Koch, John C.

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• Obituary: 13 Dec 1945; Shawano County Journal

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Obituary:
John Koch to Be Buried Tuesday
John C. Koch, 74, died at three o'clock this morning at his home in Shawano after an illness of about four weeks.
He was born on June 28, 1874 in Oshkosh and came to Shawano in 1904 were he has since made his home. Mr. Koch was married in 1899 to Mary Ryan at Oconto Falls. His wife survives him and one son Charles, one daughter Anna (Mrs. Anthony Krietzer) two grandchildren, and two brothers Otto, Kaukauna, and Paul of Los Angeles also survive. Funeral services will be held at 10 o'clock on Tuesday from the Sacred Heart church with the Rev. Fr. Halinde officiating. Interment will be in the Sacred Heart cemetery. The body will lie in state at the Karth Funeral home from Sunday evening until the time of the services on Tuesday. The Rosary will be said for Mr. Koch on Monday evening at 8 o'clock at the Karth Funeral Home.
John C. Koch, 74, Is Buried On Tuesday
Funeral services for John C. Koch, 74, who died at his home in Shawano at 3 o'clock Saturday morning, were held at ten o'clock Tuesday morning in the Sacred Heart Catholic church. The Rev. H. Halinde officiated and burial was in the Sacred Heart cemetery. Pallbearers were George Lasch, C. Maitby, John Hendricks, B. Schafberger, Kenneth Schafberger and Ed Tomashek. Mr. Koch was born June 28, 1874, at Oshkosh, and came to Shawano in 1904. Before he came here he worked at the paper mills at Kaukauna and continued his work as machine tender at the Wolf River Paper mill where he was employed for many years. He was married in 1899 to the former Mary Ryan at Oconto Falls. She survives him, along with a son, Charles, Shawano; a daughter, Mrs. Anthony Kreitzer, Shawano; two brothers, Otto of Kaukauna and Paul of Los Angeles. Two grandchildren also survive.