OBIT:  James Harry RAUCH, 2007, of interest in Somerset County, PA
 
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   RAUCH, James Harry 12/28/07  Daily American
  
     James Harry Rauch, 85, Goldsboro, N.C., passed away Dec. 23, 2007, at home
  surrounded by his family, after a long and courageous battle with cancer. Mr. Rauch was
  born Nov. 24, 1922, in Clearfield to Melvin Earl and Nellie (Owens) Rauch. He had many
  special years growing up with his grandmother, Lucinda Owens, and great-grandmother,
  Mamie Richardson. He was married 65 years to the late Dorothy Kramer Rauch. He graduated
  from Clearfield High School. He spent four years in the Army serving in the Pacific
  Theater and in Korea. After coming home from the war, he worked on the railroad and
  graduated from Penn State University. They moved to Somerset, and he spent 25 years as a
  salesman for Catepillar Diesel Equipment. After retiring in 1984, he and Dorothy lived
  in Somerset, where they were active members at Calvary United Methodist Church. He was
  a lifetime member of the Clearfield Volunteer Fire Department, a Mason in the 32nd
  degree and a member of the Jaffa Shrine Lodge in Altoona. Jim was a loving and kind man.
  He had many friends and neighbors. He was a wonderful husband, father, and "Bampa" to all
  his grandchildren and great grand-children. He is survived by a daughter, Camille Smith
  of LaGrange, N.C.; a son, Gary Rauch and his wife, Kim, of Greensburg; a sister, Alice
  Kline of Conneaut, Ohio; eight grandchildren: Ted Zeigler Jr. and his wife, Amy, of 
  Connellsville, Susan Boswell and her husband, Keith, of Lucama, N.C., Heather Ham and her
  husband, Jamie, of LaGrange, N.C., Stephanie Rauch and her fiancee, Eric Wolfgang, Ryan
  Rauch, Angela Rauch, Caitlyn and Sara Harcharik, all of Greensburg; and six
  great-grandchildren: Lindsay and Timothy Zeigler Alexander and Aaron Alves, and Matthew
  and Maura Ham. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by his wife, Dorothy
  Rauch, and a son-in-law, Theodore Zeigler. A visitation was held Thursday at Howell
  Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, N.C. A funeral service will be held at 11 a.m.
  Friday from the chapel of Howell Funeral Home & Crematory in Goldsboro, N.C. Burial will
  follow at Evergreen Memorial Cemetery in Princeton, N.C. Although flowers are welcome,
  memorial contributions may be directed to the Shriners Hospitals for Children, 1645 W.
  8th St., Erie, PA. 16505. The family is being served by Howell Funeral Home & Crematory
  in Goldsboro, N.C., where condolences to the Rauch family may be directed to
  www.howellfuneral.com.