Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Linda Lee Carter
Oct 16, 2022
Linda Lee Carter, 75, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at her son’s residence. Born on Thursday, June 5, 1947 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Donald W. and Lois E, Dick Silsley. Survivors include a son, Shane Carter and his wife, Kali; a daughter, Karen Carter; and four grandchildren, Emily and...
Clara M. Riggs
Oct 10, 2022
Clara M. Riggs, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation. Born on Saturday, August 20, 1927 in New Oxford, she was a daughter of the late Joseph B. Martin and Estella E. Kuhn Martin Carbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Charles Carbaugh; a grandson,...
James K. "Tex" Rorrer Sr.
Oct 9, 2022
James K. “Tex” Rorrer, Sr., 92, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday October 9, 2022 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Wednesday, February 26, 1930 in Tazewell County, VA, he was the son of the late Durwood E. and Ella French Rorrer. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Eugene Rorrer and Kenneth Sneeringer. Another son,...
John Edward "Sonny" Stull Jr.
Oct 7, 2022
John Edward “Sonny” Stull, Jr., 86, of Taneytown, MD, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his home. Born on Wednesday, June 24, 1936 in Gettysburg, he was the owner and operator of JNS Tucking & Salvage in Taneytown for many years. Mr. Stull proudly served his country in the US Army for four years. Survivors include his...
Kenneth L. Coleman
Oct 7, 2022
Kenneth L. Coleman, 57, of Fairfield, husband of Donna Coleman, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital with his family by his side. Born on Friday, January 15, 1965 in Colver, PA, he was a son of Patricia Coleman-Himmer of Liverpool, PA and the late Edward Coleman. He was a former employee of LaVista Farms...
Robert G. "Bob" Gosnell
Oct 7, 2022
Robert G. “Bob” Gosnell, 68, of Abbottstown, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 11, 1954 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Robert Edward Gosnell and Joan Helen Tenette Gosnell. A 1972 graduate of Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore, he retired in 2020, after...
Russell E. Garvick
Oct 7, 2022
Russell E. Garvick, 84, of Hanover, beloved husband of Nancy V. Trump Garvick, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Monday, January 3, 1938 in Lineboro, MD, he was the son of the late Hilbert Russell Garvick and Ruby Meckley Garvick. A 1957 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he was...
Mary E. Dickerson
Sep 18, 2022
Mary E. Dickerson, 79, of Hanover, beloved wife of James F. Dickerson, Sr., peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at her home. Born on Thursday, June 3, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Miles L. Anthony and Mary Frederick Rew. For 44 years, Mary thoroughly enjoyed her chosen profession as...
Ted E. Culp Iii
Sep 16, 2022
Ted Culp III, 82, of Abbottstown, beloved husband of Barbara F. Ruppert Culp, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at his home. Born on Saturday, February 10, 1940 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Theodore E. Jr. and Mary Rutters Culp. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jason Culp. Ted was a veteran...
Kimberleigh A. Woolston
Sep 3, 2022
Kimberleigh Woolston, 46, of Hanover, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at her home. Born on Thursday, January 22, 1976 in Baltimore, MD. Her memory will live with her parents G. Mason Woolston Jr. and Patricia A. Plant Woolston; her daughters, Arianna and Olivia; her siblings, Bryan Woolston and Kristy Knoedler; and aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and so...
Wilbur J. "Bill" Gallagher
Sep 3, 2022
Wilbur “Bill” Gallagher passed from this Earth peacefully on the evening of September 3rd, 2022, in Royersford, PA, after a brief illness. Born in Hanover, PA, in 1932, Bill was the youngest of nine siblings of Benjamin Franklin Gallagher, Sr. and Grace Wetzel Gallagher. He worked on the family farm from an early age and enlisted in the US Marine...
Ethel France
Sep 2, 2022
Ethel Bishop France, 88, of Hanover, cherished wife of the late William “Bud” France, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born on Clinch Mountain in Scott County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Conley and Gertrude Bishop. Ethel was employed by the Wege Pretzel Factory in Hanover and retired as the evening...
Carlos Wesley Hulse
Sep 1, 2022
Carlos Wesley Hulse, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Kathy Ann Bartzer Hulse, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his home. Born on Sunday, February 15, 1942 in Compton, CA, he was a son of the late Jewel Wesley Hulse and Oma Ray Medlin Hulse. Carlos worked in farming, was a mechanic for automobiles and...
Robert E. "Bob" Smith Sr.
Aug 31, 2022
Robert E. “Bob” Smith, Sr., 80, of Hanover, husband of Carol Lee Whitfield Smith, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at his home. Born on Monday, March 23, 1942 in Luke, MD, he was a son of the late William Henry Smith, Jr. and Lillian Laverne Evans Smith. A 1960 graduate of Bruce High School in...
