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Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Suzanne R. Morela
Aug 28, 2024
Suzanne R. Morela, 80, of Hanover, beloved wife of Samuel A. Morela, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Saturday, March 4, 1944 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Richard Forry and Leah Baker Forry. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kelly Ann Morela. She was a member...
Edna A. Koch
Aug 24, 2024
Edna A. Koch, 91, of Hanover, beloved wife of Hans W. Koch, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at York South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on Thursday, April 27, 1933, in Wersen, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Wilhelm and Emma Pieper. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Lothar...
Wanda Conway
Aug 23, 2024
Wanda Conway, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Sam Conway, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, August 23, 2024 at her home following a long illness. A native of Hanover, she was a graduate of South Western High School and a member of St. Paul’s (Dubs) Union Church. Wanda was a devoted homemaker, caring for her children and supporting...
Frances H. Dull
Aug 12, 2024
Frances H. Dull, 76, of Biglerville, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, August 12, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Sunday, February, 15, 1948 in Elkin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arl and Virginia Bailey Andrews. Frances was a graduate of the Hanover LPN School and for many years, she loved her job as an...
Theo Silas Crew
Aug 11, 2024
Theo Silas Crew, infant son of John and Tyler Crew of Hanover, died shortly after his birth on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at UPMC Memorial in York. Theo means “God’s gift” and Silas means “peace” or “tranquility”. Silas can also be derived from the Biblical word meaning “three” or “the third”, in which Theo was a very special third son...
William P. "Bill" Braun
Aug 10, 2024
William P. "Bill" Braun, 88, of New Oxford, beloved husband of Doris Braun, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at UPMC West Shore in Mechanicsburg. Born on Thursday, June 25, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late John and Lillian Koenig Braun. He was also preceded in death by...
Francis D. "Junior" Groft
Aug 4, 2024
Francis D. “Junior” Groft, 85, of Gettysburg, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Tuesday, October 4, 1938 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Francis J. Groft and Ruth E. Sponseller Groft. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James E. Groft and Gervace L. Groft....
Pauline "Polly" M. Cave
Jul 28, 2024
Pauline “Polly” Margaret Cave, 87, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care and reunited with her husband, Major Robert B. Cave, I, on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA. Born on Friday, October 9, 1936 in Lonaconing, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Henrietta Moffatt Dodds. In addition to her...
Rhondda Lea Kovacs
Jul 26, 2024
Rhondda Lea Kovacs, 75, of Littlestown, beloved wife of George F. Kovacs, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital. Born on Tuesday, May 31, 1949 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late John Jenkins Morgan and Helen Dockrey Morgan. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and...
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook
Jul 24, 2024
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook, 92, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Monday, July 11, 1932 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Murray Edward Wentz and Katharine Elizabeth Lupp Wentz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William D. Shanabrook; her son, Larry Shanabrook;...
Gregory M. Bean
Jul 24, 2024
Gregory Matthew Bean, 64, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Hanover and Boynton Beach, FL, unexpectedly passed away on July 24, 2024. Born on Friday, July 22, 1960 in Shillington, PA, he was the son of the late Gerald H. Bean and Miriam J. (Kauffman) Bean. Greg was a 1978 graduate of Hershey High School. He attended Harrisburg Area Community College...
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry
Jul 23, 2024
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry, 75, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, April 8, 1949 in Chattahoochee, FL, she was the daughter of the late Betty Lee Hogue. She was also preceded in death by her companion of 45 years, Jimmy C. Wildasin, who died in 2018....
William C. Eline
Jul 22, 2024
William C. Eline, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Spiritrust Lutheran, The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on October 25, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Curtis David and Romaine Arlene Mathias Eline. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years B. Rosemary Eline; and...
Donald W. Bankard
Jul 22, 2024
Donald W. Bankard, 76, of Hanover, beloved husband of Mary Jo Bankard, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024. Born on Saturday, February 28, 1948 in Westminster, MD, he was a son of the late Earl Joseph and Viola Virginia Dull Bankard. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Gerald Bankard; and a sister in...
M. Ann Rinker
Jul 22, 2024
M. (Matylda) Ann Rinker died July 22, 2024 at age 85. Ann was born in rural Missouri and raised in an Iowa Mississippi River town where she met her husband-to-be in junior high school. She had been married to Jim for 62 years. Ann was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) with a...
