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Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Donald Thomas Vanpelt
May 30, 2010
Donald T. VanPelt, Sr., 91, of Hanover, husband of Benedicta Pacheco VanPelt, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on November 15, 1918 in Piedmont, WV, he was the only child of the late Lola Marie VanPelt. He served in the United States Army Air...
Dorothy Mae Coffey
May 28, 2010
Dorothy Mae Coffey, 81, of Hanover, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on December 6, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the only child of the late Frank and Viola Rosenberry Ridgely and wife of the late Robert Coffey, who died in 1997. She lived in Westminster, MD for most...
Karan S. Ott
May 23, 2010
Karan S. Weiser Ott, 48, of New Oxford, peacefully passed from this life on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at York Hospital with her family by her side. Born on November 18, 1961, she was a daughter of Betty and John Herman of New Oxford and the late Walter F. Weiser. Karan attended Gettysburg High School and was the head cake...
Howard O. Myers
May 21, 2010
Howard Myers, 91, formerly of Hanover, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was a former mayor of Littlestown. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Louise (Eppleman) Myers; three children, Peggy Bange, Sally Mehring and Barry Myers; a brother, Arthur Myers; a sister, Winifred Phillips;...
Kathryn A. Grove
May 18, 2010
Kathryn A. Grove, 63, beloved wife of James B. Grove, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Born October 15, 1946 in Hanover, she was the daughter of Agnes Livelsberger Kale and the late Joseph L. Kale. Kathryn was a graduate of Delone Catholic High School. She was a loving wife,...
William F. Britcher
May 11, 2010
William F. Britcher, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born in Hanover on April 19, 1925, he was a son of the late Paul P. and Helen E. Klunk Britcher. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Britcher. In 1943,...
Raymond V. Stoner
May 9, 2010
Raymond V. Stoner, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Nira Dull Stoner, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Harrisburg Hospital following a brief illness. Born on May 4, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George D. and Mary Diffendorfer Stoner. Following his mother’s death, he was raised by his loving aunt and uncle,...
Marie Bloom
May 7, 2010
Marie Bloom, 101, of Inverness, FL, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010 at Arbor Trail Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Inverness. Born February 28, 1909 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late William and Bertha Trimmer. Marie and her late husband, David Bloom, owned and operated the A&W Root Beer Drive-In in Hanover until his death. Survivors include...
Robert E. Martin
May 5, 2010
Robert E. Martin, 63, of McSherrystown, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his home. Born December 31, 1946 in Beckley, WV, he was a son of the late Robert L. Martin and Beulah Davidson Martin Caldwell. Mr. Martin was an employee of Knouse Foods in Biglerville, where he had worked for the last 15 years. He...
Louise Anita Mcatee
May 4, 2010
Louise A. McAtee, 84, of Hanover, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on August 29, 1925 in Horseheads, NY, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Crete Riley McAtee. In 1969, she moved to Gettysburg, PA, and she became employed at Gettysburg College in the Printing Office, where she was the...
Thomas Sanford Bockoven
May 1, 2010
Thomas Sanford Bockoven, Sr., 83, of Hanover, PA, loving husband of Dorothy Watson Bockoven for 58 years, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek of pneumonia. Born on March 3, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Dr. Sterling Bockoven and Marie Lomas Main. He is survived by his beloved daughter Carol Watson...
Doris I. Kemme
May 1, 2010
Doris Irene Barnitt Kemme, 72, of Hanover, was called home to Heaven on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Born on May 23, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Violet Schick Barnitt. She had lived in Flemington, NJ until 2003 when she and her husband relocated to Hanover to be closer to her young...
Charlotte Rebecca Herb
Apr 28, 2010
Charlotte R. “Becky” Herb, 84, of New Oxford, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following lengthy illness. Born June 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Emma Kemper Reck. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventeen years, Richard C. Herb, who died in 1996. She was...
Shoreland C. Matthias
Apr 26, 2010
Shoreland C. "Matt" Matthias, 88, of Eureka, IL, died on Monday, April 26 2010, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka. Born July 13, 1921, in Hanover, he was the son of the late Clark Monroe and Carrie Yingling Matthias and was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Wilma Dawkins Matthias, who passed away in 1993....
