Lebanon County PA Archives Obituaries.....Horst, Ralph E.  November 17, 2010
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  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 19, 2010 
  Ralph E. Horst 
  
  LEBANON Ralph E. Horst, 85, passed peacefully, surrounded by his loving family 
  on Wednesday, November 17, 2010, at the Good Samaritan Hospital. He was born on 
  Monday, November 16, 1925, to the late Harry Long Horst and Mary B. Horst nee 
  Smith in W. Cocalico Twp. He was a member of First Evangelical Congregational 
  Church and was a veteran of the Army in World War II. He was married to his 
  wife on June 6, 1953, and built his home and lived there for 55 years. He 
  attended S. Lebanon High School and was a carpenter by trade. He retired from 
  Navy Depot Ships Parts Control Center in Mechanicsburg and retired after 31 
  years of Federal Service. He was an honor guard commander with the VFW Post #23 
  for 35 years, with a total of 7000 funerals served. He was a recipient of the 
  Jefferson Award in 1998 and received American Campaign Medal, Asiatic Pacific 
  Campaign Medal, Philippines Liberation Ribbon, and WWII Victory Medal. In 1953, 
  he helped to build a cabin in Tioga County where he enjoyed hunting and 
  fishing. Ralph was also a member of the Friendship Fire Company. Surviving are 
  wife, Catharine R. Horst nee Smith of Lebanon; daughters, Shirley A., spouse of 
  Robert A. Long of Myerstown, Debra K., spouse of Michael E. Smith of Lebanon, 
  Susan M. Horst of Lebanon, and Darlene M., spouse of James D. Cramer of 
  Myerstown; grandchildren, Leroy L. Horst, Rebekah L. Smith, Daniel A. Smith, 
  Samuel A. Smith, and Matthew J. Cramer; several nieces and nephews; and sister-
  in-law, Genevieve Horst. He was preceded in death by sisters, Mary J. Hertzog, 
  Betty M. Meily, and Earla S. Gordon; and brother, John H. Horst. Viewing will 
  be on Wednesday, November 24, 2010, from 12 to 1 p.m. at Christman's Funeral 
  Home, Inc., 226 Cumberland St., Lebanon. Funeral services will be on Wednesday 
  at 1 p.m. at the funeral home. Burial will be at Indiantown Gap National 
  Cemetery, Annville, following the service. Memorial contributions may be made 
  to VFW Post #23 Honor Guard, 718 Chestnut St., Lebanon, PA 17042. Christman's 
  Funeral Home, Inc. is honored to serve the family with the arrangements. 
  
  Published in Lebanon Daily News on November 19, 2010 
  
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