Kenneth O. Koch, age 74, of 2706 Wollmer St. Manitowoc, died Sunday evening,
March 16, 1997, at Park Lawn Home, Manitowoc.
Funeral Services will be held at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday, March 19, 1997, at the
Pfeffer Funeral Home and 11 a.m. at St. Paul Catholic Church, Manitowoc.
Officiating at the Mass of Christian Burial will be Rev. Ronald Reimer with
burial at St. Mary Cemetery, Reedsville.
He was born November 9, 1922, in Reedsville, son of the late William and Clara
Isack Koch. Kenneth was a Veteran of the United States Army, serving during World
War II from 1943 to 1946 in the Asiatic and Pacific Theatre. On September 29, 1948,
he married the former Lillian Vesely at St. Mary Catholic Church, Reedsville.
Kenneth was employed at the Manitowoc Shipbuilding Company as a welder for 33
years, retiring in 1984.
Survivors include his wife, Lillian, Manitowoc; three sons and daughters-in-law,
Thomas and Catherine Koch, Manitowoc, Charles and Ann Koch, Manitowoc, Gregory and
Deborah Koch, Sheboygan; two daughters and a son-in-law, Susan and Alex Theodoru,
Green Bay, Dorothy Koch, Racine; nine grandchildren, Dylan, Samantha, Megan, Nicole,
Cassandra, Jacqueline, Justin, Mark and Nicholas; one brother and two sisters-in-law,
William and Aurdey Koch, Reedsville, Dollie Koch, Manitowoc. Also surviving are
nieces, nephews, other relatives, and friends. He was also preceded in death by
one brother, Wilbert (Pat) Koch; one sister, Grace Koch and granddaughter, Leah
Sue Theodoru.
Friends may call at the Pfeffer Funeral Home from 4-7 p.m. Tuesday where a prayer
service will held at 6 p.m. by Deacon Al Boeldt. The rosary will be said at St.
Paul Catholic Church at 10:30 a.m. Wednesday by the Adoration Society.
Thanks for the loving kindness of the Park Lawn Staff. Ken loved the game of
horseshoe, fishing, and ice skating.
Herald Times Reporter, March 17, 1997 P. A2

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