Jeffery Bakner Obituary

Age - 66

October 7, 2023

Mont Alto, PA

Mr. Jeffery L. Bakner, 66, of Mont Alto, PA, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2023 in WellSpan York Hospital from injuries he sustained in a motorcycle accident. Services will be held at 11:00 A. M. , Tuesday, October 10, 2023 in Grove-Bowersox Funeral Home, 50 S. Broad Street, Waynesboro with Mr. Terry Ulrich officiating. Burial will follow in Quincy Cemetery. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service, Tuesday morning, in the funeral home. A full obituary will be posted later.

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