Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Ellene Mary Yost
Sep 25, 2013
Ellene M. Yost, 88, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Wednesday, February 25, 1925 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Bert and Mazie Little Hoke and wife of 62 years to the late Wilbur A. Yost, who died in 2006. She was also preceded...
Alan M. Teel
Sep 24, 2013
Alan M. Teel of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, September 24 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. He was 57. Born Saturday, March 24, 1956, in Hanover, he was son of the late Robert F. and Mary A. (Poist) Teel also of Hanover. He is survived by...
Vivian Stambaugh
Sep 17, 2013
D. Vivian Stambaugh, 85, of Hanover entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late J. Eugene Stambaugh, her husband of 44 years who died in 1994. Born on Monday, May 7, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Regina (Lawrence)...
Frances G. Krichten
Sep 16, 2013
Frances G. Krichten, 86, of Spring Grove, died unexpectedly, on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD, while visiting her sister. Born on Wednesday, April 20, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clarence E. and Louise Sullivan Shearer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Carroll J....
Thelma M. Meckley
Sep 13, 2013
Thelma M. Meckley, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, September 13, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born on Tuesday, September 7, 1920 in Manchester, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl W. and Virgie S. Klinefelter Geisler, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Curtis H. Meckley,...
Emma Nuel Weaver
Sep 10, 2013
Emma Nuel Weaver, daughter of Brett and Tonya Heltzel Weaver and sister to Nazareth Emmanuel Weaver, was stillborn on September 10, 2013 at York Hospital. Early in the pregnancy, she was diagnosed as having Trisomy 13 and Holoprosencephaly, genetic disorders that often lead to death. Her parents chose to love her and learn and grow from every day of the...
Dorcas B. Smith
Sep 6, 2013
Dorcas B. Smith, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, September 6, 2013 at her home. Born on Tuesday, July 31, 1934 in York, she was a daughter of the late Harold F. and Minerva I. Lau Bousum, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John F. Smith, who died in 2008. She...
Robert B. Lovelace
Aug 24, 2013
Robert B. Lovelace, Jr., 93, of Hanover, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. Born Friday, July 9, 1920, he was a native of Hopewell, VA and was reared in Spring Grove. He was the son of the late Robert B. Lovelace, Sr. and Mattie Brooks Lovelace and was also preceded...
James S. Krichten
Aug 9, 2013
James S. “Jimmy” Krichten, Jr., 52, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, August 9, 2013 at his home in East Berlin following a long illness. Born on Sunday, February 19, 1961 in Hanover, he was the son of the late James S. Krichten, Sr. and Ferne Nunemaker Krichten. He was a 1979 graduate of New Oxford High School....
Cynthia L. Brough
Aug 7, 2013
Dr. Cynthia L. Brough, DVM, 58, of Carlisle, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Harrisburg Hospital following complications from heart surgery. Born on Friday, December 31, 1954 in Carlisle, she was a beloved daughter of J. Andrew and Letha W. Brough, and was preceded in death by her sister, Candace L. Brough, who died in 1989....
Nancy Elizabeth Mary Kuhn
Aug 1, 2013
Nancy Elizabeth Mary Kuhn, 73, of Hanover, was lifted to Heaven in her parents’ arms on Thursday, August 1, 2013 from Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following a year long illness. Born on March 23, 1940 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen Mae Brown Kuhn. She was also preceded in death by...
Blair J. Geissinger
Aug 1, 2013
Blair J. Geissinger, 90, died peacefully Thursday morning, August 1, 2013 at York Hospital. Born Monday, March 12, 1923 in Huntingdon, he was a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania and was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Marion who died on February 1, 2013. He was a US Army veteran of World War II with the 78th Infantry...
Tracey A. Buckley
Jul 30, 2013
Tracey A. Buckley, 43, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at York Hospital. She was born on January 2, 1970 in Hanover. Very good with computers, she enjoyed spending time on Facebook and watching music videos. She is survived by her mother, Christine M. Hayes and her companion, Pius Hess of New Oxford; a...
Zachary R. Galemore
Jul 29, 2013
Zachary R. Galemore, 57, of Hanover, died peacefully while surrounded by his family at the Penn State - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Monday, July 29, 2013 following a long illness. Born on Tuesday, September 27, 1955 in Topeka, KS, he was one of seven children to the late Alva and Wilma Isaacs Galemore. Mr. Galemore worked as a...
