He was born Johnny George Osko on June 18, 1915 at 1673 East 30 Street in Lorain, Ohio to parents "John" Mathew Osko (Juszkiewicz) and Mary Celia Stanislawski. His grandmother, Mary Osko/Juszkiewicz (Yarosh) was the midwife and helped deliver him. He was the oldest of four children that survived birth. At the age of five, he lived with his parents at 1909 Reid Ave., Black River Twp. (Precinct D, 3rd Ward), Lorain County, Ohio. He may have attended Highland Elementary School, In Lorain, Ohio.
John and his parents lived through a tornado that swept through Lorain on June 28, 1924. The massive funnel came ashore at the Lorain Municipal Bath House in Lakeview Park and tore a three-mile path through downtown Lorian in about three minutes. Damage in Lorain extended from West Erie Avenue south to Seventh Street and along Broadway. The tornado then lifted east of the city and set down again in Sheffield, Ohio.
Unfortunately, John lost his father at an early age. He was only 12 years old and lived with his brothers and sister at 221 East 26th Street, Lorain, Ohio at the time. After his father passed away in 1927, he was raised by his mother and her new husband, Joseph Bylica. He went to a Catholic School and attended a one room middle school. John attended Clearview High School thru the 10th grade. The high school is located at 4700 Broadway Ave., Lorain, Ohio. During the depression of the 1930's, he got a job for 18 months with the Civilian Conservation Corps established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. He was sent to Elcroji, California for 1 year and then to Priest River, Idaho to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps was comparable to the army.
In 1935, he started working for the American Stove Company. He married Virginia Ruth Raypole on September 5, 1936 at the Toledo Court House and then again on November 2, 1936 at St. joseph Church, Lorain, Ohio. In 1941, he started working for the U.S. Steel Company where he worked until poor health forced him to retire in 1978.
John became a hero on July 6, 1943, when he leaped thru a window to save himself after saving his wife Virginia, and four of his children.
After the house fire, John and Virginia raised their family at 407 Idaho Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. This particular house was next to a fire station.
In 1950, he bought eight acres of land in Lorain County and leased 160 acres where he grew soy beans for extra income. John also raised trotter horses on the acreage he owned.
John loved collecting trains and spending his winters in Florida.
He died of Lung Cancer on December 19, 1986 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain, Ohio. Services were held at Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home in Lorain, Ohio.
John and his parents lived through a tornado that swept through Lorain on June 28, 1924. The massive funnel came ashore at the Lorain Municipal Bath House in Lakeview Park and tore a three-mile path through downtown Lorian in about three minutes. Damage in Lorain extended from West Erie Avenue south to Seventh Street and along Broadway. The tornado then lifted east of the city and set down again in Sheffield, Ohio.
Unfortunately, John lost his father at an early age. He was only 12 years old and lived with his brothers and sister at 221 East 26th Street, Lorain, Ohio at the time. After his father passed away in 1927, he was raised by his mother and her new husband, Joseph Bylica. He went to a Catholic School and attended a one room middle school. John attended Clearview High School thru the 10th grade. The high school is located at 4700 Broadway Ave., Lorain, Ohio. During the depression of the 1930's, he got a job for 18 months with the Civilian Conservation Corps established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. He was sent to Elcroji, California for 1 year and then to Priest River, Idaho to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps was comparable to the army.
In 1935, he started working for the American Stove Company. He married Virginia Ruth Raypole on September 5, 1936 at the Toledo Court House and then again on November 2, 1936 at St. joseph Church, Lorain, Ohio. In 1941, he started working for the U.S. Steel Company where he worked until poor health forced him to retire in 1978.
John became a hero on July 6, 1943, when he leaped thru a window to save himself after saving his wife Virginia, and four of his children.
After the house fire, John and Virginia raised their family at 407 Idaho Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. This particular house was next to a fire station.
In 1950, he bought eight acres of land in Lorain County and leased 160 acres where he grew soy beans for extra income. John also raised trotter horses on the acreage he owned.
John loved collecting trains and spending his winters in Florida.
He died of Lung Cancer on December 19, 1986 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain, Ohio. Services were held at Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home in Lorain, Ohio.
