Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Anthony X. Schiavo
Aug 5, 2017
Anthony “Corky” Schiavo, 88, of Hanover, beloved husband of Mary Ellen Schiavo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at his home. Born on Monday, August 6, 1928 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Xavier and Pauline Cirelli Schiavo. He was of the Catholic faith. Surviving, in addition to his wife of 50 years, are two...
Shelby J. Harbold
Jul 30, 2017
Shelby J. Harbold, 79, of York, beloved wife of Fred M. Harbold, passed away on Sunday July 30, 2017 at York Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on Saturday, July 31, 1937 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John and Lillian Melhorn Jacoby. She was also preceded in death by three siblings. In addition to...
Philip C. Bealing
Jul 28, 2017
Philip C. Bealing, 58, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 28, 2017 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Monday, July 13, 1959 in Hanover, he was the son of Philip E. Bealing of Hanover and the late Jean Wierman Bealing. He was of the Catholic faith. Phil was a 1977 graduate of Delone Catholic High School and received an...
Dorothy E. Kohr
Jul 24, 2017
Dorothy E. Kohr, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, January 29, 1920 in Manchester, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul James Gross and Anna Mae Cunningham Gross. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 43 years, M. Luther Kohr, who died on...
Donald L. Simpson
Jul 21, 2017
Donald L. Simpson, 76, of Littlestown, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at his home. Born on Saturday, July 19, 1941 in Sunbury, he was a son of the late John F. and Emma J. Gass Simpson. A graduate of Northumberland High School, Donald went on to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force. Later, he was employed...
Margaret A. Keeney
Jul 19, 2017
Margaret A. Keeney, 70, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at her home. Born on Thursday, February 15, 1947 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ralph J. and Dorothy Frommeyer Reaver. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 16 years, Norman W. Keeney, Jr., who died in 2002; and...
Raymond S. Gorsuch Jr.
Jul 13, 2017
Raymond S. Gorsuch Jr., 74, of Gettysburg, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 13, 2017 after suffering several years from Parkinson’s disease. Raymond is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Tammy; two grandchildren, Melissa and Nicholas; a step-son, James; two sisters, Mary and Betty; and one brother George.
Wanda L. Strickhouser
Jul 10, 2017
Wanda L. Strickhouser, 80, formerly of Littlestown, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Sunday, November 8, 1936 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Melvin F. and Mary M. Keckler Overholtzer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Charles A. Strickhouser,...
Marian E. Bennett
Jul 10, 2017
Marian E. Bennett, 96, of Hanover, died peacefully on Monday, July 10, 2017 at the home she cherished which she and her loving husband Richard built more than 63 years ago. Born on Thursday, May 19, 1921 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late Allen T. and Syrena I. Collins Eckenrode. She was also preceded in death by...
W. Max Rohrbaugh
Jul 6, 2017
W. Max Rohrbaugh, 92, of Hanover, beloved husband of Carla J. Sheaffer Rohrbaugh, entered into God’s eternal on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, December 16, 1924 in Glendale, CA, he was a son of the late William B. and Aimee Diehl Rohrbaugh. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Rohrbaugh....
Kathy Clarke
Jul 2, 2017
Kathryn Clarke, 57, of New Oxford, passed away unexpectedly at her home in New Oxford on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Born on Friday, August 14, 1959 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of Shirley K. Smith of Hanover and the late Melvin Smith. Imaginative in her thinking, she was gifted creative writer. She was a kindhearted woman, who cared more...
Joyce K. Babylon
Jun 28, 2017
Joyce K. Babylon, 73, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Fair Havens Assisted Living. Born on Friday, June 9, 1944 in Jefferson, MD, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Dorothy Getzandanner Moxley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Babylon, who died in 2016. Joyce enjoyed painting...
Donald H. Feeser
Jun 19, 2017
Donald H. Feeser, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, June 19, 2017 at York Hospital. Born on Friday, April 18, 1924 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Amos H. and Buelah Sell Feeser. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Jane Martin Feeser, who died in 2013; a...
Gene C. "Lookie" Lookenbill
Jun 18, 2017
Gene C. “Lookie” Lookenbill, 82, of Hanover, beloved husband of Betty J. Forry Lookenbill, died peacefully while surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Wednesday, August 22, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Gilbert L. and Margaret Kessler Lookenbill. He was also preceded in death...
Donald T. May
Jun 17, 2017
Donald Texas May, 82, of Abbottstown, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at ManorCare Health Services – York North. Born on Monday, May 6, 1935 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Hugh Lee May and Alda Lucinda Cromer May. He was also preceded in death by a son, Daniel May; and his brothers...
