Jožef Obrul was born and raised in Rosalnice, Slovenia. His parents were Jožef Obrul and Terezija Slanc. He was a locksmith and was not married. He died at the Slovenian Central Partisan War Hospital - Zgornji Hrastnik, near Komarna vas, Slovenia. His is buried in Rosalnice, Slovenia. [http://www.sistory.si/zrtve]