Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Donald L. Walton
Apr 18, 2018
Donald L. Walton, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his home. Born on Monday, February 8, 1932 in Kralltown, PA, he was a son of the late Harvey A. and Beatrice Eisenhart Walton. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of three and a half years, Jacquelyn Hufnagle Walton,...
Charlotte M. "Shots" Smith
Apr 16, 2018
Charlotte M. “Shots” Smith, 69, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at York Hospital. Born on Sunday, August 15, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen M. Brown Kuhn. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Trevor Jarrett Black; five brothers, Raymond B. Kuhn, Verley...
Paul H. Trask
Apr 16, 2018
Paul H. Trask, 57, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on Friday, March 24, 1961 in Plattsburgh, NY, he was a son of the late Harold and Priscilla Trask. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cathy Mance and Susie Santy. Paul received his...
Doreen Oblack
Apr 13, 2018
Doreen Oblack, 56, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, April 13, 2018 at her home. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1961 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mechling Oblack of Hanover and the late Darwin D. Oblack. Doreen had worked in the finance department at Sheridan Press until her retirement in 2013. She was a...
Thelma Trail Harris
Apr 12, 2018
Thelma Trail Harris, 88, of Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home following a period of declining health. Born on Sunday, September 8, 1929 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Emma B. Gernhart Hooper and Robert L. Hooper, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John E. Trail, Sr.,...
Earl "Sparky" Weisensale
Apr 11, 2018
Earl K. “Spark” Weisensale, 98, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home. Born on Wednesday, June 25, 1919 in Hanover, he was a son of the late John Clinton Wisensale and Emma Mae Trone Wisensale. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 75 years, Pauline Geiman Weisensale, who...
Kenneth "Kenny" Rutter
Apr 11, 2018
Kenneth “Kenny” Rutter, 73, of Hanover, loving husband of Deanna Loder, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home. Born on Monday, January 1, 1945 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Gordon and Evelyn Losmon Rutter. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Patrick Rutter. A graduate of New Oxford High School,...
Dennis J. Hartmann Sr.
Apr 9, 2018
Dennis J. Hartmann, Sr., 70, of Hanover and formerly of Glen Burnie, MD, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at his home. Born on Friday, April 11, 1947 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Emil and Florence Wimpling Hartmann. He was also preceded in death by his brother, William "Bill" Hartmann. An avid outdoorsman, he took great...
Hattie E. Brewster
Apr 8, 2018
Hattie E. (French) Brewster, 105, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the Gardens at Gettysburg. Born on Wednesday, May 1, 1912 in Richlands, VA, she was a daughter of the late William Kelly French and Minnie Breighner French. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Glen D.W. “Doc”...
Kenneth W. Shute
Apr 6, 2018
Kenneth W. Shute, retired GS-15 Cryptologist with the National Security Agency (NSA) died April 6, 2018, from pneumonia. Born in South Bend, IN, in 1925, he moved with his family in 1939 to Alexandria, VA, where he attended George Washington High School. Upon graduation in 1943, he was accepted into the V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet training program. Later, when this...
Carolyn Ann Trone
Apr 3, 2018
Carolyn Ann Trone, 69, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Phoebe Berks Health Center in Wernersville. Born on Wednesday, March 2, 1949 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Llewellyn J. and Anna Louise Hoover Wilt. Carolyn was a 1966 graduate of St. Joseph Academy. She received her Bachelor’s degree...
Roy W. Myers
Mar 31, 2018
Roy William Myers, 85, loving husband of D. Joanne Rosenberger Myers, entered into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 31, 2018 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on Thursday, September 1, 1932 in Shady Grove, he was a son of the late Harry and Rhoda Etter Myers. He was also preceded by a brother, Paul Myers;...
Ray A. Kinard
Mar 31, 2018
Ray A. “Pastor Ray” Kinard, 76, of Hanover, loving husband of Nancy L. Day Kinard, went into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Wednesday, September 10, 1941 in Craley, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary Kinard. Ray was employed by Robert A. Kinsley Construction for...
Madaline Tomaso
Mar 25, 2018
Madaline “Margie” Tomaso, 88, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her home. Born on Wednesday, February 5, 1930 in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel May Hamilton D’Amato. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Frank Tomaso, who died in 2010; and two sons,...
