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William F. Britcher

William F. Britcher

May 11, 2010

William F. Britcher, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born in Hanover on April 19, 1925, he was a son of the late Paul P. and Helen E. Klunk Britcher. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Britcher. In 1943,...

Raymond V. Stoner

Raymond V. Stoner

May 9, 2010

Raymond V. Stoner, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Nira Dull Stoner, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Harrisburg Hospital following a brief illness. Born on May 4, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George D. and Mary Diffendorfer Stoner. Following his mother’s death, he was raised by his loving aunt and uncle,...

Marie Bloom

Marie Bloom

May 7, 2010

Marie Bloom, 101, of Inverness, FL, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010 at Arbor Trail Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Inverness. Born February 28, 1909 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late William and Bertha Trimmer. Marie and her late husband, David Bloom, owned and operated the A&W Root Beer Drive-In in Hanover until his death. Survivors include...

Robert E. Martin

Robert E. Martin

May 5, 2010

Robert E. Martin, 63, of McSherrystown, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his home. Born December 31, 1946 in Beckley, WV, he was a son of the late Robert L. Martin and Beulah Davidson Martin Caldwell. Mr. Martin was an employee of Knouse Foods in Biglerville, where he had worked for the last 15 years. He...

Louise Anita Mcatee

Louise Anita Mcatee

May 4, 2010

Louise A. McAtee, 84, of Hanover, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on August 29, 1925 in Horseheads, NY, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Crete Riley McAtee. In 1969, she moved to Gettysburg, PA, and she became employed at Gettysburg College in the Printing Office, where she was the...

Thomas Sanford Bockoven

Thomas Sanford Bockoven

May 1, 2010

Thomas Sanford Bockoven, Sr., 83, of Hanover, PA, loving husband of Dorothy Watson Bockoven for 58 years, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek of pneumonia. Born on March 3, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Dr. Sterling Bockoven and Marie Lomas Main. He is survived by his beloved daughter Carol Watson...

Doris I. Kemme

Doris I. Kemme

May 1, 2010

Doris Irene Barnitt Kemme, 72, of Hanover, was called home to Heaven on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Born on May 23, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Violet Schick Barnitt. She had lived in Flemington, NJ until 2003 when she and her husband relocated to Hanover to be closer to her young...

Charlotte Rebecca Herb

Charlotte Rebecca Herb

Apr 28, 2010

Charlotte R. “Becky” Herb, 84, of New Oxford, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following lengthy illness. Born June 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Emma Kemper Reck. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventeen years, Richard C. Herb, who died in 1996. She was...

Shoreland C. Matthias

Shoreland C. Matthias

Apr 26, 2010

Shoreland C. "Matt" Matthias, 88, of Eureka, IL, died on Monday, April 26 2010, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka. Born July 13, 1921, in Hanover, he was the son of the late Clark Monroe and Carrie Yingling Matthias and was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Wilma Dawkins Matthias, who passed away in 1993....

Anna R. Patierno

Anna R. Patierno

Apr 18, 2010

Ann Patierno, 92, of York, formerly of Hanover, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 18, 2010 at York Hospital. Born October 6, 1917 in Waterbury, CT, she was a daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria Crambro Rossi, and was also preceded in death by her husband of more than 45 years, Robert T. Patierno, Sr., who died...

Joseph D. Tavares

Joseph D. Tavares

Apr 16, 2010

Joseph D. Tavares, 89, died April 16, 2010 at Mandarin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Born December 31, 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Tavares. A former resident of Hanover, he resided at Atria Manresa in Annapolis, MD for the past seven years. Mr. Tavares was a veteran of World War...

Richard Frazer Smith

Richard Frazer Smith

Apr 11, 2010

Richard Frazer Smith, 85, of Hanover, beloved husband of Shirley Jocelyn Smith, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 11, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Born November 15, 1924 in Red Bluff, CA, he was a son of the late Donald M. and Margaret Frazer Smith. He was Vice President of Wilson & Company in Chicago, IL, and...

Helen V. Wood

Helen V. Wood

Apr 11, 2010

Helen V. Wood, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late Donald M. Wood, who died in 2004. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Elfner Brandt, and was also preceded in death by her half-brother, Donald...

Anna L. Wilt

Anna L. Wilt

Apr 5, 2010

Anna L. Wilt, 86, of Glenville, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born March 20, 1924 in the village of Iron Ridge, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Virgie Becker Hoover, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Llewellyn J. Wilt; a son, Timothy J. Wilt and...

Richard M. Seibert

Richard M. Seibert

Mar 28, 2010

Richard M. Seibert, 89, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. He was the husband of Joyce Iona (Gulden) Seibert, to whom he was married 68 years. Born December 4, 1920 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Merle “Dutch” and Miriam (Reck) Seibert, and was also...

