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Jay C. Unangst

Jay C. "Cocky" Unangst, 80, of Harmony Township, died Wednesday, May 1, 2002 in his home.

He was a produce huckster in the Phillipsburg and Easton area for many years. He also owned and operated the former Unangst Tydol Service Station at South Main and Center Streets in Phillipsburg and was a maintenance worker at Flock Industries in Phillipsburg. He also work for the former Shillinger's Mill in Stewartsville.

Born March 8, 1922 in Stewartsville, he was the son of the late Frederick and Elizabeth Gaughran Unangst.

He was a member of the Harmony Presbyterian Church in Harmony Township.

He was a life-long member of Civilian Conservation Corps.

He was a member of La Societe Des 40 Hommes et 8 Chevaux, (The Society of Forty Men and Eight Horses) Local 650.

He was a member of the Phillipsburg Area Historical Society, the Greenwich Township Historical Society, the Oxford Historical Society and the Warren County Historical Society. He was a former fireman for the Harmony Township Fire Company and was a former school board member in Harmony Township. He was also a former member of the Italian-American Pleasure Club in Phillipsburg.

He was an Army veteran and was a member of the Mecsey-Bishop American Legion Post 456 in Stewartsville.

His wife, the late Verna Steele Unangst died in 1984.

He is survived by two sons, Jay R. of Harmony Township and Bruce A. of Easton, Pa.; a sister, June Stephens of Lake Isabella, California and five grandchildren. A son, Donald F. and two brothers, Clair "Barker" and Eugene "Horsey" all died earlier.

Funeral services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Saturday in the Noto-Wynkoop Funeral Home, 289 South Main Street, Phillipsburg. Burial will be in the Lower Harmony Cemetery, Route 519, Harmony Township. Calling hours will be held from 7:00 p.m. until 9:00 p.m. Friday in the funeral home.

The family requests memorial contributions to the Karen Ann Quinlan Center for Hope Hospice, 99 Sparta Road, Newton, NJ