H. Paul Lauster
July 28, 2016 at 4:25 p.m.
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He was born Oct. 6, 1921, in Rural Valley, Pa., to William P. and Dora Roney Lauster. On Feb. 22, 1950, in Kittanning, Pa., he married Mary E. Cox, who survives.
He was manager of Lauster Milling Company, a third-generation family-owned business founded in 1904 for nine years prior to moving to Winona Lake. He retired from the Times-Union in 1999 after 50 years. He also was employed at Clausing Inc. for 15 years.
In Pennsylvania, he was a former city councilman and chairman of the American Red Cross. He was the elected finance chairman for the National Christian Radio Broadcast (Friends of McIntire) for two years.
He served in World War II from 1944 to 1946 in the 6th division of the United States Air Force. He earned the rank of sergeant and was an armor gunner on a B-17 bomber and later on a B-24 bomber. He was stationed on a U.S. Air Base in Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
He was a graduate of Rural Valley High School, (Pa.) in 1940 and graduated salutatorian of his graduating class at Grace College in Winona Lake in 1955. He also graduated from Grace Theological Seminary with a master's of divinity degree in 1960.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, where he served as trustee, financial chairman, elder and Sunday school superintendent. He was an original charter founding member of the Bible Presbyterian Church where he was a member and elder. In later years, he attended the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church.
Also surviving are two daughters, Leana Allison and Eileen Smith, both of Warsaw; six sons: David Lauster, Wesley Lauster, Chris Lauster and Martin Lauster, all of Warsaw; John Lauster, Leawood, Kan.; and Carl Lauster, Winona Lake; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a sister, Louise Evick, Youngstown, Ohio; three nephews; William Evick and Richard Evick, both of Austin Town, Ohio and Neal Beyer, Clearwater, Fla.; a niece, Jane Skerl, Allison Park, Pa. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, William Lauster, and half sister, Isabel Beyer.
Private services are planned at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, today with the Rev. Glenn Byers officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel-Warsaw is in charge of the arrangements.
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He was born Oct. 6, 1921, in Rural Valley, Pa., to William P. and Dora Roney Lauster. On Feb. 22, 1950, in Kittanning, Pa., he married Mary E. Cox, who survives.
He was manager of Lauster Milling Company, a third-generation family-owned business founded in 1904 for nine years prior to moving to Winona Lake. He retired from the Times-Union in 1999 after 50 years. He also was employed at Clausing Inc. for 15 years.
In Pennsylvania, he was a former city councilman and chairman of the American Red Cross. He was the elected finance chairman for the National Christian Radio Broadcast (Friends of McIntire) for two years.
He served in World War II from 1944 to 1946 in the 6th division of the United States Air Force. He earned the rank of sergeant and was an armor gunner on a B-17 bomber and later on a B-24 bomber. He was stationed on a U.S. Air Base in Galapagos Islands, a province of Ecuador in the eastern Pacific Ocean.
He was a graduate of Rural Valley High School, (Pa.) in 1940 and graduated salutatorian of his graduating class at Grace College in Winona Lake in 1955. He also graduated from Grace Theological Seminary with a master's of divinity degree in 1960.
He was a member of the United Presbyterian Church of Kittanning, where he served as trustee, financial chairman, elder and Sunday school superintendent. He was an original charter founding member of the Bible Presbyterian Church where he was a member and elder. In later years, he attended the Winona Lake Free Methodist Church.
Also surviving are two daughters, Leana Allison and Eileen Smith, both of Warsaw; six sons: David Lauster, Wesley Lauster, Chris Lauster and Martin Lauster, all of Warsaw; John Lauster, Leawood, Kan.; and Carl Lauster, Winona Lake; 11 grandchildren and six great-grandchildren; a sister, Louise Evick, Youngstown, Ohio; three nephews; William Evick and Richard Evick, both of Austin Town, Ohio and Neal Beyer, Clearwater, Fla.; a niece, Jane Skerl, Allison Park, Pa. He was preceded in death by his parents; a brother, William Lauster, and half sister, Isabel Beyer.
Private services are planned at McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel, 2290 Provident Court, Warsaw, today with the Rev. Glenn Byers officiating. Burial will be at Oakwood Cemetery, Warsaw.
McHatton-Sadler Funeral Chapel-Warsaw is in charge of the arrangements.
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Memorials to World Missionary Press, 19168 County Road 146, New Paris, IN 46553.
Condolences may be sent via mchattonsadlerfuneralchapels.com[[In-content Ad]]
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