Joe Pochop

July 29, 1934 - March 2, 2016

Joseph R. Pochop, Jr., 81, of Martinsville, formerly of Gary, passed from this life at 8:15am, on Wednesday, March 2, 2016. He was born on July 29, 1934, in Gary, to the late Joseph and Rose (Velk) Pochop. Joe proudly served his country in the United States Army, where he also received automotive and academic training. After being released from the service, Joe worked on diesel locomotive engines and later at the US Steel Corporation in Gary, where he spent 36 years as an assistant roller in the United Steelworkers Local 1014; retiring in 1995. An outgoing, old fashioned, and friendly man, Joe loved to socialize and was known to create small talk and friendships everywhere he went. A past member of the North American Fishing Club, he thoroughly enjoyed to fish and work with wood in his spare time. Above all, Joe was a jack of all trades with a free spirited and loving personality. He will be deeply missed by those closest to him. Along with his parents, he was preceded in death by his son, Joseph R. Pochop III; wife, Sylvia (Delarosa) Pochop and his identical twin brother, Frank J. Pochop. Survivors include his children, Jeff, John, Anna, Roberta and Loraine; sister-in-law, Thelma Pochop of Martinsville; nephews and niece, Robert Pochop (wife, Ana Maria) of Martinsville, Richard and Karen; great nieces and nephews, Daniel, Austin, Diego, Paola, Karen and Michelle. A graveside service with military honors will begin at Noon, on Saturday, March 5, 2016, in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Hall. Funeral arrangements have been entrusted to Light Memorial & Funeral Chapel in Monrovia. To share a favorite memory, send the family an online condolence, or light a candle in Joe’s memory visit www.lightmemorial.com.