Andrew G. Smith
Aug 28, 2022
Andrew G. Smith, 62, of Spring Grove, husband of Joan Kebil-Smith, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 28, 2022 unexpectedly at his home. Born on Tuesday, February 23, 1960 in Gettysburg, he was a son of Thomas G. Smith and his wife, Joyce, of Hanover and Prudence Reichart and her husband, Frank, of New Oxford. A 1978 graduate of South Western,...
Larry L. Weaver
Aug 24, 2022
Larry L. Weaver, 84, of Hanover, loving husband of Nadine Wentz Weaver, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Thursday, April 21, 1938 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Milton and Pauline Hoffacker Weaver. A 1956 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Larry worked at Bittinger’s Market in Hanover...
Janet L. Noel
Aug 21, 2022
Janet L. Noel, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in York. Born on Wednesday, August 29, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Beatrice Warner Bair. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 61 years, Bernard J. Noel, Jr., who...
Leroy D. Weaver
Aug 18, 2022
LeRoy D. Weaver, 76, of Hanover, beloved husband of Nancy E. Stawski Weaver, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Sunday, July 7, 1946, he was the son of the late Earl J. and Mildred Leppo Weaver. LeRoy was a maintenance worker for many years and enjoyed,...
Debra K. Mumma
Aug 18, 2022
Debra K. Mumma, 70, of both Hanover and St. Marys, GA, passed peacefully at Hospice of Golden Isles on Thursday, August 18, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. Deb was the wife of Dave Mumma with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Ruthetta (Bankert) Jones. In addition...
Anneliese Schnurr
Aug 14, 2022
Anneliese Schnurr, 75, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran The Village at Utz Terrace surrounded in the comfort of her daughters. Born on Sunday, January 12, 1947 in Gerolzhofen Germany, she was the daughter of the late Magdalena Probst. On August 6, 1968, Anneliese moved to the United States to create...
Linda Lee Carter
Oct 16, 2022
Linda Lee Carter, 75, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully on Sunday, October 16, 2022 at her son’s residence. Born on Thursday, June 5, 1947 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of the late Donald W. and Lois E, Dick Silsley. Survivors include a son, Shane Carter and his wife, Kali; a daughter, Karen Carter; and four grandchildren, Emily and...
Clara M. Riggs
Oct 10, 2022
Clara M. Riggs, 95, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, October 10, 2022 at Hanover Hall Nursing & Rehabilitation. Born on Saturday, August 20, 1927 in New Oxford, she was a daughter of the late Joseph B. Martin and Estella E. Kuhn Martin Carbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her step-father, Charles Carbaugh; a grandson,...
James K. "Tex" Rorrer Sr.
Oct 9, 2022
James K. “Tex” Rorrer, Sr., 92, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Sunday October 9, 2022 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Wednesday, February 26, 1930 in Tazewell County, VA, he was the son of the late Durwood E. and Ella French Rorrer. He was also preceded in death by two sons, Eugene Rorrer and Kenneth Sneeringer. Another son,...
John Edward "Sonny" Stull Jr.
Oct 7, 2022
John Edward “Sonny” Stull, Jr., 86, of Taneytown, MD, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his home. Born on Wednesday, June 24, 1936 in Gettysburg, he was the owner and operator of JNS Tucking & Salvage in Taneytown for many years. Mr. Stull proudly served his country in the US Army for four years. Survivors include his...
Kenneth L. Coleman
Oct 7, 2022
Kenneth L. Coleman, 57, of Fairfield, husband of Donna Coleman, passed away peacefully on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital with his family by his side. Born on Friday, January 15, 1965 in Colver, PA, he was a son of Patricia Coleman-Himmer of Liverpool, PA and the late Edward Coleman. He was a former employee of LaVista Farms...
Robert G. "Bob" Gosnell
Oct 7, 2022
Robert G. “Bob” Gosnell, 68, of Abbottstown, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, October 7, 2022 at his home. Born on Sunday, July 11, 1954 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Robert Edward Gosnell and Joan Helen Tenette Gosnell. A 1972 graduate of Mergenthaler Vocational Technical High School in Baltimore, he retired in 2020, after...
Russell E. Garvick
Oct 7, 2022
Russell E. Garvick, 84, of Hanover, beloved husband of Nancy V. Trump Garvick, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, October 7, 2022 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Monday, January 3, 1938 in Lineboro, MD, he was the son of the late Hilbert Russell Garvick and Ruby Meckley Garvick. A 1957 graduate of Eichelberger High School, he was...
Mary E. Dickerson
Sep 18, 2022
Mary E. Dickerson, 79, of Hanover, beloved wife of James F. Dickerson, Sr., peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, September 18, 2022 at her home. Born on Thursday, June 3, 1943 in Baltimore, MD, she was a daughter of the late Miles L. Anthony and Mary Frederick Rew. For 44 years, Mary thoroughly enjoyed her chosen profession as...
