Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Faye E. Brecher
Oct 10, 2016
Faye E. Brecher, 73, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on Friday, July 2, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Jeanette Tilghman Eisenzopf. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Brecher, who died in 2006. She was a graduate of Glen Burnie...
Edward Lee Stevens Sr.
Oct 7, 2016
Edward Lee Stevens, Sr., 74, of Hanover, beloved husband of Barbara L. Stevens, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Wednesday, January 14, 1942 in Brooklyn Park, MD, he was a son of the late Harry L. and Alma C. Conklin Stevens. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ida...
Grace T. Hamm
Oct 4, 2016
Grace T. Hamm, 100, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Sunday, October 24, 1915 in Porters Sideling, she was a daughter of the late Paul B. and Amanda Hershey Thoman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Richard H. “Dick” Hamm, who...
Evelyn V. Warner
Sep 23, 2016
Evelyn V. Warner, 92, of New Oxford, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Saturday, May 24, 1924 in Lineboro, MD, she was a daughter of the late James M. and Vernie Bailey Weaver. The last of her generation, she was preceded in death by her eight siblings...
Verne M. Busler, Jr.
Sep 14, 2016
Verne M. Busler, Jr., MD, 86, of Hanover, husband of Betty Topper Busler, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Spiritrust Lutheran-The Village at Utz Terrace following a lengthy illness. Born on Monday, May 12, 1930 in York, he was the son of the late Vern M. Busler, Sr. and Esther Barnum Busler. He was also...
Frances J. Hood
Sep 12, 2016
Frances J. Hood, 80, of Hanover, beloved wife of Woody Hood, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, March 8, 1936 in Forestville, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary A. Garbush Kopinetz. She was also preceded in death by 16 of her siblings. In addition to her husband of...
Helen Lay
Sep 10, 2016
Helen Blum Lay, 84, of Hanover, beloved wife of John G. Lay, Sr., entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Friday, July 22, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Angelina Gostomski Szymanski, and was also preceded in death by six siblings. Helen was a member...
Leo J. Lawrence
Sep 10, 2016
Leo J. Lawrence, 73, of Hanover, died peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital following an extended illness. Born on Friday, March 5, 1943 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late Leo J. “Jinx” Lawrence, Sr. and Helen C. Hoffman Lawrence. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Lawrence and a sister, Julia...
Steven E. Zartman
Sep 9, 2016
Steven E. Zartman, 56, of Spring Grove, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home. Born on Saturday, May 21, 1960 in Hanover, he was a son of Grace A. Zartman of Spring Grove and the late Ervin P. Zartman. Steven served four years in the US Army and enjoyed playing pool and cards. He had been a...
Marsha I. Valentin
Sep 9, 2016
Marsha I. Valentin, 53, of Pottsville, passed away on Friday September 9, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Monday, June 17, 1963 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Walter Thomas Feno, Sr. and Betty Lou Rose Feno. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Wayne Feno and Thomas James Feno; and a sister, Katherine...
Lori Livingston
Sep 6, 2016
Lori Livingston, 53, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Hanover Hospital with her family at her side. Born on Thursday, June 13, 1963 in Hanover, she was the daughter of Wanda Anderson Whitson of Hanover and the late Shad J. Whitson. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Steven L. Whitson and...
Paul M. Mondorff Jr.
Aug 31, 2016
Paul M. Mondorff, Jr., 94, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Sunday, July 9, 1922 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Paul M. Mondorff, Sr. and Myrtle Sneeringer Mondorff. He was the step-son of the late Charlotte Moore Mondorff, and was also preceded...
Walter K. Browning
Aug 28, 2016
It is with answered prayers and broken hearts we announce the passing of Walter Kirkham Browning, 87, formerly of Ellicott City, Maryland. Loving husband of Joyce Inman Browning, he departed this life and went to meet the Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his beloved Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community following a brief illness. Born June 7, 1929...
