Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Margaret Gail Dull
Aug 6, 2023
Margaret Gail Dull, 80, of Hanover, entered into God's eternal care on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Saturday, November 14, 1942, in Harrisonburg, VA, she was a daughter of the late Edward Paul and Louise Pearl Turner Dull. She was also preceded in death by two of her sisters, Barbara Olinger, and Elizabeth Lord....
Shelia Clevinger Lease
Aug 4, 2023
Shelia Clevinger Lease, 55, of Hanover, loving wife of Stephen M. Lease, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 4, 2023 at her home. Born on Tuesday, November 21, 1967 in Grundy, VA, she was a daughter of James Clevinger of Vansant, VA and the late Violet Looney Clevinger. Shelia thoroughly enjoyed working as a dental assistant for many years and...
Nancy E. Weaver
Aug 1, 2023
Nancy E. Weaver, 74, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Saturday, October 16, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John and Geraldine Baker Stawski. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Leroy D. Weaver, who died August 18,...
Helen Becker
Jul 30, 2023
Helen Becker, 95, of Biglerville, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation in Chambersburg. Born on Monday, March 5, 1928 in Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late George and Magdalena Kuniac Nestranski. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, George A. Becker, who died...
Richard E. Dehoff
Jul 29, 2023
Richard E. Dehoff, 80, of Hanover, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Tuesday, June 1, 1943 in Emigsville, he was a son of the late Richard S. and Henrietta M. Sawmiller Dehoff. Dick was a gardener, dog lover, sportsman, hunter, and fisherman. He has hunted and fished in the Northwest Territories above the...
Barbara Adams
Jul 27, 2023
Barbara Adams, 84, of Westminster, MD, beloved wife of Minor Adams, entered into God’s eternal care peacefully on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1939, in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Peter Andrew and Clara Wiatrowski Matikiewicz. She was also preceded...
Dorothy J. Reynolds
Jul 26, 2023
Dorothy J. Reynolds, 98, of New Oxford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Crosskeys Village- The Brethren Home Community. Born on Monday, November 10, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Howard C. and Effie A. Anderson Resh. She was also preceded in death by her son, Russell Reynolds; three brothers, Robert, Stewart, and Howard Resh;...
Jeanne Little
Jul 23, 2023
Jeanne Little, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at the age of 96. Born in 1926 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Irma Serff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, William Little, who died in 1992; a daughter, Patti Little; and a brother, Robert Serff,...
Mary Grace Bish Graybill
Jul 19, 2023
Mary Grace Bish Graybill, 97, of Hanover, went to be with the Lordand many loved ones on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, August 21, 1925 in Carroll County, MD, she was a daughter of the late Paul A. and Bessie Null Bish. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53...
John B. Null
Jul 17, 2023
John B. Null, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Seaton Springwood Assisted Living Center with his children by his side. Born on Saturday, July 29, 1933, he was a son of the late Ellsworth and Helen Lawrence Null. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Judith A. Null,...
Victor M. Melendez
Jul 16, 2023
Victor M. Melendez, 65, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on February 14, 1958 in New York City, he was the son of Maria Perriera Melendez and the late Victor Melendez. Victor enjoyed gardening and was of the Catholic faith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his two daughters, Amanda Melendez...
Jean Louise Nassivera
Jul 12, 2023
Jean Louise (Forsythe) Nassivera, who was born and raised in Hanover, died on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Wayne, N.J., with her daughter by her side. She was five months shy of her 100th birthday. Born on Dec. 15, 1923, to Oliver C. Forsythe and Denalla I. Newman Forsythe, Jean grew up on Princess Street with her parents and her...
John Thomas Moncrief
Jul 6, 2023
John Thomas Moncrief, 77, of Hanover, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, April 11, 1946 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude (Lippy) Moncrief. He was the loving husband of Shirley Ann (Mowrer) Moncrief, to whom he was married on May 16, 1971 at St. Matthew...
Dawn S. Gesiorski
Jul 2, 2023
Dawn S. (Weaver) Gesiorski, 88, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Thursday, August 23, 1934 in Hanover, she was raised by her guardian parents Millard and Carrie Garman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Gerald J. “Ski” Gesiorski, who died in 2018. A...
Shirley L. Fink
Jun 29, 2023
Shirley L. "Jesse" Fink, 80, of McSherrystown, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Friday, January 29, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. Fink and Peal Ada Krumrine Markle. Survivors include her cousin, Mary A. Fowler and her husband, Jerry. Services will be held privately.