Lorn D. Strickler
Mar 19, 2018
Lorn D. Strickler, 83, of Hanover, beloved husband of Marlene R. Sponseller Strickler, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Wednesday, September 12, 1934 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Lawrence T. and Effie M. Bish Strickler. A 1952 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he served with...
Ralph E. Doner
Mar 17, 2018
Ralph E. Doner, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal kingdom surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Friday, June 3, 1932 in the village of Two Taverns in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Samuel A. Doner and Ellenore Martz Doner Wine. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger High School,...
Treva M. Myers
Mar 13, 2018
Treva M. Myers, 70, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Larry E. Myers, went into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at her home. Born on Monday, September 15, 1947 in Brogue, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Grace Lehman Swope. In 1965, she graduated from Red Lion High School and later worked...
Naomi F. Meushaw
Mar 12, 2018
Naomi Meushaw, 85, of Hanover and formerly of Catonsville, MD, loving wife of Joseph Meushaw, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Thursday, December 29, 1932 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Lillye Wenige Perrier. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Mikie Meushaw and a brother,...
Kathleen A. Wavle
Mar 8, 2018
Kathleen A. Wavle, 73, of Hanover, beloved wife of Ralph E. Walve, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Tuesday, September 26, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Fred Grandal and Eleanor Regina Woodrick Grandal. She was a 1962 graduate of Brunswick High School...
Edythe J. Dell
Mar 8, 2018
Edythe J. Dell, 93, of Cross Keys Village, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 8, 2017 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Tuesday, July 8, 1924 in York, she was a daughter of the late Emerson Allison, Sr. and Anna R. Williams Allison. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Royal S. Dell, Jr., who...
Donald L. Walton
Apr 18, 2018
Donald L. Walton, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his home. Born on Monday, February 8, 1932 in Kralltown, PA, he was a son of the late Harvey A. and Beatrice Eisenhart Walton. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of three and a half years, Jacquelyn Hufnagle Walton,...
Charlotte M. "Shots" Smith
Apr 16, 2018
Charlotte M. “Shots” Smith, 69, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at York Hospital. Born on Sunday, August 15, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen M. Brown Kuhn. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Trevor Jarrett Black; five brothers, Raymond B. Kuhn, Verley...
Paul H. Trask
Apr 16, 2018
Paul H. Trask, 57, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on Friday, March 24, 1961 in Plattsburgh, NY, he was a son of the late Harold and Priscilla Trask. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cathy Mance and Susie Santy. Paul received his...
Doreen Oblack
Apr 13, 2018
Doreen Oblack, 56, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, April 13, 2018 at her home. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1961 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mechling Oblack of Hanover and the late Darwin D. Oblack. Doreen had worked in the finance department at Sheridan Press until her retirement in 2013. She was a...
Thelma Trail Harris
Apr 12, 2018
Thelma Trail Harris, 88, of Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home following a period of declining health. Born on Sunday, September 8, 1929 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Emma B. Gernhart Hooper and Robert L. Hooper, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John E. Trail, Sr.,...
Earl "Sparky" Weisensale
Apr 11, 2018
Earl K. “Spark” Weisensale, 98, went to be with his Savior Jesus Christ on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home. Born on Wednesday, June 25, 1919 in Hanover, he was a son of the late John Clinton Wisensale and Emma Mae Trone Wisensale. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 75 years, Pauline Geiman Weisensale, who...
Kenneth "Kenny" Rutter
Apr 11, 2018
Kenneth “Kenny” Rutter, 73, of Hanover, loving husband of Deanna Loder, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, April 11, 2018 at his home. Born on Monday, January 1, 1945 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Gordon and Evelyn Losmon Rutter. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Patrick Rutter. A graduate of New Oxford High School,...
Dennis J. Hartmann Sr.
Apr 9, 2018
Dennis J. Hartmann, Sr., 70, of Hanover and formerly of Glen Burnie, MD, passed away Monday, April 9, 2018 at his home. Born on Friday, April 11, 1947 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Emil and Florence Wimpling Hartmann. He was also preceded in death by his brother, William "Bill" Hartmann. An avid outdoorsman, he took great...
