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Donald H. Kellenberger, Sr. HANOVER Donald H. Kellenberger, Sr., 87, entered
into God's eternal care at 7:55 p.m. Wednesday, February 25, 2004 at Hanover
Hall. He was the husband of Evelyn C. Essick Kellenberger to whom he was married
over 62 years. Born in York County on February 16, 1917, he was the son of the
late Calvin and Ethel Little Kellenberger. Mr. Kellenberger retired as a Clerk
for the Pennsylvania Railroad, where he had been employed for more than 30 years.
He was a member of St. Joseph Catholic Church. He was also a member of the Knights
of Columbus Hanover Council # 871, Benevolent and Protective Order of Elks Hanover
Lodge #763, Hanover Republican Club, Harold H. Bair American Legion Post # 14,
and was a life member of Hanover Veterans of Foreign Wars. Mr. Kellenberger
graduated from Eichelberger High School with the class of 1936. During World
War II, he served as Sergeant with the U.S. Army 135th Anti Aircraft Artillery
Gun Battalion in the European Theatre of Operations, where he participated in
the Battles and Campaigns for the Rhineland and Central Europe. For his service,
he was awarded the European, African and Middle Eastern Service Medal with 2
Bronze Stars and the American Theatre Service Medal. In addition to his wife,
he is survived by a son, Donald H. Kellenberger, Jr. of Hanover; a daughter,
Monica Heilman of Hanover; grandchildren; two brothers, James Kellenberger of
Camp Hill and Mark Kellenberger of Frostburg, Md.; a sister, Dorothy Buchann
of Wilmington, NC; also nieces and nephews. Preceding him in death were four
brothers, Walter, Robert, Carroll and Ross Kellenberger; also two sisters, Henrietta
Miller and Mary Treiber. His viewing will be Sunday evening 6 to 8 p.m. at Panebaker
Funeral Home, 311 Broadway, Hanover with a prayer service at 7:30 p.m. His Mass
of Christian Burial will be 10 a.m. Monday, March 1, 2004 at St. Joseph Catholic
Church, 5125 Grandview Road, Hanover. The Rev. Joseph F. Gotwalt will serve
as Celebrant. Burial will be at St. Joseph Catholic Cemetery with military honors
by the Allied Veterans Council of Hanover. Memorial contributions may be made
to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5125 Grandview Road, Hanover, PA 17331; or the
National Parkinson's Foundation, 1501 N.W. 9th Avenue, Miami, FL 33136-1494.
Published in the York Daily Record, York Dispatch & York Sunday News on
2/27/2004.