All Obituaries

George W. Rappoldt, Jr.  of Hanover, passed away, July 15, 2019 at Homewood.  Born in Carroll County, MD on September 3, 1933, he was the youngest son of George W. Rappoldt, Sr and Ida (Gardner) Rappoldt.  He is survived by his wife of 67 years, Helen (Martin) Rappoldt and children Barbara Fuhrman and husband George, Teresa Stickles and husband Robert, and Gary W. Rappoldt and wife Patti.  Surviving are grandchildren Wesley, Wayne, Will and Wade Fuhrman, Caleb and Erin...

Ruth A, Myers, 94, of Hanover, PA, entered God’s eternal care, Monday, July 8, 2019 at the Homewood at Plum Creek Retirement Center. Born October 31, 1924, in Hanover, PA, she was the daughter of the late George A. and Grace A. (Lippy) Saltzgiver.  She was the loving wife of the late Emory Russell Myers, with whom she shared over seventy-one years of marriage, until his passing on June 16, 2018.  Ruth was the owner and operator of Ruth’s Children Shop from...

Harry Lewis Fuhrman, Jr., 69, of Hanover, PA, entered God’s eternal care, Tuesday, July 2, 2019 at the Hanover Hall Nursing Center.  Born December 19, 1949, in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Harry L. Sr. and Marguerite I. (Brooks) Fuhrman.  Harry was the loving husband of Barbara A. (Kelly) Fuhrman with whom he shared 46 years of marriage.    Harry was a veteran of the United States Army having served his country during the Vietnam War, where he was...

Thomas Michael Janoski, 83, of Hanover, PA, suddenly entered God’s eternal care, Tuesday, July 02, 2019 at Homewood at Plum Creek. Born May 14, 1936 in Larksville, PA, he was the son of the late Joseph Janoski and Helen (Elko) Janoski.  Tom was the loving husband of the late Nancy (Nelson) Janoski with who he shared 54 years of marriage. Tom was a 1954 graduate of Larksville High School and still met annually with a few classmates. Tom proudly served in the U.S. Coast Guard and...

Stephen R. “Steve” Hoover, 76, of Hanover, PA, entered God’s Eternal Care, Monday, July 1, 2019 at Homewood at Plum Creek Nursing Home with his loving family by his side. Born August 4, 1942, in York, PA, he was the son of the late Ray and Florence (Miller) Hoover.  Steve was the loving husband of Frances J. “Fran” (Baumgardner) Hoover, with whom he shared forty-eight years of marriage.    Steve was a 1962 graduate of Spring Grove High...

Dr. Albert Hughes Jacobs, 82, of York, PA, entered God’s eternal care, Monday, July 1, 2019 at ManorCare Health Nursing Home, Dallastown, PA. Born October 26, 1936, in Hanover, PA, he was the son of the late Rev. Sanderson A. and Ina B. (Hoover) Jacobs.      Albert was a 1954 graduate of Hanover High School.  He graduated from Elizabethtown College and the Palmer College of Chiropractic medicine.  Upon graduation, Dr. Jacobs started his practice as a...

Mary Louise Krebs, age 97, entered God’s care peacefully at Homewood at Plum Creek on July 1, 2019.  She was the wife of the late Lachlan Krebs and the daughter of the late John and Jeanne (Hollinger) Waltersdorf. Mrs. Krebs attended Hanover High School (then Eichelberger Senior High School), where she was prominent in scholastic theater and graduated as the valedictorian of the class of 1939.  A coloratura soprano, she subsequently studied voice on full scholarship at the...

Lloyd Preston “Bud” Harris, 92, of Hanover, PA, entered God’s eternal care, Saturday, June 29, 2019 at the Morningside House of Fellowship Assisted Living in Hanover, MD with his loving family by his side.  Born June 2, 1927 in Fowlersburg, MD, he was the son of the late Albert and Edna (Bosley) Harris.  He was the loving husband of the late Keiko Harris who died January 26, 2005.   Lloyd retired in 1976 after serving his Country proudly in the United...

Robert H. Kerr, 80, of Hanover, PA (formerly of Rochester, NY), entered God’s eternal care, Saturday, June 29, 2019 at Homewood at Plum Creek Nursing Home with his loving family by his side.  Born September 14, 1938, in Syracuse, NY, he was the son of the late Francis and Esther (Martin) Kerr.  Robert was the loving husband of Barbara J. (Pitcher) Kerr, with whom he shared fifty-nine years of marriage. Bob was a graduate of Solvay High School, Solvay, NY and earned his...

Jerry A. Harrison, Sr., 60, of Hanover, PA, entered God’s eternal care, Monday, June 24, 2019, at home with his loving family by his side.  Born March 9, 1959, in High Point, NC, he was the son of Irene (Dunbar) Poffenberger and the late Arthur Harrison.  Jerry was the loving husband of Beverly Ann (Otto) Harrison with whom he shared over thirty-three years of marriage. Jerry was a truck driver for twenty-five years working for himself and for APIO. Jerry was a member of...