Hildagard O. Koch, 88, of Richland Center, Wisconsin, formerly Lamont, Iowa, passed away on Monday January 18, 2010, at Pine Valley Health Care & Rehabilitation Center. She was born on September 26, 1921, in Raeville, Nebraska. Hilda was one of eight children born to Frank and Mary (Krogman) Klein.
Hilda was united in marriage on September 26, 1939, to Alfred Koch. Together they farmed in Nebraska, moved to Iowa where they farmed in the Manchester area, and later bought a farm near Lamont where they raised four children. They retired and moved to Oelwein.
Hilda was a past longtime member of St. Mary’s Catholic Church in Lamont.
Survivors include her two daughters, Carolyn (Joe) Greiner of Independence and Donna Fleming of Volga; 20 grandchildren; 57 great-grandchildren, 9 great-great-grandchildren; two daughters-in-law, Karen Koch of Richland Center, Wisc. and Mary Koch of Muscoda, Wisc.; one brother, Joe Klein of Manchester; a sister, Helen Kuncl of Prague, Nebraska; and nieces, nephews,other relatives and friends.
Hilda was preceded in death by parents, Frank an Mary Klein, her husband, Alfred Koch, 2 sons, Robert and Walter Koch, a son-in-law, Joe Fleming, a granddaughter, 3 grandsons, 2 great grandchildren, 2 sisters and 3 brothers.
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