Obituary

William F. Roosa, age 85, of Laguna Woods, CA. died Wednesday, October 16, 2013. He was born in Middletown, Ohio on September 8, 1928, the son of Fred Sr. and Bertie (Babington) Roosa.

He was a Korean War veteran of the U.S. Army serving from November 3, 1950 to December 7, 1953. He received the Korean Service Medal, POW Medal, and Good Conduct Medal. He was employed as a designer and engineer for General Dynamics and NCR. He was an inventor and held a patent for an improved computer cable connector (Patent 5,044,975).

He is survived by his children, Kristen Roosa of San Diego, CA. and Lauren Satin of Huntington Beach, and brother, James Roosa of Mason, Ohio.

Funeral services will be held Thursday, November 7, 2013 at 12:30 p.m. at Fort Rosecrans National Cemetery, 1800 Cabrillo Memorial Drive, San Diego, CA. 92106.