Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Aungst, Sterling A. "Ben"  December 21, 2008
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  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/22/2008
  Sterling A. "Ben" Aungst  
   
  Sterling A. "Ben" Aungst, age 87, of Waterbridge at Pine Grove, Pa., passed 
  away Sunday, December 21, 2008, in the Good Samaritan Hospital, Lebanon. Born 
  January 6, 1921, in Pine Grove, Pa., he was the son of the late Charles and 
  Gertrude Hummel Aungst. Ben was a member of St. Peter's Lutheran Church in Pine 
  Grove, and was a graduate of Pine Grove High School. He was a veteran of World 
  War II, having served with the 77th Air Service Sq. Ben was an interpreter 
  during his time overseas, and was a truck driver. He received the Good Conduct 
  Medal, the American Theater Service Medal, the EAME Theater Service Medal and 
  the World War II Victory Medal. He was a life member of the Pine Grove American 
  Legion Post 374. Ben worked as a machinist for the former Fox-Knapp Mfg. in 
  Pine Grove, retiring in 1986. From 1989 until 2007, he served as the local 
  registrar in the Pine Grove area. He was a life member of the Hose, Hook & 
  Ladder Fire Co. No. 1, Pine Grove; a member of the I.O.O.F. and the Grundsow 
  Lodge. Preceding him in death were three brothers, Henry Aungst, Phaon Aungst, 
  Charles Aungst; and a sister, Thelma Bolton. Surviving are his wife, Helen Noll 
  Aungst of Pine Grove; nieces and nephews. Services will be held in St. Peter's 
  Lutheran Church Wednesday, December 24, 2008, at 11 a.m. with Dr. Richard 
  Schoenleber officiating. Friends will be received Wednesday, December 24, 10 
  a.m. until 11 a.m. at the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Pine Grove, Pa. 
  Interment will follow in the Indiantown Gap National Cemetery, Annville, Pa. In 
  lieu of flowers, the family would prefer contributions to St. Peter's Lutheran 
  Church, 312 S. Tulpehocken St., Pine Grove, PA 17963, in his memory.  
  Published in the Lebanon Daily News on 12/22/2008  
  
  
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