Ted E. Culp Iii
Sep 16, 2022
Ted Culp III, 82, of Abbottstown, beloved husband of Barbara F. Ruppert Culp, passed away on Friday, September 16, 2022 at his home. Born on Saturday, February 10, 1940 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Theodore E. Jr. and Mary Rutters Culp. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Jason Culp. Ted was a veteran...
Kimberleigh A. Woolston
Sep 3, 2022
Kimberleigh Woolston, 46, of Hanover, passed away on Saturday, September 3, 2022 at her home. Born on Thursday, January 22, 1976 in Baltimore, MD. Her memory will live with her parents G. Mason Woolston Jr. and Patricia A. Plant Woolston; her daughters, Arianna and Olivia; her siblings, Bryan Woolston and Kristy Knoedler; and aunts, uncles, cousins, nieces, nephews, and so...
Wilbur J. "Bill" Gallagher
Sep 3, 2022
Wilbur “Bill” Gallagher passed from this Earth peacefully on the evening of September 3rd, 2022, in Royersford, PA, after a brief illness. Born in Hanover, PA, in 1932, Bill was the youngest of nine siblings of Benjamin Franklin Gallagher, Sr. and Grace Wetzel Gallagher. He worked on the family farm from an early age and enlisted in the US Marine...
Ethel France
Sep 2, 2022
Ethel Bishop France, 88, of Hanover, cherished wife of the late William “Bud” France, died Friday, September 2, 2022 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born on Clinch Mountain in Scott County, VA, she was the daughter of the late Conley and Gertrude Bishop. Ethel was employed by the Wege Pretzel Factory in Hanover and retired as the evening...
Carlos Wesley Hulse
Sep 1, 2022
Carlos Wesley Hulse, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Kathy Ann Bartzer Hulse, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, September 1, 2022 at his home. Born on Sunday, February 15, 1942 in Compton, CA, he was a son of the late Jewel Wesley Hulse and Oma Ray Medlin Hulse. Carlos worked in farming, was a mechanic for automobiles and...
Robert E. "Bob" Smith Sr.
Aug 31, 2022
Robert E. “Bob” Smith, Sr., 80, of Hanover, husband of Carol Lee Whitfield Smith, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 31, 2022 at his home. Born on Monday, March 23, 1942 in Luke, MD, he was a son of the late William Henry Smith, Jr. and Lillian Laverne Evans Smith. A 1960 graduate of Bruce High School in...
Andrew G. Smith
Aug 28, 2022
Andrew G. Smith, 62, of Spring Grove, husband of Joan Kebil-Smith, passed away peacefully Sunday, August 28, 2022 unexpectedly at his home. Born on Tuesday, February 23, 1960 in Gettysburg, he was a son of Thomas G. Smith and his wife, Joyce, of Hanover and Prudence Reichart and her husband, Frank, of New Oxford. A 1978 graduate of South Western,...
Larry L. Weaver
Aug 24, 2022
Larry L. Weaver, 84, of Hanover, loving husband of Nadine Wentz Weaver, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 24, 2022 at home surrounded by his family. Born on Thursday, April 21, 1938 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Milton and Pauline Hoffacker Weaver. A 1956 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Larry worked at Bittinger’s Market in Hanover...
Janet L. Noel
Aug 21, 2022
Janet L. Noel, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, August 21, 2022 at Select Specialty Hospital in York. Born on Wednesday, August 29, 1928 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Luther and Beatrice Warner Bair. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 61 years, Bernard J. Noel, Jr., who...
Leroy D. Weaver
Aug 18, 2022
LeRoy D. Weaver, 76, of Hanover, beloved husband of Nancy E. Stawski Weaver, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, August 18, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Sunday, July 7, 1946, he was the son of the late Earl J. and Mildred Leppo Weaver. LeRoy was a maintenance worker for many years and enjoyed,...
Debra K. Mumma
Aug 18, 2022
Debra K. Mumma, 70, of both Hanover and St. Marys, GA, passed peacefully at Hospice of Golden Isles on Thursday, August 18, 2022 surrounded by family and friends. Deb was the wife of Dave Mumma with whom she shared 47 years of marriage. Born in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Dewey and Ruthetta (Bankert) Jones. In addition...
Anneliese Schnurr
Aug 14, 2022
Anneliese Schnurr, 75, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, August 14, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran The Village at Utz Terrace surrounded in the comfort of her daughters. Born on Sunday, January 12, 1947 in Gerolzhofen Germany, she was the daughter of the late Magdalena Probst. On August 6, 1968, Anneliese moved to the United States to create...