Jožef Kočevar was born and raised in Rosalnice, Slovenia. His parents were Jožef Kočevar and Marija Štefanič. He was a farm worker and was unmarried. He died on a hill near Gabrovka, Litija, Slovenia. He is buried in Gabrovka, Slovenia. [http://www.sistory.si/zrtve/zrtev]