Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Sue Bollinger Hoffman
May 16, 2018
Sue Bollinger Hoffman, 67, of Dover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 with her family by her side at York Hospital following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on Wednesday, September 13, 1950 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Roy Bollinger, Jr. and Mary Golden Bollinger. She was a member of St....
Merrill Joseph "Sonny" Brooks, Sr.
May 7, 2018
Merrill Joseph “Sonny” Brooks, Sr., 67, of Hanover, husband of Linda Sipling Brooks, died peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Donald R. and Shirley Pittman Brooks. A 1968 graduate of South Western High School, he was...
Richard G. Harrison
May 3, 2018
Richard G. Harrison, 74, of Hanover, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on Monday, August 30, 1943 in Fairmont, WV, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Johnson Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 40 years, Dorothy J. Harrison, who died in 2010; a...
Troy Allen Becker
May 2, 2018
Troy Allen Becker, 37, of Chambersburg, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 at his home. Born on Wednesday, August 20, 1980 in York, he was a son of Keith A. Becker of Biglerville and Diane M. Becker of Spring Grove. Troy worked in the food and hospitality industry for many years, starting at his family’s restaurant, Becker’s Hill Tavern,...
Virginia S. "Stevie" Humbert
May 1, 2018
Virginia S. “Stevie” Humbert, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Born on Sunday, February 3, 1929 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late William V. and Helen Landis Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, David F. Humbert, Jr., who died on May 17, 2016; and a...
Scott A. Manger
Apr 30, 2018
Scott A. Manger, 42, of Hanover, loving husband of Tiffany A. Staub Manger, died peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born on Monday, June 30, 1975 in Hanover, he was the son of Stephen B. and Barbara Wilt Manger of Hanover. A 1993 graduate of South Western High School, he was an avid...
Randall C. Moore
Apr 29, 2018
Randall Craig Moore, 63, of Hanover, loving husband of Evelyn “Lynn” Robinette Moore, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home. Born on Saturday, October 23, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of Vera Gummo Calhoun of Gettysburg and the late Harry Raymond Moore, and step-son of Edward Calhoun also of Gettysburg. A 1972 graduate...
Ew Knight
Apr 27, 2018
Drew Knight, 61, of Hanover, beloved husband of Tina R. Knight, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Penn State Health - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on Friday, March 1, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Albert R. and Elaine Stolzenbach Knight. Drew was employed by the Dart Container Company...
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;...
Sue Bollinger Hoffman
May 16, 2018
Sue Bollinger Hoffman, 67, of Dover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 with her family by her side at York Hospital following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on Wednesday, September 13, 1950 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Roy Bollinger, Jr. and Mary Golden Bollinger. She was a member of St....
Merrill Joseph "Sonny" Brooks, Sr.
May 7, 2018
Merrill Joseph “Sonny” Brooks, Sr., 67, of Hanover, husband of Linda Sipling Brooks, died peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Donald R. and Shirley Pittman Brooks. A 1968 graduate of South Western High School, he was...
Richard G. Harrison
May 3, 2018
Richard G. Harrison, 74, of Hanover, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on Monday, August 30, 1943 in Fairmont, WV, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Johnson Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 40 years, Dorothy J. Harrison, who died in 2010; a...
Troy Allen Becker
May 2, 2018
Troy Allen Becker, 37, of Chambersburg, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 at his home. Born on Wednesday, August 20, 1980 in York, he was a son of Keith A. Becker of Biglerville and Diane M. Becker of Spring Grove. Troy worked in the food and hospitality industry for many years, starting at his family’s restaurant, Becker’s Hill Tavern,...
Virginia S. "Stevie" Humbert
May 1, 2018
Virginia S. “Stevie” Humbert, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Born on Sunday, February 3, 1929 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late William V. and Helen Landis Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, David F. Humbert, Jr., who died on May 17, 2016; and a...
Scott A. Manger
Apr 30, 2018
Scott A. Manger, 42, of Hanover, loving husband of Tiffany A. Staub Manger, died peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born on Monday, June 30, 1975 in Hanover, he was the son of Stephen B. and Barbara Wilt Manger of Hanover. A 1993 graduate of South Western High School, he was an avid...
Randall C. Moore
Apr 29, 2018
Randall Craig Moore, 63, of Hanover, loving husband of Evelyn “Lynn” Robinette Moore, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home. Born on Saturday, October 23, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of Vera Gummo Calhoun of Gettysburg and the late Harry Raymond Moore, and step-son of Edward Calhoun also of Gettysburg. A 1972 graduate...
Ew Knight
Apr 27, 2018
Drew Knight, 61, of Hanover, beloved husband of Tina R. Knight, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Penn State Health - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on Friday, March 1, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Albert R. and Elaine Stolzenbach Knight. Drew was employed by the Dart Container Company...
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;...

