Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Eugene A. Gladfelter
Jun 1, 2018
Eugene A. “E.G.” Gladfelter, 78, of Abbottstown, beloved husband of Joyce M. Gladfelter, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 1, 2018 at his home. Born on Friday, May 10, 1940 in Biglerville, he was a son of the late Lavere and Ruth Bosseman Gladfelter. A retired employee of Black & Decker, he later became the owner and operator of EG...
Carole J. Hufnagle
May 31, 2018
Carole J. Hufnagle, 65, of Landisville, beloved wife of Daniel G. Hufnagle, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born on Thursday, September 25, 1952 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. Blouse and Agnes Brillhart Blouse Klinedinst, and step-daughter of the late, Charles R. Klinedinst. Carole earned her...
Karen L. Groft
May 28, 2018
Karen L. Groft, 56, of Hanover, beloved wife of James L. Groft, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, May 28, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle – Hanover following a lengthy illness. Born on Tuesday, October 24, 1961 in Towson, MD, she was a daughter of the late Richard D. Bosley, Sr. and Mary C. Ford Bosley Turner. A 1979 graduate...
Carl B. Wike
May 26, 2018
Carl Bruno Wike, 62, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle- Hanover. Born on Wednesday, September 14, 1955 in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Robert and Carla Wike. He had worked as a carpet installer for many years and was of the Lutheran faith. Survivors include his wife of...
Philip E. Bealing
May 23, 2018
Philip E. Bealing, 86, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Saturday, June 13, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Lloyd E. Bealing, Sr. and Beatrice A. Baumgartner Bealing. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Jean Wierman Bealing, who died...
Shirley Margaret Gelwicks
May 20, 2018
Shirley Margaret Gelwicks, 82, of Hanover passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Saturday, September 7, 1935 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Scott and Frances McNair. She was also preceded in death her companion of 40 years, Dale K. Miller, who died in 2011; a daughter, Dale Ellen...
June T. Huff
May 19, 2018
June T. Huff, 82, of Bonneauville, beloved wife of Spencer E. Huff, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Spiritrust Lutheran - The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Monday, September 23, 1935 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late John and Bernadine Emma Keiser Clapsaddle. June was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Sue Bollinger Hoffman
May 16, 2018
Sue Bollinger Hoffman, 67, of Dover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 with her family by her side at York Hospital following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on Wednesday, September 13, 1950 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Roy Bollinger, Jr. and Mary Golden Bollinger. She was a member of St....
Merrill Joseph "Sonny" Brooks, Sr.
May 7, 2018
Merrill Joseph “Sonny” Brooks, Sr., 67, of Hanover, husband of Linda Sipling Brooks, died peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Donald R. and Shirley Pittman Brooks. A 1968 graduate of South Western High School, he was...
Richard G. Harrison
May 3, 2018
Richard G. Harrison, 74, of Hanover, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on Monday, August 30, 1943 in Fairmont, WV, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Johnson Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 40 years, Dorothy J. Harrison, who died in 2010; a...
Troy Allen Becker
May 2, 2018
Troy Allen Becker, 37, of Chambersburg, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 at his home. Born on Wednesday, August 20, 1980 in York, he was a son of Keith A. Becker of Biglerville and Diane M. Becker of Spring Grove. Troy worked in the food and hospitality industry for many years, starting at his family’s restaurant, Becker’s Hill Tavern,...
Virginia S. "Stevie" Humbert
May 1, 2018
Virginia S. “Stevie” Humbert, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Born on Sunday, February 3, 1929 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late William V. and Helen Landis Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, David F. Humbert, Jr., who died on May 17, 2016; and a...
Scott A. Manger
Apr 30, 2018
Scott A. Manger, 42, of Hanover, loving husband of Tiffany A. Staub Manger, died peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born on Monday, June 30, 1975 in Hanover, he was the son of Stephen B. and Barbara Wilt Manger of Hanover. A 1993 graduate of South Western High School, he was an avid...
Randall C. Moore
Apr 29, 2018
Randall Craig Moore, 63, of Hanover, loving husband of Evelyn “Lynn” Robinette Moore, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home. Born on Saturday, October 23, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of Vera Gummo Calhoun of Gettysburg and the late Harry Raymond Moore, and step-son of Edward Calhoun also of Gettysburg. A 1972 graduate...
Ew Knight
Apr 27, 2018
Drew Knight, 61, of Hanover, beloved husband of Tina R. Knight, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Penn State Health - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on Friday, March 1, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Albert R. and Elaine Stolzenbach Knight. Drew was employed by the Dart Container Company...
