OBIT: Willard R. "Bill" HOCHARD, 2004, Friedens, Somerset County, PA
  
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  WILLARD R. "BILL" HOCHARD
  
  Willard R. "Bill" Hochard, 66, of Friedens, died May 14, 2004, at his home.
  Born July 12, 1937, in Meyersdale, a son of the late Albert and Ida
  (Bowers) Hochard.  Also preceded in death by two sisters and three brothers:
  Violet Hutzell, Margaret Hutzell, Sam Hochard, Jack Hochard and Francis Hochard.
  Survived by six children, Sharon, wife of Richard Whipkey of Friedens;
  Angela, wife of Duane Hay of Meyersdale; Erin Hochard of Boswell, Willard
  R. Kaufman and his wife Andrea of Friedens; Melissa, wife of Paul Rock of
  Friedens and Jessica Forney and her fiance Ricky A. Hillegass, Fairhope.
  Also 12 grandchildren, a special partner, Deb Hoffman, daughter of Paul and
  Julia Hoffman, Somerset, a special friend, Arthur Kidd, Somerset and a
  number of nieces and nephews.  A brother of Alvin Hochard, Betty Lindeman
  and Rita Hochard, all of Boynton; Barb Albright, Pocahontas, and Sara Hay
  of Meyersdale.  Bill was a master welder.  Formerly employed by Somerset
  Welding and Steel, and was the owner of Bill's Specified Welding in
  Friedens.  Friends will be received from 2 to 4 and 7 to 9 p.m. Sunday at
  the Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where service will be conducted at 1
  p.m. Monday with the Rev. Barry Ritenour officiating.  Interment Salisbury
  Cemetery.  Arrangements by the William Rowe Price Funeral Home, Inc.,
  Meyersdale.
  
  05/15/2004  Daily American
  
  
  WILLARD R. (BILL) HOCHARD 
  July 12, 1937 
  May 14, 2004

    Willard R. "Bill" Hochard, 66, of Friedens, died Friday, May 14, 2004, at
  his home.
    Born July 12, 1937 in Meyersdale, he was a son of the late Albert and Ida
  (Bowers) Hochard.  He was also preceded in death by two sisters and three
  brothers: Violet Hutzell, Margaret Hutzell, Sam Hochard, Jack Hochard, and
  Francis Hochard.
    He is survived by six children: Sharon, wife of Richard Whipkey, Friedens;
  Angela, wife of Duane Hay, Meyersdale; Erin Hochard, Boswell; Willard R.
  Kaufman, and his wife Andrea, Friedens; Melissa, wife of Paul Rock,
  Friedens; and Jessica Forney, and her fiance Ricky A. Hillegass, Fairhope;
  also 12 grandchildren; a special partner, Deb Hoffman, daughter of Paul and
  Julia Hoffman, Somerset; a special friend, Arthur Kidd, Somerset; and a
  number of nieces and nephews.  He was a brother of: Alvin Hochard, Betty
  Lindeman, and Rita Hochard, all of Boynton; Barb Albright, Pocahontas; and
  Sara Hay, Meyersdale.
    Bill was a master welder, formerly employed by Somerset Welding and Steel,
  and was the owner of Bill's Specified Welding in Friedens.
    Friends were received Sunday at the Price Funeral Home, Meyersdale, where
  service was conducted at 1:00 p.m. Monday with the Rev. Barry K. Ritenour
  officiating.  Interment, Salisbury Cemetery.
    Arrangements by the William Rowe Price Funeral Home, Inc., Meyersdale.
  
  5/22/2004  New Republic