Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Vicki Ruth Evans
Dec 17, 2016
Vicki Ruth Evans, 50, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on Tuesday, October 11, 1966 in Westminster, MD, she was the wife of Ronald L. “Ronnie” Evans. Having an eye for beauty, she enjoyed making stained glass and being outdoors. Extremely fond of animals, she especially loved her dogs, Lady, Butch and...
Mary E. Little
Dec 17, 2016
Mary E. “Ping” Little, 91, of Hanover, died Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Saturday, June 27, 1925, in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Esther E. Bixler Lawrence. Mary was the wife of the late Donald J. Little, who died in 2007. Together they shared over 61 years of...
Joseph A. Wilt
Dec 16, 2016
Joseph A. Wilt, 68, of Glenville, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on Wednesday, February 6, 1948 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Llewellyn J. and Anna L. Hoover Wilt. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Wilt. A 1966 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, he worked at...
Clyde L. Garrett
Dec 14, 2016
Clyde L. Garrett, 95, of Hanover, loving husband of Mabel Cool Garrett, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Friday, April 22, 1921 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Ralph A. and Bertha Sterner Garrett. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Mildred N. Jones. In 1986,...
Louise Pratt King
Dec 12, 2016
Louise Pratt King passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on the family farm on August 14, 1924 in Draper, VA, she was the ninth of ten children (and the last survivor) born to Price Gilmer Pratt and Sarah Margaret (Wood) Pratt. She was the loving wife of Marvin E. King for more than...
Ken Hanson
Dec 11, 2016
Ken Hanson, 38, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, November 2, 1978 in Madison, WI, he was the son of Pam Hanson Willliams of Maquoketa, IA and the late Bruce V. Hanson of Platteville, WI. Ken was a 1997 graduate of Platteville High School, and a member of Troop 82,...
John A. Nace
Dec 6, 2016
John A. Nace, 55, of Spring Grove, beloved husband of Abigail E. Altland Nace, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, November 16, 1961 in Hanover, he was a son of Raymond L. and Charlotte M. Myers Nace. He was preceded in death by his father in-law, Richard E. Altland. A 1979 graduate of...
Ruth E. Ratti
Dec 4, 2016
Ruth Elaine (Forry) Ratti of Hanover, Pennsylvania, died December 4, 2016—just 17 days short of her 92nd birthday—in her Cottage at Homewood at Plum Creek, where she has resided since 2004. She was born on Sunday, December 21, 1924 in York, PA to the late Edward E. and Miriam (Neeff) Forry, and was raised by her mother and step-father, Robert...
Gladys W. Brandt
Nov 28, 2016
Gladys W. Brandt, 82, of Hanover, entered the Church Triumphant on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, February 22, 1934 in Hayes County, Nebraska, she was a daughter of Edward J. and Anna Ahlert Wittwer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert E. Brandt,...
Thomas E. "Pap" Long
Nov 25, 2016
Thomas E. “Pap” Long, 68, of Hanover, beloved husband of Charlotte Noel Long, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2016 at home with his family by his side. Born on Friday, May 28, 1948 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Earl and Dorothy Wallet Long. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Long....
Betty J. Hyle
Nov 25, 2016
Betty J. Hyle, 88, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Thursday, April 26, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Anna Marie Post Kemp. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Howard K. Hyle, Jr. who...
Samuel J. Anderson
Nov 24, 2016
Samuel J. “Sambo” Anderson, 72, of Hanover died peacefully on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Victoria Kuhn Anderson, his wife of 21 years with whom he shared 35 years of his life. Born on Thursday, June 22, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Melvin and Mary...
Janet B. Stauffer
Nov 22, 2016
Janet B. Stauffer, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Wednesday, January 28, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Oscar G. and Helen S. Thieret Blocher. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Paul A. Stauffer, Jr., who...
Jane Ann Nassivera
Nov 20, 2016
Jane Ann (Jan) Nassivera, who was born and raised in Hanover, died suddenly on Sunday, November 20, at her home in Boca Raton, Fla. She was 59. The cause of death is pending; Ms. Nassivera had juvenile diabetes since she was a young woman. Born on November 8, 1957, Jan was the daughter of Jean Forsythe Nassivera and John William...
