OBIT: Walter E. "Bodg" BODZIAK Sr., 2007, of Somerset County, PA
  
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  BODZIAK, Walter E.  'Bodg'  10/11/07   Daily American
  
    Walter E. "Bodg" Bodziak Sr., 89, Maple Ridge, died Oct. 10, 2007, at Regional Hospice
  at Windber. Born Nov. 26, 1917, in Boswell, son of George and Catherine (Ryniak) Bodziak.
  Preceded in death by parents; wife, the former Mary Ann Tomaszewski, April 12, 1995;
  brothers, Stanley and Charles; sisters, Mary Murray and Blanche Steve; and nephews, John
  "Butch" and Charles Murray. Survived by daughter, Theresa, married to Lee J. College,
  Rockwood; son, Walter E. Jr., married to Kathryn Madey, Windber; grandchildren, Scott and
  Patrick College, Lisa (College) Kicher and Matthew, Stacey, Michael and Susan Bodziak; and
  four great-grandchildren. Also survived by sister-in-law, Catherine Bodziak, Boswell;
  brother-in-law, John Tomaszewski and wife, Yoletta, Aliquippa; numerous nieces and
  nephews; and special friends, Michael Shull and Melissa Reckner. A 1938 graduate of the
  former Boswell High School, where he excelled in football and basketball. Retired miner
  for Bird Coal Co. and Island Creek Coal Co., both in Tire Hill, with over 40 years of
  service. Army veteran of World War II, having served with Company B, 209 C, Engineer
  Battalion. Wounded in Burma, June 14, 1944, and later received the Purple Heart. Also
  recipient of the Distinguished Unit Badge, the American Service Medal and the
  Asia-Pacific Service Medal with two Bronze Stars. Avid hunter and bowler. Loved the
  Steelers and the Pirates and especially loved his pet dogs. Member of VFW, UMWA and the
  Somerset County Old Timers Baseball Association. Also a member of Saint Anne Catholic
  Church, Davidsville, the Holy Name Society and was an usher at the church for more than
  50 years. Viewing from 2 to 9 p.m. Friday at Hoffman Funeral Home & Cremation Services,
  Church Road, Davidsville, where a vigil for the deceased will be held Friday afternoon.
  The Rev. Father Michael Lewandowski, OFM, Conv., presiding. Funeral Mass 10 a.m. Saturday
  at Saint Anne Church, with his nephew, the Rev. Father Charles W. Bodziak, celebrant.
  Committal Saint Stanislaus Cemetery, Boswell, with graveside military rites accorded by
  the Conemaugh Valley Marine Corps League. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be given to
  the Regional Hospice at Windber, 600 Somerset Ave., Windber, PA 15963.