Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Bryson L. Ruff
Apr 10, 2013
Bryson L. Ruff, 88, of Hanover, husband of Georgine A. Ruff, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born Tuesday, May 27, 1924 in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of the late Alexander A. and Bessie C. Weiser Ruff. He is also preceded in death by two brothers; Robert and Edgar Ruff. He graduated...
Mary Anna Caler
Apr 5, 2013
Mary A. Caler, 80, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care died Friday, April 5, 2013 in her home surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness. Born on March 25, 1933 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late George Trish, Sr. and Rebecca Rutters Trish Eckard and wife of the late Joseph D. Caler, who died...
Richard W. Myers
Apr 4, 2013
Richard W. Myers, 90, of Hanover, peacefully passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Gettysburg Hospital following a brief illness and entered into God’s eternal care. Born on August 27, 1922 in East Berlin, he was a son of the late David E. and Viola C. Hankie Myers. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Justine E....
Richard H. Cholet
Apr 2, 2013
Richard H. Cholet, 81, of Hanover, devoted husband, dedicated father and faithful servant, was called home on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 following a brief illness. Born on May 7, 1931 in Jefferson City, MO, he was a son of the late Harold F. and Virginia Hennessy Cholet. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Gene and Gerard Cholet;...
Bessie V. Matthews
Mar 29, 2013
Bessie V. Matthews, 94, of Hanover died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center following a period of declining health. Born on June 26, 1918 in Arcadia, MD, she was a daughter of the late Jesse A. and Florence Leaf Myers and wife of the late Julius A. “Joe” Matthews, who died in 1971. The last of her...
Anna M. Hoke
Mar 25, 2013
Anna M. Hoke, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Monday, March 25, 2013 at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. Born July 21, 1926 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Walter J. and Lola Mae Bluebaugh Topper. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 40 years, George L. Hoke,...
Michael Perry Craig
Mar 25, 2013
Michael Perry Craig, Jr., 43, loving husband of Julie Ann Pottorff Craig of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. Born May 3, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a son of Alma Marie Klinedinst of Hanover and the late Michael Perry Craig, Sr. Skilled with his hands, he was a carpenter by trade...
Bette Z. Winebrenner
Mar 22, 2013
Bette Z. WInebrenner, 93, of Hanover, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on March 19, 1920 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Kerr Zeigler and wife of over 59 years to the late James B. Winebrenner, who died in 1999. She was also preceded in death by two...
Arthur Searle Foreman
Mar 17, 2013
Arthur Searle Foreman, Sr., 90, of Hanover, loving husband of Janet Reindollar Foreman, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on January 6, 1923 in York, he was a son of the late Charles R. and Edna Altland Foreman. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Foreman and...
Patricia C. Borowick
Mar 14, 2013
Patricia C. Borowick, 87, of Hanover, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on October 5, 1925 in McSherrystown, she was a daughter of the late J. Donald and Murial C. Rice Spangler. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Thomas Spangler and James Donald Spangler, who was her twin. A 1943 graduate...
David B. Mcintyre
Mar 13, 2013
Dr. David B. McIntyre, 83, formerly of Ellicott City, MD, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at home after a long illness. Born May 13, 1929 in Westernport, MD, he was the son of the late William Gunning and Marguerite Beck McIntyre. He received his B.S. from the University of Maryland and his M.D. degree from the University of Maryland School...
John J. Long
Mar 8, 2013
John Justus Long, Sr., 62, loving husband of Susan M. Long of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Penn State – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born September 17, 1950 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John and Stella Palasik Long. He was a ten year employee of G.E. Tignall...
Jason B. Weaver
Mar 6, 2013
Jason B. Weaver, 33, of Hanover died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Born November 14, 1979, Jason was the son of Michael and Linda Weaver of Hanover. He was a member of the South Western High School Class of 1998. He spent five years in Irving, Texas where he worked supervising a crew that constructed large pre-fabricated steel buildings. He...
Rita C. Crook
Mar 5, 2013
Friday March 8, 2013, 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church Click for Map and Directions
Mildred N. Snyder
Mar 2, 2013
Mildred N. Snyder, 95, formerly of McSherrystown, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on January 18, 1918 in Johnsville, MD, she was the only daughter of the late William and Mellie Smith Simpson and wife of the late Russell W. Snyder, who died in 1991. She was a member of the former St....