Raymond H. Nelson
Nov 17, 2016
Raymond H. Nelson, 86, of Hanover, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at his home. Born on Sunday, November 16, 1930 in Crisfield, MD, he was a son of the late John M. and Julia B. Pruitt Nelson. The last of his generation, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Maynard Nelson and Robert L. Nelson; and...
Harry "Jim" L. Hull
Nov 17, 2016
Harry “Jim” L. Hull, 76, of Hanover, husband of Margaret “Peggy” Trimmer Hull, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center following complications from a stroke. Born on Wednesday, November 6, 1940 in New Oxford, he was a son of the late Fern D. and Florence Feeser Hull. He was a member of the 1958...
Katherine Wright Morin
Nov 14, 2016
Katherine “Teetie” Wright Morin, 88, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Genesis Healthcare-Gettysburg Center. Born on Wednesday, May 2, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clarence G. and Agnes Runk Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, George W. Morin, who died in 1976; three...
Devonne Helen Theresa Emerson
Nov 12, 2016
Devonne “Pete” Helen Theresa Emerson, 72, of Dover, loving wife of Charles “Chuck” E. Emerson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on Friday, June 23, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Devonne Hollingshed Rzepkowski. She was also preceded in death by four sisters;...
Mary "Caroline" Blettner
Nov 12, 2016
Mary “Caroline” Coble Blettner, 96, of New Oxford, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community. Born on Wednesday, April 28, 1920 in Elizabethtown, she was a daughter of the late Mae Elizabeth Gainer Garrett. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Richard C....
Bobby L. Malkus
Nov 7, 2016
Bobby L. Malkus, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, July 23, 1931 in Baltimore, she was the only child of William Robert Pembrooke Jones and Mary Verna Harper Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband of more than 53 years, Henry J. Malkus, who...
Vicki Ruth Evans
Dec 17, 2016
Vicki Ruth Evans, 50, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, December 17, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on Tuesday, October 11, 1966 in Westminster, MD, she was the wife of Ronald L. “Ronnie” Evans. Having an eye for beauty, she enjoyed making stained glass and being outdoors. Extremely fond of animals, she especially loved her dogs, Lady, Butch and...
Mary E. Little
Dec 17, 2016
Mary E. “Ping” Little, 91, of Hanover, died Saturday, December 17, 2016, at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Saturday, June 27, 1925, in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late George F. and Esther E. Bixler Lawrence. Mary was the wife of the late Donald J. Little, who died in 2007. Together they shared over 61 years of...
Joseph A. Wilt
Dec 16, 2016
Joseph A. Wilt, 68, of Glenville, passed away on Friday, December 16, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on Wednesday, February 6, 1948 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Llewellyn J. and Anna L. Hoover Wilt. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Timothy Wilt. A 1966 graduate of Delone Catholic High School, he worked at...
Clyde L. Garrett
Dec 14, 2016
Clyde L. Garrett, 95, of Hanover, loving husband of Mabel Cool Garrett, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, December 14, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Friday, April 22, 1921 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Ralph A. and Bertha Sterner Garrett. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Mildred N. Jones. In 1986,...
Louise Pratt King
Dec 12, 2016
Louise Pratt King passed away on Monday, December 12, 2016, at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on the family farm on August 14, 1924 in Draper, VA, she was the ninth of ten children (and the last survivor) born to Price Gilmer Pratt and Sarah Margaret (Wood) Pratt. She was the loving wife of Marvin E. King for more than...
Ken Hanson
Dec 11, 2016
Ken Hanson, 38, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, December 11, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, November 2, 1978 in Madison, WI, he was the son of Pam Hanson Willliams of Maquoketa, IA and the late Bruce V. Hanson of Platteville, WI. Ken was a 1997 graduate of Platteville High School, and a member of Troop 82,...
John A. Nace
Dec 6, 2016
John A. Nace, 55, of Spring Grove, beloved husband of Abigail E. Altland Nace, passed away on Tuesday, December 6, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, November 16, 1961 in Hanover, he was a son of Raymond L. and Charlotte M. Myers Nace. He was preceded in death by his father in-law, Richard E. Altland. A 1979 graduate of...
Ruth E. Ratti
Dec 4, 2016
Ruth Elaine (Forry) Ratti of Hanover, Pennsylvania, died December 4, 2016—just 17 days short of her 92nd birthday—in her Cottage at Homewood at Plum Creek, where she has resided since 2004. She was born on Sunday, December 21, 1924 in York, PA to the late Edward E. and Miriam (Neeff) Forry, and was raised by her mother and step-father, Robert...
