Elaine G. Trone

Elaine G. Trone obituary, Hanover, PA

Elaine G. Trone

Elaine Trone Obituary

Obituary published on Legacy.com by Murphy-Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc. - McSherrystown on Jan. 21, 2026.
Elaine G. Trone, age 91, of Hanover, passed away at Homewood at Plum Creek in Hanover on January 17, 2026.

Elaine was born in Hanover, PA on November 29, 1934 and was the daughter of the late Kenneth B. and Carlyn E. (Sterner) Trone. She graduated from Delone Catholic High School Class of 1952 and received her nursing training from St. Joseph Hospital in Lancaster. Elaine worked as a registered nurse at Hanover Hospital and later for Dr. James Miller. She was also a parishioner of St. Joseph Catholic Church in Hanover where she was on the Parish Council of Catholic Women and volunteered as a greeter at the Saturday evening Mass.

Elaine is survived by numerous loving cousins.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held on Monday, February 2, 2026 at 11:00AM at St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5055 Grandview Rd., Hanover, PA 17331. Interment will follow the Mass at Rest Haven Cemetery in Hanover. A visitation will be held on Monday from 10:00AM – 11:00AM prior to the Mass in the narthex of St. Joseph Catholic Church.

The family wishes to thank everyone on Care Central at Homewood Living Plum Creek for the excellent care Elaine received.

In lieu of flowers, contributions in Elaine's memory may be made to St. Joseph Catholic Church, 5055 Grandview Rd., Hanover, PA 17331 or to a charity of your choice.

Murphy-Beck Funeral Home & Cremation Service, Inc., of McSherrystown is entrusted with arrangements and condolences may be shared at www.beckfunerals.com

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