Philip J. Hoke
Jun 25, 2023
Philip J. Hoke, 83, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 2, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Henry John and Pauline Catherine Shrader Hoke. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years, Edwyna S. Hoke, who died in...
Victoria Suzanne Bosley
Jun 25, 2023
Victoria Suzanne Bosley, 73, of Hanover, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family following complications from surgery. Born on Thursday, April 27, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Ridgely Coffey. A graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD, she spent her career as a payroll accountant with United Cerebral...
Valerie J. Herdock
Jun 24, 2023
Valerie J. Herdock, 82, of York, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Normandie Ridge Nursing Care Center in York with her loving family by her side. Born on Tuesday, June 17, 1941 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Francis Theadore Clemens and Frances Mary Scholtz Clemens. She was also preceded in death by her...
Roy D. "Buck" Harmon Iii
Jun 23, 2023
Roy D. “Buck” Harmon, III, 66, of Glen Rock, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Monday, September 10, 1956 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Roy D. Harmon, Jr. and Lillian Small Harmon. Buck was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD and attended Catonsville Community College....
Virginia Schussler "Ginny" Stieglitz
Jun 23, 2023
Virginia Schussler (Gibson) Stieglitz passed away on June 23, 2023 in Hanover shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday. Ginny was surrounded by her family, son, Bob Schussler (Linda) of Indianapolis, IN; and daughter, Jane Schussler (Michael King) of York, PA. Ginny was born on April 9, 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ to Earl and Vera Gibson, and raised alongside her brother,...
Margaret Gail Dull
Aug 6, 2023
Margaret Gail Dull, 80, of Hanover, entered into God's eternal care on Sunday, August 6, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Saturday, November 14, 1942, in Harrisonburg, VA, she was a daughter of the late Edward Paul and Louise Pearl Turner Dull. She was also preceded in death by two of her sisters, Barbara Olinger, and Elizabeth Lord....
Shelia Clevinger Lease
Aug 4, 2023
Shelia Clevinger Lease, 55, of Hanover, loving wife of Stephen M. Lease, passed away peacefully on Friday, August 4, 2023 at her home. Born on Tuesday, November 21, 1967 in Grundy, VA, she was a daughter of James Clevinger of Vansant, VA and the late Violet Looney Clevinger. Shelia thoroughly enjoyed working as a dental assistant for many years and...
Nancy E. Weaver
Aug 1, 2023
Nancy E. Weaver, 74, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, August 1, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Saturday, October 16, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John and Geraldine Baker Stawski. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 33 years, Leroy D. Weaver, who died August 18,...
Helen Becker
Jul 30, 2023
Helen Becker, 95, of Biglerville, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, July 30, 2023 at Laurel Lakes Rehabilitation in Chambersburg. Born on Monday, March 5, 1928 in Somerset County, she was a daughter of the late George and Magdalena Kuniac Nestranski. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 62 years, George A. Becker, who died...
Richard E. Dehoff
Jul 29, 2023
Richard E. Dehoff, 80, of Hanover, passed away Saturday, July 29, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Tuesday, June 1, 1943 in Emigsville, he was a son of the late Richard S. and Henrietta M. Sawmiller Dehoff. Dick was a gardener, dog lover, sportsman, hunter, and fisherman. He has hunted and fished in the Northwest Territories above the...
Barbara Adams
Jul 27, 2023
Barbara Adams, 84, of Westminster, MD, beloved wife of Minor Adams, entered into God’s eternal care peacefully on Thursday, July 27, 2023 at her home with her loving family by her side. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1939, in New York, New York, she was a daughter of the late Peter Andrew and Clara Wiatrowski Matikiewicz. She was also preceded...
Dorothy J. Reynolds
Jul 26, 2023
Dorothy J. Reynolds, 98, of New Oxford, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 26, 2023 at Crosskeys Village- The Brethren Home Community. Born on Monday, November 10, 1924, she was a daughter of the late Howard C. and Effie A. Anderson Resh. She was also preceded in death by her son, Russell Reynolds; three brothers, Robert, Stewart, and Howard Resh;...
Jeanne Little
Jul 23, 2023
Jeanne Little, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 23, 2023 at the age of 96. Born in 1926 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Samuel and Irma Serff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 44 years, William Little, who died in 1992; a daughter, Patti Little; and a brother, Robert Serff,...