Joyce R. Kintzing
Aug 27, 2016
Joyce R. Kintzing, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Born on Friday, September 1, 1933 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wilmer N. and Ethel Border Rohrbaugh, and was the wife of the late James B. Kintzing, Jr., who died in 1980. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger...
Donald L. Louey, Sr.
Aug 23, 2016
Donald L. Louey, Sr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, October 4, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Raymond and Ellen Wonder Louey. He was also preceded in death by his first wife in 2007, Dorothy Perry Louey, whom he was married to for 56...
Francis J. Topper
Aug 18, 2016
Francis J. Topper, formerly of York and Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by family. He was 92 years old. Born on Wednesday, February 13, 1924 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late John L. and M. Bertha McKim Topper. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Staub Topper, with whom he...
The Richard M. Olson
Aug 14, 2016
The Rev. Richard M. Olson, 78, of York Springs, loving husband of Patricia Miller Olson, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 14, 2016 following a brief illness. Born on Monday, November 22, 1937 in Auburn, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of the late Albert O. and Marion Mitchell Olson. A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at...
John G. "Gil" Bateman Jr.
Aug 13, 2016
John G. “Gil” Bateman, Jr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Columbia Cottage. Born on Wednesday, January 13, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John G. Bateman, Sr. and Elizabeth I. Linder Bateman. He was a 1950 graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and served our country with the...
Quinton B. Richburg
Aug 10, 2016
Quinton B. Richburg, 29, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Thursday, December 11, 1986 in Bamberg, SC, he was a son of William M. Richburg of Bamberg and the late Leslie J. Turner Richburg. He enjoyed swimming and talking about his family. He had many friends that he...
H. Louise Cook
Aug 10, 2016
H. Louise “Weezie” Cook, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 in Westminster, MD, she was a daughter of the late David B. and Mary A. Croft Starner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Donald E. Cook,...
Faye E. Brecher
Oct 10, 2016
Faye E. Brecher, 73, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, October 10, 2016 at York Hospital. Born on Friday, July 2, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Ralph and Jeanette Tilghman Eisenzopf. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Ronald Brecher, who died in 2006. She was a graduate of Glen Burnie...
Edward Lee Stevens Sr.
Oct 7, 2016
Edward Lee Stevens, Sr., 74, of Hanover, beloved husband of Barbara L. Stevens, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, October 7, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Wednesday, January 14, 1942 in Brooklyn Park, MD, he was a son of the late Harry L. and Alma C. Conklin Stevens. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Ida...
Grace T. Hamm
Oct 4, 2016
Grace T. Hamm, 100, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, October 4, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Sunday, October 24, 1915 in Porters Sideling, she was a daughter of the late Paul B. and Amanda Hershey Thoman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, Richard H. “Dick” Hamm, who...
Evelyn V. Warner
Sep 23, 2016
Evelyn V. Warner, 92, of New Oxford, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, September 23, 2016 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Saturday, May 24, 1924 in Lineboro, MD, she was a daughter of the late James M. and Vernie Bailey Weaver. The last of her generation, she was preceded in death by her eight siblings...
Verne M. Busler, Jr.
Sep 14, 2016
Verne M. Busler, Jr., MD, 86, of Hanover, husband of Betty Topper Busler, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, September 14, 2016 at Spiritrust Lutheran-The Village at Utz Terrace following a lengthy illness. Born on Monday, May 12, 1930 in York, he was the son of the late Vern M. Busler, Sr. and Esther Barnum Busler. He was also...
Frances J. Hood
Sep 12, 2016
Frances J. Hood, 80, of Hanover, beloved wife of Woody Hood, passed away peacefully on Monday, September 12, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, March 8, 1936 in Forestville, she was a daughter of the late Michael and Mary A. Garbush Kopinetz. She was also preceded in death by 16 of her siblings. In addition to her husband of...
Helen Lay
Sep 10, 2016
Helen Blum Lay, 84, of Hanover, beloved wife of John G. Lay, Sr., entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Friday, July 22, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Edward and Angelina Gostomski Szymanski, and was also preceded in death by six siblings. Helen was a member...