Harry L. Custer

Harry L. Custer

Mar 27, 2010

Harry L. Custer, 87, of Hanover, died peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. Born August 10, 1922, he was a son of the late Porter L. and Catherine Green Custer. He was the husband of nearly 53 years to Caroline Miller Custer, who died in 2002, and was also preceded in death by...

Beatrice Viola Beck Storm

Beatrice Viola Beck Storm

Mar 24, 2010

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Constance E. Reese

Constance E. Reese

Mar 22, 2010

Constance E. “Connie” Reese, 80, of Hanover, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, March 22, 2010 at Hanover Hall. Born October 7, 1929 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Melvin A. and Irene Champion Graham and wife of the late Mark Lee “John” Reese who died in 1988. She was also preceded in death...

Ethel L. Yingling Goodfellow

Ethel L. Yingling Goodfellow

Mar 21, 2010

Ethel L. Yingling Goodfellow, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 7, 1916 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late George M. Rohrbaugh, Sr. and Ada May Rohrbaugh, and was the wife of the late John H. Yingling, who died in 1969, and the late George H. Goodfellow,...

Anthony Nostadt

Anthony Nostadt

Mar 17, 2010

Anthony “Tony” Nostadt, 100, of Vandalia, OH, passed away March 17, 2010. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth D. Nostadt, who died in 1993. Born May 23, 1909 in Cupar, Saskatchewan, Canada, the 4th of 10 children of Joseph and Johanna Nostadt. He was faithful to his Catholic faith in attending mass every Sunday, and was a jack-of-all...

William F. Britcher

William F. Britcher

May 11, 2010

William F. Britcher, 85, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care on Tuesday, May 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall following a period of declining health. Born in Hanover on April 19, 1925, he was a son of the late Paul P. and Helen E. Klunk Britcher. He was also preceded in death by an infant sister, Mary Britcher. In 1943,...

Raymond V. Stoner

Raymond V. Stoner

May 9, 2010

Raymond V. Stoner, 80, of Hanover, loving husband of Nira Dull Stoner, passed away peacefully on Sunday, May 9, 2010 at Harrisburg Hospital following a brief illness. Born on May 4, 1930 in Chambersburg, he was a son of the late George D. and Mary Diffendorfer Stoner. Following his mother’s death, he was raised by his loving aunt and uncle,...

Marie Bloom

Marie Bloom

May 7, 2010

Marie Bloom, 101, of Inverness, FL, passed away Friday, May 7, 2010 at Arbor Trail Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in Inverness. Born February 28, 1909 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late William and Bertha Trimmer. Marie and her late husband, David Bloom, owned and operated the A&W Root Beer Drive-In in Hanover until his death. Survivors include...

Robert E. Martin

Robert E. Martin

May 5, 2010

Robert E. Martin, 63, of McSherrystown, entered into God’s eternal care Wednesday, May 5, 2010 at his home. Born December 31, 1946 in Beckley, WV, he was a son of the late Robert L. Martin and Beulah Davidson Martin Caldwell. Mr. Martin was an employee of Knouse Foods in Biglerville, where he had worked for the last 15 years. He...

Louise Anita Mcatee

Louise Anita Mcatee

May 4, 2010

Louise A. McAtee, 84, of Hanover, died Tuesday, May 4, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community. Born on August 29, 1925 in Horseheads, NY, she was a daughter of the late Fred and Crete Riley McAtee. In 1969, she moved to Gettysburg, PA, and she became employed at Gettysburg College in the Printing Office, where she was the...

Thomas Sanford Bockoven

Thomas Sanford Bockoven

May 1, 2010

Thomas Sanford Bockoven, Sr., 83, of Hanover, PA, loving husband of Dorothy Watson Bockoven for 58 years, died Saturday, May 1, 2010 at Homewood at Plum Creek of pneumonia. Born on March 3, 1927 in Washington, DC, he was the son of the late Dr. Sterling Bockoven and Marie Lomas Main. He is survived by his beloved daughter Carol Watson...

Doris I. Kemme

Doris I. Kemme

May 1, 2010

Doris Irene Barnitt Kemme, 72, of Hanover, was called home to Heaven on Saturday, May 1, 2010. Born on May 23, 1937 in Jersey City, NJ, she was a daughter of the late Robert and Violet Schick Barnitt. She had lived in Flemington, NJ until 2003 when she and her husband relocated to Hanover to be closer to her young...

Charlotte Rebecca Herb

Charlotte Rebecca Herb

Apr 28, 2010

Charlotte R. “Becky” Herb, 84, of New Oxford, died Wednesday, April 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village—The Brethren Home Community following lengthy illness. Born June 27, 1925, she was the daughter of the late Charles E. and Emma Kemper Reck. She was preceded in death by her husband of seventeen years, Richard C. Herb, who died in 1996. She was...