Anna R. Patierno
Apr 18, 2010
Ann Patierno, 92, of York, formerly of Hanover, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 18, 2010 at York Hospital. Born October 6, 1917 in Waterbury, CT, she was a daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria Crambro Rossi, and was also preceded in death by her husband of more than 45 years, Robert T. Patierno, Sr., who died...
Joseph D. Tavares
Apr 16, 2010
Joseph D. Tavares, 89, died April 16, 2010 at Mandarin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Born December 31, 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Tavares. A former resident of Hanover, he resided at Atria Manresa in Annapolis, MD for the past seven years. Mr. Tavares was a veteran of World War...
Richard Frazer Smith
Apr 11, 2010
Richard Frazer Smith, 85, of Hanover, beloved husband of Shirley Jocelyn Smith, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 11, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Born November 15, 1924 in Red Bluff, CA, he was a son of the late Donald M. and Margaret Frazer Smith. He was Vice President of Wilson & Company in Chicago, IL, and...
Helen V. Wood
Apr 11, 2010
Helen V. Wood, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late Donald M. Wood, who died in 2004. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Elfner Brandt, and was also preceded in death by her half-brother, Donald...
Anna L. Wilt
Apr 5, 2010
Anna L. Wilt, 86, of Glenville, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born March 20, 1924 in the village of Iron Ridge, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Virgie Becker Hoover, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Llewellyn J. Wilt; a son, Timothy J. Wilt and...
Richard M. Seibert
Mar 28, 2010
Richard M. Seibert, 89, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. He was the husband of Joyce Iona (Gulden) Seibert, to whom he was married 68 years. Born December 4, 1920 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Merle “Dutch” and Miriam (Reck) Seibert, and was also...
Donald Thomas Vanpelt
May 30, 2010
Donald T. VanPelt, Sr., 91, of Hanover, husband of Benedicta Pacheco VanPelt, passed away peacefully with his family by his side on Sunday, May 30, 2010 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on November 15, 1918 in Piedmont, WV, he was the only child of the late Lola Marie VanPelt. He served in the United States Army Air...
Dorothy Mae Coffey
May 28, 2010
Dorothy Mae Coffey, 81, of Hanover, passed away unexpectedly on Friday, May 28, 2010 at the Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on December 6, 1928 in Chambersburg, she was the only child of the late Frank and Viola Rosenberry Ridgely and wife of the late Robert Coffey, who died in 1997. She lived in Westminster, MD for most...
Karan S. Ott
May 23, 2010
Karan S. Weiser Ott, 48, of New Oxford, peacefully passed from this life on Sunday, May 23, 2010 at York Hospital with her family by her side. Born on November 18, 1961, she was a daughter of Betty and John Herman of New Oxford and the late Walter F. Weiser. Karan attended Gettysburg High School and was the head cake...
Howard O. Myers
May 21, 2010
Howard Myers, 91, formerly of Hanover, died Friday, May 21, 2010 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. A US Navy veteran of World War II, he was a former mayor of Littlestown. Survivors include his wife of 68 years, Louise (Eppleman) Myers; three children, Peggy Bange, Sally Mehring and Barry Myers; a brother, Arthur Myers; a sister, Winifred Phillips;...
Kathryn A. Grove
May 18, 2010
Kathryn A. Grove, 63, beloved wife of James B. Grove, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family, at Johns Hopkins Hospital on Tuesday, May 18, 2010. Born October 15, 1946 in Hanover, she was the daughter of Agnes Livelsberger Kale and the late Joseph L. Kale. Kathryn was a graduate of Delone Catholic High School. She was a loving wife,...
William F. Britcher
May 11, 2010
William F. Britcher, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born in Hanover on April 19, 1925, he was a son of the late Paul P. and Helen E. Klunk Britcher. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Britcher. In 1943,...