Leo J. Lawrence
Sep 10, 2016
Leo J. Lawrence, 73, of Hanover, died peacefully on Saturday, September 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital following an extended illness. Born on Friday, March 5, 1943 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late Leo J. “Jinx” Lawrence, Sr. and Helen C. Hoffman Lawrence. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Raymond Lawrence and a sister, Julia...
Steven E. Zartman
Sep 9, 2016
Steven E. Zartman, 56, of Spring Grove, passed away on Friday, September 9, 2016 at his home. Born on Saturday, May 21, 1960 in Hanover, he was a son of Grace A. Zartman of Spring Grove and the late Ervin P. Zartman. Steven served four years in the US Army and enjoyed playing pool and cards. He had been a...
Marsha I. Valentin
Sep 9, 2016
Marsha I. Valentin, 53, of Pottsville, passed away on Friday September 9, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Monday, June 17, 1963 in Pottsville, she was a daughter of the late Walter Thomas Feno, Sr. and Betty Lou Rose Feno. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Charles Wayne Feno and Thomas James Feno; and a sister, Katherine...
Lori Livingston
Sep 6, 2016
Lori Livingston, 53, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, September 6, 2016 at Hanover Hospital with her family at her side. Born on Thursday, June 13, 1963 in Hanover, she was the daughter of Wanda Anderson Whitson of Hanover and the late Shad J. Whitson. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Steven L. Whitson and...
Paul M. Mondorff Jr.
Aug 31, 2016
Paul M. Mondorff, Jr., 94, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 31, 2016 at The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Sunday, July 9, 1922 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Paul M. Mondorff, Sr. and Myrtle Sneeringer Mondorff. He was the step-son of the late Charlotte Moore Mondorff, and was also preceded...
Walter K. Browning
Aug 28, 2016
It is with answered prayers and broken hearts we announce the passing of Walter Kirkham Browning, 87, formerly of Ellicott City, Maryland. Loving husband of Joyce Inman Browning, he departed this life and went to meet the Lord on Sunday, August 28, 2016 at his beloved Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community following a brief illness. Born June 7, 1929...
Joyce R. Kintzing
Aug 27, 2016
Joyce R. Kintzing, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Born on Friday, September 1, 1933 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wilmer N. and Ethel Border Rohrbaugh, and was the wife of the late James B. Kintzing, Jr., who died in 1980. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger...
Donald L. Louey, Sr.
Aug 23, 2016
Donald L. Louey, Sr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, October 4, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Raymond and Ellen Wonder Louey. He was also preceded in death by his first wife in 2007, Dorothy Perry Louey, whom he was married to for 56...
Francis J. Topper
Aug 18, 2016
Francis J. Topper, formerly of York and Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by family. He was 92 years old. Born on Wednesday, February 13, 1924 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late John L. and M. Bertha McKim Topper. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Staub Topper, with whom he...
The Richard M. Olson
Aug 14, 2016
The Rev. Richard M. Olson, 78, of York Springs, loving husband of Patricia Miller Olson, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 14, 2016 following a brief illness. Born on Monday, November 22, 1937 in Auburn, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of the late Albert O. and Marion Mitchell Olson. A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at...
John G. "Gil" Bateman Jr.
Aug 13, 2016
John G. “Gil” Bateman, Jr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Columbia Cottage. Born on Wednesday, January 13, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John G. Bateman, Sr. and Elizabeth I. Linder Bateman. He was a 1950 graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and served our country with the...
Quinton B. Richburg
Aug 10, 2016
Quinton B. Richburg, 29, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Thursday, December 11, 1986 in Bamberg, SC, he was a son of William M. Richburg of Bamberg and the late Leslie J. Turner Richburg. He enjoyed swimming and talking about his family. He had many friends that he...
H. Louise Cook
Aug 10, 2016
H. Louise “Weezie” Cook, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 in Westminster, MD, she was a daughter of the late David B. and Mary A. Croft Starner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Donald E. Cook,...

