Paul Hornberger Youndt (1919 - 1998)

Born 23 Dec 1919 in Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Husband of Henrietta Mae (Showalter) Youndt — married 12 Mar 1949 in Terre Hill, East Earl, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania

Died 30 Jul 1998 at age 78 in Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, USA

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Biography

1. Paul Hornberger Youndt was born on 23 Dec 1919 in Denver, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA, to Charles Youndt and Jennie Hornberger. ^[1]

2. Paul enlisted as a private in the United States Army on 14 Nov 1942, for the duration of WWII, plus six months, in Harrisburg, Dauphin County, Pennsylvania. It also indicates he is single and without dependents, and is a skilled butcher.^[2] Paul entered active service on 28 Nov 1942 at New Cumberland, and spent 15 months in domestic service and 22 months in foreign service. He separated on 20 Dec 1945 at Fort Indiantown Gap, Pennsylvania. ^[3]

3. Paul married Henrietta “Rheta” Mae Showalter on 12 Mar 1949 in Terre Hill, East Earl, Lancaster County.^[4] Paul Youndt died on 30 Jul 1998, and is buried in Terre Hill Cemetery, Terre Hill, East Earl Township, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA. ^[5]

4. Paul’s obituary appeared in the Reading Eagle/Reading Times, Reading, Berks County, Pennsylvania, on Saturday, 1 August 1998, on page B-3, and reads: Paul H. Youndt, 78, of 591 Fivepointville Road, Denver, Lancaster County, died Thursday at 7:45 p.m. in Reading Hospital, where he had been a patient one day. He was the husband of Henrietta (Showalter) Youndt. Born in Brecknock Township, he was a son of the late Charles B. and Jennie (Hornberger) Youndt. Youndt was employed 60 years as a butcher in his family’s business, Charles Youndt & Sons, retireing in 1994. He had been a co-partner in the business. He was a member of Saint Paul’s United Church of Christ, Bowmansville, Lancaster County. Youndt was an Army veteran of World War II. He was a life member of the Adamstown Veterans of Foreign Wars Post, and a charter member of the Blue Ribbon Hunting Camp of Potter County. He is also survived by a son, Richard P., Ephrata; and two daughters: Lynda K. (Youndt) Cooper, Mohnton, and Mary L. (Youndt) Renninger, Denver. Other survivors include four sisters: Florence H. (Youndt) Weinhold, Ephrata; Helen H. (Youndt) Wolf, Denver; Edna H. (Youndt) Musser, Emmaus, Lehigh County; and Stella H. (Youndt) Hawthorne, Saint Petersburg, Florida. Also surviving are three brothers: Pherl Youndt, Leola, Lancaster County; and Ralph H. and Donald H. Youndt, both of Denver. There are also five grandchildren. Services will be Tuesday at 10 a.m. in Saint Paul’s UCC. Burial will be in Terre Hill Cemetery, Lancaster County. Good Funeral Home and Cremation Centre Inc., Reamstown, Lancaster County, is in charge of arrangements.^[6]

Sources

1. ↑ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 for Paul Hornberger Youndt, 1919-1998, Ancestry.com, accessed 9 Feb 2017; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Provo, UT, USA, <http://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=60901&h=18078326&ssrc=pt&tid=87461327&pid=430065828738&usePUB=true>
2. ↑ "United States World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K8T4-F9W : 5 December 2014), Paul H Youndt, enlisted 14 Nov 1942, Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, United States; citing "Electronic Army Serial Number Merged File, ca. 1938-1946," database, The National Archives: Access to Archival Databases (AAD) (http://aad.archives.gov : National Archives and Records Administration, 2002); NARA NAID 126323, National Archives at College Park, Maryland.
3. ↑ Pennsylvania, Veteran Compensation Application Files, WWII, 1950-1966 for Paul N. Youndt, repository information. Ancestry.com, accessed 9 Feb 2017; Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015, Provo, UT, USA, http://interactive.ancestry.com/3147/43191_2421406272_0979-01590/1702002?backurl=http://person.ancestry.com/tree/87461327/person/430065828738/facts/citation/1160249725198/edit/record>
4. ↑ Hackman family oral history, 9 Feb 2017. Additional source needed.
5. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVLB-XNB2 : 13 December 2015), Paul H Youndt, 1998; Burial, Terre Hill, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, United States of America, Terre Hill Cemetery; citing record ID 103372681, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.
6. ↑ "Pennsylvania Obituaries, 1977-2010," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVNM-F1VJ : 9 October 2014), Paul H Youndt, 1998; citing Pennsylvania, United States, Old Buncombe County Genealogical Society, Asheville.