Mary Grace Bish Graybill
Jul 19, 2023
Mary Grace Bish Graybill, 97, of Hanover, went to be with the Lordand many loved ones on Wednesday, July 19, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, August 21, 1925 in Carroll County, MD, she was a daughter of the late Paul A. and Bessie Null Bish. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53...
John B. Null
Jul 17, 2023
John B. Null, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 17, 2023 at Seaton Springwood Assisted Living Center with his children by his side. Born on Saturday, July 29, 1933, he was a son of the late Ellsworth and Helen Lawrence Null. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 65 years, Judith A. Null,...
Victor M. Melendez
Jul 16, 2023
Victor M. Melendez, 65, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 16, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on February 14, 1958 in New York City, he was the son of Maria Perriera Melendez and the late Victor Melendez. Victor enjoyed gardening and was of the Catholic faith. In addition to his mother, survivors include his two daughters, Amanda Melendez...
Jean Louise Nassivera
Jul 12, 2023
Jean Louise (Forsythe) Nassivera, who was born and raised in Hanover, died on Wednesday, July 12, 2023, in Wayne, N.J., with her daughter by her side. She was five months shy of her 100th birthday. Born on Dec. 15, 1923, to Oliver C. Forsythe and Denalla I. Newman Forsythe, Jean grew up on Princess Street with her parents and her...
John Thomas Moncrief
Jul 6, 2023
John Thomas Moncrief, 77, of Hanover, passed away on Thursday, July 6, 2023 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, April 11, 1946 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Thomas and Gertrude (Lippy) Moncrief. He was the loving husband of Shirley Ann (Mowrer) Moncrief, to whom he was married on May 16, 1971 at St. Matthew...
Dawn S. Gesiorski
Jul 2, 2023
Dawn S. (Weaver) Gesiorski, 88, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday, July 2, 2023 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Thursday, August 23, 1934 in Hanover, she was raised by her guardian parents Millard and Carrie Garman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 61 years Gerald J. “Ski” Gesiorski, who died in 2018. A...
Shirley L. Fink
Jun 29, 2023
Shirley L. "Jesse" Fink, 80, of McSherrystown, passed away on Thursday, June 29, 2023 at Transitions Healthcare Gettysburg. Born on Friday, January 29, 1943, she was the daughter of the late Richard A. Fink and Peal Ada Krumrine Markle. Survivors include her cousin, Mary A. Fowler and her husband, Jerry. Services will be held privately.
Philip J. Hoke
Jun 25, 2023
Philip J. Hoke, 83, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 25, 2023 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 2, 1939 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Henry John and Pauline Catherine Shrader Hoke. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of 35 years, Edwyna S. Hoke, who died in...
Victoria Suzanne Bosley
Jun 25, 2023
Victoria Suzanne Bosley, 73, of Hanover, died Sunday, June 25, 2023 at her home surrounded by her family following complications from surgery. Born on Thursday, April 27, 1950, she was the daughter of the late Robert and Dorothy Ridgely Coffey. A graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD, she spent her career as a payroll accountant with United Cerebral...
Valerie J. Herdock
Jun 24, 2023
Valerie J. Herdock, 82, of York, passed away peacefully on Saturday, June 24, 2023 at Normandie Ridge Nursing Care Center in York with her loving family by her side. Born on Tuesday, June 17, 1941 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Francis Theadore Clemens and Frances Mary Scholtz Clemens. She was also preceded in death by her...
Roy D. "Buck" Harmon Iii
Jun 23, 2023
Roy D. “Buck” Harmon, III, 66, of Glen Rock, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 23, 2023 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Monday, September 10, 1956 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Roy D. Harmon, Jr. and Lillian Small Harmon. Buck was a 1974 graduate of Franklin High School in Reisterstown, MD and attended Catonsville Community College....
Virginia Schussler "Ginny" Stieglitz
Jun 23, 2023
Virginia Schussler (Gibson) Stieglitz passed away on June 23, 2023 in Hanover shortly after celebrating her 100th birthday. Ginny was surrounded by her family, son, Bob Schussler (Linda) of Indianapolis, IN; and daughter, Jane Schussler (Michael King) of York, PA. Ginny was born on April 9, 1923 in Ridgewood, NJ to Earl and Vera Gibson, and raised alongside her brother,...