Walter J. Soha, 62

OCEAN VIEW - Walter J. Soha, of Ocean View, died Saturday, June 21, 2008, in Beebe Medical Center, Lewes. He was 62.

Mr. Soha was born on Dec. 2, 1945, in Chester, Pa., son of the late Walter S. and Jean Polaski Soha.

He was raised in Warwick, Md., and in the early 1960s moved to Kent County, Md.

Mr. Soha was a U.S. Air Force veteran.

He was in marine supply sales for the last 40 years, 26 of them in Sussex County.

Mr. Soha enjoyed golfing, dancing, fishing, watching old westerns and wintering in Florida.

He is survived by his son, Dr. Walter James Soha of Kingston, N.Y.; two grandchildren, Caileigh Elizabeth and Aidan James Soha; a sister, Carol Jean Soha of Newark; and two nieces, Brandy McMillion and Beth Woodall.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be offered at 11 a.m. Thursday in St. Francis Xavier Shrine (Old Bohemia Church), Warwick, Md., with burial in the adjoining cemetery.

Walter enjoyed 10 extra years of life thanks to the loving gift of a kidney from Michele Martell.

Memorials may be offered to the Polycystic Kidney Disease Foundation, 9221 Ward Parkway, Suite 400, Kansas City, MO 64114-3367.

Arrangements by Galena Funeral Home of Stephen L. Schaech, Galena, Md.