Donald L. Walton
Apr 18, 2018
Donald L. Walton, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his home. Born on Monday, February 8, 1932 in Kralltown, PA, he was a son of the late Harvey A. and Beatrice Eisenhart Walton. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of three and a half years, Jacquelyn Hufnagle Walton,...
Charlotte M. "Shots" Smith
Apr 16, 2018
Charlotte M. “Shots” Smith, 69, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at York Hospital. Born on Sunday, August 15, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen M. Brown Kuhn. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Trevor Jarrett Black; five brothers, Raymond B. Kuhn, Verley...
Paul H. Trask
Apr 16, 2018
Paul H. Trask, 57, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on Friday, March 24, 1961 in Plattsburgh, NY, he was a son of the late Harold and Priscilla Trask. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cathy Mance and Susie Santy. Paul received his...
Doreen Oblack
Apr 13, 2018
Doreen Oblack, 56, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, April 13, 2018 at her home. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1961 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mechling Oblack of Hanover and the late Darwin D. Oblack. Doreen had worked in the finance department at Sheridan Press until her retirement in 2013. She was a...
Thelma Trail Harris
Apr 12, 2018
Thelma Trail Harris, 88, of Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home following a period of declining health. Born on Sunday, September 8, 1929 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Emma B. Gernhart Hooper and Robert L. Hooper, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John E. Trail, Sr.,...
Eugene A. Gladfelter
Jun 1, 2018
Eugene A. “E.G.” Gladfelter, 78, of Abbottstown, beloved husband of Joyce M. Gladfelter, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 1, 2018 at his home. Born on Friday, May 10, 1940 in Biglerville, he was a son of the late Lavere and Ruth Bosseman Gladfelter. A retired employee of Black & Decker, he later became the owner and operator of EG...
Carole J. Hufnagle
May 31, 2018
Carole J. Hufnagle, 65, of Landisville, beloved wife of Daniel G. Hufnagle, entered into God’s eternal care on Thursday, May 31, 2018 at Lancaster General Hospital. Born on Thursday, September 25, 1952 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Charles E. Blouse and Agnes Brillhart Blouse Klinedinst, and step-daughter of the late, Charles R. Klinedinst. Carole earned her...
Karen L. Groft
May 28, 2018
Karen L. Groft, 56, of Hanover, beloved wife of James L. Groft, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, May 28, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle – Hanover following a lengthy illness. Born on Tuesday, October 24, 1961 in Towson, MD, she was a daughter of the late Richard D. Bosley, Sr. and Mary C. Ford Bosley Turner. A 1979 graduate...
Carl B. Wike
May 26, 2018
Carl Bruno Wike, 62, of Hanover entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, May 26, 2018 at UPMC Pinnacle- Hanover. Born on Wednesday, September 14, 1955 in Lancaster, he was a son of the late Robert and Carla Wike. He had worked as a carpet installer for many years and was of the Lutheran faith. Survivors include his wife of...
Philip E. Bealing
May 23, 2018
Philip E. Bealing, 86, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, May 23, 2018 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Saturday, June 13, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Lloyd E. Bealing, Sr. and Beatrice A. Baumgartner Bealing. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Jean Wierman Bealing, who died...
Shirley Margaret Gelwicks
May 20, 2018
Shirley Margaret Gelwicks, 82, of Hanover passed away on Sunday, May 20, 2018 at Hanover Hall Nursing Center. Born on Saturday, September 7, 1935 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Scott and Frances McNair. She was also preceded in death her companion of 40 years, Dale K. Miller, who died in 2011; a daughter, Dale Ellen...
June T. Huff
May 19, 2018
June T. Huff, 82, of Bonneauville, beloved wife of Spencer E. Huff, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, May 19, 2018 at Spiritrust Lutheran - The Village at Utz Terrace. Born on Monday, September 23, 1935 in Gettysburg, she was a daughter of the late John and Bernadine Emma Keiser Clapsaddle. June was a member of St. Joseph Catholic...
Sue Bollinger Hoffman
May 16, 2018
Sue Bollinger Hoffman, 67, of Dover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, May 16, 2018 with her family by her side at York Hospital following a lengthy battle with pancreatic cancer. Born on Wednesday, September 13, 1950 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Roy Bollinger, Jr. and Mary Golden Bollinger. She was a member of St....