He was born Johnny George Osko on June 18, 1915 at 1673 East 30 Street in Lorain, Ohio to parents "John" Mathew Osko (Juszkiewicz) and Mary Celia Stanislawski. His grandmother, Mary Osko/Juszkiewicz (Yarosh) was the midwife and helped deliver him. He was the oldest of four children that survived birth. At the age of five, he lived with his parents at 1909 Reid Ave., Black River Twp. (Precinct D, 3rd Ward), Lorain County, Ohio. He may have attended Highland Elementary School, In Lorain, Ohio.
John and his parents lived through a tornado that swept through Lorain on June 28, 1924. The massive funnel came ashore at the Lorain Municipal Bath House in Lakeview Park and tore a three-mile path through downtown Lorian in about three minutes. Damage in Lorain extended from West Erie Avenue south to Seventh Street and along Broadway. The tornado then lifted east of the city and set down again in Sheffield, Ohio.
Unfortunately, John lost his father at an early age. He was only 12 years old and lived with his brothers and sister at 221 East 26th Street, Lorain, Ohio at the time. After his father passed away in 1927, he was raised by his mother and her new husband, Joseph Bylica. He went to a Catholic School and attended a one room middle school. John attended Clearview High School thru the 10th grade. The high school is located at 4700 Broadway Ave., Lorain, Ohio. During the depression of the 1930's, he got a job for 18 months with the Civilian Conservation Corps established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. He was sent to Elcroji, California for 1 year and then to Priest River, Idaho to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps was comparable to the army.
In 1935, he started working for the American Stove Company. He married Virginia Ruth Raypole on September 5, 1936 at the Toledo Court House and then again on November 2, 1936 at St. joseph Church, Lorain, Ohio. In 1941, he started working for the U.S. Steel Company where he worked until poor health forced him to retire in 1978.
John became a hero on July 6, 1943, when he leaped thru a window to save himself after saving his wife Virginia, and four of his children.
After the house fire, John and Virginia raised their family at 407 Idaho Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. This particular house was next to a fire station.
In 1950, he bought eight acres of land in Lorain County and leased 160 acres where he grew soy beans for extra income. John also raised trotter horses on the acreage he owned.
John loved collecting trains and spending his winters in Florida.
He died of Lung Cancer on December 19, 1986 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain, Ohio. Services were held at Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home in Lorain, Ohio.
John and his parents lived through a tornado that swept through Lorain on June 28, 1924. The massive funnel came ashore at the Lorain Municipal Bath House in Lakeview Park and tore a three-mile path through downtown Lorian in about three minutes. Damage in Lorain extended from West Erie Avenue south to Seventh Street and along Broadway. The tornado then lifted east of the city and set down again in Sheffield, Ohio.
Unfortunately, John lost his father at an early age. He was only 12 years old and lived with his brothers and sister at 221 East 26th Street, Lorain, Ohio at the time. After his father passed away in 1927, he was raised by his mother and her new husband, Joseph Bylica. He went to a Catholic School and attended a one room middle school. John attended Clearview High School thru the 10th grade. The high school is located at 4700 Broadway Ave., Lorain, Ohio. During the depression of the 1930's, he got a job for 18 months with the Civilian Conservation Corps established by President Franklin Roosevelt in 1933. He was sent to Elcroji, California for 1 year and then to Priest River, Idaho to work. The Civilian Conservation Corps was comparable to the army.
In 1935, he started working for the American Stove Company. He married Virginia Ruth Raypole on September 5, 1936 at the Toledo Court House and then again on November 2, 1936 at St. joseph Church, Lorain, Ohio. In 1941, he started working for the U.S. Steel Company where he worked until poor health forced him to retire in 1978.
John became a hero on July 6, 1943, when he leaped thru a window to save himself after saving his wife Virginia, and four of his children.
After the house fire, John and Virginia raised their family at 407 Idaho Avenue, Lorain, Ohio. This particular house was next to a fire station.
In 1950, he bought eight acres of land in Lorain County and leased 160 acres where he grew soy beans for extra income. John also raised trotter horses on the acreage he owned.
John loved collecting trains and spending his winters in Florida.
He died of Lung Cancer on December 19, 1986 at St. Joseph Hospital in Lorain, Ohio. Services were held at Reidy-Scanlan Funeral Home in Lorain, Ohio.
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