Kay Rose Koch
September 17, 2021 at 11:04 p.m.
Kay Rose Koch
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She was born on Jan. 12, 1955, in Huntington, to Wilbert John Snyder and Mary Dell Emley Fisher.
Kay married Eddie B. Koch in Wabash on Dec. 28, 2019. She worked at Par-Kan in Silver Lake, retiring after 22 years, and also worked 14 years at Union Tool in Warsaw. Kay lived several years in Warsaw before moving to Wabash. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the American Legion Auxiliary, both of Wabash. Kay enjoyed being with her family, fishing and riding her Harley.
She is survived by her husband, Eddie B. Koch, of Wabash; three children: Jennifer (Jason) McKinney, of Mentone; Steven (Rachel) Birkemeier, of West Plains, Mo.; and Douglas (Gina) Koch, of Jackson, Mo.; six grandchildren: Cory (Nicole Green) Conley and Amy (Bill) Music, both of Warsaw; Mariah (Jamie) Howgill, of England; Andrew Birkemeier and Macy Birkemeier, both of West Plains, Mo.; and Ben (Katie) Koch, of Roeland Park, Kan.; three great-grandchildren; two sisters: Helen Buuck, of Convoy, Ohio; and Betty (Bill) Mallory, of North Manchester; and her brother, Bob (Lee Ann) Snyder, of Tunker. She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepson, Jeff Koch.
Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Kay may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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She was born on Jan. 12, 1955, in Huntington, to Wilbert John Snyder and Mary Dell Emley Fisher.
Kay married Eddie B. Koch in Wabash on Dec. 28, 2019. She worked at Par-Kan in Silver Lake, retiring after 22 years, and also worked 14 years at Union Tool in Warsaw. Kay lived several years in Warsaw before moving to Wabash. She was a member of the Eagles Lodge and the American Legion Auxiliary, both of Wabash. Kay enjoyed being with her family, fishing and riding her Harley.
She is survived by her husband, Eddie B. Koch, of Wabash; three children: Jennifer (Jason) McKinney, of Mentone; Steven (Rachel) Birkemeier, of West Plains, Mo.; and Douglas (Gina) Koch, of Jackson, Mo.; six grandchildren: Cory (Nicole Green) Conley and Amy (Bill) Music, both of Warsaw; Mariah (Jamie) Howgill, of England; Andrew Birkemeier and Macy Birkemeier, both of West Plains, Mo.; and Ben (Katie) Koch, of Roeland Park, Kan.; three great-grandchildren; two sisters: Helen Buuck, of Convoy, Ohio; and Betty (Bill) Mallory, of North Manchester; and her brother, Bob (Lee Ann) Snyder, of Tunker. She was preceded in death by her parents and her stepson, Jeff Koch.
Friends may call 5 to 7 p.m. Monday, Sept. 20 at Grandstaff-Hentgen Funeral Service, 1241 Manchester Ave., Wabash. Inurnment will take place at a later date in Memorial Lawns Cemetery, Wabash.
Preferred memorial is Wabash County Cancer Society.
The memorial guest book for Kay may be signed at www.grandstaff-hentgen.com.
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