Merrill Joseph "Sonny" Brooks, Sr.
May 7, 2018
Merrill Joseph “Sonny” Brooks, Sr., 67, of Hanover, husband of Linda Sipling Brooks, died peacefully on Monday, May 7, 2018 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born on Wednesday, May 17, 1950 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Donald R. and Shirley Pittman Brooks. A 1968 graduate of South Western High School, he was...
Richard G. Harrison
May 3, 2018
Richard G. Harrison, 74, of Hanover, died Thursday, May 3, 2018 from injuries sustained in an automobile accident. Born on Monday, August 30, 1943 in Fairmont, WV, he was a son of the late Charles and Mary Johnson Harrison. He was also preceded in death by his wife of nearly 40 years, Dorothy J. Harrison, who died in 2010; a...
Troy Allen Becker
May 2, 2018
Troy Allen Becker, 37, of Chambersburg, died suddenly on Tuesday, May 2, 2018 at his home. Born on Wednesday, August 20, 1980 in York, he was a son of Keith A. Becker of Biglerville and Diane M. Becker of Spring Grove. Troy worked in the food and hospitality industry for many years, starting at his family’s restaurant, Becker’s Hill Tavern,...
Virginia S. "Stevie" Humbert
May 1, 2018
Virginia S. “Stevie” Humbert, 89, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, May 1, 2018. Born on Sunday, February 3, 1929 in Hanover, she was the daughter of the late William V. and Helen Landis Snyder. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 66 years, David F. Humbert, Jr., who died on May 17, 2016; and a...
Scott A. Manger
Apr 30, 2018
Scott A. Manger, 42, of Hanover, loving husband of Tiffany A. Staub Manger, died peacefully on Monday, April 30, 2018 at his home following a sudden illness. Born on Monday, June 30, 1975 in Hanover, he was the son of Stephen B. and Barbara Wilt Manger of Hanover. A 1993 graduate of South Western High School, he was an avid...
Randall C. Moore
Apr 29, 2018
Randall Craig Moore, 63, of Hanover, loving husband of Evelyn “Lynn” Robinette Moore, passed away peacefully on Sunday, April 29, 2018 at his home. Born on Saturday, October 23, 1954 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of Vera Gummo Calhoun of Gettysburg and the late Harry Raymond Moore, and step-son of Edward Calhoun also of Gettysburg. A 1972 graduate...
Ew Knight
Apr 27, 2018
Drew Knight, 61, of Hanover, beloved husband of Tina R. Knight, passed away peacefully on Friday, April 27, 2018 at the Penn State Health - Milton S. Hershey Medical Center. Born on Friday, March 1, 1957 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Albert R. and Elaine Stolzenbach Knight. Drew was employed by the Dart Container Company...
Donald L. Walton
Apr 18, 2018
Donald L. Walton, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, April 18, 2018 at his home. Born on Monday, February 8, 1932 in Kralltown, PA, he was a son of the late Harvey A. and Beatrice Eisenhart Walton. He was also preceded in death by his first wife of three and a half years, Jacquelyn Hufnagle Walton,...
Charlotte M. "Shots" Smith
Apr 16, 2018
Charlotte M. “Shots” Smith, 69, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at York Hospital. Born on Sunday, August 15, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Alfred B. and Helen M. Brown Kuhn. She was also preceded in death by a grandson, Trevor Jarrett Black; five brothers, Raymond B. Kuhn, Verley...
Paul H. Trask
Apr 16, 2018
Paul H. Trask, 57, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, April 16, 2018 at his home surrounded by his family. Born on Friday, March 24, 1961 in Plattsburgh, NY, he was a son of the late Harold and Priscilla Trask. He was also preceded in death by two sisters, Cathy Mance and Susie Santy. Paul received his...
Doreen Oblack
Apr 13, 2018
Doreen Oblack, 56, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Friday, April 13, 2018 at her home. Born on Wednesday, April 26, 1961 in Pittsburgh, she was the daughter of Dorothy Mechling Oblack of Hanover and the late Darwin D. Oblack. Doreen had worked in the finance department at Sheridan Press until her retirement in 2013. She was a...
Thelma Trail Harris
Apr 12, 2018
Thelma Trail Harris, 88, of Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, April 12, 2018 at her home following a period of declining health. Born on Sunday, September 8, 1929 in Baltimore, she was the daughter of the late Emma B. Gernhart Hooper and Robert L. Hooper, Sr. She was also preceded in death by her first husband, John E. Trail, Sr.,...