Raymond V. Stoner
May 9, 2010
Raymond V. Stoner, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Nira Dull Stoner, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Harrisburg Hospital following a brief illness. Born on May 4, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George D. and Mary Diffendorfer Stoner. Following his mother’s death, he was raised by his loving aunt and uncle,...
Marie Bloom
May 7, 2010
Marie Bloom, 101, of Inverness, FL, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010 at Arbor Trail Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Inverness. Born February 28, 1909 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late William and Bertha Trimmer. Marie and her late husband, David Bloom, owned and operated the A&W Root Beer Drive-In in Hanover until his death. Survivors include...
Robert E. Martin
May 5, 2010
Robert E. Martin, 63, of McSherrystown, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his home. Born December 31, 1946 in Beckley, WV, he was a son of the late Robert L. Martin and Beulah Davidson Martin Caldwell. Mr. Martin was an employee of Knouse Foods in Biglerville, where he had worked for the last 15 years. He...
Louise Anita Mcatee
May 4, 2010
Louise A. McAtee, 84, of Hanover, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on August 29, 1925 in Horseheads, NY, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Crete Riley McAtee. In 1969, she moved to Gettysburg, PA, and she became employed at Gettysburg College in the Printing Office, where she was the...
Thomas Sanford Bockoven
May 1, 2010
Thomas Sanford Bockoven, Sr., 83, of Hanover, PA, loving husband of Dorothy Watson Bockoven for 58 years, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek of pneumonia. Born on March 3, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Dr. Sterling Bockoven and Marie Lomas Main. He is survived by his beloved daughter Carol Watson...
Doris I. Kemme
May 1, 2010
Doris Irene Barnitt Kemme, 72, of Hanover, was called home to Heaven on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Born on May 23, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Violet Schick Barnitt. She had lived in Flemington, NJ until 2003 when she and her husband relocated to Hanover to be closer to her young...
Charlotte Rebecca Herb
Apr 28, 2010
Charlotte R. “Becky” Herb, 84, of New Oxford, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following lengthy illness. Born June 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Emma Kemper Reck. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventeen years, Richard C. Herb, who died in 1996. She was...
Shoreland C. Matthias
Apr 26, 2010
Shoreland C. "Matt" Matthias, 88, of Eureka, IL, died on Monday, April 26 2010, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka. Born July 13, 1921, in Hanover, he was the son of the late Clark Monroe and Carrie Yingling Matthias and was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Wilma Dawkins Matthias, who passed away in 1993....
Anna R. Patierno
Apr 18, 2010
Ann Patierno, 92, of York, formerly of Hanover, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 18, 2010 at York Hospital. Born October 6, 1917 in Waterbury, CT, she was a daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria Crambro Rossi, and was also preceded in death by her husband of more than 45 years, Robert T. Patierno, Sr., who died...
Joseph D. Tavares
Apr 16, 2010
Joseph D. Tavares, 89, died April 16, 2010 at Mandarin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Born December 31, 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Tavares. A former resident of Hanover, he resided at Atria Manresa in Annapolis, MD for the past seven years. Mr. Tavares was a veteran of World War...
Richard Frazer Smith
Apr 11, 2010
Richard Frazer Smith, 85, of Hanover, beloved husband of Shirley Jocelyn Smith, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 11, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Born November 15, 1924 in Red Bluff, CA, he was a son of the late Donald M. and Margaret Frazer Smith. He was Vice President of Wilson & Company in Chicago, IL, and...
Helen V. Wood
Apr 11, 2010
Helen V. Wood, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late Donald M. Wood, who died in 2004. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Elfner Brandt, and was also preceded in death by her half-brother, Donald...
Anna L. Wilt
Apr 5, 2010
Anna L. Wilt, 86, of Glenville, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born March 20, 1924 in the village of Iron Ridge, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Virgie Becker Hoover, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Llewellyn J. Wilt; a son, Timothy J. Wilt and...
Richard M. Seibert
Mar 28, 2010
Richard M. Seibert, 89, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. He was the husband of Joyce Iona (Gulden) Seibert, to whom he was married 68 years. Born December 4, 1920 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Merle “Dutch” and Miriam (Reck) Seibert, and was also...
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