Fredyth Ladora Myers
Jul 18, 2013
Fredyth Ladora Myers, 101, of Hanover, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, July 18, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Clarence Q. Myers, who passed away January 24, 2000. Born on Sunday, April 29, 1912 in Taneytown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Russell A. and Beulah L. Koontz Myers. She is...
Reuel H. Zinn
Jul 8, 2013
Reuel H. Zinn, Sr., 76, of Hanover, husband of Carole Grim Zinn, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2013 in Avow Hospice House, Naples, FL following a brief illness. Born on January 21, 1937 in Hanover, he was the only child of the late Harman E. and Evelyn Hoke Zinn. He attended Eichelberger High School and graduated in 1955...
Larry E. Topper
Jul 8, 2013
Larry E. Topper, 74, loving husband of Shirley J. Slothour Topper, passed away peacefully at his home in Hanover on Monday, July 8, 2013. Born January 8, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Raymond L. and Helen Yingling Topper, and was also preceded in death by his ten brothers and sisters. In 1997, he retired from...
Irene Margaret Hendershot
Jun 22, 2013
Irene Margaret Hendershot, 86, wife of the late Gilbert A. Hendershot, Sr., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at her home in Hanover. Born November 10, 1926 in Easton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Nile and Margaret Force Hendershot. Mrs. Hendershot loved watching soap operas and doing crossword puzzles. She...
Peggy Lee Rummel
Jun 17, 2013
Peggy Lee Rummel,“Liza”, 64, of Hanover, wife of Melvin L. Rummel, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, June 17, 2013 after becoming ill unexpectedly at her home. Born on August 17, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clarence E. and Beatrice E. Bankert Dehoff. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Carol Dehoff...
Betty S. Meckley
Jun 15, 2013
Betty S. Meckley, 79, of Hanover, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Hanover Hospital. Born February 7, 1934 in Harford County, MD, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Hazel Cannon Ayers, and was the wife of the late Clair J. Meckley, who died in 1989. She was also preceded in death...
Ellene Mary Yost
Sep 25, 2013
Ellene M. Yost, 88, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, September 25, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Wednesday, February 25, 1925 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Bert and Mazie Little Hoke and wife of 62 years to the late Wilbur A. Yost, who died in 2006. She was also preceded...
Alan M. Teel
Sep 24, 2013
Alan M. Teel of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care surrounded by family and friends on Tuesday, September 24 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center after a lengthy illness. He was 57. Born Saturday, March 24, 1956, in Hanover, he was son of the late Robert F. and Mary A. (Poist) Teel also of Hanover. He is survived by...
Vivian Stambaugh
Sep 17, 2013
D. Vivian Stambaugh, 85, of Hanover entered into eternal rest on Tuesday, September 17, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. She was the wife of the late J. Eugene Stambaugh, her husband of 44 years who died in 1994. Born on Monday, May 7, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Richard and Regina (Lawrence)...
Frances G. Krichten
Sep 16, 2013
Frances G. Krichten, 86, of Spring Grove, died unexpectedly, on Monday, September 16, 2013 at Anne Arundel Medical Center, Annapolis, MD, while visiting her sister. Born on Wednesday, April 20, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clarence E. and Louise Sullivan Shearer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 37 years, Carroll J....
Thelma M. Meckley
Sep 13, 2013
Thelma M. Meckley, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, September 13, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation Center. Born on Tuesday, September 7, 1920 in Manchester, MD, she was the daughter of the late Earl W. and Virgie S. Klinefelter Geisler, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, Curtis H. Meckley,...
Emma Nuel Weaver
Sep 10, 2013
Emma Nuel Weaver, daughter of Brett and Tonya Heltzel Weaver and sister to Nazareth Emmanuel Weaver, was stillborn on September 10, 2013 at York Hospital. Early in the pregnancy, she was diagnosed as having Trisomy 13 and Holoprosencephaly, genetic disorders that often lead to death. Her parents chose to love her and learn and grow from every day of the...
Dorcas B. Smith
Sep 6, 2013
Dorcas B. Smith, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, September 6, 2013 at her home. Born on Tuesday, July 31, 1934 in York, she was a daughter of the late Harold F. and Minerva I. Lau Bousum, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 54 years, John F. Smith, who died in 2008. She...
Robert B. Lovelace
Aug 24, 2013
Robert B. Lovelace, Jr., 93, of Hanover, passed away peacefully Saturday, August 24, 2013 at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. Born Friday, July 9, 1920, he was a native of Hopewell, VA and was reared in Spring Grove. He was the son of the late Robert B. Lovelace, Sr. and Mattie Brooks Lovelace and was also preceded...
