Leo F. Bosold

1930 - 2010  (80 years)

• Name	Leo F. Bosold
  Born	8 Jan 1930	Ohio, USA
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Aug 2010	Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA
  Buried	14 Aug 2010	Mount Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA   [1]
  Person ID	I195715	Suedpfalz
  Last Modified	15 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Maurice Robert Bosold,   b. 28 Sep 1892, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 1 Aug 1953, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 60 years)
  Mother	Margaret Mary Lough,   b. 4 Jul 1894, West Virginia, USA ,   d. 12 Aug 1961, Wheeling, Ohio County, West Virginia, USA  (Age 67 years)
  Married	Abt 1916
  Family ID	F68797	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Norma J. Metz
  Children	1. Darlene F. Bosold   2. Leo F. Bosold   3. Daniel G. Bosold   4. David B. Bosold
  Last Modified	1 May 2018
  Family ID	F74072	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Sources

  [S927] Obituary. BOSOLD, Leo F. Sr, 80, of Wheeling, WV, died Wednesday, August 11, 2010 at home. He was born January 8, 1930 in Brookside, OH, a son of the late Maurice R. and Margaret M. Lough Bosold. He was a retired employee of Wheeling Pittsburgh Steel, Yorkville Plant, a member of St. Joseph Cathedral Catholic Church, Wheeling, a Marine veteran of the Korean War and life member of the Bellaire D.A.V. Participating in operations against enemy forces in south and central Korea, he earned the Purple Heart during the assault and seizure of Inchon, Korea. He participated in the capture and securing of Seoul, Korea, and the Wonsan-Hungnam-Chosin, Korea, campaign. Leo loved to go fishing and traveled the country enjoying his hobby. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death by two brothers, Paul and Joseph Bosold; two sisters, Mary M. Rix and Theresa I. Kosanovic; and a grandson, Scott Bosold. Surviving are his wife, Norma J. Metz Bosold; one daughter, Darlene F. (Allen) Shane of Yorkville, OH; three sons, Leo F. Bosold Jr. and Daniel G. Bosold, both of Okeechobee, FL, and David B. (Rose) Bosold of Bellaire, OH; a brother, Robert B. Bosold of Shadyside, OH; 13 grandchildren; and 16 great-grandchildren. Friends received 2-4 and 6-8 p.m. Friday at the Altmeyer Funeral Home, 1400 Eoff St., Wheeling. Mass of Christian Burial will be celebrated at 10 a.m. Saturday, August 14, 2010 at St. Joseph Cathedral, Wheeling. Full Military Honors, graveside services in Mt. Calvary Cemetery, Wheeling. Offer condolences online at www.altmeyer.com