Gladys W. Brandt
Nov 28, 2016
Gladys W. Brandt, 82, of Hanover, entered the Church Triumphant on Monday, November 28, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, February 22, 1934 in Hayes County, Nebraska, she was a daughter of Edward J. and Anna Ahlert Wittwer. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 60 years, Robert E. Brandt,...
Thomas E. "Pap" Long
Nov 25, 2016
Thomas E. “Pap” Long, 68, of Hanover, beloved husband of Charlotte Noel Long, passed away peacefully on Friday, November 25, 2016 at home with his family by his side. Born on Friday, May 28, 1948 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Earl and Dorothy Wallet Long. He was also preceded in death by a son, Jeffrey Long....
Betty J. Hyle
Nov 25, 2016
Betty J. Hyle, 88, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, November 25, 2016 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Thursday, April 26, 1928 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Walter E. and Anna Marie Post Kemp. She was preceded in death by her husband of 48 years, Howard K. Hyle, Jr. who...
Samuel J. Anderson
Nov 24, 2016
Samuel J. “Sambo” Anderson, 72, of Hanover died peacefully on Thursday, November 24, 2016 at home surrounded by his family. He was the husband of Victoria Kuhn Anderson, his wife of 21 years with whom he shared 35 years of his life. Born on Thursday, June 22, 1944 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Melvin and Mary...
Janet B. Stauffer
Nov 22, 2016
Janet B. Stauffer, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, November 22, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Wednesday, January 28, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Oscar G. and Helen S. Thieret Blocher. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 65 years, Paul A. Stauffer, Jr., who...
Jane Ann Nassivera
Nov 20, 2016
Jane Ann (Jan) Nassivera, who was born and raised in Hanover, died suddenly on Sunday, November 20, at her home in Boca Raton, Fla. She was 59. The cause of death is pending; Ms. Nassivera had juvenile diabetes since she was a young woman. Born on November 8, 1957, Jan was the daughter of Jean Forsythe Nassivera and John William...
Raymond H. Nelson
Nov 17, 2016
Raymond H. Nelson, 86, of Hanover, passed away on Friday, November 18, 2016 at his home. Born on Sunday, November 16, 1930 in Crisfield, MD, he was a son of the late John M. and Julia B. Pruitt Nelson. The last of his generation, he was preceded in death by two brothers, John Maynard Nelson and Robert L. Nelson; and...
Harry "Jim" L. Hull
Nov 17, 2016
Harry “Jim” L. Hull, 76, of Hanover, husband of Margaret “Peggy” Trimmer Hull, passed away on Thursday, November 17, 2016 at Milton S. Hershey Medical Center following complications from a stroke. Born on Wednesday, November 6, 1940 in New Oxford, he was a son of the late Fern D. and Florence Feeser Hull. He was a member of the 1958...
Katherine Wright Morin
Nov 14, 2016
Katherine “Teetie” Wright Morin, 88, of Gettysburg, passed away peacefully on Monday, November 14, 2016 at Genesis Healthcare-Gettysburg Center. Born on Wednesday, May 2, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clarence G. and Agnes Runk Wright. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 26 years, George W. Morin, who died in 1976; three...
Devonne Helen Theresa Emerson
Nov 12, 2016
Devonne “Pete” Helen Theresa Emerson, 72, of Dover, loving wife of Charles “Chuck” E. Emerson, passed away peacefully on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at her home surrounded by her family. Born on Friday, June 23, 1944 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Joseph and Devonne Hollingshed Rzepkowski. She was also preceded in death by four sisters;...
Mary "Caroline" Blettner
Nov 12, 2016
Mary “Caroline” Coble Blettner, 96, of New Oxford, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, November 12, 2016 at Cross Keys Village - The Brethren Home Community. Born on Wednesday, April 28, 1920 in Elizabethtown, she was a daughter of the late Mae Elizabeth Gainer Garrett. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 58 years, Richard C....
Bobby L. Malkus
Nov 7, 2016
Bobby L. Malkus, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, November 7, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, July 23, 1931 in Baltimore, she was the only child of William Robert Pembrooke Jones and Mary Verna Harper Jones. She was also preceded in death by her husband of more than 53 years, Henry J. Malkus, who...