Shoreland C. Matthias

Shoreland C. Matthias

Apr 26, 2010

Shoreland C. "Matt" Matthias, 88, of Eureka, IL, died on Monday, April 26 2010, at Maple Lawn Health Center in Eureka. Born July 13, 1921, in Hanover, he was the son of the late Clark Monroe and Carrie Yingling Matthias and was also preceded in death by his wife of 47 years, Wilma Dawkins Matthias, who passed away in 1993....

Anna R. Patierno

Anna R. Patierno

Apr 18, 2010

Ann Patierno, 92, of York, formerly of Hanover, peacefully entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 18, 2010 at York Hospital. Born October 6, 1917 in Waterbury, CT, she was a daughter of the late Gennaro and Maria Crambro Rossi, and was also preceded in death by her husband of more than 45 years, Robert T. Patierno, Sr., who died...

Joseph D. Tavares

Joseph D. Tavares

Apr 16, 2010

Joseph D. Tavares, 89, died April 16, 2010 at Mandarin Hospice House in Harwood, MD. Born December 31, 1920 in New Bedford, Massachusetts. Joseph was a son of the late Joseph and Mary Tavares. A former resident of Hanover, he resided at Atria Manresa in Annapolis, MD for the past seven years. Mr. Tavares was a veteran of World War...

Richard Frazer Smith

Richard Frazer Smith

Apr 11, 2010

Richard Frazer Smith, 85, of Hanover, beloved husband of Shirley Jocelyn Smith, passed away peacefully Sunday, April 11, 2010 at home with his family by his side. Born November 15, 1924 in Red Bluff, CA, he was a son of the late Donald M. and Margaret Frazer Smith. He was Vice President of Wilson & Company in Chicago, IL, and...

Helen V. Wood

Helen V. Wood

Apr 11, 2010

Helen V. Wood, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, April 11, 2010 at Hanover Hall. She was the beloved wife of 56 years to the late Donald M. Wood, who died in 2004. Born in York, she was the daughter of the late Joseph and Catherine Elfner Brandt, and was also preceded in death by her half-brother, Donald...

Anna L. Wilt

Anna L. Wilt

Apr 5, 2010

Anna L. Wilt, 86, of Glenville, passed away peacefully on Monday, April 5, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born March 20, 1924 in the village of Iron Ridge, she was a daughter of the late Samuel and Virgie Becker Hoover, and was also preceded in death by her husband of 50 years, Llewellyn J. Wilt; a son, Timothy J. Wilt and...

Richard M. Seibert

Richard M. Seibert

Mar 28, 2010

Richard M. Seibert, 89, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, March 28, 2010 at Cross Keys Village-The Brethren Home Community. He was the husband of Joyce Iona (Gulden) Seibert, to whom he was married 68 years. Born December 4, 1920 in Hanover, he was a son of the late Merle “Dutch” and Miriam (Reck) Seibert, and was also...

Harry L. Custer

Harry L. Custer

Mar 27, 2010

Harry L. Custer, 87, of Hanover, died peacefully on Saturday, March 27, 2010 at his home following an extended illness. Born August 10, 1922, he was a son of the late Porter L. and Catherine Green Custer. He was the husband of nearly 53 years to Caroline Miller Custer, who died in 2002, and was also preceded in death by...

Beatrice Viola Beck Storm

Beatrice Viola Beck Storm

Mar 24, 2010

Share your thoughts and memories about Beatrice Viola Beck Storm in the guestbook. Sign the guestbook Read the guestbook

Constance E. Reese

Constance E. Reese

Mar 22, 2010

Constance E. “Connie” Reese, 80, of Hanover, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, March 22, 2010 at Hanover Hall. Born October 7, 1929 in Carlisle, she was a daughter of the late Melvin A. and Irene Champion Graham and wife of the late Mark Lee “John” Reese who died in 1988. She was also preceded in death...

Ethel L. Yingling Goodfellow

Ethel L. Yingling Goodfellow

Mar 21, 2010

Ethel L. Yingling Goodfellow, 93, of Hanover, entered into God’s eternal care Sunday, March 21, 2010 at Hanover Hospital. Born May 7, 1916 in Hanover, she was a daughter of the late George M. Rohrbaugh, Sr. and Ada May Rohrbaugh, and was the wife of the late John H. Yingling, who died in 1969, and the late George H. Goodfellow,...

Anthony Nostadt

Anthony Nostadt

Mar 17, 2010

Anthony “Tony” Nostadt, 100, of Vandalia, OH, passed away March 17, 2010. He was the husband of the late Elizabeth D. Nostadt, who died in 1993. Born May 23, 1909 in Cupar, Saskatchewan, Canada, the 4th of 10 children of Joseph and Johanna Nostadt. He was faithful to his Catholic faith in attending mass every Sunday, and was a jack-of-all...

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