Oskaloosa ? He was born Oct. 14, 1925, in Kelso, the son of Charles Homer and Nellie (Allen) Blosser. He moved in 1968 from Council Grove to the Williamstown community.

Mr. Blosser was a U.S. Marine Corps veteran of World War II and construction superintendent for HammâÂÂs Quarries and Construction Co. in Perry. He retired in 1990 after 26 years with HammâÂÂs.

He was a member of Perry American Legion Post No. 142, OperatorâÂÂs Union Local No. 101 in Topeka and Billtown Cafe Coffee Group.

He married Delores A. Sisson on May 25, 1949, in Kansas City, Kan. She died Nov. 12, 1996.

Survivors include three sons, Mike, Oskaloosa, and Pat and Tim, both of Perry; a daughter, Suzie Blosser, Valley Falls; two brothers, Charlie, Council Grove, and Bill, Wilsey; two sisters, Marie Bowlan, Enid, Okla., and Stella Mae Rodiger, White City; and eight grandchildren.

The family suggests memorials to Williamstown First Responders Unit, sent in care of the funeral home, P.O. Box 416, Oskaloosa 66066.