Obituaries
Obituaries for Panebaker Funeral Home & Cremation Care Center, Inc.
Joyce R. Kintzing
Aug 27, 2016
Joyce R. Kintzing, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Born on Friday, September 1, 1933 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wilmer N. and Ethel Border Rohrbaugh, and was the wife of the late James B. Kintzing, Jr., who died in 1980. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger...
Donald L. Louey, Sr.
Aug 23, 2016
Donald L. Louey, Sr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, October 4, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Raymond and Ellen Wonder Louey. He was also preceded in death by his first wife in 2007, Dorothy Perry Louey, whom he was married to for 56...
Francis J. Topper
Aug 18, 2016
Francis J. Topper, formerly of York and Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by family. He was 92 years old. Born on Wednesday, February 13, 1924 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late John L. and M. Bertha McKim Topper. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Staub Topper, with whom he...
The Richard M. Olson
Aug 14, 2016
The Rev. Richard M. Olson, 78, of York Springs, loving husband of Patricia Miller Olson, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 14, 2016 following a brief illness. Born on Monday, November 22, 1937 in Auburn, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of the late Albert O. and Marion Mitchell Olson. A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at...
John G. "Gil" Bateman Jr.
Aug 13, 2016
John G. “Gil” Bateman, Jr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Columbia Cottage. Born on Wednesday, January 13, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John G. Bateman, Sr. and Elizabeth I. Linder Bateman. He was a 1950 graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and served our country with the...
Quinton B. Richburg
Aug 10, 2016
Quinton B. Richburg, 29, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Thursday, December 11, 1986 in Bamberg, SC, he was a son of William M. Richburg of Bamberg and the late Leslie J. Turner Richburg. He enjoyed swimming and talking about his family. He had many friends that he...
H. Louise Cook
Aug 10, 2016
H. Louise “Weezie” Cook, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 in Westminster, MD, she was a daughter of the late David B. and Mary A. Croft Starner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Donald E. Cook,...
Nadine Garvick Berwager
Aug 6, 2016
Nadine Garvick Berwager, 94, formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on August 6, 2016 in Louisville, KY. Born on Monday, March 7, 1922 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wesley G. and Latura Ida Mae Worley Garvick and was also preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Earl W. Berwager, who died in...
Christine M. Mitz
Aug 5, 2016
Christine M. Mitz, 79, of New Oxford, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, August 5, 2016 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born on Friday, January 15, 1937 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry I. and Mary H. Ginter Hockensmith. She was also preceded in death by her son, Alan R. Mitz and...
Thomas C. Geiman
Aug 3, 2016
Thomas C. Geiman, 73, of Michigan City, IN and previously of McSherrystown, PA entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City following an unexpected, brief illness. Born on Saturday, May 29, 1943 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Wilmer W. and Evelyn M. Brady Geiman. He was also...
Ronald J. Staub
Aug 2, 2016
Ronald J. Staub, 78, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Survivors include his five daughters, Jodi M. Kuhn and her husband, Douglas, of New Oxford, Lori A. Dempsey and her husband, Paul, of Rock Hill, SC, Vicki L. Maloney and her husband, Bradley, of Hanover, Wendy S. Staub of Allen Park, MI, and...
Delores Mae Bixler Bowers
Aug 1, 2016
Delores Mae Bixler Bowers, 82, of Hanover, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, August 1, 2016. Her loving husband, Richard Hahn Bowers, 84, preceded her in death by four days on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Delores and Richard had never dated anyone else and were the loves of each other’s lives when they married 62 years ago, on...
Jeffery E. Snook
Aug 1, 2016
Jeffery E. Snook, 54, of Spring Grove, died at his home. Born on Sunday, October 8, 1961 in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Russell C. and Barbara J. Davis Snook. He was preceded in death by a sister, Karen “DeeDee” Aumiller. Jeffery worked as a truck driver and had a passion for watching and trading the stock...
Richard Hahn Bowers
Jul 28, 2016
Richard Hahn Bowers, 84, of Hanover, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 28, 2016 followed soon thereafter by his loving wife, Delores Mae Bixler Bowers, 82, on Monday, August 1, 2016. Richard and Delores had never dated anyone else and were the loves of each other’s lives when they married 62 years ago, on June 26, 1954....
Linda D. Sandruck
Jul 28, 2016
Linda D. Sandruck, 63, of Hanover, loving wife of Thomas L. “Tom” Sandruck, passed peacefully into God’s care on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Saturday, November 29, 1952 in Hanover, she was a daughter of Naomi G. (Hoff) McMaster of New Oxford and the late John R. McMaster. She was a 1970 graduate of Spring Grove...