Hattie E. Brewster
Apr 8, 2018
Hattie E. (French) Brewster, 105, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, April 8, 2018 at the Gardens at Gettysburg. Born on Wednesday, May 1, 1912 in Richlands, VA, she was a daughter of the late William Kelly French and Minnie Breighner French. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 56 years, Glen D.W. “Doc”...
Kenneth W. Shute
Apr 6, 2018
Kenneth W. Shute, retired GS-15 Cryptologist with the National Security Agency (NSA) died April 6, 2018, from pneumonia. Born in South Bend, IN, in 1925, he moved with his family in 1939 to Alexandria, VA, where he attended George Washington High School. Upon graduation in 1943, he was accepted into the V-5 Naval Aviation Cadet training program. Later, when this...
Carolyn Ann Trone
Apr 3, 2018
Carolyn Ann Trone, 69, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, April 3, 2018 at the Phoebe Berks Health Center in Wernersville. Born on Wednesday, March 2, 1949 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Llewellyn J. and Anna Louise Hoover Wilt. Carolyn was a 1966 graduate of St. Joseph Academy. She received her Bachelor’s degree...
Roy W. Myers
Mar 31, 2018
Roy William Myers, 85, loving husband of D. Joanne Rosenberger Myers, entered into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 31, 2018 from injuries received in an automobile accident. Born on Thursday, September 1, 1932 in Shady Grove, he was a son of the late Harry and Rhoda Etter Myers. He was also preceded by a brother, Paul Myers;...
Ray A. Kinard
Mar 31, 2018
Ray A. “Pastor Ray” Kinard, 76, of Hanover, loving husband of Nancy L. Day Kinard, went into the loving arms of Jesus on Saturday, March 31, 2018 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Wednesday, September 10, 1941 in Craley, he was the son of the late Raymond and Mary Kinard. Ray was employed by Robert A. Kinsley Construction for...
Madaline Tomaso
Mar 25, 2018
Madaline “Margie” Tomaso, 88, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, March 25, 2018 at her home. Born on Wednesday, February 5, 1930 in Poughkeepsie, NY, she was the daughter of the late Frank and Ethel May Hamilton D’Amato. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 46 years, Frank Tomaso, who died in 2010; and two sons,...
Lorn D. Strickler
Mar 19, 2018
Lorn D. Strickler, 83, of Hanover, beloved husband of Marlene R. Sponseller Strickler, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, March 19, 2018 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Wednesday, September 12, 1934 in Hanover, he was the son of the late Lawrence T. and Effie M. Bish Strickler. A 1952 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he served with...
Ralph E. Doner
Mar 17, 2018
Ralph E. Doner, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal kingdom surrounded by his family on Saturday, March 17, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Friday, June 3, 1932 in the village of Two Taverns in Gettysburg, he was the son of the late Samuel A. Doner and Ellenore Martz Doner Wine. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger High School,...
Treva M. Myers
Mar 13, 2018
Treva M. Myers, 70, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Larry E. Myers, went into the loving arms of Jesus on Tuesday, March 13, 2018 at her home. Born on Monday, September 15, 1947 in Brogue, she was a daughter of the late Cyrus and Grace Lehman Swope. In 1965, she graduated from Red Lion High School and later worked...
Naomi F. Meushaw
Mar 12, 2018
Naomi Meushaw, 85, of Hanover and formerly of Catonsville, MD, loving wife of Joseph Meushaw, passed away on Monday, March 12, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Thursday, December 29, 1932 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Francis and Lillye Wenige Perrier. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Mikie Meushaw and a brother,...
Kathleen A. Wavle
Mar 8, 2018
Kathleen A. Wavle, 73, of Hanover, beloved wife of Ralph E. Walve, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, March 8, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Tuesday, September 26, 1944 in Los Angeles, CA, she was the daughter of the late Walter Fred Grandal and Eleanor Regina Woodrick Grandal. She was a 1962 graduate of Brunswick High School...
Edythe J. Dell
Mar 8, 2018
Edythe J. Dell, 93, of Cross Keys Village, passed away peacefully on Thursday, March 8, 2017 at UPMC Pinnacle Hanover. Born on Tuesday, July 8, 1924 in York, she was a daughter of the late Emerson Allison, Sr. and Anna R. Williams Allison. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Royal S. Dell, Jr., who...