Paul A. Whiteford
Jul 20, 2024
Paul A. Whiteford, 73, of Hanover, husband of Kathy Feeser, entered into Gods eternal care on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Friday, June 1, 1951 in York, he was a son of the late Robert Archer Whiteford and Elenora Effie Attig Whiteford. Paul was a 1969 graduate of New Oxford High School, was a Civil War...
Shane Peters
Jul 20, 2024
Shane Peters, 54, of Hanover, husband of Debra D’Esposito Peters, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at his home. Born on Friday, June 5, 1970 in Binghamton, NY, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Peters, Sr. and Lucretia Anne Beadle Peters. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dana A. Peters and a nephew,...
Lois E. Wolfersberger
Jul 19, 2024
Lois E. Wolfersberger, 93, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday July 19, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek following a long illness. Born on Saturday, August 23, 1930 in Berlin, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stewart Cleveland Saylor and Rachel Jane Paul Saylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William...
Karyn S. Rebernik
Jul 17, 2024
Karyn (Wilt) Rebernik, 61, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Boris Rebernik, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday July 17, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Sunday, September 9, 1962 in Frederick MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Marguerite (Summers) Wilt. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sandra Smith and Carol...
Arlene A. Tomecek
Jul 12, 2024
Arlene A. Tomecek, 92, a resident of Hanover since 1966, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Columbia Cottage surrounded by her loving family. Born January 5, 1932 in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Gallis) Kadlecik. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry J. Tomecek,...
Suzanne R. Morela
Aug 28, 2024
Suzanne R. Morela, 80, of Hanover, beloved wife of Samuel A. Morela, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, August 28, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Saturday, March 4, 1944 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Richard Forry and Leah Baker Forry. She was also preceded in death by a daughter, Kelly Ann Morela. She was a member...
Edna A. Koch
Aug 24, 2024
Edna A. Koch, 91, of Hanover, beloved wife of Hans W. Koch, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, August 24, 2024 at York South Nursing and Rehabilitation Center. Born on Thursday, April 27, 1933, in Wersen, Germany, she was a daughter of the late Wilhelm and Emma Pieper. She was also preceded in death by her brother, Lothar...
Wanda Conway
Aug 23, 2024
Wanda Conway, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Sam Conway, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, August 23, 2024 at her home following a long illness. A native of Hanover, she was a graduate of South Western High School and a member of St. Paul’s (Dubs) Union Church. Wanda was a devoted homemaker, caring for her children and supporting...
Frances H. Dull
Aug 12, 2024
Frances H. Dull, 76, of Biglerville, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, August 12, 2024 at Wellspan York Hospital. Born on Sunday, February, 15, 1948 in Elkin, NC, she was the daughter of the late Arl and Virginia Bailey Andrews. Frances was a graduate of the Hanover LPN School and for many years, she loved her job as an...
Theo Silas Crew
Aug 11, 2024
Theo Silas Crew, infant son of John and Tyler Crew of Hanover, died shortly after his birth on Sunday, August 11, 2024 at UPMC Memorial in York. Theo means “God’s gift” and Silas means “peace” or “tranquility”. Silas can also be derived from the Biblical word meaning “three” or “the third”, in which Theo was a very special third son...
William P. "Bill" Braun
Aug 10, 2024
William P. "Bill" Braun, 88, of New Oxford, beloved husband of Doris Braun, passed away peacefully surrounded by his loving family on Saturday, August 10, 2024 at UPMC West Shore in Mechanicsburg. Born on Thursday, June 25, 1936 in Baltimore, Maryland, he was the son of the late John and Lillian Koenig Braun. He was also preceded in death by...
Francis D. "Junior" Groft
Aug 4, 2024
Francis D. “Junior” Groft, 85, of Gettysburg, passed away on Sunday, August 4, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Tuesday, October 4, 1938 in South Mountain, PA, he was a son of the late Francis J. Groft and Ruth E. Sponseller Groft. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, James E. Groft and Gervace L. Groft....
Pauline "Polly" M. Cave
Jul 28, 2024
Pauline “Polly” Margaret Cave, 87, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care and reunited with her husband, Major Robert B. Cave, I, on Sunday, July 28, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover, PA. Born on Friday, October 9, 1936 in Lonaconing, Maryland, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Henrietta Moffatt Dodds. In addition to her...
