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John POLOHA Obituary

POLOHA John, 79, of West Chester, OH died June 28, 2008. Beloved husband of Elizabeth "Betty" Poloha (nee Brooks), he also leaves behind two sons, Dale S. and Dan S. Poloha and one daughter, Debbie Sue Vest, seven grand and two great-grandchildren. John was the brother of Vincent and Joe Poloha, Mary Greig and the late Steve Poloha. He was employed by Diamond Shamrock, later Occidental Chemical Corp. as office manager in Cincinnati, and served in the U.S. Army 1951-53 during the Korean conflict. Visitation will be held at the Hodapp Funeral Home, 8815 Cinti-Columbus Rd. (Rt 42), West Chester, Wednesday, July 2 from 1 p.m. until the memorial service at 3 p.m. Memorials may be made to the American Cancer Society.

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Published by Cincinnati Enquirer on Jun. 30, 2008.

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