Leo A. Staub
Jul 26, 2016
Leo A. Staub, 94, of Silver Spring, MD and formerly of Hanover, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at home. Born on Tuesday, November 15, 1921 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late Felix V. and E. Catherine Smith Staub and was the husband of the late E. Jeanette Redding Staub, his wife of 43 years, who...
Fred H. Shoemaker
Jul 22, 2016
Fred H. Shoemaker, 97, of Homewood at Plum Creek, loving husband of Mary Small Shoemaker, entered into God’s eternal kingdom on Friday, July 22, 2016. Born on Monday, June 16, 1919 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Claude B. and Sarah Snyder Shoemaker. He was a 1937 graduate of Eichelberger High School and served with the US...
Harold E. Wildasin
Jul 20, 2016
Harold E. Wildasin, 82, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Sunday, June 3, 1934 in Doylestown, he was a son of the late Rev. Dr. John E. Wildasin and Ruth Bair Wildasin. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Doyle. A graduate of Central Bucks High School, Harold...
Carrie L. Weaver
Jul 19, 2016
Carrie Lynn Weaver, 26, of Harrisburg, formerly of East Berlin, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill from complications of a horrible addiction. Born on Monday, November 20, 1989 in York, she was a daughter of Michael T. Weaver of New Oxford and Carolyn “Crout” Klunk Weaver of East Berlin. Carrie was a...
William K. Hutton
Jul 11, 2016
William K. “Will” Hutton, 64, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 11, 2016 at his home. Born on Tuesday, April 15, 1952 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Carl D. and Rosalie M. Sarco Hutton. A 1970 graduate of Patterson High School in Baltimore, he was a retired employee of Graphic Technology...
Joyce R. Kintzing
Aug 27, 2016
Joyce R. Kintzing, 82, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Saturday, August 27, 2016 at her home. Born on Friday, September 1, 1933 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wilmer N. and Ethel Border Rohrbaugh, and was the wife of the late James B. Kintzing, Jr., who died in 1980. A 1951 graduate of Eichelberger...
Donald L. Louey, Sr.
Aug 23, 2016
Donald L. Louey, Sr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 23, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Sunday, October 4, 1931 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Raymond and Ellen Wonder Louey. He was also preceded in death by his first wife in 2007, Dorothy Perry Louey, whom he was married to for 56...
Francis J. Topper
Aug 18, 2016
Francis J. Topper, formerly of York and Hanover, died peacefully on Thursday, August 18, 2016 surrounded by family. He was 92 years old. Born on Wednesday, February 13, 1924 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late John L. and M. Bertha McKim Topper. He was preceded in death by his wife, Mary Elizabeth Staub Topper, with whom he...
The Richard M. Olson
Aug 14, 2016
The Rev. Richard M. Olson, 78, of York Springs, loving husband of Patricia Miller Olson, died peacefully at his home on Sunday, August 14, 2016 following a brief illness. Born on Monday, November 22, 1937 in Auburn, Massachusetts, he was the youngest child of the late Albert O. and Marion Mitchell Olson. A graduate of the Lutheran Theological Seminary at...
John G. "Gil" Bateman Jr.
Aug 13, 2016
John G. “Gil” Bateman, Jr., 84, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Saturday, August 13, 2016 at Columbia Cottage. Born on Wednesday, January 13, 1932 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late John G. Bateman, Sr. and Elizabeth I. Linder Bateman. He was a 1950 graduate of the Baltimore Polytechnic Institute and served our country with the...
Quinton B. Richburg
Aug 10, 2016
Quinton B. Richburg, 29, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Hanover Hospital following a brief illness. Born on Thursday, December 11, 1986 in Bamberg, SC, he was a son of William M. Richburg of Bamberg and the late Leslie J. Turner Richburg. He enjoyed swimming and talking about his family. He had many friends that he...
H. Louise Cook
Aug 10, 2016
H. Louise “Weezie” Cook, 79, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 10, 2016 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born on Tuesday, May 25, 1937 in Westminster, MD, she was a daughter of the late David B. and Mary A. Croft Starner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 45 years, Donald E. Cook,...
Nadine Garvick Berwager
Aug 6, 2016
Nadine Garvick Berwager, 94, formerly of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on August 6, 2016 in Louisville, KY. Born on Monday, March 7, 1922 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Wesley G. and Latura Ida Mae Worley Garvick and was also preceded in death by her husband of 74 years, Earl W. Berwager, who died in...
Christine M. Mitz
Aug 5, 2016
Christine M. Mitz, 79, of New Oxford, passed away surrounded by her family on Friday, August 5, 2016 at her home following a lengthy illness. Born on Friday, January 15, 1937 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late Harry I. and Mary H. Ginter Hockensmith. She was also preceded in death by her son, Alan R. Mitz and...
