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IN LOVING MEMORY OF
Oscar W.
Bilharz
October 2, 2017
Obituary
Oscar W. Bilharz (known to friends and family as "Stretch"), of Sun City Center Florida, passed away peacefully on October 2, 2017, at the age of 94. He was predeceased by his parents, Oscar W. Bilharz, Sr., and Anita (née Herman) Bilharz, by his sister Marcia Kahlenburg, and his brother Theodore Bilharz. He is survived by his loving wife of 67 years, Carolyn (née LeRoy) Bilharz, his sister Stephanie DeAquero of St. Louis, Missouri, his children Douglas (Diane) of Edgewood, Kentucky, Marcia Hansen (Carl) of Troy, New York, Richard (Ann) of Manlius, New York, and Robert (Joan) of Exeter, New Hampshire. Stretch is also survived by seven grandchildren: Heather, Richard, Melanie, Kathryn, Stephan, Jeffrey and Elizabeth, and by two great-grandchildren: Annabelle and Frances. He is also survived by many nieces and nephews.
Stretch received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Cornell University (Pi Kappa Alpha, Beta Kappa chapter), Electrical Engineering degree from Yale University, and graduate degree in Nuclear Physics from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army Air Force where he taught instrument flying.
Stretch started his career at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, where he became a nuclear engineer, and completed it at the General Electric Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory as a nuclear physicist, where he held multiple patents for his designs. During his career, Stretch served on the ANP Advisory Committee for Nuclear Measures and Standards, the IEEE Nuclear Science GP Standards Committee, and the American National Standards Institute.
Stretch enjoyed a wonderful retirement with Carolyn in Galway, New York, and at Sun City Center, Florida, where he was active in numerous social and recreational activities, including the International Lawn Bowling League and the Computer Club. He and Carolyn enjoyed extensive traveling and loved family visits.
A memorial service will be held on November 4, 2017, at St. Andrew's Church, 1239 West Dell Web Boulevard, Sun City Center, Florida.
Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to LifePath Hospice, 12470 Telecom Drive, Suite 300 West, Temple Terrace, Florida 33637.
Zipperers Funeral Home, Ruskin, Florida (zippersfuneralhome.com)
Date of Death: October 2, 2017
Stretch received his Mechanical Engineering degree from Cornell University (Pi Kappa Alpha, Beta Kappa chapter), Electrical Engineering degree from Yale University, and graduate degree in Nuclear Physics from the Oak Ridge National Laboratory. He was a World War II veteran, having served in the U.S. Army Air Force where he taught instrument flying.
Stretch started his career at Pratt & Whitney Aircraft, where he became a nuclear engineer, and completed it at the General Electric Knolls Atomic Power Laboratory as a nuclear physicist, where he held multiple patents for his designs. During his career, Stretch served on the ANP Advisory Committee for Nuclear Measures and Standards, the IEEE Nuclear Science GP Standards Committee, and the American National Standards Institute.
Stretch enjoyed a wonderful retirement with Carolyn in Galway, New York, and at Sun City Center, Florida, where he was active in numerous social and recreational activities, including the International Lawn Bowling League and the Computer Club. He and Carolyn enjoyed extensive traveling and loved family visits.
A memorial service will be held on November 4, 2017, at St. Andrew's Church, 1239 West Dell Web Boulevard, Sun City Center, Florida.
Contributions in lieu of flowers may be made to LifePath Hospice, 12470 Telecom Drive, Suite 300 West, Temple Terrace, Florida 33637.
Zipperers Funeral Home, Ruskin, Florida (zippersfuneralhome.com)
Date of Death: October 2, 2017
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