Rhondda Lea Kovacs
Jul 26, 2024
Rhondda Lea Kovacs, 75, of Littlestown, beloved wife of George F. Kovacs, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 26, 2024 at Wellspan Gettysburg Hospital. Born on Tuesday, May 31, 1949 in Cleveland, OH, she was a daughter of the late John Jenkins Morgan and Helen Dockrey Morgan. She was also preceded in death by two brothers, Gerald and...
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook
Jul 24, 2024
Anna Kathryn Shanabrook, 92, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, July 24, 2024 at Genesis- The Gettysburg Center. Born on Monday, July 11, 1932 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late Murray Edward Wentz and Katharine Elizabeth Lupp Wentz. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William D. Shanabrook; her son, Larry Shanabrook;...
Gregory M. Bean
Jul 24, 2024
Gregory Matthew Bean, 64, of Mechanicsburg and formerly of Hanover and Boynton Beach, FL, unexpectedly passed away on July 24, 2024. Born on Friday, July 22, 1960 in Shillington, PA, he was the son of the late Gerald H. Bean and Miriam J. (Kauffman) Bean. Greg was a 1978 graduate of Hershey High School. He attended Harrisburg Area Community College...
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry
Jul 23, 2024
Cheryl Lee Hogue Parry, 75, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, July 23, 2024 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Friday, April 8, 1949 in Chattahoochee, FL, she was the daughter of the late Betty Lee Hogue. She was also preceded in death by her companion of 45 years, Jimmy C. Wildasin, who died in 2018....
William C. Eline
Jul 22, 2024
William C. Eline, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024 at Spiritrust Lutheran, The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on October 25, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Curtis David and Romaine Arlene Mathias Eline. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 60 years B. Rosemary Eline; and...
Donald W. Bankard
Jul 22, 2024
Donald W. Bankard, 76, of Hanover, beloved husband of Mary Jo Bankard, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 22, 2024. Born on Saturday, February 28, 1948 in Westminster, MD, he was a son of the late Earl Joseph and Viola Virginia Dull Bankard. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Harold and Gerald Bankard; and a sister in...
M. Ann Rinker
Jul 22, 2024
M. (Matylda) Ann Rinker died July 22, 2024 at age 85. Ann was born in rural Missouri and raised in an Iowa Mississippi River town where she met her husband-to-be in junior high school. She had been married to Jim for 62 years. Ann was a graduate of Iowa State Teachers College (now the University of Northern Iowa) with a...
Paul A. Whiteford
Jul 20, 2024
Paul A. Whiteford, 73, of Hanover, husband of Kathy Feeser, entered into Gods eternal care on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Friday, June 1, 1951 in York, he was a son of the late Robert Archer Whiteford and Elenora Effie Attig Whiteford. Paul was a 1969 graduate of New Oxford High School, was a Civil War...
Shane Peters
Jul 20, 2024
Shane Peters, 54, of Hanover, husband of Debra D’Esposito Peters, died unexpectedly on Saturday, July 20, 2024 at his home. Born on Friday, June 5, 1970 in Binghamton, NY, he was a son of the late Robert Lee Peters, Sr. and Lucretia Anne Beadle Peters. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Dana A. Peters and a nephew,...
Lois E. Wolfersberger
Jul 19, 2024
Lois E. Wolfersberger, 93, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday July 19, 2024 at Homewood at Plum Creek following a long illness. Born on Saturday, August 23, 1930 in Berlin, PA, she was a daughter of the late Stewart Cleveland Saylor and Rachel Jane Paul Saylor. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 53 years, William...
Karyn S. Rebernik
Jul 17, 2024
Karyn (Wilt) Rebernik, 61, of Spring Grove, beloved wife of Boris Rebernik, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday July 17, 2024 at UPMC Hanover. Born on Sunday, September 9, 1962 in Frederick MD, she was the daughter of the late Howard and Marguerite (Summers) Wilt. She was also preceded in death by two sisters, Sandra Smith and Carol...
Arlene A. Tomecek
Jul 12, 2024
Arlene A. Tomecek, 92, a resident of Hanover since 1966, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, July 12, 2024 at Columbia Cottage surrounded by her loving family. Born January 5, 1932 in Johnson City, NY, she was the daughter of the late Paul and Anna (Gallis) Kadlecik. She was preceded in death by her loving husband, Jerry J. Tomecek,...
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