OBIT: William J. OSCHEA, 2003, Hollidaysburg, Blair County, PA

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WILLIAM J. OSCHEA

  William J. Oschea, 82, Hollidaysburg Veterans Home, died Tuesday, July 29, 
2003, at VanZandt VA Medical Center.
  He was born March 6, 1921, in Altoona, son of the late William J. and Alma 
(Boyd) [Boley] Oschea.  He married Erma Jean Patton.  She died Nov. 28, 
1875. 
  Mr. Oschea retired as a machinist from Penn Central Railroad in 1981 after 
many years of service.
  During World War II, he served in the Army infantry in the European 
African-Middle Eastern Theater and participated in battle campaigns in 
Sicily, Naples and Southern France, where he received six Bronze Stars.
  He was a baseball coach in Teener Major Baseball for many years.
  Surviving are two sons: Carl Oschea and wife, Grace, of Duncansville, and 
Patrick of Orlando, Fla.; a daughter, Barbara Hench and husband, Tim, of 
Sinking Valley; 10 grandchildren; and 11 great-grandchildren.  He was 
preceded in death by a son, Michael T. Oschea in 1981; and a brother, Thomas 
Oschea in 2003.
  Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. today, July 31, 2003, 
and 10 to 11 a.m. Friday at Mauk & Yates Funeral Home, Inc., Juniata, where 
funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Friday.  Interment at Grandview 
cemetery.

Altoona Mirror, Thursday, July 31, 2003