Ashley Marie Lorenzano
Jun 16, 2017
Ashley Marie Lorenzano, 34, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2017 at her home. Born on Thursday, May 12, 1983 in Silver Spring, MD, she was a daughter of Monica L. Duelley and Timothy H. Lorenzano and his wife, Terri, all of Littlestown. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Charles W. “Bill” Duelley...
Jack Walsh
Jun 16, 2017
Jack Walsh, 93, of Hanover, joined the party on the other side on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Columbia Cottage following a brief illness. Born on Saturday, July 21, 1923 in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late John Joseph Michael Walsh, Sr. and Delia McHale Walsh, and husband of nearly 49 years to the late Mary Ann...
J. Barry Bittinger
Jun 7, 2017
John Barry Bittinger, 81, loving husband of Nancy Kirk Bittinger, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his home. Born on Saturday, November 23, 1935 in Hanover, he was a son of P. Nadine (Miller) Bittinger of Hanover and the late John H. Bittinger. Barry was the owner of Springhill Garden Center on the Carlisle Pike for forty years, a...
Mary L. Brown
Jun 4, 2017
Mary L. Brown, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Hanover Hall following a brief illness. Born on November 9, 1930 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Peter R. Karlus, Sr. and Grace Stair Karlus and wife of the late Joseph E. Brown, who died in 2010. She was also...
Deborah C Hockensmith
May 21, 2017
Deborah C. Hockensmith, 69, of Hanover, beloved wife of Donald F. Hockensmith, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Saturday, March 13, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clair and Avrill Stahl Newman. She was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy, and attended Sacred Heart Basilica. Deborah was...
Anthony X. Schiavo
Aug 5, 2017
Anthony “Corky” Schiavo, 88, of Hanover, beloved husband of Mary Ellen Schiavo, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 5, 2017 at his home. Born on Monday, August 6, 1928 in Baltimore, he was a son of the late Xavier and Pauline Cirelli Schiavo. He was of the Catholic faith. Surviving, in addition to his wife of 50 years, are two...
Shelby J. Harbold
Jul 30, 2017
Shelby J. Harbold, 79, of York, beloved wife of Fred M. Harbold, passed away on Sunday July 30, 2017 at York Hospital following a period of declining health. Born on Saturday, July 31, 1937 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late John and Lillian Melhorn Jacoby. She was also preceded in death by three siblings. In addition to...
Philip C. Bealing
Jul 28, 2017
Philip C. Bealing, 58, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Friday, July 28, 2017 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Monday, July 13, 1959 in Hanover, he was the son of Philip E. Bealing of Hanover and the late Jean Wierman Bealing. He was of the Catholic faith. Phil was a 1977 graduate of Delone Catholic High School and received an...
Dorothy E. Kohr
Jul 24, 2017
Dorothy E. Kohr, 97, passed away peacefully on Monday, July 24, 2017 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Thursday, January 29, 1920 in Manchester, PA, she was a daughter of the late Paul James Gross and Anna Mae Cunningham Gross. She was also preceded in death by her husband of nearly 43 years, M. Luther Kohr, who died on...
Donald L. Simpson
Jul 21, 2017
Donald L. Simpson, 76, of Littlestown, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017 at his home. Born on Saturday, July 19, 1941 in Sunbury, he was a son of the late John F. and Emma J. Gass Simpson. A graduate of Northumberland High School, Donald went on to serve his country in the U.S. Air Force. Later, he was employed...
Margaret A. Keeney
Jul 19, 2017
Margaret A. Keeney, 70, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully on Wednesday, July 19, 2017 at her home. Born on Thursday, February 15, 1947 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Ralph J. and Dorothy Frommeyer Reaver. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 16 years, Norman W. Keeney, Jr., who died in 2002; and...
Raymond S. Gorsuch Jr.
Jul 13, 2017
Raymond S. Gorsuch Jr., 74, of Gettysburg, passed away at his home on Thursday, July 13, 2017 after suffering several years from Parkinson’s disease. Raymond is survived by his wife, Nancy; daughter, Tammy; two grandchildren, Melissa and Nicholas; a step-son, James; two sisters, Mary and Betty; and one brother George.
Wanda L. Strickhouser
Jul 10, 2017
Wanda L. Strickhouser, 80, formerly of Littlestown, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 10, 2017 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Sunday, November 8, 1936 in Emmitsburg, MD, she was a daughter of the late Melvin F. and Mary M. Keckler Overholtzer. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 49 years, Charles A. Strickhouser,...
