Don Aldinger

Don Aldinger, 77, of Quakertown, PA, passed away on Tuesday, January 2, 2024, at home.

He was born in Allentown, PA, on September 23, 1946, and was the birth son and 7th child of late Charles W. Aldinger and the late Evelyn (Euler) Aldinger and the foster son of the late Elmer R. Mumbauer and the late Mildred (Moyer) Mumbauer of Milford Township, Quakertown, PA.

For the first 13 months of his life, he was a "practice baby" for the nursing students at Cedar Crest College in Allentown, PA. Don was so pleased to have the opportunity to meet a few of his "practice mommies" at a reunion in Allentown in 1995.

At the age of 13 months, Don was placed with the Mumbauer family as a foster child on their dairy farm in Milford Township. He often expressed his appreciation and gratitude for the life-long lessons and the work ethic he learned on the farm.

He was a graduate of Quakertown Community High School. Upon graduating from college, Don earned both his Pennsylvania and Delaware teaching certification in social studies and business education.

Don taught at Bishop McDevitt High School in Harrisburg, PA, as a business education teacher and served as the school's varsity baseball coach and assistant basketball and football coach.

He then enjoyed a successful teaching and coaching experience at William Penn High School, New Castle, Delaware, where he instructed social studies and business education subjects and served as the school's varsity basketball coach, his team competing in two consecutive Delaware state championship tournaments.  His most recent coaching experience was coaching the Herren (Men's) Basketball Verein (Team) in the Stuttgart-Fellbach, Germany area where his team enjoyed a very successful, winning season.

Don enjoyed reading, Civil War and WWII history, hiking, and researching his family history and his ancestors in Fellbach, Germany, tracing his direct lineage back to the year 1560. His personal story, "How I found my family," has been published in a number of genealogy magazines and books. Up to his death, Don maintained many close friendships with family and friends in Fellbach, Germany, where his great-grandfather, Christian, departed in 1881.

He is survived by his son, Jeffry (Lea) in San Jose, California: his daughters: Stacie in Wilmington, Delaware; Kelly (Aaron) Kulongowski in Fredericksburg, Virginia: and two grandchildren: Jordan and Sonya in Wilmington, Delaware. He is also survived by his sister: Mary Ann Schmeck in Wernersville, PA; and his foster sister: Lorraine Schulz in Zionsville, Pa.

He was predeceased by sister, Eva, and brothers, Charles, Thomas, Harry, and William.

Don was a member of West Swamp Mennonite Church, Milford Township, Quakertown, PA.

Per Don's wishes, graveside services will be private.

Interment will be in West Swamp Mennonite Church Cemetery, Quakertown.

Arrangements are under the care of the C.R. Strunk Funeral Home, Inc., 821 West Broad Street, Quakertown.

Contributions may be made, in Don's memory, to the West Swamp Mennonite Church Sharing Fund, 2501 Allentown Road, Quakertown, PA 18951.