.
William H. Wentz
Aug 6, 2018
William H. Wentz, 86, of Hanover, beloved husband of Verna E. Stambaugh Wentz, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, August 6, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Friday, November 20, 1931 in Hanover, he was the son of the late William E. and Beatrice A. Harlacher Wentz. A 1949 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he was a...
Jimmy C. Wildasin
Jul 26, 2018
Jimmy C. Wildasin, 85, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Wednesday, July 5, 1933 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Lester Storm and Isabella S. Wildasin. He was preceded in death by his former wife, Lee Ann Wildasin, who died in 1998. A successful entrepreneur, Jimmy operated...
Benjamin B. Seidman
Jul 24, 2018
Benjamin B. Seidman, 72, of Cross Keys Village, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Born on Thursday, March 21, 1946 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Abraham A. and Ethel Kaplan Seidman. Services and burial were held in Staten Island, New York.
Mary S. Shoemaker
Jul 24, 2018
Mary S. Shoemaker, 96, of Homewood at Plum Creek, loving wife of Fred H. Shoemaker, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Born on Saturday, February 25, 1922 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Jerome L. and Lottie Meckley Small. Mary was a member of Grace United Church of Christ and the Hanover Elks...
Georgine A. Ruff
Jul 23, 2018
Georgine A. Ruff, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 23, 1926 in Schuylkill Haven, she was a daughter of the late Norman L. and Helen Sharidan Stoudt. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Bryson L. Ruff, who died...
Polly Renaut
Jul 22, 2018
Regina Pauline “Polly” Renaut, 92, of Abbottstown, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Friday, January 22, 1926 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Regina M. Kaehler Hertz and wife of 48 years to the late Francis B. Renaut, who died in 1993....
Gail E. Morelock
Jul 21, 2018
Gail Elizabeth Morelock, 62, of Hanover, beloved wife of Michael W. Morelock, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at her home following a brave battle with ovarian cancer. Born on Friday, August 12, 1955 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Miriam Carey Slick. She was a 38 year employee with Hanover Wire Cloth until its...
Frankie Lee Rutherford
Jul 17, 2018
Frankie Lee “Gunny” Rutherford, 66, of Hanover, beloved husband of Donna Kay Underwood Rutherford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Monday, March 17, 1952 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Walter Frank Rutherford and Juanita Frances Claypool Rutherford. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, he...
Leon G. Baker Sr.
Jul 13, 2018
Leon G. Baker, Sr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Saturday, May 26, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Marian Baker Nicholson. Leon was a member of New Hope Faith Community and was a retired employee of PH Glatfelter. He was a US Air...
David L. Croghan
Jul 11, 2018
David L. Croghan, 56, of Hanover, PA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Taipei, Taiwan to a foreign service family, he spent his early childhood in Burma, Korea, the Philippines and finally in London, England. He entered the US Army and served with the 82nd Airborne Division and participated...
Earl W. "Bill" Wolfe
Jul 11, 2018
Earl W. “Bill” Wolfe, 85, of Hanover, loving husband of Nancy Leaman Wolfe, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Monday, June 5, 1933 in Takoma Park, MD, he was a son of the late Harry William Wolfe and Esther Helen Coulter Wolfe. He was a US Army...
Eugene R. Bollinger
Jul 7, 2018
Eugene R. Bollinger, 81, of York, entered in to God’s eternal care on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Pleasant Acres Nursing Center. Born on Tuesday, August 25, 1936 in York, he was the son of the late Wilford N. Bollinger and Kathleen Walter Bollinger Burke. He was a 1954 graduate of William Penn High School and was a member of...
Pauline L. "Polly" Hart
Jul 3, 2018
Pauline L. (Polly) Hart, 95, of Hanover, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 after a brief illness. Born on Tuesday, November 7, 1922 in Shillington, Polly lived most of her life in Reading before moving to Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover three years ago. The only child of Herbert and Emily Behler Brossman, she attended Shillington...
Fred B. Johnson Sr.
Jun 27, 2018
Fred B. Johnson, Sr., 66, of Hanover, formerly of Glen Burnie, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. Born on Tuesday, May 20, 1952 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Paul B. and Lois M. Hamlen Johnson. Fred was a former employee of Poole & Kent Corporation and a...
Arlene L. Seigman
Jun 26, 2018
Arlene L. Seigman, 87, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, May 21, 1931 in Dillsburg, she was a daughter of the late Ferman L. and Mary Lerew May. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Donald E. Seigman, who died in...
Romaine E. Klinedinst
Jun 21, 2018
Romaine E. Klinedinst, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services-York North. Born on Friday, February 21, 1936 in York County, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Bertha M. Wildasin Sterner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Elmer E. Klinedinst, who...
Norman G. Sabaka
Aug 20, 2018
Norman G. Sabaka, 69, of Hanover, beloved husband of Judy Sabaka, passed away peacefully on Monday, August 20, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Friday, September 17, 1948 in Louisville, KY, he was the son of the late George and Helen Lamb Sabaka. After graduating first in his welding class with a 4.0 grade point average from York County...
Julianna M. Wright
Aug 15, 2018
Julianna M. Wright, 88, of York Springs, loving wife of Philip Wright, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 15, 2018 at her daughter’s home in Hanover. Born on Saturday, February 15, 1930 in Czechoslovakia, she was a daughter of the late Johann and Anna Slaby Jaborek. She was also preceded in death by three sisters, Marie Renz, Anni Gaussmann and...
Joyce L. Forbes
Aug 14, 2018
Joyce Lee “Joy” Forbes, 75, of Hanover, beloved wife of James M. Forbes, began her journey at 1:45PM on Tuesday, August 14, 2018 to the other side where she will take up permanent residence and “keep everyone straight.” Born on Wednesday, December 9, 1942 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late George Hasel Murray and Clara Maria Green...
