Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Michael Paul Kneller
Feb 23, 2022
Michael Paul Kneller, 44, son of Silas and Elizabeth (Nunemaker) Kneller Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Michael was born in Hanover on March 24, 1977. He graduated in 1996 from South Western High School and was employeed by RH Shepard (a Bendix CVS Company) for 25 years. He enjoyed so many things, but was most passionate...
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr., 90, of New Oxford, husband of Margaret A. Gardner Blocher, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Thursday, April 16, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Clarence W. Blocher, Sr. and Anna C. Feeser Blocher. A 1949 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Clarence worked...
Kathy A. Bradburn
Feb 16, 2022
Kathy A. Bradburn, 64, of Hanover, beloved wife of Richard P. Bradburn, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on Wednesday, October 23, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ann C. Ott Sherman. Kathy attended the Hanover First Church of God....
William Brian Bond
Feb 16, 2022
William Brian Bond, 70, of McSherrystown, husband of Barbara Ann Auchey Bond, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Birch Manor in Sykesville, MD. Born on Wednesday, March 14, 1951 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William Bryce Bond and Martha Ann Seipp Fowble, and step-son of the late, Charles Elwood Fowble....
Betty A. Wise
Feb 13, 2022
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Wise, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at UPMC Hanover following a four month deterioration of her health. Born on Saturday, September 19, 1942 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mildred I. Ziegler Eckenrode and wife of 53 years to the late Lee R....
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko
Feb 12, 2022
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko, age 19, passed away on February 12, 2022 in Hanover. Destin was born in Hanover, PA at Hanover Hospital on March 7th, 2002 to Robert Mosko & Elene Mosko-Luby. He graduated from York Vo Tech in May 2020. Destin worked as a conservator for his father’s business “Mosko Cemetery Monument Services”. Destin is survived by his...
Richard E. Whipkey
Feb 12, 2022
Richard E. Whipkey, 74, beloved husband of Elizabeth L. (Losman) Whipkey, of Hanover, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Genesis Healthcare Gettysburg Center. Born on Saturday, January 10, 1948 in Somerset, he was a son of the late Chester E. and Martha P. Bush Whipkey. He was also preceded in death by two siblings, Patricia A. Gearhart and...
M. Virginia "Gini" Hartlaub
Feb 10, 2022
M. Virginia “Gini” Hartlaub, 85, of Hanover, died on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, September 21, 1936 in Adams, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Lillian H. Raimer, and John W., Sr. and Louise R. Tarman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Richard E....
Theodore W. Young
Feb 7, 2022
Theodore Warner Young, 90, formerly of Hanover, died February 7, 2022 at Celebration Villa, Dillsburg, PA, following a period of declining health. Born on March 5,1931 in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Carroll Ira and Helen Louise Young and was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Faye Burns Young in 2015, and a son, John...
Naomi G. Mcmaster
Feb 3, 2022
Naomi G. McMaster, 90, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Tuesday, July 12, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Melvin S. and Grace Toomey Hoff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John R. McMaster, who...
Marietta R. Wildasin
Feb 2, 2022
Marietta R. Wildasin, 85, of Glenville, beloved wife of Oren M. Wildasin, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her home. Born on Saturday, March 7, 1936 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ralph N. and Treva M. Sterner Leppo. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Josephine Bechtel; and her granddaughter, Nicole Whitcomb....
John A. Batoha
Feb 2, 2022
John Augustine Batoha, 56, of Loxley, AL and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born on Friday, October 15, 1965 in Hanover, he was a son of the late John A. and Patricia Rose Carbaugh Batoha. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janie Batoha; and a brother-in-law, John Long. A...
Sandra A. Spangler
Jan 31, 2022
Sandra A. “Sandy” Spangler, 77, of Spring Grove, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 31, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, January 4, 1945 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Aaron D. and Mary C. Warner Rohrbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William C. “Bill” Spangler, who...
Kenneth W. Forbes
Jan 30, 2022
Kenneth W. Forbes, 75, beloved husband of Beverly A. (Starner) Forbes, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Friday, July 5, 1946 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, he was a son of the late David and Myrtle Whitson Forbes. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Forbes; and two...
Elizabeth A. Bush
Jan 27, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Bush, 94, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her home. Born on Wednesday, March 23, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Irma Zartman Bemiller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Bush, Jr., who died in 1963; a sister, Janet...
