Lester S. Koch^[1]

1906 - 1993  (~ 87 years)

• Name	Lester S. Koch
  Born	May 1906	, Ontario, Canada   [2, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Residence	1911	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [2]
  	Mennonite
  Occupation	1921	Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [4]
  	Farmer, Father's Farm
  Eby ID Number	Waterloo-168596
  Died	20 Aug 1993	Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  	Cause: cancer
  Buried	Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [3]
  Person ID	I168596	Generations
  Last Modified	6 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Carl R. "Charles" Koch,   b. 16 Mar 1878, Conestogo, Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 25 Feb 1956, Kitchener, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Minerva Swartz,   b. 13 Aug 1880, Brown City, Sanilac, Michigan, USA ,   d. 15 Oct 1954, , Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  (Age 74 years)
  Married	24 Aug 1904	Waterloo Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada   [5, 6]
  Family ID	F34720	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Alice Alta Nahrgang,   b. 1 Feb 1913, Wilmot Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 7 Aug 2011, Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada  (Age 98 years)
  Married	14 Aug 1940
  Children	1. Harold Koch   2. Florence Mae Koch   3. Evelyn Grace Koch   4. Russell Maurice Koch   5. Norman Ross Koch   6. Shirley Dianne Koch   7. Kenneth Lester Koch   8. Allan Koch   9. Rev. Earl David Koch   10. Eleanor Doris Koch
  Last Modified	7 Apr 2024
  Family ID	F22659	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Koch, Lester S., 87. Born: May 20, 1906, Woolwich Twp., Ont., to Charles and Minerva Swartz Koch. Died: Aug. 20, 1993, Tavistock, Ont., of cancer. Survivors-wife: Alice Nahrgang Koch; children: Earl, Harold, Florence Michelin, Evelyn Peterson, Eleanor Snyder, Russell, Norman, Shirley Thrasher, Kenneth, Allan; brothers and sisters: Orton, Mabel Kufske, Phares, Oliver, Roy, Gladys Martin; 25 grandchildren, 3 great-grandchildren. Funeral and burial: Aug. 23, Nith Valley Mennonite Church, by Harold Schilk. The Kitchener-Waterloo Record 22 Aug 1993

  
  

• Sources

  [S8] News - Gospel Herald, September 4, 1962 - Obituary of Menno S. Nahrgang. [S348] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1911, Div. 16 Page 5. [S74] News - ON, Waterloo, Kitchener - Kitchener-Waterloo Record (1948-1994), Obituary of Lester S. Koch - 22 Aug 1993. [S2121] Census - ON, Waterloo, Woolwich - 1921, Sub Dist.. 13 Page 10. [S8] News - Gospel Herald, November 30, 1954 - Obituary of Minerva Swartz. [S4] Vit - ON - Marriage Registration, 018755-04. Charles R. Koch, 26, Occ. Farmer, b. Conestogo, Res. Bloomingdale, son of David Koch and Elizabeth Reichert married Minerva Swartz, 24, b. Brown City, Res. Waterloo Twp, daughter of Abram Swartz and Susanna Bergey, Witn: Norman Koch of Conestogo and Susie Swartz of Berlin, 24 August 1904 in Waterloo Twp

  
  

• Event Map

  Born - May 1906 - , Ontario, Canada Residence - Mennonite - 1911 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Occupation - Farmer, Father's Farm - 1921 - Woolwich Twp., Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada Died - Cause: cancer - 20 Aug 1993 - Tavistock, East Zorra Twp., Oxford County, Ontario, Canada Buried - - Nith Valley Mennonite Cemetery, Waterloo Region, Ontario, Canada  = Link to Google Earth