Joseph Michael Osche

Joseph Michael Osche, 47, of Butler passed away Saturday at his home.
He was born Dec. 19, 1970, in Butler, to the late Elmer Osche and Pearl Schiebel Osche.
He completed his school eduction from the Butler School District in 1992.
He worked for over 20 years at the ARC Sheltered Workshop.
He was a member of St. Wendelin's Catholic Church and was an usher at St. Peter's Catholic Church for several years.
He loved watching the Steelers, Penguins and Pirates and often disagreed with the officials' calls.
He participated in the Butler County Special Olympics for over 30 years. He was very actively involved in track, basketball, volleyball, bowling, floor hockey and power lifting. He was elected to the Pennsylvania Special Olympics Hall of Fame in 1997, the first Butler County athlete to earn that honor.
He was a life member of the Roman Catholic Men's Club and a social member of the Herman Volunteer Fire Department.
Joe was preceded in death by his father, Elmer.
In addition to his mother, Pearl, Joe is survived by one brother, Earl (Sandra) Osche; five sisters, Diane (Herm) Wolf, Brenda (Bob) Veselich, Janie (Paul) Moore, Tina (Brett) Bonos and Lori (Dwayne) Hartman; 12 nieces and nephews, Eric, Brian, Stephanie, Kristi, Breann, Casey, Toby, Ben, Nicole, Sarah, Zack and Jake; nine great-nieces and great-nephews; and numerous uncles, aunts and cousins.
He also is survived by his wonderful caregivers at Penn Avenue.
"We will be forever grateful for all the love and care you gave Joe."
Also, a special thank you to the entire ARC staff for all the support we received and to the VNA Hospice staff for their compassionate care.
OSCHE - Friends of Joseph Michael Osche, who died Saturday, June 9, 2018, will be received from 5 to 7 p.m. Wednesday at the Geibel Funeral Home, 201 E. Cunningham St., Butler, with a blessing service to follow at 7 p.m. Wednesday at the funeral home.
In lieu of flowers, the family suggests donations be sent to The ARC of Butler County, 112 Hollywood Drive, #202, Butler, PA 16001.
For more information or to leave an online condolence, please visit www.geibelfuneralhome.com.