Wayne W. Wagner
Jan 23, 2022
Wayne W. Wagner, 71, beloved husband of Anna J.(Doss) Wagner, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, February 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Burnell W. and Louise A. (Thomas) Wagner. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stephen A. Wagner; and his...
Betty V. Busler
Jan 23, 2022
Betty Virginia Topper Busler, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran – The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Tuesday, October 28, 1928 in Middletown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Roy C. and Naomi Sines Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd E....
Gerald E. "Jerry" Groft
Jan 20, 2022
Gerald E. “Jerry” Groft, 84, of York, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home with his daughters by his side. Born on Thursday, May 6, 1937 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Francis P. and Perpetua Smith Groft. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 25 years, Patricia Ann (Bohr)...
William I. Brown
Jan 19, 2022
William Isodore Brown, 70, of Carlisle and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at UPMC Carlisle. Born on July 5, 1951 in Mound Bayou, MS, he was a son of the late Clarence Hooper and Ouida Brown. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Kinta Small; a step-grandson, Ryan Small; a...
Dean P. Brodbeck Sr.
Jan 15, 2022
Dean P. Brodbeck, Sr., 95, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Retirement Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Friday, February 26, 1926 in York Haven, he was a son of the late William H. and Rosa Starner Brodbeck. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Evelyn E. (Bemiller)...
Michael Paul Kneller
Feb 23, 2022
Michael Paul Kneller, 44, son of Silas and Elizabeth (Nunemaker) Kneller Jr., passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 23, 2022. Michael was born in Hanover on March 24, 1977. He graduated in 1996 from South Western High School and was employeed by RH Shepard (a Bendix CVS Company) for 25 years. He enjoyed so many things, but was most passionate...
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr.
Feb 16, 2022
Clarence W. Blocher, Jr., 90, of New Oxford, husband of Margaret A. Gardner Blocher, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at The Brethren Home Community. Born on Thursday, April 16, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Clarence W. Blocher, Sr. and Anna C. Feeser Blocher. A 1949 graduate of Eichelberger High School, Clarence worked...
Kathy A. Bradburn
Feb 16, 2022
Kathy A. Bradburn, 64, of Hanover, beloved wife of Richard P. Bradburn, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at the Carroll Hospital Center in Westminster, MD. Born on Wednesday, October 23, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, she was the daughter of the late Harold and Ann C. Ott Sherman. Kathy attended the Hanover First Church of God....
William Brian Bond
Feb 16, 2022
William Brian Bond, 70, of McSherrystown, husband of Barbara Ann Auchey Bond, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 16, 2022 at Birch Manor in Sykesville, MD. Born on Wednesday, March 14, 1951 in Washington, DC, he was a son of the late William Bryce Bond and Martha Ann Seipp Fowble, and step-son of the late, Charles Elwood Fowble....
Betty A. Wise
Feb 13, 2022
Elizabeth A. “Betty” Wise, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, February 13, 2022 at UPMC Hanover following a four month deterioration of her health. Born on Saturday, September 19, 1942 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late Robert J. and Mildred I. Ziegler Eckenrode and wife of 53 years to the late Lee R....
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko
Feb 12, 2022
Destin Samuel Trust Mosko, age 19, passed away on February 12, 2022 in Hanover. Destin was born in Hanover, PA at Hanover Hospital on March 7th, 2002 to Robert Mosko & Elene Mosko-Luby. He graduated from York Vo Tech in May 2020. Destin worked as a conservator for his father’s business “Mosko Cemetery Monument Services”. Destin is survived by his...
Richard E. Whipkey
Feb 12, 2022
Richard E. Whipkey, 74, beloved husband of Elizabeth L. (Losman) Whipkey, of Hanover, passed away on Saturday, February 12, 2022 at Genesis Healthcare Gettysburg Center. Born on Saturday, January 10, 1948 in Somerset, he was a son of the late Chester E. and Martha P. Bush Whipkey. He was also preceded in death by two siblings, Patricia A. Gearhart and...
M. Virginia "Gini" Hartlaub
Feb 10, 2022
M. Virginia “Gini” Hartlaub, 85, of Hanover, died on Thursday, February 10, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, September 21, 1936 in Adams, Massachusetts, she was a daughter of the late Albert J. and Lillian H. Raimer, and John W., Sr. and Louise R. Tarman. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Richard E....