James S. Krichten
Aug 9, 2013
James S. “Jimmy” Krichten, Jr., 52, went home to be with Jesus on Friday, August 9, 2013 at his home in East Berlin following a long illness. Born on Sunday, February 19, 1961 in Hanover, he was the son of the late James S. Krichten, Sr. and Ferne Nunemaker Krichten. He was a 1979 graduate of New Oxford High School....
Cynthia L. Brough
Aug 7, 2013
Dr. Cynthia L. Brough, DVM, 58, of Carlisle, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, August 7, 2013 at Harrisburg Hospital following complications from heart surgery. Born on Friday, December 31, 1954 in Carlisle, she was a beloved daughter of J. Andrew and Letha W. Brough, and was preceded in death by her sister, Candace L. Brough, who died in 1989....
Nancy Elizabeth Mary Kuhn
Aug 1, 2013
Nancy Elizabeth Mary Kuhn, 73, of Hanover, was lifted to Heaven in her parents’ arms on Thursday, August 1, 2013 from Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following a year long illness. Born on March 23, 1940 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen Mae Brown Kuhn. She was also preceded in death by...
Blair J. Geissinger
Aug 1, 2013
Blair J. Geissinger, 90, died peacefully Thursday morning, August 1, 2013 at York Hospital. Born Monday, March 12, 1923 in Huntingdon, he was a lifelong resident of Pennsylvania and was preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Marion who died on February 1, 2013. He was a US Army veteran of World War II with the 78th Infantry...
Tracey A. Buckley
Jul 30, 2013
Tracey A. Buckley, 43, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 30, 2013 at York Hospital. She was born on January 2, 1970 in Hanover. Very good with computers, she enjoyed spending time on Facebook and watching music videos. She is survived by her mother, Christine M. Hayes and her companion, Pius Hess of New Oxford; a...
Zachary R. Galemore
Jul 29, 2013
Zachary R. Galemore, 57, of Hanover, died peacefully while surrounded by his family at the Penn State - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center on Monday, July 29, 2013 following a long illness. Born on Tuesday, September 27, 1955 in Topeka, KS, he was one of seven children to the late Alva and Wilma Isaacs Galemore. Mr. Galemore worked as a...
Fredyth Ladora Myers
Jul 18, 2013
Fredyth Ladora Myers, 101, of Hanover, passed away peacefully at home, Thursday, July 18, 2013. She was preceded in death by her husband of 63 years, Clarence Q. Myers, who passed away January 24, 2000. Born on Sunday, April 29, 1912 in Taneytown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Russell A. and Beulah L. Koontz Myers. She is...
Reuel H. Zinn
Jul 8, 2013
Reuel H. Zinn, Sr., 76, of Hanover, husband of Carole Grim Zinn, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 8, 2013 in Avow Hospice House, Naples, FL following a brief illness. Born on January 21, 1937 in Hanover, he was the only child of the late Harman E. and Evelyn Hoke Zinn. He attended Eichelberger High School and graduated in 1955...
Larry E. Topper
Jul 8, 2013
Larry E. Topper, 74, loving husband of Shirley J. Slothour Topper, passed away peacefully at his home in Hanover on Monday, July 8, 2013. Born January 8, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Raymond L. and Helen Yingling Topper, and was also preceded in death by his ten brothers and sisters. In 1997, he retired from...
Irene Margaret Hendershot
Jun 22, 2013
Irene Margaret Hendershot, 86, wife of the late Gilbert A. Hendershot, Sr., went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, June 22, 2013 at her home in Hanover. Born November 10, 1926 in Easton, PA, she was a daughter of the late Nile and Margaret Force Hendershot. Mrs. Hendershot loved watching soap operas and doing crossword puzzles. She...
Peggy Lee Rummel
Jun 17, 2013
Peggy Lee Rummel,“Liza”, 64, of Hanover, wife of Melvin L. Rummel, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, June 17, 2013 after becoming ill unexpectedly at her home. Born on August 17, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clarence E. and Beatrice E. Bankert Dehoff. She was also preceded in death by a sister, Carol Dehoff...
Betty S. Meckley
Jun 15, 2013
Betty S. Meckley, 79, of Hanover, went to be with the Lord on Saturday, June 15, 2013 at Hanover Hospital. Born February 7, 1934 in Harford County, MD, she was a daughter of the late Theodore and Hazel Cannon Ayers, and was the wife of the late Clair J. Meckley, who died in 1989. She was also preceded in death...