Thomas C. Geiman
Aug 3, 2016
Thomas C. Geiman, 73, of Michigan City, IN and previously of McSherrystown, PA entered into God’s eternal care on Wednesday, August 3, 2016 at St. Anthony Hospital in Michigan City following an unexpected, brief illness. Born on Saturday, May 29, 1943 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Wilmer W. and Evelyn M. Brady Geiman. He was also...
Ronald J. Staub
Aug 2, 2016
Ronald J. Staub, 78, of Hanover, passed away peacefully on Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Survivors include his five daughters, Jodi M. Kuhn and her husband, Douglas, of New Oxford, Lori A. Dempsey and her husband, Paul, of Rock Hill, SC, Vicki L. Maloney and her husband, Bradley, of Hanover, Wendy S. Staub of Allen Park, MI, and...
Delores Mae Bixler Bowers
Aug 1, 2016
Delores Mae Bixler Bowers, 82, of Hanover, went home to be with Jesus on Monday, August 1, 2016. Her loving husband, Richard Hahn Bowers, 84, preceded her in death by four days on Thursday, July 28, 2016. Delores and Richard had never dated anyone else and were the loves of each other’s lives when they married 62 years ago, on...
Jeffery E. Snook
Aug 1, 2016
Jeffery E. Snook, 54, of Spring Grove, died at his home. Born on Sunday, October 8, 1961 in Lewistown, he was the son of the late Russell C. and Barbara J. Davis Snook. He was preceded in death by a sister, Karen “DeeDee” Aumiller. Jeffery worked as a truck driver and had a passion for watching and trading the stock...
Richard Hahn Bowers
Jul 28, 2016
Richard Hahn Bowers, 84, of Hanover, went home to be with Jesus on Thursday, July 28, 2016 followed soon thereafter by his loving wife, Delores Mae Bixler Bowers, 82, on Monday, August 1, 2016. Richard and Delores had never dated anyone else and were the loves of each other’s lives when they married 62 years ago, on June 26, 1954....
Linda D. Sandruck
Jul 28, 2016
Linda D. Sandruck, 63, of Hanover, loving wife of Thomas L. “Tom” Sandruck, passed peacefully into God’s care on Thursday, July 28, 2016 at Hanover Hospital. Born on Saturday, November 29, 1952 in Hanover, she was a daughter of Naomi G. (Hoff) McMaster of New Oxford and the late John R. McMaster. She was a 1970 graduate of Spring Grove...
Leo A. Staub
Jul 26, 2016
Leo A. Staub, 94, of Silver Spring, MD and formerly of Hanover, passed away on Tuesday, July 26, 2016 at home. Born on Tuesday, November 15, 1921 in McSherrystown, he was a son of the late Felix V. and E. Catherine Smith Staub and was the husband of the late E. Jeanette Redding Staub, his wife of 43 years, who...
Fred H. Shoemaker
Jul 22, 2016
Fred H. Shoemaker, 97, of Homewood at Plum Creek, loving husband of Mary Small Shoemaker, entered into God’s eternal kingdom on Friday, July 22, 2016. Born on Monday, June 16, 1919 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Claude B. and Sarah Snyder Shoemaker. He was a 1937 graduate of Eichelberger High School and served with the US...
Harold E. Wildasin
Jul 20, 2016
Harold E. Wildasin, 82, of Hanover, passed away on Wednesday, July 20, 2016 at Transitions Healthcare in Gettysburg. Born on Sunday, June 3, 1934 in Doylestown, he was a son of the late Rev. Dr. John E. Wildasin and Ruth Bair Wildasin. He was also preceded in death by a brother, Doyle. A graduate of Central Bucks High School, Harold...
Carrie L. Weaver
Jul 19, 2016
Carrie Lynn Weaver, 26, of Harrisburg, formerly of East Berlin, passed away on Tuesday, July 19, 2016 at Holy Spirit Hospital in Camp Hill from complications of a horrible addiction. Born on Monday, November 20, 1989 in York, she was a daughter of Michael T. Weaver of New Oxford and Carolyn “Crout” Klunk Weaver of East Berlin. Carrie was a...
William K. Hutton
Jul 11, 2016
William K. “Will” Hutton, 64, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Monday, July 11, 2016 at his home. Born on Tuesday, April 15, 1952 in Baltimore, MD, he was a son of the late Carl D. and Rosalie M. Sarco Hutton. A 1970 graduate of Patterson High School in Baltimore, he was a retired employee of Graphic Technology...