Betty E. Markle
Feb 26, 2013
Betty E. Markle, 84, of Hanover, wife of Donald H. Markle, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Genesis Gettysburg Center. Born on May 13, 1928 in Abbottstown, she was a daughter of the late Glenn C. and Beatrice Rodgers Noel. She was also preceded in death by a son, Randy Markle and her stepmother, Ruth Harvey. She attended New Oxford...
Nancy L. Zumbrum
Feb 23, 2013
Nancy Lee Zumbrum, 80, of Hanover, wife of Robert L. Zumbrum, died peacefully on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center following a brief illness. Born on October 18, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Ethel Leary Sellman. She was also preceded in death by her beloved son, Mark, who...
Doris M. Bollinger
Feb 18, 2013
Doris Marie Rebling Bollinger, 84, wife of Richard L. Bollinger of Hanover, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Hanover Hospital. Born on December 30, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry R. and Marie Smith Rebling, and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Burnell McKim; one sister, Genevieve Ohm; and two brothers, Burnell...
Thelma Doll
Feb 18, 2013
Thelma Iona Miner “Tommy” Doll, 93, of Hanover, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home. Born January 12, 1920 in Carlisle, she was a daughter Paul Dewitt Miner and Ermel Trean Miller Miner; and was also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Curtis Robert Doll, Sr., who died on January 4, 2013; two sisters, Pauline Brown...
Maria A. Wolf
Feb 14, 2013
Maria A. Wolf, 85, of Hanover, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Providence Place in Dover following a period of declining health. Born on December 21, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Emily Smith Myers and wife of nearly 60 years to the late Raymond T. Wolf, who died in 2009. She...
Bryson L. Ruff
Apr 10, 2013
Bryson L. Ruff, 88, of Hanover, husband of Georgine A. Ruff, passed away peacefully Wednesday, April 10, 2013, at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born Tuesday, May 27, 1924 in Schuylkill Haven, he was a son of the late Alexander A. and Bessie C. Weiser Ruff. He is also preceded in death by two brothers; Robert and Edgar Ruff. He graduated...
Mary Anna Caler
Apr 5, 2013
Mary A. Caler, 80, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care died Friday, April 5, 2013 in her home surrounded by her loving family following an extended illness. Born on March 25, 1933 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late George Trish, Sr. and Rebecca Rutters Trish Eckard and wife of the late Joseph D. Caler, who died...
Richard W. Myers
Apr 4, 2013
Richard W. Myers, 90, of Hanover, peacefully passed away Thursday, April 4, 2013 in Gettysburg Hospital following a brief illness and entered into God’s eternal care. Born on August 27, 1922 in East Berlin, he was a son of the late David E. and Viola C. Hankie Myers. He was also preceded in death by his first wife, Justine E....
Richard H. Cholet
Apr 2, 2013
Richard H. Cholet, 81, of Hanover, devoted husband, dedicated father and faithful servant, was called home on Tuesday, April 2, 2013 following a brief illness. Born on May 7, 1931 in Jefferson City, MO, he was a son of the late Harold F. and Virginia Hennessy Cholet. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Gene and Gerard Cholet;...
Bessie V. Matthews
Mar 29, 2013
Bessie V. Matthews, 94, of Hanover died Friday, March 29, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center following a period of declining health. Born on June 26, 1918 in Arcadia, MD, she was a daughter of the late Jesse A. and Florence Leaf Myers and wife of the late Julius A. “Joe” Matthews, who died in 1971. The last of her...
Anna M. Hoke
Mar 25, 2013
Anna M. Hoke, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Monday, March 25, 2013 at Cross Keys Village – The Brethren Home Community. Born July 21, 1926 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Walter J. and Lola Mae Bluebaugh Topper. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 40 years, George L. Hoke,...
Michael Perry Craig
Mar 25, 2013
Michael Perry Craig, Jr., 43, loving husband of Julie Ann Pottorff Craig of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Monday, March 25, 2013 at his home. Born May 3, 1969 in Cincinnati, Ohio, he was a son of Alma Marie Klinedinst of Hanover and the late Michael Perry Craig, Sr. Skilled with his hands, he was a carpenter by trade...