Theodore W. Young
Feb 7, 2022
Theodore Warner Young, 90, formerly of Hanover, died February 7, 2022 at Celebration Villa, Dillsburg, PA, following a period of declining health. Born on March 5,1931 in Brooklyn, NY he was the son of the late Carroll Ira and Helen Louise Young and was predeceased by his wife of 55 years, Faye Burns Young in 2015, and a son, John...
Naomi G. Mcmaster
Feb 3, 2022
Naomi G. McMaster, 90, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, February 3, 2022 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. Born on Tuesday, July 12, 1931 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Melvin S. and Grace Toomey Hoff. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, John R. McMaster, who...
Marietta R. Wildasin
Feb 2, 2022
Marietta R. Wildasin, 85, of Glenville, beloved wife of Oren M. Wildasin, passed away on Wednesday, February 2, 2022 at her home. Born on Saturday, March 7, 1936 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ralph N. and Treva M. Sterner Leppo. She was also preceded in death by her sister, Josephine Bechtel; and her granddaughter, Nicole Whitcomb....
John A. Batoha
Feb 2, 2022
John Augustine Batoha, 56, of Loxley, AL and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, February 2, 2022. Born on Friday, October 15, 1965 in Hanover, he was a son of the late John A. and Patricia Rose Carbaugh Batoha. He was also preceded in death by a sister, Janie Batoha; and a brother-in-law, John Long. A...
Sandra A. Spangler
Jan 31, 2022
Sandra A. “Sandy” Spangler, 77, of Spring Grove, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, January 31, 2022 at her home. Born on Monday, January 4, 1945 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Aaron D. and Mary C. Warner Rohrbaugh. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, William C. “Bill” Spangler, who...
Kenneth W. Forbes
Jan 30, 2022
Kenneth W. Forbes, 75, beloved husband of Beverly A. (Starner) Forbes, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 30, 2022 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Friday, July 5, 1946 in Hawkins Co., Tennessee, he was a son of the late David and Myrtle Whitson Forbes. He was also preceded in death by his brother, David Forbes; and two...
Elizabeth A. Bush
Jan 27, 2022
Elizabeth Ann Bush, 94, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, January 27, 2022 at her home. Born on Wednesday, March 23, 1927 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry J. and Irma Zartman Bemiller. She was also preceded in death by her husband, Elmer W. Bush, Jr., who died in 1963; a sister, Janet...
Wayne W. Wagner
Jan 23, 2022
Wayne W. Wagner, 71, beloved husband of Anna J.(Doss) Wagner, passed away surrounded by his loving family, on Sunday, January 23, 2022, at UPMC Hanover Hospital. Born on Thursday, February 9, 1950, he was a son of the late Burnell W. and Louise A. (Thomas) Wagner. He was also preceded in death by his brother, Stephen A. Wagner; and his...
Betty V. Busler
Jan 23, 2022
Betty Virginia Topper Busler, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, January 23, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran – The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Tuesday, October 28, 1928 in Middletown, MD, she was a daughter of the late Roy C. and Naomi Sines Adkins. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, Lloyd E....
Gerald E. "Jerry" Groft
Jan 20, 2022
Gerald E. “Jerry” Groft, 84, of York, passed away peacefully on Thursday, January 20, 2022 at home with his daughters by his side. Born on Thursday, May 6, 1937 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Francis P. and Perpetua Smith Groft. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 25 years, Patricia Ann (Bohr)...
William I. Brown
Jan 19, 2022
William Isodore Brown, 70, of Carlisle and formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, January 19, 2022 at UPMC Carlisle. Born on July 5, 1951 in Mound Bayou, MS, he was a son of the late Clarence Hooper and Ouida Brown. He was also preceded in death by a step-son, Kinta Small; a step-grandson, Ryan Small; a...
Dean P. Brodbeck Sr.
Jan 15, 2022
Dean P. Brodbeck, Sr., 95, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, January 15, 2022 at SpiriTrust Lutheran Retirement Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Friday, February 26, 1926 in York Haven, he was a son of the late William H. and Rosa Starner Brodbeck. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 58 years, Evelyn E. (Bemiller)...