Marian E. Bennett
Jul 10, 2017
Marian E. Bennett, 96, of Hanover, died peacefully on Monday, July 10, 2017 at the home she cherished which she and her loving husband Richard built more than 63 years ago. Born on Thursday, May 19, 1921 in Littlestown, she was a daughter of the late Allen T. and Syrena I. Collins Eckenrode. She was also preceded in death by...
W. Max Rohrbaugh
Jul 6, 2017
W. Max Rohrbaugh, 92, of Hanover, beloved husband of Carla J. Sheaffer Rohrbaugh, entered into God’s eternal on Thursday, July 6, 2017 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, December 16, 1924 in Glendale, CA, he was a son of the late William B. and Aimee Diehl Rohrbaugh. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Glenn Rohrbaugh....
Kathy Clarke
Jul 2, 2017
Kathryn Clarke, 57, of New Oxford, passed away unexpectedly at her home in New Oxford on Sunday, July 2, 2017. Born on Friday, August 14, 1959 in Baltimore, she was a daughter of Shirley K. Smith of Hanover and the late Melvin Smith. Imaginative in her thinking, she was gifted creative writer. She was a kindhearted woman, who cared more...
Joyce K. Babylon
Jun 28, 2017
Joyce K. Babylon, 73, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Fair Havens Assisted Living. Born on Friday, June 9, 1944 in Jefferson, MD, she was the daughter of the late Alton and Dorothy Getzandanner Moxley. She was also preceded in death by her husband, William Babylon, who died in 2016. Joyce enjoyed painting...
Donald H. Feeser
Jun 19, 2017
Donald H. Feeser, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, June 19, 2017 at York Hospital. Born on Friday, April 18, 1924 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Amos H. and Buelah Sell Feeser. He was also preceded in death by his wife of 65 years, Jane Martin Feeser, who died in 2013; a...
Gene C. "Lookie" Lookenbill
Jun 18, 2017
Gene C. “Lookie” Lookenbill, 82, of Hanover, beloved husband of Betty J. Forry Lookenbill, died peacefully while surrounded by his family on Sunday, June 18, 2017 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Wednesday, August 22, 1934 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Gilbert L. and Margaret Kessler Lookenbill. He was also preceded in death...
Donald T. May
Jun 17, 2017
Donald Texas May, 82, of Abbottstown, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, June 17, 2017 at ManorCare Health Services – York North. Born on Monday, May 6, 1935 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Hugh Lee May and Alda Lucinda Cromer May. He was also preceded in death by a son, Daniel May; and his brothers...
Ashley Marie Lorenzano
Jun 16, 2017
Ashley Marie Lorenzano, 34, of Spring Grove, passed away peacefully on Friday, June 16, 2017 at her home. Born on Thursday, May 12, 1983 in Silver Spring, MD, she was a daughter of Monica L. Duelley and Timothy H. Lorenzano and his wife, Terri, all of Littlestown. She was preceded in death by her maternal grandfather, Charles W. “Bill” Duelley...
Jack Walsh
Jun 16, 2017
Jack Walsh, 93, of Hanover, joined the party on the other side on Friday, June 16, 2017 at Columbia Cottage following a brief illness. Born on Saturday, July 21, 1923 in Chester, PA, he was the son of the late John Joseph Michael Walsh, Sr. and Delia McHale Walsh, and husband of nearly 49 years to the late Mary Ann...
J. Barry Bittinger
Jun 7, 2017
John Barry Bittinger, 81, loving husband of Nancy Kirk Bittinger, passed away Wednesday, June 7, 2017 at his home. Born on Saturday, November 23, 1935 in Hanover, he was a son of P. Nadine (Miller) Bittinger of Hanover and the late John H. Bittinger. Barry was the owner of Springhill Garden Center on the Carlisle Pike for forty years, a...
Mary L. Brown
Jun 4, 2017
Mary L. Brown, 86, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, June 4, 2017 at Hanover Hall following a brief illness. Born on November 9, 1930 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Peter R. Karlus, Sr. and Grace Stair Karlus and wife of the late Joseph E. Brown, who died in 2010. She was also...
Deborah C Hockensmith
May 21, 2017
Deborah C. Hockensmith, 69, of Hanover, beloved wife of Donald F. Hockensmith, entered into God’s eternal care on Sunday, May 21, 2017 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Saturday, March 13, 1948 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Clair and Avrill Stahl Newman. She was a graduate of St. Joseph Academy, and attended Sacred Heart Basilica. Deborah was...