Bette Z. Winebrenner
Mar 22, 2013
Bette Z. WInebrenner, 93, of Hanover, died Friday, March 22, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on March 19, 1920 in Hagerstown, MD, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Helen Kerr Zeigler and wife of over 59 years to the late James B. Winebrenner, who died in 1999. She was also preceded in death by two...
Arthur Searle Foreman
Mar 17, 2013
Arthur Searle Foreman, Sr., 90, of Hanover, loving husband of Janet Reindollar Foreman, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, March 17, 2013 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on January 6, 1923 in York, he was a son of the late Charles R. and Edna Altland Foreman. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Joseph Foreman and...
Patricia C. Borowick
Mar 14, 2013
Patricia C. Borowick, 87, of Hanover, died Thursday, March 14, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on October 5, 1925 in McSherrystown, she was a daughter of the late J. Donald and Murial C. Rice Spangler. She was also preceded in death by her two brothers, Thomas Spangler and James Donald Spangler, who was her twin. A 1943 graduate...
David B. Mcintyre
Mar 13, 2013
Dr. David B. McIntyre, 83, formerly of Ellicott City, MD, died Wednesday, March 13, 2013 at home after a long illness. Born May 13, 1929 in Westernport, MD, he was the son of the late William Gunning and Marguerite Beck McIntyre. He received his B.S. from the University of Maryland and his M.D. degree from the University of Maryland School...
John J. Long
Mar 8, 2013
John Justus Long, Sr., 62, loving husband of Susan M. Long of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Friday, March 8, 2013 at the Penn State – Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born September 17, 1950 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John and Stella Palasik Long. He was a ten year employee of G.E. Tignall...
Jason B. Weaver
Mar 6, 2013
Jason B. Weaver, 33, of Hanover died unexpectedly Wednesday, March 6, 2013. Born November 14, 1979, Jason was the son of Michael and Linda Weaver of Hanover. He was a member of the South Western High School Class of 1998. He spent five years in Irving, Texas where he worked supervising a crew that constructed large pre-fabricated steel buildings. He...
Rita C. Crook
Mar 5, 2013
Friday March 8, 2013, 10:00 am at St. Joseph Catholic Church Click for Map and Directions
Mildred N. Snyder
Mar 2, 2013
Mildred N. Snyder, 95, formerly of McSherrystown, died Saturday, March 2, 2013 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on January 18, 1918 in Johnsville, MD, she was the only daughter of the late William and Mellie Smith Simpson and wife of the late Russell W. Snyder, who died in 1991. She was a member of the former St....
Betty E. Markle
Feb 26, 2013
Betty E. Markle, 84, of Hanover, wife of Donald H. Markle, died Tuesday, February 26, 2013 at Genesis Gettysburg Center. Born on May 13, 1928 in Abbottstown, she was a daughter of the late Glenn C. and Beatrice Rodgers Noel. She was also preceded in death by a son, Randy Markle and her stepmother, Ruth Harvey. She attended New Oxford...
Nancy L. Zumbrum
Feb 23, 2013
Nancy Lee Zumbrum, 80, of Hanover, wife of Robert L. Zumbrum, died peacefully on Saturday, February 23, 2013 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center following a brief illness. Born on October 18, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late John H. and Ethel Leary Sellman. She was also preceded in death by her beloved son, Mark, who...
Doris M. Bollinger
Feb 18, 2013
Doris Marie Rebling Bollinger, 84, wife of Richard L. Bollinger of Hanover, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at Hanover Hospital. Born on December 30, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry R. and Marie Smith Rebling, and was also preceded in death by her first husband, Burnell McKim; one sister, Genevieve Ohm; and two brothers, Burnell...
Thelma Doll
Feb 18, 2013
Thelma Iona Miner “Tommy” Doll, 93, of Hanover, died Monday, February 18, 2013 at her home. Born January 12, 1920 in Carlisle, she was a daughter Paul Dewitt Miner and Ermel Trean Miller Miner; and was also preceded in death by her husband of 68 years, Curtis Robert Doll, Sr., who died on January 4, 2013; two sisters, Pauline Brown...
Maria A. Wolf
Feb 14, 2013
Maria A. Wolf, 85, of Hanover, passed away Thursday, February 14, 2013 at Providence Place in Dover following a period of declining health. Born on December 21, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry H. and Emily Smith Myers and wife of nearly 60 years to the late Raymond T. Wolf, who died in 2009. She...

