OBIT: KOCH, Mrs. Ida B.; Unknown newspaper [Probably Wet Mountain Tribune], Jan. 1958 http://files.usgwarchives.org/co/fremont/obits/kochib.txt Contributed Oct 22, 2001 by: Ann Koch =============================================== Unknown newspaper [Probably Wet Mountain Tribune] Mrs. Ida Koch Dies In Hospital Mrs. Ida B. Koch, 90, a resident of Hillside [Fremont County] until recently died at a local hospital Sunday morning [Jan. 26, 1958] following an illness of about two and a half years. Mrs. Koch had been hospitalized for nine months and prior to that time lived in Hillside. She was a resident of the state for 85 years, coming here from [Fort Smith] Arkansas where she was born on Jan. 11, 1868. On August 29, 1886, she was married to Fred Koch in Canon City. He preceded her in death in 1933. She was of Protestant faith. Surviving are two sons, Harry and Bert Koch of Hillside and three daughters, Mrs. Frieda Strianer [Strainer] of Canon City, Mrs. Jessie Tanner of San Jose, Calif., and Mrs. Beulah Houle of Salida [all now deceased]. Also surviving are 24 grandchildren and two sisters, Mrs. Mont[ana] Cody of Westcliffe, and Mrs. Mary Niles of Denver. A son, Oscar Koch, was electrocuted in 1934 on a power line in Canon and a daughter, Mrs. Vella Stacy died last May. Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the Holt chapel of the garden with the Rev. Ray Gilbert officiating. Burial will be in Hillside cemetery. =================================================== Contributed for use by the USGenWeb Archive Project (http://www.usgenweb.org) and by the COGenWeb Archive Project USGENWEB NOTICE: These electronic pages may NOT be reproduced in any format for profit or presentation by other organization or persons. Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. The submitter has given permission to the USGenWeb Archives to store the file permanently for free access