Koch, Paul Leo

1887 - 1967  (80 years)

• Name	Koch, Paul Leo
  Birth	10 Jan 1887	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  1900 Census	1900	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Joseph Koch62 Arlo Koch19 Paulie Koch13 Charley Allwardt28 Annie Allwardt28
  Military Service	Abt 1917
  WWI, Corporal, Company F, 127th Infantry 32 division
  	Koch, Corporal Paul Military Circa 1917
  Death	8 Apr 1967	Inglewood, Los Angeles, California, USA
  Obituary	Aft 8 Apr 1967
  Paul Leo Koch, 80, passed away Saturday April 8, 1967 at home with his loving family at his side. He was born January 10, 1887 in Kaukauna, WI to the late Joseph and Magdalena (Schroeder) Koch. Paul enjoyed hunting, fishing, and loved baseball. On June 6, 1911 he married Edith Hetzer and together they had a son Howard. Edith died at a young age and Paul moved out west for a couple of years. He returned to Wisconsin and stayed with his brother John in Shawano and met his wife to be Verna Frank. He worked at the Wolf River Paper Mill. On April 6, 1917, the USA declared war on Germany and Paul enlisted on April 9th in the National Guard where he became a Corporal. He was badly wounded on July 29, 1918 and returned to Shawano in 1919. Paul and Verna Frank married on June 25,1919 and he proceded to go to the Wausau Business College from 1919 to 1920. The family then moved to Tomahawk, WI until 1925 when they moved to Los Angeles, CA where Verna's family lived. There he worked at Pacific Clay Products. They spent 25 years together before Verna passed away Dec. 15, 1945. He met Mary Boivin in 1950 at church and they married on April 21, 1951. He always had numerous hobbies. Paul belonged to the Knights of Columbus. He is survied by his wife Mary (Boivin) Koch; daughter Gertrude (Leo) Brug; sons Leo Koch, Wesley Koch, and Howard (Koch) Dunkel; and 4 grandchildren. He was preceded in death by his parents Joseph and Magdalena (Schroeder) Koch, his first wife Edith (Hetzer) Koch, his second wife Verna (Frank) Koch, and his stepdaughter Aline (Boivin)Holcomb.
  Burial	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Culver City, California, USA
  		Koch, Paul Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Culver City, California Military
  Person ID	I170498	1FamilyTree
  Last Modified	31 May 2016

  
  

  Father	Koch, Joseph,   b. 23 May 1837, Kehlen, , Baden-Württemberg, Germany d. 8 Mar 1907, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 69 years)
  Mother	Schroeder, Magdelena,   b. 10 Nov 1844, , , , Germany d. 16 Apr 1896, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA (Age 51 years)
  Family ID	F60276	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Hetzer, Elizabeth,   b. 14 Apr 1889, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 23 Jan 1913, Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA (Age 23 years)
  Marriage	6 Jun 1911
  Children	1. Koch, Howard,   b. 12 Mar 1912, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. Abt 1982, Selma, Anderson, Kansas, USA (Age 69 years)
  Family ID	F58304	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 2	Frank, Veronica,   b. 4 Aug 1890, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA d. 15 Dec 1945, Los Angeles, Los Angeles, California, USA (Age 55 years)
  Marriage	25 Jun 1919	Appleton, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Family ID	F60278	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014

  
  

  Family 3	Boivin, Mary
  Family ID	F58303	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	27 Jun 2014

  
  

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