Christine S. Alvarez
Aug 12, 2018
Christine S. Alvarez, of Cross Keys Village, beloved wife of Dr. Reinaldo G. "Ray" Alvarez to whom she was married for 43 years, died Sunday, August 12, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover following a brief illness. A native of Dover, NJ, she was the daughter of Carl F. and Edelgard Zeeb Schmauk. As per her wishes, no service is planned.
William H. Wentz
Aug 6, 2018
William H. Wentz, 86, of Hanover, beloved husband of Verna E. Stambaugh Wentz, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, August 6, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Friday, November 20, 1931 in Hanover, he was the son of the late William E. and Beatrice A. Harlacher Wentz. A 1949 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he was a...
Jimmy C. Wildasin
Jul 26, 2018
Jimmy C. Wildasin, 85, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Thursday, July 26, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Wednesday, July 5, 1933 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Lester Storm and Isabella S. Wildasin. He was preceded in death by his former wife, Lee Ann Wildasin, who died in 1998. A successful entrepreneur, Jimmy operated...
Benjamin B. Seidman
Jul 24, 2018
Benjamin B. Seidman, 72, of Cross Keys Village, died Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Born on Thursday, March 21, 1946 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Abraham A. and Ethel Kaplan Seidman. Services and burial were held in Staten Island, New York.
Mary S. Shoemaker
Jul 24, 2018
Mary S. Shoemaker, 96, of Homewood at Plum Creek, loving wife of Fred H. Shoemaker, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 24, 2018. Born on Saturday, February 25, 1922 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Jerome L. and Lottie Meckley Small. Mary was a member of Grace United Church of Christ and the Hanover Elks...
Georgine A. Ruff
Jul 23, 2018
Georgine A. Ruff, 91, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 23, 2018 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, September 23, 1926 in Schuylkill Haven, she was a daughter of the late Norman L. and Helen Sharidan Stoudt. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Bryson L. Ruff, who died...
Polly Renaut
Jul 22, 2018
Regina Pauline “Polly” Renaut, 92, of Abbottstown, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, July 22, 2018 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Friday, January 22, 1926 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Regina M. Kaehler Hertz and wife of 48 years to the late Francis B. Renaut, who died in 1993....
Gail E. Morelock
Jul 21, 2018
Gail Elizabeth Morelock, 62, of Hanover, beloved wife of Michael W. Morelock, died Saturday, July 21, 2018 at her home following a brave battle with ovarian cancer. Born on Friday, August 12, 1955 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert A. and Miriam Carey Slick. She was a 38 year employee with Hanover Wire Cloth until its...
Frankie Lee Rutherford
Jul 17, 2018
Frankie Lee “Gunny” Rutherford, 66, of Hanover, beloved husband of Donna Kay Underwood Rutherford, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, July 17, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Monday, March 17, 1952 in Beckley, WV, he was the son of the late Walter Frank Rutherford and Juanita Frances Claypool Rutherford. A graduate of Woodrow Wilson High School, he...
Leon G. Baker Sr.
Jul 13, 2018
Leon G. Baker, Sr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 13, 2018 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Saturday, May 26, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Marian Baker Nicholson. Leon was a member of New Hope Faith Community and was a retired employee of PH Glatfelter. He was a US Air...
David L. Croghan
Jul 11, 2018
David L. Croghan, 56, of Hanover, PA passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born in Taipei, Taiwan to a foreign service family, he spent his early childhood in Burma, Korea, the Philippines and finally in London, England. He entered the US Army and served with the 82nd Airborne Division and participated...
Earl W. "Bill" Wolfe
Jul 11, 2018
Earl W. “Bill” Wolfe, 85, of Hanover, loving husband of Nancy Leaman Wolfe, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, July 11, 2018 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Monday, June 5, 1933 in Takoma Park, MD, he was a son of the late Harry William Wolfe and Esther Helen Coulter Wolfe. He was a US Army...
Eugene R. Bollinger
Jul 7, 2018
Eugene R. Bollinger, 81, of York, entered in to God’s eternal care on Saturday, July 7, 2018 at Pleasant Acres Nursing Center. Born on Tuesday, August 25, 1936 in York, he was the son of the late Wilford N. Bollinger and Kathleen Walter Bollinger Burke. He was a 1954 graduate of William Penn High School and was a member of...
Pauline L. "Polly" Hart
Jul 3, 2018
Pauline L. (Polly) Hart, 95, of Hanover, passed from this life on Tuesday, July 3, 2018 after a brief illness. Born on Tuesday, November 7, 1922 in Shillington, Polly lived most of her life in Reading before moving to Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover three years ago. The only child of Herbert and Emily Behler Brossman, she attended Shillington...
Fred B. Johnson Sr.
Jun 27, 2018
Fred B. Johnson, Sr., 66, of Hanover, formerly of Glen Burnie, passed away unexpectedly on Wednesday, June 27, 2018 at his home following a brief illness. Born on Tuesday, May 20, 1952 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Paul B. and Lois M. Hamlen Johnson. Fred was a former employee of Poole & Kent Corporation and a...
Arlene L. Seigman
Jun 26, 2018
Arlene L. Seigman, 87, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, June 26, 2018 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, May 21, 1931 in Dillsburg, she was a daughter of the late Ferman L. and Mary Lerew May. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Donald E. Seigman, who died in...
Romaine E. Klinedinst
Jun 21, 2018
Romaine E. Klinedinst, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, June 21, 2018 at ManorCare Health Services-York North. Born on Friday, February 21, 1936 in York County, she was a daughter of the late John W. and Bertha M. Wildasin Sterner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Elmer E. Klinedinst, who...
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