HOSCH, Leon Harold --- 1919-2011

WOODS, HOSCH, WYLIE, KENNEDY, FITZGERALD, BECKER

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Leon Hosch

Leon H. Hosch, 92, of New Albin died Saturday, October 8, 2011 at Veterans Memorial Hospital in Waukon. Funeral services were held Monday, October 10 at St. Joseph Catholic Church in New Albin with Fr. John Moser officiating. Burial with Military Rites was at St. Joseph’s Cemetery, New Albin.
Leon Harold Hosch was born August 8, 1919 in Caledonia, MN, the son of Peter and Inez (Woods) Hosch. Leon graduated from New Albin High School in 1937, after which he spent 18 months in the CCC. In Davenport he furthered his education in foundry layout management, welding and foremanship.
January 28, 1943 he married Vivian Wylie in Davenport. Leon served in the Navy during W.W. II. Following his discharge in 1946 Leon worked with the Lansing Company Foundry for 10 years. In 1956 he started the Lee Aluminum Foundry and Manufacturing and Hosch Marine Sales. After 25 years he sold the business to his oldest son, James. Leon retired in 1982.
Leon was a 24-year member of the New Albin City Council, past Commander of the V.F.W., a lifetime member of the American Legion Post #595 in La Crescent, MN, and a member of Elks Lodge #443 in Decorah and the Loyal Order of Moose Club Lodge #1920 in La Crosse, WI.
Survivors include his children, James (Sandy) Hosch of New Albin, Nancy (Philip) Kennedy of Polk City, and Gerald Hosch of La Crosse, WI; 10 grandchildren; 12 great-grandchildren; and three siblings, Dorothy Fitzgerald and Donald Hosch, both of Pensacola, FL, and Belva Becker of New Albin. He was preceded in death by his wife, Vivian; his parents; and a brother, Orval.
Casketbearers were his grandchildren. Martin Funeral Home in Waukon assisted the family.

The Waukon Standard, October 12, 2011

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