Stanley K Aldinger

Stanley K. Aldinger, age 96 of York Springs, passed away Thursday, December 31, 2020 at Hanover Hospital. He was born Sunday, September 28, 1924 in Halifax the son of the late Philip Aldinger and Mary (Mills) Haigh. Stan attended Biglerville High School. He withdrew from high school to enlist in the US Army. He was a proud member of the 202 Combat Engineers Co. C. He landed in Normandy on Omaha Beach in the second wave. He fought in the Battle of the Bulge. His unit built the largest pontoon bridge over the Rhine River in 9 hours. He was formerly employed by Caterpillar Inc. in York for 17 years. Prior to Caterpillar, he drove truck for A.D. Frey and also worked for Lerew's Ford in East Berlin. He attended Mt. Olivet UCC in East Berlin. He was a member of Ira E. Lady American Legion Post 262 in Biglerville. life member of the Richard J. Gross Post 8896 VFW in East Berlin, New Oxford Social Club, and Shoshonean Rod and Gun Club. Stan's hobbies included hunting, fishing, word search and crosswords puzzles, and reading books of WW II. He is survived by his wife of 54 years, Carole (Chronister) Aldinger. He is also survived by two sons, Gary W. and Karen Aldinger of Gardners, Kenneth L. and wife Barbara Aldinger of Biglerville, four grandchildren, six step-grandchildren, 15 great-grandchildren and two great-great-grandchildren, several nieces and nephews. He was preceded in death by four sisters, Susanna Pope, Mary Smallwood, Ruth Herring, Betty Gilreath and one brother Philip Aldinger. Professional services are entrusted to Dugan Funeral Home, Inc., 111 South Main Street, Bendersville. Private funeral services will be held at Mt. Olivet UCC in East Berlin with the Reverend Julia Beall officiating. Interment with military honors provided by Adams County Allied Veterans will follow in the church cemetery. Memorial contributions may be made to Biglerville American Legion Unit 262, 142 4th Street, Biglerville, PA 17307 (to be used for food for Veterans in Apartments in Lebanon, PA.)